The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-04-07


to allow ofmy gathering particulars.
Day before yesterday the order was given
to move from Anton Lizardo to this place.
This occupied most of the day. About
o'clock P. NJ the lst Division General
Worth's) had taken its place in the surf
boats. The gun boats ran in close to the
shore, about three miles below the CITY, and
anchored. One of the small naval steam
ers ran along the shore, and fired gun at
the place of landing as feeler, to ascertain
II there were concealed batteries or troops
to oppose the landing Nothing was re-
vealed, and the order was given 10 advance.
NE surf boats, about fifty in number, each
,ontalning from eighty to a hundred men,
moved Oft in gallant style and in the most
perfect order. AS the boats approached the
shore near enough to touch ground, the
men leaped out and formed lines by COM
panies, and marched ashore. No opposition
was offered Gen. Patterson's Division,
the 2nd) next debarked in the same man.
ner, and were followed by the 3rd of Gen.
'fwiggs's Division. 1t was past midnight
before the troops ceased landing. The surf
boats were manned by the sailors from the
United States fleet, who labored with right
good will. The officers of the Navy have
done all in their power to assist the army in
its movements
About 2 o'clock the next morning there
was an alarm in the line which extended
along the beach. The troops cheered, and
those who had fallen into doze upon the
sand banks sprang suddenly to their feet.
Our picket guard had approached that of
some Mexican cavalry who were watching
our movements, and had received one or
two shots. About halfan hour afterwards a
detachment of our men fell in with some
thirty Or forty cavalry, and several volleys
were fired, the balls of the enemy falling
into our column, but seriously injuring no
one. Atsunrise, Gen. Worth led off his
division in advance, following the beach for
some distance towards the city, and then
turning inland, came in sight of several
hundred Mexican cavalry, drawn up about
half a mile from the shore. A small how
itzer was Immediately drawn up to the top
of small sand hill, and fire was opened,
which soon scattered the enemy. The di-
vision continued to penetrate to the interior
among the sand hills, the Mexicans retreat
ing before them.
The I'd and Sd division followed close and
took positions. General Patterson sent
General Pillows brigade to the interior, land
took his position OH the left of Gen. Worth's
division. Gen. Twiggs took his position to
the rear of Patterson's. An old cathedral
was taken possession of by General Pillow,
and soon after magazine containg $50
boxes Of ammunition. During all this time
the enemy kept up fire of shell and round
shot from the town and castle, few of which
reached our line, and those doing no harm.
At 8 o'clock, A. NJ, the little u. s. stca-
MGR Spitfire ran in close to the town and
fired n number of shells into the place, re-.
ceiving a fire from the castle in return.
This morning our army moved still near
er the town-Worth's division on the right,
and resting ON the sea shore, Gen. Patter.
sons in the centre, extending back
into the country, and Gen. Twigg's division
OH the left still farther to the interior. They
approached considerably within the range
of the guns in the town, and can he reached
by those in the castle, from both of which
brisk cannonading has been kept up during
the day. The line extends across the rail-
road which goes from the town to the maga-
zinc, and the aqueduct which supplies the
city with water, is likewise in our posses
sion. In short,the city is fairly invested, ,and
communication by the main roads cut off:
Entertainments have been marked out, (and
will be worked on tonight which are near
enough to the walls to render heavy guns eff:
fective. These guns have not been taken on
shore. steptoe's light battery, with the
horses, have been landed, with several pie
ces of larger calibre. Neither Duncan's g
or Taylor's battery has arrived, nor has Col.
Harvey reached here with the I'd dragons.
A number of vessels with troops and ord
nance, which were due week ago, have not
been heard of.
There has been considerable skirmish.
ing to-day, and some twenty Of our men
wounded, among them Lieut.. Col. Dickinson,
of the South Carolina regiment but not dan.
gerously. Fifteen or twenty Of the Mexi-
can cavalry have been taken prisoners, hor.
ses and men, and some fifty killed. This
evening a 80 FOUNDER ball from the city fell
into the I'd Infantry, taking off the head ol
Capt. William Alburtis, Of that regiment,