Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-04-24
From, our Extra Of Friday.
Surrender Of the City of Vera
Graz and the Castle of San
.Er,aRn G,UlI0a.

We have been favored with an Ex-
ira from the office of the Galena Ca
zeite, containing the following impor-
tant intelligence:
The u. S. steamer Princeton arriv-
ed below New Orleans on the Cd, in
So hours from Vera Cruz. Messrs.
Gideon and McIlvaine, of the Prince
ton. brought up the following news.
Gen. Scott having completed his
Entertainments on the 22d ult. his line
nine miles in length, completely sur
rounding the city, opened his batteries,
consisting of nine mortars, four "a
Founders and two 10 inch howitzers,
at about O'Clock in the afternoon of
that day. The City and Castle COM
menced firing shot and shell from the
moment our troops were discovered
taking position, and the firing common
ced between both parties from the
time our batteries opened until the
night of the 25tb, and was heavy and
uninterrupted. On the 18th in par
ticular, the damage done to the city
was immense. A battery of two 80
Founders and four 6S Founders, from
the Squadron, manned by seamen, and
commanded by officers from the
Squadron. was placed directly in the
rear Of the city on the morning OF the
s2d. This battery told with such
powerful effect, that Of the twelve bat
teries of the enemy surrounding the
city, five were directed to it, without
having the least effect in happening
the ardor Of those who worked il. 1t
was manned by $50 seamen, and COM
manded by five or six officers, the par
ty relieved every "a hours, from the
squadron, and it is admitted that no
guns in our whole lines were worked
with better effect. This, however, is
not the only participation of our gal
LIANT feet in the siege.
On the evening of the 22d, what is
termed the Mosquito fleet, consisting
of the steamers Spitfire and Vixen;
schooners Petrol, Bonista, Refer. Tam
pico and Falcon, each vessel having l
heavy gun, moved up from the anchor
age at Sacrihcios, on the afternoon OF
the 22d, and took position on the ex-
IRENE right of our line, close in shore
and commenced firing shot and she'll
into the city. They retained this po-
sition until the morning OF the esd.
when they got under way and stood
within about one quarter of mile of
the Castle. at a point to the north OF
the Washerwoman shosl, so that both
Castle aud City were within reach OF
their guns. They remained in this po-
sition during two or three hours, firing
alternately into the City and Castle,
and Notwithstanding its close proximi-
" to the Castle, and the continued fire
of shell and shot from that point of the
enemy's defences, and from Fort San
tiago, at the southern extremity Of the
city, not life was lost, wound re-
ceived. or one of the vessels injured.
At the expiration Of two or three
hours. the fleet was recalled, but during
the period it was engaged. it did much
destruction to the city. and annoyed
the Castle considerably by throwing
shells into it.
During the 26th, an extremely vio-
lent norther blew, and the fire on both
sides was suspended during the whole
day, and from our batteries, on the 25th
being so destructive. the people clam
ored for surrender. Morales, the
Governor, having declared his inten-
ton never to surrender, while it was
possible to fire gun, was deposed, and
Landero elected in his stead; and on
the morning of the eth, flag oftruce
was sent with an offer to surrender the
CITY by itself, to which Gen. Scott re-
piled that he could take both the City
and Castle, and that he would accept
only the surrender of both. The flag
of truce returned, but during the day
negotiations were opened by the enc
my. which resulted in the surrender of
BOTH THE CITY AND THE
CASTLE.u.
Without entering into the details of
the terms, it viii for the present be
sufficient to say, the garrisons, number
ing in all about one thousand men, sur
rendered prisoners of war. and the city
aud castle were delivered to US on
condition that they should be protected
in their present condition, until the
difficulties between the two nations are
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