The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-04-14
tFrom the Union of Saturday mighty
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES


This evening brings to the government ,ho :.
fetal dispatches from Major General Scott ana
Commodore Perry.
The killed and wounded before Var. O..
from the landing to the taking possession ~ ~
city and castle-namely, from the 9th TO tho oo..,
OF March, were, officers and IL men 49,. 20"
ed, officers and 46 men, "ouio-
Total killed and wounded. 7 of;can,
men-making. in all, IS persons. Officers Lilo 20
-CAptan John r. Vinton, I'd artillery; Canta;n
Alburtis, I'd Infantry Midshipman r S Sh'.
brick, navy. All the wounded are do;no onu-
The number OF rank and file prisoners had not
been ascertaned, but (reckoning on ali nran;a' 10y
accounts OF the strength of the garrisons1 canno,
be estimated at less than 1000 men.
From list, furnished by one of the Mexic.n
commissioners, it is supposed the following off.
GERS were present in the city and castle. viz
generals, Is colonies, 81 lieutenant colono,s
majors, 80 captains, and $50 lieutenants.
Inc principal terms of equalization were
mat the garrlsons should lay down their arms as
prisoners OF war-officers retaining their swords.
that they should march out with the honors ~
war-sdluting the flags of city and castle from
thelr own batteries, on striking them, at the mo.
menu y, 'he troops were surrendering their arms
that the troops, regulars and irregulars should
be discharged and dispersed TO their homes nndar
parole given upon their own rolls and bv the;r
own oiilcers, not to serve against the n St.tos
untll duly exchanged-officers giving At the
same une, their own parole for themselves indi
vidually; that all public property of every TO-
scriptlon should become the property of the IT
states; that such portions of the armament az
may not have been destroyed during the contin-
uance OF the war, may be liable to be restored hv
stipuiatlons in the treaty OF peace that nrivate
he invia lafa
taken without arrangement with the owner: thai
the religion OF the inhabitants its institutions ana
ceremonies are solemnly guaranteed; that Off
GERS ana men under parole may remain in the
city to settle private affairs, not to exceed five
days. n'e
MARCH 18TH Possession taken of civ and
castle. AMERICAN FLAG HoIsrEp nm botb a.
IL O'Clock, A NJ "
Al O'Clock the castle sauted the Mexicap
nag, and crossed to the city; at 10 the whole
Mexican army marched out and stacked tbo;
arms on the road near the cemetery Our armv
then marched on each side of the Mexican H.
into the town i''i0s
Col. beiton TOOK possession OF the castle sa1n
yea the American flag, and then fred salute To
commodore Conner, as the Princeton left Cen
scott from the Government House, reviewed the
uoopS as they marched through the public square.
ne is now CHARTERED in it. All the best part OF
the inhabitants had left the city before the at
aSck. on our entry it looked like deserted CITY.
The number killed is not known; supposed to he
large. ~ NC
4 ne city is very much injured by the shot and
smell. Nine thousand Mexican troops were with.
III t"elve or hiteen miles OF the CITY on the nioh,
OF the 28th. and were driven back bv Colonel
Harvey, OF the dragons. The attack will no
MADE on Aivarado on tomorrow, the both 49,
important to have possession of it, as the country
ABOUT II is an agricultural one and will open the
market to our troops.
FROM SANTA ANNA. The following nara.
graph IS from one of Mr.. Kendalrs letters in Tho
New new orleans Picayune, dated Vera Cruz. March
From the city of Mexico, throupb the foro;nn
fleet, have later intelligence 10 commrn;oasa
on the 18TH inst it is reported, Santa Anna was
III Tie capital, that he had Joined the clergy boa
put down the revolution OF Gomez Farias and Ga
las, aHd mat with his new associates he is no,y
anxious for peace nv"
ms news comes from source that appears ~
me reliable, and give it believing it to he in Tho
man correct 1t Is farther reported that Santa
nnl" y az 'le mead OF 1900 regular troops, and
that, aided by the church party he IL abio a', ~
make Roadway against any opposition "
GY The New York Journal of comr,o.oo e..
nlshes us with the following particulars
ooi. otten, bearer OF dispatches, arrived AZ
washington on Saturday evening. A gentleman
who accompanied him from Mobile, informs Ne
that there is no truth in the report of Col Hars
neys engaging force of six to ten tbousand
Mexican cavalry outside OF Vera Cruz ri
Harvey did, however, with two or three bnndred
Dragons, engage and put to rout abont t,yice
that number oil rancheroes. Gen La Vcqa vas
not IN command. In other respects the pubJjsbed
statement is correct r''''"e"
Our Informant further says, that during tho
bombardinent OF Vera Cruz, between siy and
seven hundred lives were DESTROYED nrincinsli,,
OF 'oomen and children, by the shells IN, o,sy
into the city. Two shells struck the roof Of ,ho
government house, and penetrated to the celia
where four oil five women of the goyernor's
household had taken refuge, all of whom were
instantly killed.
Gen. Scott intended two days tier the capitn.
lation, 10 move one division Of his army into Tho
interior, en- route for the city of Mexico. ana ~
ders had been issued to that effect.
REQUIsrTIoN FOR TRooPs- Probable 1fore
ments of General I'aylor-Erchang of MI
oners, etc. We have conversed with geptle-