Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-04-29

hosting Of oar fg. under orders io Avafado where ahs
arrived On the arnVon of tho day. She s,.d in
shore until she hunghi the iJri within ange Of her lot
81. and, hs wsy OF ascertaining What their Intentions
war. lei DIVE raund so,. but oauld determine
whether II had aiken Elect icing late In the evening
and the sill sandy paxsn shut lhun fired ,ta did
not explode, To neither Of them did reserve any
ans scr.
II surprised us much. that Mesicans who ap SO fond
Ct firing Al long rnge, and fum hehnd sone walls,
should neglect ~ hne an opportunity tor indulglns In
their iavdfe amcsemcnt
IN consequence Of the arproaoh Of night and a very
fresh hrooge. sfeud n md IN until next uotn NJ
when WE again approacioa within ranev and delivered
cur lire secand time This hrennh out hs with "
Io truce IN which MAS the Captain oil the Foi, who
formed IA that h. ordered by the nuhori,cs.
IL say that the place would he given up 10 Us. Wo.
eordngly, sliced in and entered The noaih VI the
rivef we saw the smok NJ remains Of several vessels
which Ind bern fired the night f3ra by the ops when
they evacuated lie place.
You would have fell, mortified, n ere the com.
Hfa,1e'v Insignificant forts. which had twice repulsed
an American Squadron. The inhabitants told us that
In the cund attack. the had actually dc~er,ta the
guns, when the vcses tnrned leave Tho harbor aud
returned much snrpfs i when they found TINT the Com
modore thoeghi husef repased the non, they con
s'defed themselves rs god rs captured.
he Sctnfsc. o. IA she Ia called tho "Scroupr,"
clnc To m aachr close In shure within very shor, range
her gun mixing the principal street thus prlvdns Tor
the cn1ngcnc, Of eharge Of opinon The part the
3lahablanis A Lieutenant. n Passed Mnlshipnan md
HN7tlt, with men, armed with n cutlssa and race
al pistols eaeh. procecded shlrr with summons from
Caa.an Haaief. fr Unconditional surrender ,f
tn place. VII CHI aAer few delays was sipned In
due I'M by hath rartes.
Penlnt thu n! ltia1as observed large crowd an.
senhel Al ufd Tie 'Sala. Il Town Hall Y very con-
derahle nn,nber AT one end oi the oan VII SO black
sparkling eyes aud s"arhY sisa9f~ dd ndra,e The
IN q v.rltle sp1s on towards ourselves and rlers
wen a'rarIi1naA gwen the mel 10 keep 10y ler and
not my With tie rrund
mosi cnss that, Notwithstanding thor numbers.
eli quiet SORT ol eontnee en- cantras,e The broad
5 niders and hfa"n, mus II enr men with the cutn
iag9aFeiy dlmmal1eace afannd them.
tfah the '.sala' W. proceeded 10 the frt. where al
II lasia4 tno raes tapelli.f ira nag I'll IN de-
iaall ii n haalds We lashrd The lg Ia u and thus
Tor he fist fme. the '.sais aud spe " 5aled over the
t"nd ANarada. Asifs iohls flew un gracefully to the
hfeete II MAS received with thfee hearty cheers VIII CHI
VIE returned from the ship ard Neorc the sound had
d]d away. the news was spread Ear and VIDE by ma
nana salnte oi u gums
TINS hasGllsa Alvafado. Ahet having REFUSED two
aemlf,h i large tree. II finally cop,tulacd little
Steamer u three guns,
llafna heard ihat there was town, "TIacoalpan ="
oil sone 1000 nhahllan1s about leagues up the I>tr
@eetltf viii several sshoenerswe rocredcd immediate
u In taxi possession. lenfns moreover thai The Govern
III Il ANaf9d9 With salne lhois. had ST. ped there, We
"efz aoNiahe Il afilYe IN lihe 10 catch ihen.
ea0lsed about 2o'rl.eb IN The IN nm no and sin
dad without my hesfallan.
The mai day Ne returned taking ,1sscsson If three
seioeoefs. on 4 which We hunt sic having leen sc,
tied beiare cur alueal.
Feeling anNans 10 get eood look If the country. |
as'tnd'd 10 lie mast hea HON winch had fine ylw
=" tsl sIfanna,, covered with lnnnmrrable heds -, eat
Tie, hese> AMI mules hfee. DUNG tn ra3n, seaan
are ovtlf Ned, winch time the cattle are all driven IL
th,mSS,ains,
Seeing such abundance Of live stock WAC At n So
hn7w how II vas that 'he ople were starving Ms a
sh1feh Ifest had informed Ayalado With tears
III lis EYES.
Its ended the eN lofts fin Scomgc. undo, ler gal
ahi e"ihlhah1ef of, IA We came down. we met une u
he 81 all sta rs eonng up 10 see whore We're and
IL II in1ped on with orders or lnmedia reutn l he
neNt day 1t llanie saspended,t stemsi breach Of
hIts IN having taken oss' without pulog Lack -
mites l. Iuiurm lls toumoloIc
i9lsei to mention. that, when sailed up the rlver
Passed AeshlpnAn & with ) men, MIS- lett IN change
II The flag, aud Wis tie FIST 10 commune ate the news Of
ll capture 10 the combined fees which arrived neA
day.