Washington telegraph., 1847-04-14
FIcYORY5
R0lE OF tsera Crusl
Castle Of San Jaaa de Ulua faleag


Columbus, ioruN y. O fieayma eA,ra, Of the eyen.
mr. ai The 5,h iusta from which we gather tile
following particulars Of ias hldng Of Vera eaz
aud The Castle of sau JUN de llua.
lie eap.tuaiian Was completed ON In
s7Ih, and She NleAieans marched out Of ihe
ely aud Co5..e lud gate up their guns On
In 2s'h,
Tie L. 3. steamship Princeton Caplam
Frederick Eug.e, hasms an board Colonel
falenl eli iho Corp nj Engineers hsaH
ii Ilesga'chrl ium Ten. scott, aud efiHa
Muster I, .. llussf. bfuer uf dasfasHs
IIam Com. Perry arrived at' tbe $. II
Pa. an the morning af lae 2i inst, ifam
/ Yen Cruz whence Sir sal'ed ulhe cen
In af tho 2D'h ut, making tbc ron Ii IN
Unprecedented short tina ol 81 huufsl-
Sic ha,c.,o oil iha Lar iar the purpose nf
placing three officers lou tie squadfana
lie luW.boal Hercules. aud proceeded IN.
madialp5 10 Pensacola, al which point Ire
hHaeful lespaiehez would land. Gun.
GanneI was ,u huaFl lAe PiEeeluas =
faHs to Philadelphia.
IN ihe 22!, al / O'Clock. Gen. saai
aHeaala heavy lie ION his haupr.es. ca
aIs.iag u'uine mouafs. ialr long . M
iRa haui'sers. On tie 23l the haisa4
m lie west side oi lha city, consisting nj
four Is fiaAhan gins and Two long -.
maa#tay officers aud saamrn ui lha ~.
opened Il most destructive arr, matiHs
breaches Ihrorgh the uals and sweeping
the sirprls of the devoted city. liuua hen
TIM Nlshipuan shuhflek and seven 81.
men Tell, While gallanlY sustaining Tie
hour al laoif country Iaa ..ra was ksFI
mp Inm onr batteries I'll the morning nj
lha a3Ih n' which lims lie commencement
II uother caused a mutual suspension q
hazliIIIirs. Tie .aazqt.ln F,eal. en-.
sizing oi the steam sH'dr, Cap. ii
nj sramcf Vixen, eapf SlulS sshah.
naa Bonita. Lieul. feaium peui. Lieut..
shaWi Rpf'eE L'aat= srwF TaHHisa.
Lieul. Griffin, aal i'aleaa. L.ru', Ga#.as
III uaaHl lir immediate command ri gaHE
Tamil. got under Ny liam SACRIFICES
saon aIler ,hc opening n aIr land batteries
aai zIaal close iHla tie city. IHm Us
pazII.an iicy threw a aHssumle.oI sHsIH
aaI Hall -aal .u.a il. eH..a rag.ed ea5H
destruction. Taat ezHal1 an aaahaF n
aIs5l n lhs position slIe4 Iley aiEsHa
aud a DIS .-ai uu Ii HusH.a- IN H.H# y
massd 10 ,ar uauaaaH. Il iaa hasaensas
mn sAu.is anil Recommended lie faa
a#aaae. So yaI iHs IheF W,n .aIIaIa
qlaaesaf mice! H. fa#I.r, ihe sHH#H
lhmwluE yom| saa.ls into h.. The aalI'a
sustained lhr.l potion unit Z u'g'aeI. al
IHHa Iaey rrl.HI al az.aHalu.usalI -
tie L. sAp. DUNG LIE Wlo.alm# .Ha5
Wffa uniu, tas guns q ias castle auI eIg.
aal Notwithstanding a heavy enl Hesz=
I'M ire aam lha castle and Fat s.a.
aga. ,hcy ctrd without lhe Iu.sp. o. mnH.
taa destruction el Capt. Iaiusls "s
bring ,le aa'y ,os. sustained.
lUn p.cIm.Hau.s l1r ibc surrender
were cnhrl uia nnd arranged ou ,lr -7.h
anl SO. and on Ilc 29h Jhc enemy, io
,ho amount Ui iUll. marched pW u. 'hr
cily, aui lacAaiihr.r arus Zoo Ibr pr anrr
90. our whole aumg teir officer. h..n. 1.
Iowgito retain their -ilc ams. and iaeif
liberty CO.. parole. Tie psras Of .lr a..i-
cels also required lhal ,be meu should uH'
sor'c gga.n during lhc war ur un.i ck
changed.
M.a',s WHO bad c,wmlBl o.. .hs r.l-
bad uIlacI i,s Hrnudcras bong ls sha.
uag igli d soldier Co man ruu; Ore u4s
drp|sel up iln ZHh and Dc Mugalei
received Ihm 80 Gen. laul.n.
Early atrr thr commencement 90, our
. Gre. .lae gallant Capt. NIu'oa oi rhs 81 Ar.
ulrfy, one oi thr brightest ornament a
qua amH ir.h .,um q Cu.n sbal which
carried away lar i,p Of i.shrai. l.e hH
commanded Ihr ou'posl- of Gen. Nuh
s.Gaird ailhc ..mr ki'n. within 200 yaiis
glile y..r lion lht arI approach of ,ug
troops la ODE u.'Fmaul
. OiiAr aJh JYh Barney wilma sialun
ul Dn.nrns luI !aw o. lln lI aui 4d
wg.mcu'su. Tennessee Mounted 'ie3 uu.
drf DU'. Campbell and Col. ilas.e... apI %
detachment OF S'rPsr's H}iug artillery
under lbc command ol Lieut.. Judd, 90 all
800 men. bad sharp conflict with lbp
cna'rid. tbc enemy iu 'urcc of 1000 or
more. Tho MrS.raus Wrra un ii' oppl.
s.le side o. ihr 'Irlain river about nine
miles tom our camp, aai welc strongly
pasted, having thrown upa formidable laf.
HAjr, protecting tbe bridge across lhc
h,eL 'i0i.pr,yJ ~ obstacle 10 lhe .m
Peluosily rI our men; tey carried The
bridge, rul 10 p.ccesnuj dispersed tho Mex.
leans. a.rr short bH decisive conflict
individual 'rats aPa.lanlry ver' frequent
during ,hg melee, m, uliun ul which viii be
made hereafter. Lieut. NeHl, rdmonl of
the "a Dmg0uns, received two severe
wounds ipm "a .ancr, hul they are not dln
rruus. Oh tho Mexican officers WHO
wctc captured ut Vera Cmz a,r were gn.
euls eighteen wc5a colonies. lhiry.srycn
licurran. coIouris, I've MINORS. ninety
captains and one hundred aud eighty 'ru.
trnauf4 iu rlI thrss ana 4,. ,, tIt .r.g fi,f