Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-13
FsDAY. March &c. isl7.


Sin The detention Of the Princeton enables me To in
toim 'ne department OF events up this hour no. I'M
captain Mayo and his party have returned having been
tehoSed IN tho batteries by detachment under Captain
beese hardly need the that the par.
under SsPt Mayo sustained with unsbs,ed courage and
spirit me admirable hte OF naval battery The bonn,
bardment from tho trenches continued through the
night heavy nor,her blowing third in Ave
has prevented with the shore since ast
evening SeNera merchant vessels have been thrown, this
morning, ashore by the gale.
The report Of Capt Mayo is enclosed. as also an add.
uonel list OF killed and wounded. Among the name. of
the Killed. will be found that OF Mdshipman T. b. Shubrck
most amisblc and promising young officer.
nave the honor to be, your very obedient servant
. Commanding Homo Squadr on.
To tho Hon. Jons Y. Mason. Secretary Of tho Navy.
Washington city, ID. C..
L KILLED aud sSssied S tAs aleat, ssrai s.ers, o.
- ns2tn ssd 25tl IMareA 1917.
Killed on the 2ith-Wiiliam Marcus, seamcn; John
Williams, quartergunner; John Harrington b,.,v, am.
mate Daniel MeCinnis. landsman; John Tooky seaman
John Williamson, seaman. ''
Wounded on the 24th-A S. Baldwin, lieutenant slight.
W Edward Black, seaman, slightly; Matthias Nice sea-
man, slightly; William Hamblin, seaman slightly; Defor-
Get Cary, seaman, slightly.
Wounded on the 2sth-Thrce sesmen, slightly, names
not ascettained. ~
Respectfully, your obedent servant
VI. c. PERRY
- Commanding Home Squadron.
10 n' hon' JOHN MASON, Secretary Of the Navy.
UsrrKD STATES suir Porox.c.
on SACRIFICES, March 25 ls47.
SIR In compliance your letter this moment r,ceiv
ed calling for report OF my proceedings in command of
tho detachment shore yesterday have the honor IN
ae a tho battery OF three snch PsIhan guns and three
long ~ FOUNDERS landed from the squadron turned over
10 me- nj III by the mplished engineer officer xb
constructed II, Capt E Lee who as well as Lieut.,
Smith, OF the engineers, and Williams, aid af Gen Sco,,
fesined IN the battery throughout 6re the enemy h.y
ing but few minutes before discovered our position
menced the attack upon Immediately ordered tb,
guns to be unmasked, and the firing )mmcnced on the en-
and de
ued until about half past y. m when our last eb,,g
oil ammunition, OF which had only about fiy round,
TO each gun, was expended. BY this time our sanahs
breastwoiks and uavcrsos much dapidated INV hs
shot OF tho enemy and the conclusion of our ovp
pieces no~ directed the cmbrasures DO closed up with
sand bags or the suggestion of which must thank Car,
Lee aud everybody 10 seek the beat shelter from shot b,
the work Afforded, until the ammunition We expeced ,bonIJ
arrive.
Ala o'clock, Capt. Mayo, with fresh supplv of amman
milton and relief party OF officers and men, arrived
then relnqushed the command him agreeab 10 vonr
order, and returned TO ship Our loss was four mon
killed, and officer and FIVE men wounded ono a, -
latter mortay, (since dead the Others slightly When !,
Is considered that had the and very sc,v
ire oil hive OF the enemys batteries upon us at distance M
less than eight hundred yards, besides occasional ,h
from the castle OF "San Juan dc Uoa i, matter al
pIisc that loss is U small
IL affords great satisfaction 10 add tb,, evc,v Off
and man IA the battery behaved with tho utmost cooness
activity and cheerfulness.
Commander A. 5. Mackenzie, who had superintendent
the duty oi placing the in battery promptly tende.5
his services TO and took charge of one Of INV
ders which ne managed with great skill and doubt mo-,
with great effect upon the cnemy's works In the cour.,
ct the hiring the flag OF the enemys forts was brought
down by shot from gun fired by Lieut.. Baldwin II
was however, quickly again displayed from the same FLAG
staff II Is due Midshipman Allan McLanc that shouid
not omit 10 mention that call for volunteers 10 emf
away some brush wood which distracted the view 10 b,
terry on which We wished TO direct fire he sprung
through an embrasure followed by the men, William
CaVenaugh, seaman-tho name OF tho other have moi
been able TO ascertain) and amidst shower of hail.
quickly removed the obstruction, for which gallantry
compimented them on the spot am. huwcvs, ,,a
that any other presen, would have been happy of an
opportunity TO have done the As you desire 10 for
ward hs repoto the department by the Princeton leav
log - to-day, il is necessarily very b.s,v and
brief one.
annex list Of the killed and wounded and also Of ,b
officers Of the detachment. ~
am. very respectfully. your Obedient servant.
- . J. ii. AULlCk, Captain.
To Com. NJ. e. Percy, commanding Home Squadron of
SaciihciOs.