Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-15
AMERICAN ARMS AGAIN VICTORIOUS! BOmbardment of VERA CRUZ!
CITY AND CASTLE TAKEN
 By General Scott.
Only 65 Americans Killed and
 Wounded!
Immcnse Slaughter of Me1ieanS!
0 Days Laier lntelligence.

 We lay before our readers thls morning the most important intelligence that has yet reach. ed Us during the present war. Ine ( ity ef TerG Cruz aud fhe Castle of SGn .ston de UiuG are tn Ghe possession of he American forces.
 IL is one of the most remarkable Of all the phenomena connected with this wsr that Gen, Scott has been able 10 achieve this splendid victory with the less Ot so small a number of men. Only e5perSOns tocvc killed and tUOMnd. ea
 The slaughter Of the enemy, on the ether hand. has been immensr--probably many thou. sands, though the number is not stated The daring boldDess of Col. Harney and his Dragoons in charging successfully upon force of from tO 10000 of the QDeIny's cavalry under Gen. La Vega will attract particular at. tention
 The whole achievement reflects the highest honor upon the military skill aud valcr UI Gen. Scott.
 The United States war steamer Princeton. bearing the broad psnant of Com. Conner, are rived at Pensacola OF Iht 4th inst and came lo anchor of the wharf al half past 9 Q Ci,uais in tn" morning, exchanging salu,es with W1n; Navy Yard aS she 'asIed.
 We copy iron. the PensacOla Gazette of the 4ih inst.
 The Princeton sailed from Vera Cruz on the goth uIt. and brings the glorious intelligence of the reduction oi that ciiy with the Castle of San Juan Ge Ulua, and their entire uncOndition4 al surrender to our arms.
 We are indebted to one of the officers of the P. fer the following summary of the PrOceedo ings in this most brilliant achievement, an a hi-vement that will reduund murs to ths glory ot ou army and marines among the nas tons abroad than any that has yet had place in our annals. So says ;he Gazette.
 The following is the narrative.
 March l9th.-Disembarkation of troops commenced
 l3'h.-lnves'nen' of ,hc city completed.
 1Sth.-Trenches opened at night.
 22d.-City summoned to surrendpr-on re. fusSl seven MOriars opened . fire of bomb shells.
 2Ath Navy battery of three long g pound. CTS and three 6S pounders. Paixhan guns. Op. ened fire in the mprning--distance 7UO yus.
 25th.-Anclher battery of 4 24 pounders and mortars opened this day, the naval hatte. y opened breach in the walls of the city.- The fire was very destruciivetot the town.
 26lh.-Early in the morning the enemy pro. posed a surrender.
 Commissioners on the American side. Gen. erals Worth and Pillow, and Col. Totien.
 
 castle urrendsrtd-Mexiran troops marched out, and laid down sheir arns-Americans nr-- cupied the city and batteries of the town aud castle.
 At noon of that day the American ensign was b"isied over both ard was salui. d by cur vessc!S--ihe garrison of about d,fNND men laV- lAg down their arms as prs ners of war, aud being sent to their homes on parolp-5 Gene,- als-oO superior officers and 27O company off. cers being among the prisoners.
 The total loss of the American army. fran the day oi landing, March 9th, is G pprsons killed and wounded. Officers rskIiled-Captain 2d infry- Miasbipmsn Shubticx--Vvoun- ded, Lt Gel Dickinson, of s. c. Voi0Hteefs, severriy-LtA A s Bsidwin, navy, sligh,y-Lt Delozin 2d infantry slightly, It Lewis Neil, I'd dragons, severely. All the wounded are do. irg well.
 0ffhe Mer;cons, tleir slaughter is sGidto De immense
 The Commanding General was stationed in the city. whie his second in command held the castle Their regular force was about 5000, and they had abont the same number ofirregulars. Outside he city was Gen. La Vega. with force of from rom 6 to 10 thousand cavalry. Col. tarney. with between ,. and 300 U. $. dragoens, charg. cd on and repulsed this immense force. with ter r'o dSe' eCdtcF!Ilg Inen In all OlrectlOHS.~ They had bafricaded bridge to protect them. selves. but our artillery soon Knocked away thss obstacle, and gave Harney's command chance It them.
 In the attack on the town and castle, only our 'ma er vessels. drawing not over g feet were av. lilabfe-bnt few shot and shells were thrown in. o the castle, the attack being mainly upon the Own.. None of the enemy's missiles struck ouryea- els, and Midshipman Shubrck, who was killed \ as serving over a bnftery on shore. V --f With the loss of the City, tho hopes ofthe ene- ny tel. as they had not provision enough in the astle 10 sustain protracted siege.