Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-04-08
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with officers on hoard accommodating and examining tho
anch. with reference to its advantages for landing.
The Castle has opened a slow and irregular fire of
shot and shells upon her but Of the sho, appear
have touched her-sone passing md sume falling
short The shells oil hurst too son, by several seconds
aud they have stopped firing them. Sescrn ships aroin
sight standing in.
Two p M.--fho Pelriia has just passed US, her
hurricane deck presenting imposing array Of mill
itary personr we passed each other very rapidly; bu,
with glass observed ton. Scott, Commodore Conner
aud Lieut.. Rains, Of ih Artillery 10 thu crowd
Smaller orles interesting Objects easily dis
tngulshable The Commodore has day issued Orders
for the boekadng vessels hereafter to stop aud burn all
the fishing boats leaving V.ra Cruz LeIefe the city IL ia
ken.
7th.-rho Princeton visited Satrifci,s this morning.
aud after throwing shell over the hnd and communi-
eating with II The Of war lying u, tho
anchorage. went suito Green island took the Potou 40
N tow and returned with her TO Anton L7ardo Several
sail IN sight standing in.
The women and children represented by the Tn.
glish and French Ulcers to be engaged in hundreds up
on the additional entertainments and Notifications about
Vera Cruz. They work with shosels and hoes in tho
bitches, and carry the earth from Them to the embark
ments, IN aprons bags and baskets they IRE hun
FRY
The beautiful and noble ship Albany got sshofe on tho
81 instant, at the enran Of Anton Lzardo willis at
tempting 10 beat IN. How much she is Injured cannot yet
be told hut II Is hoped not seriously The John Adams
is Yet on the blockade All the Squadron except her,
are al Anton l.l2afdo.
\ movement IL expected 10 he made Immediately up
on SACRIFICES, which will. doubtless form the point Of
rendezvous operation A The General did not yes,cr-
day eNen his examination 10 the vcln, Of Antigua il
~ pretty certain that he intends land troops there
neither he will occupy the Jaapa rad or not. cannot
say but IL SEEMS 10 mo 10 be measure Of importance
aud II is better reached from Antigua than from any 9TH
efpr NJ.
The French bark Sul,ana some fifty days from IIaue
with an assorted carg,, IN this evening" md hur,
Captain very nnoeonly asked II the blockade had YET
been rasedi
SACRIFICES, 9th, March.
The Sttnmef New Orleans came in from Tampcc.
having heard Generals ,osup, Quiiman and Shields
with eight hundred Georgia volunteers.
At about eleven the fleet began To move and before
3 u NJ 10 anchor SACRIFICES in The following
etIer The Rarltan irgae. containing twenty eight hun
drad troops, just inside Of Saericos the Spc to owed
towing twenty surf boats; the Princeton. with near two
thousand men. next the Massachusetts, bearing tls
broad flag If Gen Scott aud thousand troops: the
propeller bark Edith the headquarters Of Gen. WORTH
also eio"dedi the pro. eler fudeta. filed with troops,
and the Albany corvette with nine hundred soldiers. and
towing eleven hoats next passed IN the order have here
given them und cane to anehor in beautiful style
Then came The Potomac trlgato, crowded with SOL
diers, 'aow nnd al5, = should say ll three thousand
men; then the old petra drew her slow length aorg"
followed by the lark Floyd stored fore and n with
rough allos'-t amsrs suppose. Tie "Via.n'
siealnrt came next. filled with ,nols and towing fur
teen boats and then the 81. Mary s sl,op war also
crowded and towing une hoats. To her succeeded tho
Oregon. (ship) full Of ''red coats or re lacks of smo
KIND; The stnner New Orleans" With Gen Q,i,ihsn
and hla brigade, pat ii it, ard Generals Jesup and
Shields next the steamer Virginia. believe {wilh ur
mas's) croWdcd next the steamer Alabama crowded al
10; then the ship Ala ana, ditto; then The L. S brig
Parpose, foil MS tcka bed lick and the brganline
Empire, ditto. Next followed the Transports Monezu-
ina and Catherine, nho crowded with troops, and tho
'ldfon, Maine Columbia and Others with Maynznrs
Ordnance etofes, Sc, between th1iy and f,r sail IN
all
Not single collision occurred A NUM- or Of punboa,s
had preceded the nee and AIKEN their position in lile
above the Adamn in front Of SacrGcos at the s,ne time
with that ship The Spitfire and Vixen subsequently
tell into the same line.
BEEF III shipping had Ill fairly anchored the process
OF dohafkation commenced with the first DIVISION Cen
Worth in command The Spil6re and fur pnnloas
then shifted their bcrhs and took p siiion as clcso
to the mainland they cohld anchor in with safety
In this movement the SpIlfre got ashore but suffered no
injury OF moment; and Capt 1anall her commander at
once passed through the surf with his boat to point out
the why.
At $50 +. NJ, nj signal from the Massachusetts.
the column, rather the field Of hons, began to move
and nj 5 30 the whole line grounded and the scene b.
came one Of understandable interest
In an INCREDIBLY sor time, the American standard WA
seen waving on the summit Of elevation few rods
front the beach, and regiment was standing by it, COM
p'cte and rock like.
same magical feature and another and another the same
The work was done. The sovereign and Independents
State Of Vera Cruz was a chaltel OF ianLce- land
Not gun was fired IN opposition, not Mexican SCI
der was IN sight - rbdi not rcpr1s ntaye to protest
against the Proclamation Of his native soil Groups Of scr
~ lonkng beings stood about. the hill tops, Watching
the Proc, eangs, but betrayed extraordinary degree Of
interest in il, and few si,lggled down the field
and silently observed the cyontions preparatory to tho
bsouac for the night
Tie division numbered, including Marines al out five
thousand men, all OF whom, with then more important
orlnlnce siores shore at sundown At sunrise
this morning. Of the boats, in which the troops land
ed, boardte ships which brought them from the
United States
write at 0oclock at night, and the work OF landing
still goes forward around me. Il will probably continue
The horses yet TO be landed Two three light pie
Of artillery have gone ashore but think none Of tho
howzers from the southern end of Seer icos. II was
exactly there that Gen Worth, Col. Belt n. and Lieu
tenant Gan3evorl, tof the John Adans sprung simulta
nconsy from their boats, the first to tuueh e land il
indeed there any first one ola hundred.
The whole affair excellently managed, and reflects
great credit upon all engaged II an enemy had stood
ready oppose them 10 the knife the result except in
the matter of blood would have been the same.
The British Mail Steamer, which has been lying fr
sumo da- at the Castle, down To Sacfiicios and
anchored between thai Island and Panaras Reef, wit
ness the landing. Her decks were I'll cd with people,
amongst whom were several ladies' presume they arc
English families resident in Yer, Cruz. who have taken
refuge the until the city shall have been cap
tured, and quiet restored The Commodore received in
tegenco this afternoon, | do not know tlr ugh what