The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-04-29


The city, OF al least the northern por.
lion Of u, has been torn all TO pieces-ihe
destruction is dreadful. The other parts
Of the place would have suffered IN the
same way had the bombsrdmeui of The
place continued another day.
VERA CRrz, March 30.
gave you a hurried scraul Ihss morn
ing, thinking the Alabama vas TO SAL iu''
medta,ely. now learn that she IS GOT TO
leave until TO morrow for Ne" Orleans--
Gen. Jesup goes home IN her, aud am
told that a Mexican officer is also 10 take
passage. We're It not that desire to see
nte Of this place, aud perhaps lake tnp
down 10 Alyaisdo, should be sendlns my
way homewaId.
/ IL impossible 10 get at the loss Of the
Mexcaus By the bombafdmeat, yet II is
baiants have suffered the most. Some say
that 100 have been killed, some more snd
some less; as regards the destruction Of
property, that shows for ITSELF. Hardly a
building south OF the pteza Grands but IS
either burnt, torn IN pieces, or much ltIur.
ed, aud the streets are filled with rubbish
aud fragments The National Palace, which
is on the Plaza and near the outer rams Of
our morIars, had five shells bufsted within
H. one OF which killed a woman and two
children lying asleep in The kitchen. The
Cathedral, on an opposite side OF the Pa
n, D.. hn
churches south Of At, aud nearer our NOR.
isrs, suffered the most. | write tins letter
IN q house which must have been hot enough
during the bombardment, for the signs OF
shell are all around me. Tie residence OF
cur former consul, Mr.. Hargous, was struck
twice. One Of the shells came through tie
roof, lodged al the foot of a bed which a
gentleman had just left, and completely de-
mollshed everything iE The room, and the
furniture was Of the most costly description.
One oil the inmates describes The explosion
as tremendous house shook 10 a. lis
paris as with an earthquake, aud his first
impression was that everything IN II had
been rended into fra gmenls. Months, pro
badly years, will elapse before Vera Cruz
Is IN the situation where the serge found II.
Many Of the foreigners here are rdying,
perfectly outrageous, at the method taken
by Gen. Scott 10 reduce the place-they
would have had HIN attack 1t by storm, aud
thus destroy life instead OF property they
blame hun, too, for net allowing some OF the
tofelgn tamlIes, after they came 10 their
senses and iound ihst the city was really to
be DESTROY ed, 10 leave the Place and take
refuge on bo4fd vessels which we're out OF
harms way. A pretty Ii ne, truly, alter
all HE solemn warnings they received, TO
accuse Gen. Scott OF van, oil humanity. =
they were told plainly and POSITIVELY, that
lhe town wou be taken, eliher by regular
serge OF BY storm, aud yet II would seem
that Ihey did not believe IL; aud when The
truth did finally break 10 upon the n, and
they discovered their error, they must need.
poster Gen. Scott wuh requests Tor cessa
ton Of hostIlIt,es untl they could move out
aud tbus deprive hlm OF all the advantage
an Incessani bomblrd,bent gave hIm. Ga
commanding general properly referred heu
10 Gen. Morales as The appropriate pefsoi
10 call upon 10 their great emergency. Iii
hal probably ADVISED them TO remain, auC
nov he must aid them 10 their extremity o
peril. Fud iaulI With The bonbatdmen'
i0fsoo.L
The Mexican bulletins, too, some OF wblcl
| send you, fad fault WITH the mode OF al
tack. IHey say 1t was blIbarous and COW
afdly, and ask Why The cry va, NJ, bold.
assaulted Sttan-e that they should hay,
forgotten 10 attack the American army Il
rs landing, as any other people mos cer
talny would 10 assault our men while cOu
neuclng the work Of investment, 10 shof
10 annoy US n hay digicfeut 1ays, all who
they might have done Bu: no, they ar
annoyed 10 think ihaI Gen. Scott did 40; IA
lnio their strongest snare, and are exa.pef
atet because be saw fl 10 save the ltscs o
hts own men, al the expense oil their pro
perry and OF !hetr utter discontinue. Tn
cIly would have been assaulted aud storm
ed 10 another tsenty four hours, or as 500
as breach was made, aud horrible ntgh
II would have been tor all within It's walls
N9l one half the men who laid down lhel
arms yesterday would have sufvIyed-ln
nocenl blood, besides, would have f1we
without manufacturers would have bee
enacted at winch humanity would haV
wept.
IL would seem that We cannot please III
.Mtsicans anu foreigners by auy system q
CHUNG We may adopt. Monterey vas ia
ken by assault, and lhey COMPLAINED ant
SAID that II should have been reduced b,
regular approaches, and they are fierce II
their deuunclatons that It was not slofmed
presume that 10 neither case the Amen
can commanders eudeayored to please then
enemies, and that they will not l"-e a vial
Of sleep 10 consequence Vi their anlmad
versions.
shall endeayor 10 write you another let
ter Ueiofe the Alabama SAILS, giving yo
such news as IS stlrriDg. The army wi
probably move towards J4apa IN day 0
Two. Yours, Sc. q. ". X.
VERA Cruz March 81.
Gen. q Iltmau's OHgaas BET oul ou th
march tor Alvarad0 last evening. Tn
Place Is distant some thirty or lofty mile