The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-22


No So Vera Cruz, March 80, 1917
The capture of this we'll fortified city, the emporium of
Mexican commerce, with the castle of San Juan dUlIoa
the enemys principal fortress, with 5000 prisoners and
as many stands OF arms, 400 pieces of ordnance, and
large quantity OF ordnance stores have added 10 the go
ry OF the American arms acquired elsewhere in this
and cannot ia to contribute powerfully to early peace
so much desired by the United States
These important achievements have established new
base, and opened shorter and better line of operations
upon the enemys capital and centre of resources
The general nchef congratuates the army he has the
honor personally TO command upon this brilliant opening
OF new campaign, and tenders, the part of the United
States, immediate thanks to all the corps-regular and
volunteer, including detachment OF marines, under Cap
tain Edison which formed the line of investment and
prosecuted the sege to its happy conclusion The troops
have borne the heaviest labors camp and trenches
without failure or murmur amidst sand storms of dis
tressng frequency and violence skrmshes by day and
night and under the ncessant fire of the enemy heavy
batteries of the city and castle The steadness and cheer
fulness OF officers and men, under the circumstances
worthy OF all praise.
The generalinchief sincerely regrets that he cannot
give the of the hundreds or rather the thousands
to whom particular thanks are due on the occasion He
can only enunerate the few who isolated by rank
or position as well as by noble services OF this class he
is happy to name Breve Brigadier General Worth (now
brevet major genera and Brgadier general Twggs,
handing the regular brgades Major General Patterson
(second in command and his three Brig Generals, Pillow
Quitman, and Shields, of the volunteer division Col
Harvey commander OF the regular cavalry Colonel Tot
ten. chief OF engineers and Col Bankhead, chief Of ar
lery and commander of the batteries, ably assisted, in
Huger acting chief of ordnance much at the batteries
and assisted ably in supplying Them by Captains Cross
and Irwin, both Of the Quarermaster's Department ;
Lieutenant Colonel Hitchcock, acting inspector general ;
Major Tunbull acting chief of typographical engineers
Major McRee, acting chief of hequarermasters depart
ment; Captain Grayson acting chief OF the commissari
at Surgeon General Lawson, and the personal staff of
the general -chef-Lieutanan H. L. Scott Williams
Scammon, and Lay-wh the occasional aid of Captains
Lee and Johnson of the engineers and Typographical
gneers and Captain Munroe, acting assistant inspector
general.
To the commissioners, Brevet Major General Worth
Bngadier General Pillow, and Colonel Toen including
Captain Auck, OF the navy, who ably negotiated and
arranged the terms of captulaon with the enemys COM
mssioners great credit is also seveally due in that dis
tinct capacity'
Thanks higher than those of the general in chief have
been also earned by the entire home squadron under
the orders OF Commodores Conner and Perry
for prompt cheerful and able assistance from the arrival
of the army off this Besides landing troops and
supplies and the blockade of this port the smaller
vessels, detached by Commodore Perry, under the imme
diate command of Captain Tatna, joined for a time in
the attack upon the city, at the imminent risk of being
sunk by the fire of the castle and the land battery No
S. (called the Nava) which followed Nos L. g. g. and A.
(served BY the amy at the end of two days. was excu
svey after being prepared by the engineers and troops
the army armed, manned, and commanded out of the
squadron This battery the successive tours of the
gallant Captains Auck and Mayo, proved itself highly
effective
By command of Major General Scott
II. l.. SCOTT, A. A. A. General