Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-04-17

hostilities should take place under such ciicum.
stances. War 10 terrible in its most modified
form; but the besieging Of city like Vera Cruz
when we know that we are battering down the
houses over some fellow creatures heads, but
cannot tell whether we are destroying the sol.
diers, our real antagonists, or the women and
children. And then to witness the burning
houses lighting up the church spires and domes
fthe prominent buildings, with the families
moving sbout on the top. Of the houses in the ut.
most CONSERVATION and apparent despair, can.
not do otherwise than excite feeling Of com
miseration.
March ?4-Afrr the FIRE in town last night
our batteries again opened and continued until
morning During the day the army guns have
worked very slow on account Of short supply
| Of ammunition, being prevented from landing
any yesterday by the north"r.
Early in the day Gen Patterson let the town
hear from him The entrenchnents aud guns
were entirely undiscovered by the Me1icans. nm
| til the 'salorlads' commenced unmasking. They
soon commenced pouring Into the city severe
and effective fire. until about 1 o'clock-their
position being only 800 yards from the walls OF
the town, and with such range to enable them
TO flank most of the forti6cations and works from
whence the enemy was firing.
The following is the size and weight Of the
guns with their officers as far as I could learn
them:
Potomac-2 30 Founders, SO cwt. Capt. Au
lick and Lieut.. Baldwin.
Par yvf ont
| soil
Mississippi-i s.inch gun, CO 3cwt., Lieut.. Lee
Albany inch gun G3 cwt Lieut. Perry.
S, Mary's--l s. inch gun, CO cwt., Lieut. Ken
nedy
The navy battery set the town on fire again
to-day.
The M-xicans did not fail to return Gen. Pat.
terson's fire with great energy and rapidity, aud
am sorry TO say with some cfI.ct-k'iling I
and wounding 6--among the latter was Lieut..
Baldw in OF the Potomac.
I DrATH OF MIpsHIrMAN SHuBRrck-25th To
day the combatants appear TO be more eager on
both sides and The firing more rap:d-the army
battery mounts II ten.inch mortars, four long
2Is aud four Cohorns During the morning the
Mexicans concentrated their fire as much pos
sible upon Gen. Patterson and tine Navy, but the
return FIRE through the day sienced OF their hat
teries and the Navy preached the walls in differ
en-, places. Midshipman Shubrek and three sal
lors were killeL and one mortaly wounded
MIR Shubrick's death was announced at Head
quarters in the following laconic note, by th
, commander at the entertainments 'Mr Shuhric,
, has been killed at his gun fight On inquiry.
, learned the further particulars as follows II
was shooting al . gun in one Of the ha'lons in IN
rear Of the city and was watching the effect o
his shot upon that piece Of artillery, when bal
from the piece he was shooting at struck him
but the last shot he fired disnonn,ed the piec
. that killed him--ihus in all probability bot
antilles lists lost their lives in shooting at on
4 another almost simultaneously.
n Coz HARSEy's DRAeooS FioHr --Infrrms
u ton was received in c,mp this morning that
d body of Mexicans were hanging on our rea
t intending TO force the lines If possible and ma k
their why into tho city " w'th . number Of cattle
J. Col Ilnrney. with one hundred and twenty Gr'
j. goon., was ordered out in search of them. IN
= to rrport his observations. lie discr rvered then
= about two ,housard in number, en,r"nched at
y bridge. md supported BY two pieces of ar,ilier
three miles from Gen. Pa,,crson's head qua
iers Col. !Ihrncy .tarcd m Ii. return. il
tending to prepare properly and attack them II
next morning. But the gallant old soldi'
; knowing tha, delays are dang erOus, could NJ
- hear ,he iden OF leaving the enemy after havnn
!; come in sight nf them " ithout having u brus
Accordingly he returned 10 the place. took
a. position where he cou'd watch their movemen
ir ard keep his men secure from the cne,ny's fr
NJ The Mrxicans comm'uc.d d firing a, him, nI
e. threw a perfect shower of balls all ground his
Of but wih,n' injury
Col Ilara,y then despatched a messenger
,g camp Cor q small reinforcement, aud some art
OF lery To break the brcas,works He was renf
d, c-d from Gen. Pauers"n's division by Llet
rs Judd, with two pieces OF artillery, about six
IS dIog, ons. d,smountrt, and six companies Of d
co let aud 2d Tennessee V, luni'ers, under Il
~ command of Col IIa. kcll, accompanied by Ge
y rral Patterson in person. Sllhunch he did n
take the command from Col. IIarney. G.
Hnrney then formed the T-nnosseeans on u
right. his drsgoons on the leh. and advanc
u, slowly. I" draw the FIRE &C The M"xicsns. un
M. Lieut. Judd g,i his artillery il such postl
o., as he desired.
A. The nuv mrnt succeeded admirably Lie,
Jndd got his ground within 100 yards Of /
OIL Mrxcans. and commenced fring-ihey
ca =. k,.t IL.