Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-04-14
VICTORY Wy
By Electric Telegraph TO Pittsburgh.
BOMBARDMENT OF @
" E R A q R " X :

surrender of the City and Castle
of Sam Juan d'UIIOa to General
ScOtf!-FOHr or five thousand
Mexican Prisoners, and great
slaughter I'm the City.-Entire
loss Of the America NOT more
than 20 mcM.
From the Pittsburgh Gazette Extra, of Saturday
The mail which arrived at Philadelphia
! from Washington this morning, from the
South, brings US the important intelligence
Of the Bombardment of the Castle and City
and their surrender to General Scott.
Our previous advices were to the 18th
March. To-day we have intelligence to
the 29th. To US it is all important, hav.
ing so many Of our Pennsylvania troops
engaged in the army at Vera Cruz.
The news came, we understand, to the
Philadelphia Ledger, by express from Mo-
bile to Montgomery, by which day was
gained over the snail-paced mail of the
Government.
The ship Herald and Louisiana arrived
at New Orleans on the lst Of April from
!, Vera Cruz.
We have news Of the Bombardment of
the Castle Of San Juan 'Ullou, and of an
attack made by land by our troops.
1 Five Americans had been killed by an
explosion of a bomb shell from the Castle.
General Santa Anna was advancing by
+, forced marches from Aqua Nueva to the
!. city Of Mexico. .
q He had with him five thousand cavalry,
besides several thousand men left in the
: rear, with which to put an end to the cruel
n war and protect the city.
/. The Americans opened their fire on the
q 22nd, after the city had refused to surren.
:, der. ,..,
q Our correspondent gives us but the ru
d NOR of the fact of the successful lombard
ment. The Commercial Journal has re
ce;red q full and exclusive despatch, from
8 which we copy as follows:
i On the 22d the city was summoned t,
surrender. On the refusal of this propo
sition seven n,ortars opened a fire of she'll
upon the city, and on the 24th navy ba,
terry of three long thirty-two Founders, an
10 three sixty-elght Founders opened at tn
=. distance of 700 yards.
8 On the Goth another battery of four TWEEN
D. ty.four Founders and three mortas, opene
es a breach in the city walls.
I'd At this time the fires from our line
,s proved very destructive to the town.
: On the morning Of the 26th, the enem
" proposed capitulation Commissioner
were then appointed to consider the terms
ly Gems. Worth and Pillow and Col. Totter
IT, were appointed as commissioners on th
% American side.
On the 29th, the negotiations were com
=, pleted and the city and castle surrendered
9li The Mexican troops marched out and lai
ed down their arms while the America
es troops marched in and occupied the tow
h. and castle. seH ..a.
AT noon on the 29th, the American fla
70 was hoisted over both and saluted by tn
fleet. n
o. The garrison, consisting of about 400
men were surrendered prisoners of wal
~ and sent home on their parole Anon
y them are five generals, sixty superior off
., GERS, and one hundred and seventy comp,
ed ny officers. =.
nd The total loss of the American Army
from the day of Decentralization, on the Oil
a to the completion of the seige, amounte
- in killed and wounded to sixty-fve person.
m The names Of the officers killed, ar,
Captain John r. Vinton, I'd Artillery
of Capt. Albnrts, I'd Infantry, and MidsuiE
n. man Shulrick, Of the Navy.
III Among the Mexicans the slaughter
said to be immense. Their commandin
Of General was stationed in the city, the SCI
e. ond in command holding the castle. Th