Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-04-20
OFFICIAL DEsp ArCIiEs
or TIE
CAPITCLiTION OF VERA Cruz.
FROM OUR ARMY AT VERA CRUZ.
lfE.DouARTEEs OF THE Army,
Csncr, ~ ashInnton. BE- fore Vera Cruz.

l addressed at O'Clock, p IA Z Summons 70 tile
Governor OF Vera Cruz, and within the t"o
hours limited by the bearer 81 the dag, received
the governors answer. Copies Of the t~o pa
pers, marked respectively a and ~ are here
with enclosed
twill be perceived that the governor who, Il
turns ont, is the commander of both places,
chose, against the plain terms Of the Summons,
to suppose mo TO have demanded the surrender o.
the castle and Of the city-when, IA idct, from
the non-arrivaI of heavy metas--Principaliy
,,,or,,,s-I was in no condition to thre aten the
former
On the return OF the flag with that reply al
once ordered the seven mort3rs, IN battery y
open upon the city. In short time ihs smaller
vessels Of G ON Pcrry's squadron-two steam
ers and five schooners--acco rdIhgl TO previous
arrangement with him, approached the c'ty ".t'i-
in about a mile and an etghtE, "h@hce' hfins
partially covered from the c41tte--ah essseftlai
condition 10 their safrty--ihoy also opened u
brisk fire upon the city. THIS has been cohtiH-
ned, uninte.ruptedly, by the rnortars' ana oh.y
with a few intcrInisaloHs, D. the Nc-Sais' up |"
O'Clock this morning, whcn tho Commodore
very properly, called them o! 'Io'i P01'''o-'
too daringl y assumed.
Our three remaining nortars are no" -
clock, III. in battery, and the whole len IN &C
iivity. Tomorrow, early, If the city SHOULD
continne obstinate batteries Nos. 4 aud , VIII
be ready to add their fire. No. ], consisting OF
four 81 FOUNDERS ana two 5-iuch faikHah guns
and No 5 naval battcryl Of three 52-poumder7'
and three S-inch Paixhans--thc guns, olliceIS,
and sailors landed from the sghfafoh--our
friends of the navy being unremi'thg ~ mar
Jealous cooperation, IN every MOD" an ioF"l:
go far, we know that cur ire uHoh the cit!
ha. been highly ciIcctivc-partcniafly from me
batteries of IL. inch raortarf, tianteG at ABOUT
500 wards from the city. Including the pre-
paration and defence OF the batteiior' rom 'ile
Advantageous many GdEa-anH iet"Ef.'~'-i'
ing the heavy fire Of the enemy, from city ana
cas,le--we have only hal four or 1Ee I."'.
wounded, and one Officer m. oia man ki4ie6, ~
or near the trenches That officer was topt.
John r. Vnton, of the T.. ;. ~ artillery, one
of tho most talented, accomplished, and etfec-
tive members of the army, and who vas hIgily
distinguished in the brilliant operations At Mon
terey. He fell, last evening, ~ the lreh'll'@'
where he was on duty rs tieii ana co'hinalu'ug
officer, universally regretted nave IHsI at
tended his bonored remains to i soi!IcF RS grave
i'm full view of the enemy ami within reach of
his guns
Thirteen OF The rorc- needed Notwithstanding
OF besides heavy guns, behHd--have arrived,
and two Of them landed. \ heaFy mortimer
tben set in fat ucridianJ that stopped that
operation and also the landing OF shelis- Hence
he fire of our mortar batteries has been slacktn-
ed since , O'Clock, to-day, ami cannot DC rem
,igora,cd until we shall again have a Smooth sea
In mentnic shalt leave this report oPea for
iournalizing events that may occur up to 'he
departure of the steam slip-o' war, inc Iriice-
TON with Com. Conner, who, learn, expects
10 leave the anchorage oil SacfLAcio5i l"E 'hs
United States, the 10Th .nst ,
nroycb ot--'l'h, storm having suhsdcd III the
nirht we commenced TINS lore h"oh' az soU" -
the sea became lituc smooth, to land shot, shells
md mortara. ...
The naval battery, 10. >, was opened wan
Great ACTIVITY, under Capt. Aul,rk, the secona
fire. was co mt 70 eieel.' ' p il
before hc was relieved by CAPT. Mayo, who
landed with fresh supply Of ammnn;tian-C1rt
A. having exhausted the fuTpiy ~ haa brons'
with him He lost four sailors killed. and la.
ono officer, Lieut.. Baldwin, slightly hurt
The ,nortcr batteries Nos. t. 9 and J, have
fired but languidly during the DIV for want o
Shells which are now gong ont IRON the heacA
Tn, two reports of Gel. EGn&hcad. chiei q
artillery both Of th; date, copies OF winch
enclose, give tho incidents Of those three bat
terics.
Battery No j. which mount forr 2i-pounder1
and two G-inch Iaixhaus guns, has been iIl"ci
DELAYED in the hands Of The IndciAtigalie en-
c;necrs by the northcr that filed up the Wor
with sand nearly as fss, as It could u apa nc" ~
the half blinded lahorcrs 1t VIII, however
doubtless be in full activity early to-ihofFo'
farc5 a5-Thc Princeton being about to star
for Philadelpha, have bat moment TO con
time this report.
awful activity this morning. j hc eject ~ y
,lo.Lt yerv rrr.t, and think the CITY canhs
hold ont beyond to-day fo-'norrow h'oFn."
many Of the new mQrtars viii De n iuS4'''
=, add tleir fire, When, or alter ths Iet1F
some twelve hours, if no rroIos.iiont . sarrthaf
shoull 10 received, l shai cGEanfs H"f' =
carving the city By assaut - 10Y NE "''l"e
has been SORTED and ohs!nat'
ENCLOSE a copy of = ilemoIia} re-eiyn' g..
r;,h. stoned h., the consul5 Of Greet Efttai'
E,rcc rnain. and Prussia, within Vera CTa
asking me 10 grant trace 70 cHa5te Nc .'
trails toccther with Mexican wonHa AM chl''
ron. 10 withdraw from, the scene OF hiFoc 9"o.
them. | shall reply, the moment al oPPoF'"h
~ may ~, taken to slv--l. That 4 truce ca
only be granted en- the application Ct tIoTrra'
Morales with a view 70 q surrrniefi :. u
in sending safeguards 10 the C'+IeFsh'
hscipnin~ as far back = the i&th INST, dI+t'i'
" ,dmonished ihem-PJrtlculari the rem.
mud Spanish couSuls-ani, OF coarsF. tnr'nA
The two the othe. consnis--of the CANCERS II
have followed; 3. That although at thA1 CAV
had already refused 10 allow any person "hJ
soever 10 pass The line Of invcSttnNht e''n'f wa
vet the bleckndc h15 been left open 10 me GO
suls and other ncutrals. 10 pass ont % '''Sl' !,
pectivc Shins of war up 10 the - lnst,' anu ~
shall jnclosS to the memorials 4 copy ~
sumrnons 10 the Governor, 10 stl2S ta.I 4 "
f,lIv considered I'll. iape ming h1i3salNS II
distresS.s Of the place. incln ing those oi "
men and children, before one gun II 20 oSea q.
!, that direction. The intercourse between
neutral ships of war and ice city was stopped
The last me ntioncd date by Com. Ferry WITH
concurrence. which placel on the ground =
intercourse could not fail to give to the enc.
moral aid and comfort.
II will be seen from the memorial, that
batteries have already had a teErble eiIect
the CITY, (also known through o5heF source
and hence the inference that surrender II
soon be proposed
In haste. ] have the honor 70 TeH'aih ST '"
hich respec., YOUR most obedient servant,
'"S" WINFIELD SCOT I