Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-03

shore small howltzer was Immediately drawn up to the
top of sand-h and FIRE opened which soon scatter
ed the enemy The division continued to penetrate to the
interior among the sandh the Mexicans relreang before
them
The second and third divisions followed close and took po-
stions Gen. Patterson Gen Pillows brigade TO me IN
terror and took his position the left of Gen. Worths dvl-
sion Gen. Twggs took his position 10 The rear oil Patef-
sons An old cathedral taken possession Of by Gen.
Pillow and afterwards magazine containing 80 boxes
of ammunition During all This time the enemy kept up
FIRE of shell and round shot from the and CASTLE few OF
which reached our line, and those doing no HARM
AT o'clock A. NJ the little U. s. steamer spitfe ran in
close to the and fired number of shells into the place,
receiving fire from the castle in return.
This morning army moved still nearer the town
Wors division on the right and resting on the sea-shore
Gen. Paerson in the CENTRE extending back into the coun
try and Gen. Twiggss division the left still further to
the interior They have approached considerably within range
the guns in the town. and be reached by those In he
castle from both of which brisk cannonading has been kept
up during the day. The line extends the railroad which
goes from the TO the magazine, and the aqueduct whh
supplies the city with water likewise possession In
short the city is fairly invested and communication by the
main roads cut off Entertainments have been marked out
and will be worked tonigh) which near enough 10
the walls to render heavy guns effective. These guns
have not been taken shore Steptoes light battery with
the horses have been landed with several pieces Of larger
calber Neither Duncans Taylors battery has arrived
nor has Col Harvey reached here with the Second Dragons
number Of vessels with troops and ordnance which were
due week ago, have not been heard OF.
There has been consder BILE skmshng to-day, and some
twenty of wounded, among them Lieut. Col. DICK
son. of the South Carolina regiment but not dangerously
Fifteen twenty of the Mexican cavalry have been taken
prisoners, (horses and men, and some MY killed. MS
evening 32pounder ball from the city fell INTO the "a M
antry taking off the head Of Capt William Aipurts' oil
that regiment, and severely if not MORALLY wotndig TWO men
have written the foregoing haste, and have purPosey
avoided particulars, fearing that in attempting to- give mem
might commit too many | was prevented by cTcnm-
stances from going into the field to-day but felt the more easy
about both Mr. Kendall and Mr. Lumsden were there.
tug Of in earnest and shall
be there Should the Alabama start tonight or be-
fore return you will receive this if not, as Pat Woud
say you informed that this letter will never reach you.
II is said that Gen. - has been cut oil from the city
with about 1000 He down opposite the fleet al
Anton Lzardo probably thinking that troops would land
there 1t is said that there only about 800 troops IN
Vera Cruz and the castle. II.
p S-MARcH 10. Yesterday was a boisterous day-a
heavy noher sprang up in the morning and continued all
day. There firing Shore but suspect our people
busy preparing the entertainments The bark 1aniaroo
guns with which she loaded The second Dragons
have arrived have the light batteries of Duncan and
Taylor The Alabama goes Tampico tonight, and
will send this by her, hoping may reach you early
| CAMP NEAR VERA Cauz, March IL, MORNING.
you hasy letter last evening" with short account
the of the day After it clio sed, the Rifles
under Col Smith had brisk action with the enemy, in which
the latter after partial at the outset were finally
L r,t.
nves,ment--some five or six miles in exentwil probably
be complete.
do not think from all that can and learn that Gen
Scott will be able plant his batteries for several days
come and until he make good show, he will
upon the ALL When the bombardment does
| it will be in earnest.
Captain vinton, Of the artillery has been ordered tax
up position limekiln close TO the walls of the city
and this he has effected without loss. Anticipating
upon this point last night Gen. Worth out after dark
with two companies support Capt W but nothing occur
red There little skirmishng the different pick
| cts during the night, but otherwise all was quiet
Col. Hameys Dragons have yet arrived yet their
greatly needed II is said that large train
pack mules, which Of the city yesterday, took
heavy Of specie as well vaIuabes All this pro-
pery might probably have been captured had Gen Scott had
cavalry force. 1t also reported last evening that
thing like thousand Mexcans coming towards
shutdown by the main road from Mexico with large drove
of cattle for the beleaguered city but the
then complete and had cavalry, they could
be taken learn, however, that Gen Twiggs, who com.
mands the northern side of the city, succeeded during
day in capturing quite number Of cattle norher is
blowing, which is hoped will bring in the second Dragons
At the magazine, which captured day before yesterday
considerable quantity of ammunition taken II was
evidently of English American make, il labelled
short range" "long range &C. in good vernacuar The
Mexcans managed get off safely the larger portion Of their
ammunition, and is carefully slowed away inside the
city walls.
Capt Abus sitting at the foot Of tree at the time
he was killed The ball carried away, almost his entire
head took off the of drummer boy, and wounded
corporal besides II had gone entirely Of the Penn
yvana regiments before reached the spot where the brave
but unfortunate captain sitting
II would take page Of paper to give full effect to
description of the first landing of troops the afternoon
oS the 9-a stirring spectacle has probably been
wi messed in America In the rs line there Jess
than seventy heavy suboas containing nearly 1000
lars and all Of them expected to meet enemy before they
struck the shore. Notwithstanding this every
anxious be first They plunged into the water waist deep
as they reached the shore the stars and stripes in
stantly floating rush made for the sandhls and,
amid loud shouts, they pressed onward. Three long and
loud chez rs from comrades still board, awaiting
embarked and meanwhile the tops and every portion OF
al NTH off