Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-04-24
From the y. 0. Pirayr,|
FALL OF THE CITY OF ,TI|
faNle Of San Juan de Rim,
Three Hundred and ThiyIy.Gr, ~

taken Prisoners.
We hasten to lay before tho nrhr
of the taking CT Vera Cruz and ,b0
Juan dc Ulioa. The capiiuIat,on
on the pan. and the MrArcau,r
city and Castle and gave rup ,..ri,rn
Ga H." 22i. att +. W. Grs
heavy lire from la, ha,rrrrr<. r,a.
norl,r-. lugr .oug II ,nI ,,o
tao % the batter, nu ihr u,.,,
consisting of Gplr is pu>n,r rn,,.
32s. manned hy "iii .-r> au S,,,,,o,
opened a most destructive fire.. I'M
through lur wr.ts m r,.,.,,.,,,.l
devoted rIly. Il vas here. lY:I u,
brick ana $ .V.m srnH"n irI, win,
tanning the honor ofInrar ccun,rv
kept up from our batteries uuII +,
the 2Urh. e; wh.r. ur~ the comm
northcr cuusri a mutua, ,u,,s.p,r
The "Mu~9nI;p Fhrr." con,r,.,p,
SpIiGrr. Capt. Ta.nnIl: steamer
Sands; Schnunrrs Bonita. Leu, IA
Llcu'. Shaw; Frcf-r. Llrui. S,c,,
Lrrul. Grllia: and Falcon. Lien,
under the immediate command Of
got unIor way from Sacri.lo, j
opening Of our land batteries. and |
the city. From .ii- pu>l,on they
number Of shell and roanI s,m
caI~,.I mu-h destruction. They "A
At night III Ih. position winch I'D
and at day .Iglt on the ensuing
mo'cI - l;rn uor;hwarI Of tho n
Slor's an, recon l"ucrl the cad
lhrs lime r.r.y " re within a ouarl
&c castle, 'ao Sprllire tnronins
D. mo Il.
la" F.'...1 Sustained their I'D
.p'r'o'a. aaI lu"u Ia.y retired a. IN \
,rrn from lDr hrL sap. Dlrrp
.H.y were uI l..r tn. gins Of the ed
onH Notwithstanding a n'avy and
. fon in" - rI- Of Iu' cast. and |
trry r.urI HuIpI: tn. loss u
,irucNon oi Capt. Inlnnu's .gg" !
Do,- >u-.aln"-.
Ia" pr-hurnarr,- far the sIrnI
nr.I INTO nrI arranged on the Il
ali ou ih- .t.n t.l,. rnrmy. 10 !i- n
mrrcrri OAK @. lrr cI.Y ani s,,rIl
~ the pres .u,c Of oar wla.e arny]
J.uL allowed - r.Ia Il lIrI, s.I, al
uonuy un prlrpr.. h. pr,roUs
also req ur". .art the m.n ,uo4i a
Iurlmg li.wrr. C., uu,urNrlu,aI.
N"ra.r.. wro had commrn. or
rciI~.u Is ,a. r~u.r. - lon: is {,
or a So. lr~ - nun a gun; no ua, ]
26Gu. auI the sIrrruI.r received
LIN .rur.
. En.. al-r, .mn.rcnrn,
gl,rm CDr'. N.A:oI. or'nr , ard
ia. br.gu.r>. ..anu.u,> Of our aru
cannon >.n; w...I rtrrn-! AMY |
u"nI. II al. uulr"!,. u.r o.!
" or.a. ,..... Ia..r- um. a.u. y,
OF 10" r,.l, f.1uIlr liz. aPao,ra
to Il.' HN,~u.D:
L.NLS OPPOSITE tEE
. NIrrL =!
\. ; u'cD.h p. VI. to-day. Car,
ii" I"p'-rapuirll engineers. va,
. whte h,g and letter from Gen. s
rng Tho Town 10 surrender. ThI
cours". was >.mply a pou.c way of
irlcm.s I'D .u~ c,it lurI Ne .n.rmIcI
compIm"ul~ tim; uaI been rrcrycl
days from t.a.r bru"r.s. Crri.'
",ouL l.r a.ac1. M..aau a..,urd
uuiurn.I l.r m..!r Il . arG.rc The
'ugLn w.s >oI.d, /. ~ IN such q
pros .~ viii. u s. v,rar N.>.an utll
rni !n r,u,l. oil .rr rrrrNrd ID
.'l'' 'n'.~'"".'.. Vu. ,oy nl,..,
must ".' r',urnrd wuuu lwo Doyrt
Hb,r""r l"3l. J. and two or ,,rc
r"'~ = .N'r. ..,msc.,rs upm sire "
"hN >r'aa upon the >anI l,r ~
Sm"N'd Ci"IriiOS an A.y, o., a
c"u,rrsHlnn upon matter, ruI ul
Al i"c cmi of an hour the I-.air. IF
"I'r, auI informed Caps. Juuu,c
alI.rIuIag ~ih rosa manner. INA.
won d SO lh. Walkers id b.,
think of gnu- up "hcrorc Vera
}. no" .o'r, rNruLugrI !!,r mos!
suraLco Of respect aud eternal tire
officers r'paN M them IN ihrlr q
rocn oil. Scarcely hal he po,,c
. de Imr.h.H." winch ind hjm f.
before one of their batteries op-nc
Irenchm"u'S. AT ha,f-past / P.
batteries l~c,rn 10 inch mortar, !
cohorn>) oPrurd upon the town.
. or SIX sh"lts dIj not cXpIuI" ptnPcri
were Immediately arranged. and
, forty has srncc fIlIrd. Tn" Il
trrnrhmo"l batteries op p.ucl the
=, mcnccd ilIug from five city b1i'
the castle and lis oulworAs. /
mortar, how tier and round shot,
and their shot fell like hail upol
ments. In few moments the 81
AMI Vixen. and five gunboalS, u
command of Capt. TaInaII, Of the
, close TO the Ilmr-kiln. and opened
with large Pnlxhan guns upon tho
tie. Nothing could have been d
/ somclv, and could scarcely be-
guns (uIi. hcltcve, that weru a
o could have fired so often or wlGh
,, at that distance. A large portion
reached their OF ject. Tins rfrcIn
up Until dark, when the gunboai
ccnscd.
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