New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-03
FROM OUR SQUADRON OFF VERA CRUZ.
II y sUrP RATTAN,

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of sAozIYfcIos, March 10 ISL
SIR: In my last dispatch, dated on the Itn INST
informed the Department OF the arrival OF hsJor uen
cral Scott at Anton Lizardo. Mos; OF me uAhspote'
with troops and the materei o. tae .son wa. -
solved upon II being quite important Una, we snoua
eject landing before mortimer snouio eotns On a. '
would delay rs two or three days 60,
After Joint reconnaissance, made oy tne ueheIh anu
myself Ia the steamer Peta the beach due west rom
sscricios of the points spoken OF IN my pte'ou'
letters selected as the inost suitable ioI VIC
nose The anchorage near this place being extremely
contracted II became necessary. IN order 10 AVOID
crowdng II with undue number oil vessels 70 usns
fer most OF the troops 10 the vessels ol "sr LOT AnpO'
taton 10 Sacricos
acrordnsly on the morning OF the 9th. 81 daylight
all necessary preparatons-such a. launching and num-
bering the boats, detailing officers, &c-naving oeen
previously made, this transfer was commenced Inc
frisates received on board between twenty-five and
en,v e eht hundred men each with their arms and &C.
courements and the slooPs and smaller vessels num-
bers In proportion.
This part of the movement was competed very sue
cessfuv about IL o'clock A NJ and few minutes there
after the squadron under my command accompanied
by the Commanding General In the steamship Massa
chusetts and such OF the transports a. nad oeeh select
ed for the purpose, got under way The weather was
yerv neindeed we could not have been more favored
in this particular than we were we had iresn and
vet gentle breeze from the southeast and perfectly
smooth sea
Thc massage 10 sacrihcos occupied US between two
and three hours Each ship came In and anchored
without the slightest disorder or confusion IN the small
space allotted to herthe harbor being stli very much
crowded notwithstanding the number OF transports we
had left behind
The Decentralization commenced on the instant While
we were transferring the troops from the ships TO the
serf boats Sixty five in number) directed the s.ean
ers sptre and Vixen and the FIVE gunboats TO form In
line parallel with and close In 10 the oeacn 70 cover
the landing. This order was promptly executed ana
these small vessels from the ghtness oil their draugnt
were enabled to take positions within good
Of the shore.
Az the boats severaly received their compliments OF
troops they assembled Ia line abreast between the
heet and the gun-bosts and when ai were reaoy they
pulled in together under the guidance OF number OF
the officers Of the squadron who had been detailed Tor
this purpose. Gen. Worth commanded this, Inc trst
line Of the army, and had the satisfaction OF forming
his command on the beach and neighborng nights just
before sunset -Four thousand nve hundred men were
thus thrown on shore almost simultaneously No enc
nv appeared to offer US the slightest opposition.
The first line being landed, the boats, in successive
tins relieved the men ofwar and transports OF their
remaining troops, by 10 o'clock, P. NJ The whole army
Save few struggling compsnies) consisting OF upward
of ten thousand men, were thus safely deposited on
shore without the slightest accident oil any KIND
The officers and seamen under my command We'd
with each other this OCCASION In jealous and ener
getic performance ofther duty cannot but express
to the Department the great satisfaction nave derived
from Witnessing their efforts TO contribute all in their
power 10 the OF their more fortunate brethren
Of the army.
The weather still continuing fine today we are en-.
gagged in landing the artillery horses provisions and
other materiel The steamer New Orleans with the
Louisiana Regiment of Volunteers, 600 strong arrived
most opportunity at Anton Lzardo, just as we had put
ourselves in motion. She joined u.s. and ner troops
were landed with the rest Another transport arrived
at this anchorage today Her troops have also been
landed.
Gen Scott has now with him upward OF eleven thou.
sand men. At bis request permitted the marines OF
the squadron under Capt Edison to join him. as part
of the Sd regiment Of artillery The Generain'Cnie
landed this morning and the army put itself In motion
There has been distant firing Of shot and shells
from the town and castle upon the troops as they sd'
vanced but without result.
am still of the opinion expressed in my previous
communications as 10 the inability of the enemy to bold
out for any length of tme The castle has at most but
four weeks provisions and the town about enough
10 last for the same time. am. very respectfully &c
d. CONNER, Commanding Home Squadron
Hon. J. Y. MASON, Secretary Of the Navy Washington