Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26
CAPTURE OFa arusrAN.

Squadron under Com Perry, is from a
correspondent of the pieayune;
Immediately alter the surrender Of Alva.
rado, Com. Perry, with Characteristic ae.
tiyily made bis dispositions for descent
upon Tusrun, where the Trnxlon was
wrecked aud her crew made prisoners.
On the 10Th inst the Albany, German.
town aud three bomb brigswere despatched
to The rend '2vous at l.obos, distant thirty
miles from tho bar of 'ruspan. Tho RarI.
tan proceeded In SacriIieios, aud having
received on board 1870 seamen aud 30
marines, under the command Of Lieuls,
Thompson and North, got under way for
Lobos earl ON the morning ol the llh,
The steamers Mississippi, Spilafe, Vixen
and Scollge, reinforced by delachmen,
from the Ohio. under Cum'r Goldsborough,
,ouk in tow the gun hoals Bnniia, Prlrei.
Retlcr anl number oil suh boa. aud i1l
lowed day or two afterwards, together
with the Decatur and John Adams. By
the evening Of the l1h all the Vessels
named reached the appointed anchorage.
At noon Of the 10Th the squadron sailed
In the direction ul Iuspan with an caslefly
wind. II soon ieli cain. Lale in the
afternoon The wind hauledtu the uouhwad,
aud by 10 al night lreshened inIo gale,
which lasted liil the middle OF the neat day.
Some OF the leading vessels came.to under
the reefs Of Tuspan-not without some
hazard--and rode out the gale al anrhor.
Olher vessels, including the steamers with
their tow, kept the sea. Unfortunately all
the surl.boals went adriil and were lost.
On the morning Of The l7lh the squadron
was collected under the reef of 'ruspan,
about nine miles from the bar, with the
exception Of the bomb keieh ileela.
Com. Perry Immediately went in with
the steamers aud examined the har which
vas Thoroughly explored aud buoyed out by
Lieut.. Alden. II was lnund hal eight feet
of water could be carried over II.
To guard against the possibility Of
grounding il was thought advisable to
tighten the small steamers aud gun boals.
Every thing which could be spared Wa
accordingly sent 10 the larger vessels, and
the steamers having been brought along
side the karlan. the crews were inees.
sanity engaged through the night in hoist.
ing out ulasls. spars. anchors, chains aud
quarterback guns, leaving on board the
bow guns only, a. they were the on y ones
likely 10 be scnieeable. The swell in an
open roaislead alter a gale rendered this
laborious aud difficult affair.
At daylight ollhe 18th the landing parties
from the various vessels. amounting 10 up.
wards Of a thousand seamen aud marines,
were disposed in the steamers and gun
boals aud boats Of the squadron, aud at
seven the ilnlila. consisting Of the SpiIiife.
Nhon, seuurge, towing lLr gun b5als
bonita, frlfcl. krelcr and lhitt i've bpats,
.pfocccded To attack the place. The lloela
arrived IN iime 10 send her boats to JOIN ihe
expedition.
About noon the luiIla reached the bar
and passed Il without difficulty, aud pur.
sued ils way tu the town, situate on the
LEFT banks Ji the river. ia miles distant.
The river Is srrpeutne in IL course and
nearly tive hundred yarl, wide, The ap.
proach 10 the town is defended by two
strong an,l commanding iUus on the right
bank--iha hr.i, called Pcna, crOwning
hall about eighty feet high, mounting two
32.pound carfonados taken from the ImN.
ton, and one piece Of smaller calibrc;-lhe
other, called Palma Sofa, Is water battery
OF two iwelycs. On the opposite bank, in
the lower edge Of the town, is Mount Hos.
pital, On which rmincnce is planted one oi
the Tuuon's medium - Founders. The
town Itself Is situated mostly on the river,
mile and halfaboye the lower tort, and
contains about three thousand inhabitants.
Gen. Cos was IN command with six hun.
tfed men and several field pieces.
As our vessels advanced the Pena
tort opened brisk frc at long range at forty
miuuIrs alter O'Clock Com. Perry, lead.
ing in the Spilire, followed by the Vixen
aud the rest Of the ilotila, advanced steadily
until within short range, when they directed
their shells upon tho first battery, planting
them with great precision aud effect
When the Spllirc was nearly abreast fort
pena. Com. Perry ordered Capt. Buchanan
10 storm that tori, which ne dld III very
handsome manner with the men Of three
or four boats. The enemy made good
their retreat as we rushed up the hill
Passed MijshIpman Rolanlo was the first
! To gain the tori, and hauled down the enc.
my colors. Capt. Buchanan being his
competitor in the race. Capt Forrest,
being In favorable position, landed his.
boats crew And joined III carrying the fort.
The other batteries Of the enemy opened
fire with round shot and grape as they were
able 10 bring their guns to bear. Lieut..
DeCamp, supported by Lieut.. North. as
.auIied aud carried the Wacr batteries,
Acting Master NJ. c. Perry hauling down
the cnemy's colors
While these Iors were being taken the
Spdrc continued To advance, supported by
the other vessels. delivering their lire until