Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-20

nm from the vessels Al signal given from Inc
Commodore the steamers ceased hfine-.he ineu
save Il, awful shou,-7o0 oars dipped their blades
into The water, and thousand Yankee tars $1,000
on the banks of The Tabasco. Good. Was
thar; and my Sally sustained no loss.
The forces were now drawn up IN Inc oroer o.
march-the pioneers and scouting parry com
manded bv Lieutenant Maynard, IN ADVANCE
then The marines, in command oil Captain III
son-lhen the "old hoss" and suie, WIN ms
broad pendant in froni-lhe artillery, by captain
Mackenzie, and infantry, in Two divisions, by
Cap,ains Forest and Breese-lhc ambulance
parry following after, 10 pick up The kiiied and
wounded. And now you should have oeeh mere
with your note book, 10 gather few scraps as
they fell from Jack, when hitching INN up tome
artillery. | have often been called JacaaSs,
says one, but little did think that my motner's
son would ever be called upon to fill the place OF
one! Marching about 800 yards brought US out
OF the woods into an open space; The grass and
flags up to our arm-pits, and an occasional marsh
to wade through, rendered our advancing e3-
ceedinely painful and laborious. We had len
6eld-picces dragging after us, with twenty
rounds of grape and canister, YET our lars never
hinched, but dragged Them through muck anu
mire until we planted them IN Inc Plaza 10 d.
basco. As we neared adense cnaparral sSflins
the woods, the Mexicans opened on us sSain.
CAPTAIN Mackenzie and Buchanan Immediately
brought forward the artillery, and opened ON the
thicker, The marines and infantry advancing ana
returning the fire al the same time. Aooui 'hls
time, the word ran along the line that The enemy
was advancing on the ri9ht-the field. pieces were
trained on them, and in the act OF nfins wIen
discovered 10 he Lieutenant Maynard, WIN MS
pioneers returning from scouting expeai'ioD'
five seconds later, and they had been dead men.
The Meyicans retreated before us as We adVan-
ced, keepins up running fire, but rarely snow
ing themselves. Ii was impossible 10 chaISe 'heui
for The marshes and chapana'; there was no
means of forcing our way through Inc woous, 'ne
underground OF bTiars, vines, SNAKES sco, p'on'
and other vegetables, rendering u pehecuy im,
presnable We now struck into foolPath, winch
we KEEP, until we got in sight OF Tabasco.
Il was with The greatest difficulty ihatlhe aril-
lerv could be col along, and but for The ndomlIa'
BILE energy and perseverance OF The officers COM
handing them, they must have been lett on the
road. Blu, before such fellows as Mackenzie, Bu-
chanan, Perry, Gansevoort and Blunt, 1t was no
use-lhe parral fell back, the high flags DOW
ed their devoted heads, The bul-frcgs said "oooay
hounds" mo, nouns) and hoped away, and lhe
tad.poles, having no legs, wagged their ails ana
exclaimed, 1--WE are dead tad-poles land the arlil-
lery passed along. Our march now for TWO or
three miles was uninterrupted BY The appearance
of a Mexican; but the roadside was strewed wan
cartridges, beds, haversacks, and other inoica-
tons OF people moving in hurry: scouting
some distance in advance OF The main oooy, inc
pioneers suddenly came upon large parry ol
The enemy waiting in close charafrai 70 slve
US yoiley as VIC approached Maynard chaiS-
ed in upon them in gallant style, and routed them
out. And now you should have been here 10
have seen what Texan would call specimen
of "tall walking"-,he Mexicans running ana
the pioneers after them. The yellow vaTminls
seemed to think that they were losing too much
time in their feet touching the ground 50 ofttn so
they picked them up, and we soon saw no'nins
but cloud of while specks in The distance, ike
coat-tails shivering in the wind. Maynard run
ners are of no contemplate dimensions, and he
soon left his own men far aslern-but he was
snail alongside of the Mexicans. There were
enough of them to them TO have eaten up ms NJ
tie force, numbering but thirty men, and haii Of
them armed with axes. This was our last brush,
and towards evening the advance guard came IN
sigh, Of the fort commanding the approach 10 inc
city by land and water
have never seen more commanding posi-.
on bluff taking in line Of
the river one mile and halt long, exposing our
vessels 10 raking fire the whole distance. In The
for they mounted three long 32s, three heavy
field pieces and 24-pound carronade, and as me
and Spi,fire came around the bend oil
the river, they opened on them from the fort with
grape and round shot. The TWO little steamers
came steadily along, paying more attention 10
steering clear oil the shoals than OF the SHOT, Inc
Scorpion coming up first opened her lire as sne
got abreast, the Spire joining in; The grape larry
rained, and soon drove the enemy from their guns,
their fire slackening, and Capt. Bgelow thinking
the for, scnced, put on steam and passed on up 10
the city, when the fire reopened from Tue lo!',
which The SpiifiFe returned most CALAMITY, again
driving them from their guns. The Scorpion al
This time landing party n men TO take posses
sion OF the Town, and thu ing in The tort that
they were about 10 be auackee N the rear, pre-
pared to timber up their field pieces, when Lieut.
Porter landed with force from The Sp''hre and
rushed up the hill 10 board, when inc
enemy fed, leaving Two of their field pieces behind
all limbeIed up ior moving of. He then spiked
the guns and hoisled the American flag. Cap,s
Lee aud Bigeiow of the Spiifge and Scorpion
ACQUITTED themselves most credaby. These
were the only vessels the shoaness OF the
water would admit of coming up a! the
time. The warehouses OF the Scorpion and
Spi,tre were driven in by the shot OF The fort pad
dies shattered, wheel shot away, and several men
and an officer wounded. With the assistance oil
Cant. Taylor's camels, the Etna and Scou!ee
were subsequently, brough, over the bar. We
now formed into line, and with flags flying
marched into the city 10 the tune Of "Oh! git along
Jack" On reaching the public plaza, the men
and officers were quarlered in The public build.
ings around the square, The commander and suite
occupying the government house. Every Mexi-
can had left the city. Not an officer OF the Gov
eminent, civil or military, could be found in the
place. We were in The city nine days, during
which time not an outrage was committed BY a
man, and private properly respected most risidly.
At night, our jolly lars would assemble To-
eeiher in squads Of hundred in the plaza,
and sing their sea songs. Such music had
never before been heard in Tabasco. The ladies
always assembled in the balcony Of the Spanish
Consul's house regularly every evening, and me-
yer left until the last note was sounded. Ihere
are few concerts in the world equal in my oplh-
ion 10 the music Of q hundred sailors Voices
The guns were all pu! on board OF the steamers
and The ioIs and magazine RACED 10 tne S.ouhu.
On the Goth we left Tabasco Capt. van bfuhl
LETT as governor. The Elna, Spilre and Scourse
remained 10 hold possession OF the place. bruno
is sill in the woods in command oil ,4oo men,
and will no doubt annoy the vessels from .he =,
yer banks. And now that have come 10 inc emu
Of nv Journey, will ask question is II oui
fault that The yellow rascas would moi s.anu ~"
fight Is il our fault that more OF US coliu uo'
GET killed and wounded Is il our iauil ma,
Bruno with Two thousand men, would no' s'ana !,
before one thousand lars and be shot al anu
lastly, is il my fault that the President ana oecle-
tary have not discrimination enough 10 discover
my merits and promote me. YOURS We.
The election in the Washington Senatorial
District, 10 supply Tie vacan cy occasioned by the
resignation Of Colonel McMulien, took place on
the 9Th July. We have the return from Ablng-
don only, where the vote stood-Henry S. Kane
of Scott, Democrat, lO2 Grey, Wing, 60. 1t
is conceded that MIR. Kane will be elected by a
large majority.
In regard TO the two American marines VINO
we're arrested a, The Havana for not paying the
fine incurred by entering The port in violation oil
the sanitary laws, The Union states The following
facts:
The penalty was fine of 5000 each. The
consul iGen Campbell) requested of the Cover