New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-09
scenes ut Vera Cruz
Correspondence Of the Picayune


suppose you have had all sorts Of iubilees ovar
tne glorious victory OF Gen. Taylor over Santa AIMS
wen II you had been here yesterday you would have
thought oy the nose that little patriotism had been
imported INTO Mexico. First Gen. Scott ordered a
congratulatory address to be read 10 our troons in
forming them Of Old Zscharys glorious celebration NJ
TIE birthday of the Father Of his Country Gen.
Wo,tn ihen managed TO have correct intelligence Of
tne oatte conveyed into the city. with the in,maton
that we should IRE sautes of 10Y Yesterday sbon,
noon our ships OF began 70 thunder into the srs
oil the oeseged enemy Vhs; troops had done with
santa Annas army and 10 convey 10 them an ides of
the fate that awaits them here. Boongi~ Hold on
an instsnt-lets see which way that big dinDer-oo,
comes "Whizz.z-z there Il comes circling over
aiming directly for my devoted head there il comes
closer. closer DOW II falls down down which wsy
can fellow dodge down Il comes into the sand with
heavy dead sound. about half a mile Of and now ex.
podes with noise equal 10 the report OF FOUNDER
and the cir lie filed with sand bullets and fragments Of
the huge shell il is difficult tell where shell will
strike when comes In line toward you and az they
nsve thrown number OF their dinner pots Q3.inch
shels) far beyond well into the ines il be.
hooves one TO pay little attention the reports Of
heavy mortars and throw himself down when the shells
fall near him.
You can form no idea from any description can give
you of the ludcrous scenes that have been witnessed
on shore here during the last few days The nOrther
caught two or three hundred seamen on shore. They
had nothing 70 do, and place 10 particular 10 20 10
They had been working in the and had left their
shoes on board ship so that all were barefooted You
have seen children let Of school after being shut up
all day in the Odfashioned country dsy.prisons their
antics would bear comparison 10 the shines up
by our sailors The country around here is covered
with dimnudye donkeys-the ugliest funniest looking
creatures imaginable. These dOcile innocentlOokn g
animals struck Jacks fancy, and afforded him infinite
amusement You could not walk ten rods on the beach
without meeting sailor, with big guild in his cheek
and quiet grin his weather beaten face pulling with
all his might At the head Of donkey which In It's turn
had planted Itself firmly upon ia oustretched foreegs
Finding that neither pulling coaxing nor beating
q would c
ally clap the stubborn creature in his arms and convey
him onward. Day before yesterday four sailors
each clasping the leg Of donkey, which raised
above their heads and upon the back Of which was
quietly seated an old sal with folded arms.
Mexican bearer of dispatches caught last night
while endeavorng TO pass our bes He was shot at and
wounded by OF Capt Msgruder's men yet made his
escape with the loss of his bag of papers Among his
documents was an address to the Governor of Jaapa
praying Tor achievements and provisions and setting
forth that Vera Cruz had been deserted by the Supreme
Government To- of proclamstons were also found
copy of which enclose for publication II about
weak invention of the enemy could well be
imagined and pray give the Mexicans the full benefit OF
their spelling and punctuation of the English language
true bill for the murder Of vernacular in the high
est degree, could be found against thembut read for
yourselves
Yera Crus 10 The honest meR he eReny's camp
You are brought here TO make unjust war, and
have come deceived, for the people you have to con.
tend with is not that you are told IT s in the United
States.
yours Come do come near TO us and you will have a
doubtless proof You can't expect other result of your
mprudent enterprise than 10 perish under the in
uence of this climate. Yellow fever which has already
begun, one after will carry away all Of you very
without comfort having for grave the ardorous
sand now under your feet.
Butwe have our open to receive all of you as
friends for know that many honest people, are
among you matter the gious creed, We all are
Christian all brothers. and all the crea
lures of the same Heavenly Father Come to US as
friends and you will see, and you will know by glad
experience, that the Mexcans not all the half saw
ages half barbarous that you were told In the United
States. You will find rsnkness and true generosity,
and true happiness living with us you will ind plenty
and prod uctive work and delicious climate not far
Their than twenty leagues You may enjoy there an ever
lasting Spring, constant beautiful green and abundant
of subsistence in very productive lands, which
we will give you your property. You will also have
complete freedom Of conscience and liberty to adore
the Creator of the world in the way you please Do ex
change your arms OF a enemy for the embrace OF a
friend-Grant God, that il be for your felicity.