Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-13
OFFICE OF THE HERALD AND TRIBUNE, !
MOBILE, April 4. I
American Arms Again Victorious
Capture Of Vera Cruz!


The Pensacola Gazette, received few mo-
ments ago, brought over The following glorious
news.
The United States war steamer Princeton,
bearing the broad pennant oil Comm Conner, ar
rived al This port this morning, and came to an
Choir, off our wharf, al half-p5st nine o'clock
exchanging salules with The Navy Yard as she
passed. The Princeton sailed from Vera Cruz
on The 29h ultimo, and brings the glorious intel
ligence Of the reduction Of that city, with the
Castle OF San Juan d'Ulloa and The entire, un-
conditional surrender 10 our arms.
We are indebted TO one OF the officers Of the
Princeton Tor The following summary Of The pro-
ceedings in This most brilIian, achievemeni-an
achievement that will rebound more 10 he glory
Of our Army and Marine among The nations
abroad, than any that yet had place in our mill
Iary annals.
March Observation-Disclosures of troops CON-
menced.
Embarrassment of the city completed.
lSih.-Trenches opened al night.
22d.-Cnysummoned, surrender-on refusal,
seven morars opened a fire oil bombs.
24h-Navy Battery, three long 80 Founders
and three 68.pounders- guns-opened a
fire in The morning-distance seven hundred
yards.
25th.-Another battery Of four 24-pounders
battery opened breach in The wall OF The city;
the fire was very destructive 10 the town.
26lh.-EaIly in The morning the enemy pro-
posed for a surrender. Commissioners on The
American side-Gens Worth and Pillow. and
Col TUuen.
neutrality-suspicious. completed city and cas-
lie Observation-Disclosures troops marched out
and laid down their arms. The American troops
occupied The city and batteries oil the town and
caslle al noon of that day The American Ensign
was huisled over both, and was salued by our
vessels.
The garrison, OF about 1000 men, laid down
Their arms as prisoners Of war, and were sent TO
their homes on paroe-five Generals, 60 inferior
officers, and 270 company officers being amongst
The prisoners.
The total loss OF the American army, from The
day of landing, (March 81 is 65 persons, killed
and wounded.
officers Kiued.-Capt. John R. Vinton, ID Ar
lillery; Capt. Alburlis, Cd Infantry; Midship-
man 7. R. Shubrick, navy.
Offers Woundcd. Lieut. Col. Dickinson,
South Carolina Volunteers, severely Lieut.. A.
S. Baldwin, navy, slightly; Lieut.. Deozin Da-
vidson, ID Infantry, very slightly; Lieut.. Lewis
Neiil, ID Dragons, severely. All the wounded
are doing we'll.
Or the Mexicans the slaughter is said 10 have
uecu lHulcHScs 4 Hc COMMANDING 0cnCi6i go
stationed 10 The city, while his second in COM
mand held the Castle. Their regular force was
about 5000, and they had about The same number
of irregulars. Outside the city was Gen. La We
ga with force Of from 5000 to 10000 cavalry.
Col. Harvey, with between 200 and 400 U. S.
dragons charged on and repulsed this immense
force with terrible carnage, scattering them in
all direction. They had barricaded bridge TO
project themselves, but our artillery soon knock
ed away this obstacle, and gave Harney's COM
mard chance at them.
"Lel slip the dogs of war, and cry havoc"
In the attack on the town and Castle only our
smaller vessels, drawing not over nine feet, were
available. Bnt few sho! and shells were thrown
into the Casle-the attack being mainly on the
town. None Of the enemy's missiles struck our
vessels; and midshipman shubrick, who was
killed, was serving. a battery on shore With
The civ the hopes Of the enemy fell, as they had
not provisions in the Castle to sustain a prorac,-
The Princeton is commanded by Capt. Ensei