The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-16
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
From the n O. Picayune, April 8.
Late from Vera Cruz.

while the Aabama left on the 3ls u and touched at
Tampco and the Brazos (mr friend and CORRESPONDENT
Mr. Halle, came passenger on the Alabama and furnishes
us the latest intelligence in the memoranda subolned
MEMORANDA
| March 3l-An expedition left Vera Cruz for Alvara
do the land forces CONSISTING of Gen Quitmans brig
ade with battery of lght artillery the naval force con
sisting of the steam Yrgae Mississippi the Potomac,
sloop-ofwar St Marvs. steamers Vixen, Spitfre, and
Water Witch the BRIG Porpoise, one bomb-ketch and
| five gun-boafs
Another expedition under General Twirps started
same morning for the National Bridge, strongly forti.
fed place about two DAYS march from Vera Cruz on
| the JalarA y,ad
| Gen Worth was engaged establishing The government
of Vera Cruz and castle The steamer Alabama left
with Gen Jesup ON board, at D. M and arrived at Tam.
pco ne 1t day at o. m conveying the first news of the
surrender Of Vera Cruz The intelligence was received
with cheers and a salute of artillery.
The following passengers came bv the Alabama,
Cen Jesun Major AlIrn Major Sanders cam S,yart
won't Lieut. Meade Lieut. Van Vlet Lient WhtalI L.
Dobbns Lieut. Hawkins Lieut. Petgru, DR. Witherspoon
and Captain Bowie, IT, s. army Lieut. Mclaughlin Lieut..
iooe AID Lieut. Drayton, = navy Messrs Perry Win
sion htheld Iradiord Fades Nc inire Austin Evans,
wa ka rs % nysn, Mard9Sn Ma R
ine,n yeatnonn poyye, rnest r. r. Ives r. n Ives
Nixon. Dunlap. Howard Burch, and Robertson.
The folowng vessels of war were left If Vera Cy
on the morning Of the sIs ult
, 10 Mssissinni. soons Of war s, Marv,s Jnhn
Adams. and Albany; brig Porposo steamers Spitfre,
Vixen Petria, Scourge, Hecla and vesrvis two brig
bomb ketches and five gun-boats.
Mr. Halle brings with him the following memorandum
of the events of one of the last DAYS he passed at Vera
Cruz;
,r,,on, >nr,
u,l 90 Tbi has bean ,rond dop for tho Amer;
ada M MS mas peef roaS uay n1f h ne neI,
can army 81 'ei e. oiIA anu " I NE i h
anu % n ou ae nav, nd
Vacated ..e, i ie ,;a st S u h NV 1
.e starr anu s'pes no g & vaS 80 f ~
WAS 70 " see, t s itS WILLIE % leu ~ d os &
me sP1 selected iEi .ie ceremony pi ayg uHw a t
WAS pam e,N.Ghus pacK irom le Gly maS ~ . .e
GIee'on o. ud army was al'Mh W
zen, oiln aPleaieu vi lc nelu IN iu u.ioi 49,, ~ VI
dect the arrangements ana receive he cohqueieu uooPs.
n T eo we erea' eaehmen of sailors
marines added much 10 inc erect Az zen O'Clock pre-
clseiy inc wei.Known so9nu Sheara uhdeI similar cll
cuis.tces 1T honeiey) Vi ouSe, me- anu uiu pay GU
as Mexcans only can play them, and as nobody
Eeise ousht 10 90 ~ was heafu III ule uneouoh VI
me great gaze ana lhe MeAlean army soon pesal
toapPear lhe coiumn passing between our INES women
ana chareh accompanied me troops bearing neavy 9ur
dens lhelI army Nailed between our lines, stacked
their arms lad down their colors ana equipments ana
then marched OH our troops Vhose detained LOT inc pnr
pose from worms dVson) marched mo he Guy at he
same tme' WIN coiors lying ana me oands playing ma
onai ars Gapt anders9ns company ga artlller}, ana
Sapt hehuck OF le "a, entered ,ne CASTLE anu Lieut.
van 'let company Oh inc ou athery, ook possession
OF Fort Santiago ran up the American nag and hred
national salute Inc eliec OF our smells upon 'ne Ely
IIa dly house had escaped and large portion OF them
were ruined Inc sheiis hal Ialen through ue TOOLS
honoh tho n,rt;on and Iln,v;na ont the Win
dows The killed and wounded among the soldiery was
verv slqht but The ctzens suffered severely II Is said
thai betsyeen civ and seven hundred men women and
u hn oet"oen S.m anu e,e uu,'uieu n.L' ~ ~
GhhaIen were Kiieu anu Wouhueu-moie IMAM 'nce nun
dred being killed
Hdfch mere were lOo pieces OF aruleTy In posi-
ton around the city, and many more dlsmounted,
many of the latter useless. The enemy laid down about
4 600 stand of arms and 600 more were found in the
c;tv s.x;no noth;nr NJ Tho s,ords I,ncas and very
LARGE stores Of shell solid shot and powder The great
81 ,i y; - i i Nv Ell I o,; pnn.n;o, CoSn,a;n
casle Is salsonea ny ,he lollowIis coHpiInSs. Ta
ahuelsn ;. eapl iafio 3 anu eS f Van y.e u e
ID artillery, under the command OF COL beltOn II mas
100 guns mounted several OF them 6spounders. 1t is
regular Fashioned work, with demi-lun and covered
way an the seaside A vast quantity of ammunition was
fonnl in the ,orl Tho Meyicans left their national
~. hnh;J y; H. ell "a onr ,roons 81, Aorod mucb
po.o pei. H. It III. ~ LII af course 20
annoyance from tieih last hguti aliuue vi oouse, "
meas ana otncr Fertnln ~
Santiago Fort, that spitetu little place Wncn prayed
so warmly upon entertainments, beautiful work,
n;eces In fact most of their hest ordnance is of Eng
i;sh n,nufacture tbouoh thew have some fine peces
non , 70; III ~. I SIS. ny ~ ~ ~ f
hiaae III WV. on i ! 70 20, a. l. :.l a.. a.,
Ten ocol orlereu lopoo rauoils u NC iSsutu ~ ie
suffering poor OF vera Crz anu was an alecng scene
to witness the crowd Oh na-1alslea creatures as they
gathered timly around their respective shares
These raons will as Mexicans usually eat last 5000 peo-
na ,t least four davs bu Il s probable that not more
IT, GOO Iii oart.Io of tho nrdvsons The c;tv and
udi, i'poo WI POI -: f 7. :: . .l.us.tss.:a
csst!e were ekhausieu vi ploVisois' ~ 10
OF MeNcailS tha hey never lay Ill soieS' pu' live o"
hand to mouth. H.
been anticipated altogether:
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LEui'ofla correspondence Vi ,he rlc"yuhe'l
VERA CRUz, March 10 lSiI
gave YOU hurried scraw this morning, thinking the
Alabama sail Immediately now learn that she is
not to leave until tomorrow for New Orleans Cen Jesup
goes home in her. and am told that Mexican ohcer IS
also take passage. Were that desire to see little
more of this place, and perhaps take trip down TO Alva