Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-30
MEXICAN NARRATIVE az EVENTS, AT THE
HEROIC CITY OF VERA Cruz, WHILE
BESEIGED BN THE AMERICAN ARMY

Pub ishtd Jalapa, Ist7.l
How horrible We E-s attempting briefly 10
describe. What SympaIhizng heart behold without
ms eyes filing with buerest tears of GREET w, would
rejoice 10 conceal from Mexico this event, with the origin
oi melancholy abandonment aud the Of such Sc
rous and amenabe misfortune country-but We are
compelled announce the entire world what was our
irue position during those days OF ba'barous conflict with
out any relief which this city sustained aud her disastrous
cad.
This description shall explain the causes OF this result
the true language the Bulletin has issued which has
the true expression o! the Sabine sentiments anmaung
the hearts o the defenders Of Inflated Vera Cruz.
Animated and decided awaited the enemies Of our
nationality after the beautiful youths Of Vera Cruz had
voted many months 10 TIE daily practice OF hge arms,
slieTng themselves capable OF rcpelng the attack and
announced assault hich ts city receive
united with tie OF the valiant possessed
al studied lie best plan OF defending walls which sur
rounded national and constant hearts never
to surrender them with ie When the squadron OF the
enemy appeared, bearing the invading army, all points
o defence were al once covered with aud the
Nations, Guard. From this tirs moment the service was
constant with the greatest ygance-citzens excused by
te law ran 10 the common defence and few found
without Their % assist; ell worked aud ration
IN the ne momCuty expecting the assault and agreeaby
10 their OATH resolved the lives to defend
Gneir fam lies aud Their country.
But days and dark nights passed. and the enemy did
aPprOach walls; remaining concealed behind works
he anxious measure with us,-nor venture
upon uncertain deed Of arms, selecting
agreeable him, and IN accordance his charac-
ter the bablrOus manner OF disseminating the uroendng
and dlencerss citizens, by barbarous bomblrdmeu Of
the CITY the most horrible manner, throwing tIlOO
bombs ana an lununeraue number OF balls Ui the largest
during nights and days directing first shots To the
powder miguzue the quarter of hospitals Charity
the hospitals i5E wounded, and the points he fire.
where II was believed he public authorities would
Die with persons to put II out the bakers houses desg
mated by their chimnies and during the night raining
Tue entire city bombs, whose height perfectly gradua
tee with the time OF explosion that they might ignite
falling, and thus the maximum destfucton-but
infamous proceedings IND Gated rom the first dsy cow
adice enemy. His first victims women and
Children followed 10y whole families perishing from the e
ieeis OF the ezPosoa, or under the ruins Of their dwellings
In snort time the hospitals crowded wound
ed, the dead being simultaneously bured-Ith the eGcep
uOn OF those unknown, who could be taken un-
OF Sano Domingo, killing te unfortunate wOund,d d. a. CHIT
enng away the and doctors, vino after arriving with
and risk the church OF San Francisco and the
pei RI the hrd order, encountered the same dismal fate
well the hospitals Of Beien and OF Loreo, where
u b we sscertancd bomb assassniei 10 innocent
pesons. In oil quarters pe-hed unfortunate persons seek
iug shelter from this irghGul desJaiioD,-wuie the
wounded retaining suengin enough 90 themselves, fly
cspp.es and pTUkliug the their blood
At the cOnd day OF the bombardmen we were without
bread 90 meat reduced u feuon OF beans eaten mid
night beneath shower of add the ght sung from the
proecues BY this lime al the buildings from La MERGED
the Pauaqu reduced ashes and the mpassale
streets filed viii ruins, and pToJecu,s The citizens
had Rrrsiyciy removed the caea sidc where % o,
this time lees DISTINCTION had happened takug shelter in
the streets and entrees m such numbers at only
room 10 stand on their feet But the third day the enemy
alternately scattered her shot, a1d every spot was
place e danger This the condition Of the de-
ISOLATE families, suffering much anguish without advice
hope, sleep or food, solely engaged preserving
yet aggravated by the reflection Il uuccran fate
Of their and tr1tefs remaining the Notifications
who 10 return ympah lei ia this condition Of their pa
rents known g. be subjected the explosion every bomb
upon their hlbilaIon. Most Of the families whose
houses had been destroyed hsd .0s everything oil the
property remaining to them being tie clothes their backs
because what The flames did Consume buried I'M
der The ruins. Hundreds Of porsol, we'll fathers
numerous families It children, heretofore relying upon Ger
tam incomes, t0-tay find thcm7"lvs without bed liz
upon, without covering clothing shelter them and
with ut any ycluaIs.
The principal bake houses ~, longer * sted M proy.
SONS could be had aud without any shops
the garrison and part OF the population feeding upon rice
and beans collected by the muncipal authorities! =! Lei
% be remembered that hsd been bIockadod one year
causing general poverty that rich and benevolent men
who could hlyo cousolc4 many and relieved moro wrre
absent and f-a situation be best ascerainod by
ail those knowing FCru Cruz. % I've her commerce
which bad been alroady dead many months. IN tnt
midst NJ such multitude II horrors desoaton and so
row, with 'he hospital 900 Of wounded without attendant.
tho dwellings filed with u1burod dead corpses food
breaches in the VALE the damage Of the strongest bes
defended works wiz mo- expiring stack II cannon cart
rdRe. from the reply Of them o. the enemy, ih,
Commanding General surrounded with such appeals an,
mniIrYncs icli Do. courage stimulated and declared h
luton 10 defend ibis poet 'o long o. there remained "
men olive ilr tbs DhIcct-tho officers oi the line md iH
municipal authHrU.s afecmb'ei for consulfauln and t
mapuy Judged proper T. save the lives II co. innocen
cit Hl a-salei by Tho enemy, whose death did not m
We aro yet gnorant nj the ozac number Of ki's,
and dct but BY the beet daa We have obaincd ,st
m-fr both. af not le1s than thousand persons TIT
damage done dwellings end edhc-s BE- five siS mil
lone i1iaf which be repaired !Of many years.
Tho Fs1ch Confus and neutral perso1'. present. agan'
thsr consent % witnofs such dcsoaunE scenes euogI
The vlrr md actions Of defenders and the heroic
duct Of Hs population, suffering many calamitcs in
waf, furious ~ savage auocous, n which position
confronted death, without iear suffering wth1u
tho power Of defence Vengeance witnessing A. the
sdcs the distraction Of their hearing The shfcks of ou
wounded and tho noise Of such destructive fires, withou
moving from their position These eeolseons 6ll N
hesu with bitterness. nnd the details, which We omit wi
excite horror published BY better pens. Having bee
TARGET durng FIVE entire dsys for sr thou'and NOR
p',Iscucs which separated when thoy exploded, ofmni
counting tho and rubbish, thrown up, oh6
clements q dcsygcuon a. the amount Of 25OOOO0 shot
After sustaining this attack, rgmaned reduced ~ Oh
mcsi ifehrul misery without any knowing how {,
morrow 20 feed his family.
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