Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-04-10
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40 from our batteries until the morning d
the 26th, nj which time the commencement
Of n norther caused a mutual su.pcnsioa
Of hostituies. The "Musqbito Fleet"
consisting Of the SpitGro, Capt. Tn'naIi
steamer Vixen, Capt. Sands; schooneFp
Bonita, Lieut.. Benham; Petrol, LievL
Shaw, Refer, Stctrett; TampieO, Lieut..
Griffin, and Falcon, Lieut.. elasson; all
under the Immediate command Of Cap,
TatnnII, got under way from SACRIFICES
soon after tho opening -four lHud bht10r~
les, aud stood close into the city. FROM
this position they threw n large number Of
shelf and round shot into II, which caus"a
much destruction. They cHme 10 anchog
at night In the position which they had Ia"
ken, and at daylight Of tho onsuing
morning they moved 10 the nofthwafd 81
The W~usheFwoman Shoals and rccommsn-
cod the cannonHde. At this time lhop
were within n quarter 0f u mile VI the cas-
lie, the Spttfro throwing several shells inIs
Il.
Ths FlotiIIa sustained their position tit
Ill 7 o'clock, and thenthey retired al the
signal Of recall from tho flag ship. Dv-
ring tho whole time under the guns Of tbs,
castle md city, and notwithstanding n bos.
W and inesssanl fire from the guns Of the
castle and Tod Santiago, they retired
without the loss If u man, the destructiop.
Of Capt. Tatnalrs "gig' being tho only
loss sustained.
The PIE iiminafics for fhe surrender
wefo suffered into and arranged on ibs
9TH and 2stb, and on the 2Dlh the onpniy
10 the number Of 1000, marched out ofibs
city ard stacked their arms IN tho presence
of our whole army: their officers being nj.
lowed 10 retain their side arms, and their
liberty on parole. Tho parole ofthe off,
co.'s also required that the men should mi
serve again during tho war, Or until OF.
changed.
Morales, % had command Of The c,y
had refused its surrender ns long as a sbtt
was left or a soldier to man Il gun; ho was
drposed on the 2Gtb, and the surrender re-.
ceived through Gen. Lan1ero.
Early after the commencement Of our hrs
the gallant Capt. Vlnton, Of tho 81 Artil-
lery, one Of the brightest ornaments Of oDt
army, fell from a cannon shot which car
carried away the top Of his head. He
had commanded Of the out posts ofGen.
Worth, situated 81 tho lime kiln, Within
1000 yards Of the city, from the first av-
proach Of our troops 10 the inyestmont.
On the 25th, Col. Harvey, with Il squad
ron Of d~ragoonsand acwof the lst and ID
Regiments Of Tennessee mounted men Tin
der Colonel Campbell and Colonel lIaskell
and detachment Of Stcptoc'g flying artillery
under the command 0fLicth. Judd, in all
5000 mon, had a sharp conflict with the
cavalry ofthe enemy, in force Of 1000 or
more. The Mc1icans woro on tho oppo.
site sido Of Tho Medlin river, about nine
miles from our camp, aud wcre strongly
posted, having thrown up a 6rmidab!s
barticadc, protecting tic bridge ac,usa tus
river. This proved no obsiackte ~ The
impetuosity Of our mint they carried the
bridge and cut to pieces and drsperaed the
Mcxicans, after q short but decisive con.
fict. Individual Eatg Of galIantry wers
frcqn Mt during the melee mcntior, Il
which will BIZ MAIDS hereafter. Lirr.
Neil, adjftant Of tho 81 Dragoous, rcca,~
we'd two severe wounds from a lance, bn
they are not dangerous. Ok the Mcx.
'can officers who were captured ~ Vera
Cruz five were generals eighteen rers
coloncly, thiry.,cven lietaenantscoIonol
five majors, Ninety captains. and ans mn,
drcd aud eighty IieutrSaGts, in all ihYes
hundred and lhihy%Jvc.
q n. Worth ha. c ,mn4ud VI the clg,
VIII oh 10 occupied by his and the d..
vision Of Gen. Pillow. Major scott, Of tie
9Th Infantry, has command Of Fort Con.
ception on the north Of the cify, vi ons,
company of artillery and one Of infantry;
Major Wright ofthc 9Th that ofFort San.
tiago on the South, with a similar fJrcse
Coll Bolton has command Of the ca.tls
ofSan Juan de Ulua with three companies
each Of artillery aud inflntry-Pe.
GEv. TAYLOR AID THE PREsrnExcY.-
Politicians arc not likely to make MUCH