The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-24
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
INTERESTING DISPATCHES.
DETAILS OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS
or TIP
AMERICAN ARMS I'M MEXICO.
Sc. &c. DC.
% TIE CAPTURE OF ALvARADo.

anchoring she was ordered by Com Perry to proceed
and blockade Aarado, until his arrival. She arrived
of that port in the evening aud fired shot the
fort. Com. Hunter then manned his boats with picked
with the intention OF cutting vessels taking
forts, &c Sc Capt H. waste 90 in Lieut. Blocker
in another, and Lieut.. Marin in the third but about
midnight the wind freshened, with a heavy swell and
they obliged to abandon the enterprise for that
night
Early in the morning she fired shot at the fort and
stood in towards tho bar; shortly after boat was seen
coming from the shore, displaying flag OF truce
1t contained tho Captain of the Port who had come to
surrender the town to tho Scourge He stated that the
military had deserted the place and that the s could
enter the river, which she did, and anchored the city
Lieut. Marin who speaks Spanish remarkably we'll was
immediately despatched ashore to demand of the auho-
rites the unconditional surrender in hirty minutes, of
the city forts &c, &c This complied with when
Passed alidshipman Temple, with five men, landed to
take possession of the place
The scourge then stood up tho river captured four
schooners of which burned another abandoned
as worthless and the remaining safely taken down
fiaco-Talpam, which contains about seven thousand
inhabitants L0ut Marin Immediately sent ashore;
he demanded the surrender Of the place on the same
terms that given to Alvarado He was compelled
to rouse the Alcade from his bed made him assemble
the Junta, and gave him the thirty minutes All was
complied with, and the place regularly surrendered.
The Scourge then got under way aud stood down the
river for Avarado She spoke the sptfrc, which had
OF the Scourgo then informed that Gen Quitman,
with 1900 men, and Commodore Perry, with squadron
that the Scourge had been captured they were in
roars of laughter when Passed Mdshipman Temple de-
livcred up the command Of the place to Commodore
Perry; the Passed Midshpman haping only fire men to
garrison The city and seven forte. The Commodore
took all the squadron up to FlaCo-Talpam and then
returned to Alvarado and suspended Captain Hunter
| from duty.
THE BATTLE OF Los Angeles, ETC.
CITY OF THE ANGELS, CALIFoRrIA.)
Jan 20, l5i7
| Want Of conveyance has prevented my communca-
| lions being forwarded to three fou
past. have not Herald for six months pre-
some you have heard Of the defeat Of Captain Mervne
Of the navy who had to retire board the San Pedro
have the happiness to inform you that the honor Of
flag has been retrieved by the sth "a Jackson day
the banks of the Rio San Gabriel and on the 9th on
the plains Dc La Mesa where Com Stockton showed the
Calfornians that he again in the field; and they
that they, the best of horsemen on the fcetest
horses could not stop his progress through country
have neither time nor language to do justice tho
Commodore The incidents Of this week are full of in
terest In the march Of forces foot $50 miles to
this place they had every difficulty to overcome The
artillery was three times unlmbered by the artillery
officer, to fire before the river forded and as many
times the Commodore ordered not shot to be fred until
the river was passed. He jumped from his horse at a
river sezng hold himself with one of his bursts of en-
thusasm which thrilled every beart and sent the object
| Of his socitude onward with cheers.
The commander of the enemy sent a flag with two
commissioners, to make a treaty The only answer re-
turned was that the deuded forced into the
| should be pard0ned; but no others.
have not before this had the opportunity have
now time to inform you, that the natives in this
city, soon after Commodore Stockton left it for Monte
rey in September, They did however, again had
the command in the city In October they fired the
roof OF farm house, where about twenty Americans
under Mr. Wilson, were defending themselves took
them prisoners They also took from their families
Niessrs. A. B Thompson Daniel HILL Thomas Park Thos
Robbins, and marched hundred and twenty
miles miles to this place. and discharged them marched
them pack aud In December, as Col. Fremont was
approaching the town of Santa Barbara again brought
them here near Monterey on journey to San Francis
Consul and by violent marches hurried him to this cy
For thirty to forty days these Americans were mpr-
soned but well treated and closely guarded. Mr. Lar
clothes money and furniture, and food sufficient for
dozen men AS tho Commodore drew nigh, these prison
last battle the Caforans making friends at that late
hour fast az possible. PIASANO.
FROM VERA CRUZ.
From the Washington Union April 2l1
We understand that letters have been received at the
war Department from Major General Scott, late
the ot instant from Vera Cruz He encoses three gem
cral orders which have been issued to the army We
lay them before readers The general orders No
So submits a. his detailed report of the transacona
Of the army connected with the capture city and
Of tho castle Of San Juan de U1a He adds that in the
enumeration Of the active and efficient" he might
have given the of many junior field officers Of ar
tlery who assisted at the batteries besides field officers
of infantry both ulars and volunteers who command
ed the working parties In and the guards Of the trench
es He states that may vet supply the omission at
some future time, and that both officers and ac-
qured much distinction on those arduous and exposed
duties
The General using every cxertion to procure
wagons and teams for transportation for further opera
tons In the time the city and camps remain free
from signs ofmalgnan fever, and he hopes will continue
healthy for weeks longer.
With proper care serious apprchensons enter
tanned OF great mortality in the garrsons to be left in
Vera Cruz and the castenor among the hired people Of
the aud sommissary departments -be
cause the Americans will principally If not only occupy
the water front Of the city separated from tho nhab
tants and open to the sea breezo On that front look
a 40 tieao thp citv
forts San Jago and Conception, and the mole spa
cious and wen ventilated public buildings for the troops
hospitals and depots This is believed be the best dis
position for the health of the troops medical board
had then also part Of the subject under consideration
and might changet distribution Of the troops-takng
the castle into consderatios-and perhaps IL might be
found necessary to throw down, for better ventilation
part fthe walls of the city But the greatest source Of
malignant fevers Ia found in tho ordinary clean
illness in doors and in the streets the part Of the
habants Every thing Is doing will be done to cor
rect those filthy habits,
lie has ordered two companies of LIST infantry from
Tampco to strengthen the garrisons.
The inhabitants of Vera Cruz under the excellent go
vernment Of Gen Worth beginning to be Of
protection and to recover the checrfuness Of their
spirits. The General has some idea OF selecting and
sending home OF tho beautiful bronze pieces taken
with the cattle and city, Qis out Of more than 400
They held liable to be restored at the pacihcation
but they need not be restored without the untrammeed
consent OF the United States. The General however
propose. send only small number, about dozen,
trophies, He is about to scnd other trophies-nags
clors. and tandardsby Col Bankhcad, selected on &C
count Of eminent services In the siege and partly be-
his ipfrm health The number Of these objects
Is small compared with the strength Of the garrisons
Before he closes his letter he announces the arrival by
water. Of 1870 mules He expects to receive equal
number from Tampco the next day. besides 200 from
the country Vera Cruz The following Is the con-
clusion of the despatch -
The land expedition that set foot the both ut,
under Brig Gen Qutmnn in conjunction with Commo- |
dore Perry against Avarado and the works at the mouth
Of the river has not returned though learn unofficial
ly that 1t will be back tomorrow. The joint forces
found that the places had been by the enemy
who left gunstaken possession of by the naval
expedition My objects In uniting with the commodore
by assuring them Of safety to and property and
q To open market for the purchase OF horses mules
and beef cattle. fear that have not succeeded in
the purchases The commodore had in view the open
ing harbor for his smaller vessels md to obtain good