The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-03-11
LATEST FROM TIE GULF.

LATEST FROM Tue GULF.
The la,es, news from the squadron is ia
a letter to the Mobile Tribune, dated 4. S.
Squadron, OIL Anton Lzndo, Feb. 4. Pas.
sing over the FIRST two paragraphs we give
the remainder.
Ga the ~ b ul,., the Princeton returned
to this anchorage aud the Commodore to
his own ship. DuiIng his absence, the
pf'z' steamship Petriia brought down from
Vera Cruz, on the 23J, Lieut.. C,l. Alfonso
DeIspu correctly Bupetu, OF louisiana.
HIS adventures are rather romantic, us lar
os | can learn. Under Instructions from
General Scott, he set Gu, from New Or.
leans 10 VISIT Vera Cruz aud the surround.
ny country as a spy, aud 10 cover his IA
tenuuus, proceeded fret to llasand aud Oh.
tanned passport to Vera Crvz asa French
man, he IS ol French scent aud speaks
the tongue like Parls,an). After army
lng there he penetrated as lar as Jalapa
asceflulned the probable number VI neh
that could be thruan INTO the Castle OF San
Juan De U,ua tie length o time for witch
At Is ptovl,ioned a.. and the general tout
ensemble, The mIitridi So, that would op
puse Gen. Seats contemplated attack -
DIung h!s stay hc narrowly escaped dr,ec.
tioa bciug suspected aud sui c,cd TO sew.
efal close examinations. Brlng informed
that the nulhuntics Intcudcd committing
han 10 lhe Castle as spy, he bad barely
tune 10 escape on board a French mcf
chant batqIe lyIng al SACRIFICES, from
~blch he Mas taken aud Lfougtl down by
tic L tuia. lis escape vas slueuatiy pro.
vidcntiai. The men Of the boat supposed
han one OF the passengers OF the boat aud
earned him Oh under mistake. They Nete
waiting for one al the passengers aud be.
iug ordered authoiilsI vely, 10 French, to
shove i IT. ubeyed uuhesuaiin.y. A
gam, the ARRIVAL of the pc,n!a at Slcrfi
ctJss aas purely accidental, nor should
omit 10 state that tile French bltqIc had
bs,r u,uu.hl mio Aaron l. z rduasu pt.z
a ieS days bciJfc aud had st been lc' 90.
O. The % three vessel. ran tho block.
EIDE at Vera Cruz. notwithstanding the VIZ
lance Of tie Albany and s.. Mary; IN
l4c', steamers are the only vessels 10 block
adr Il clualIy.
Ga the 20 y, ,hc French big punce.s
Mare was b,ou- IN "a b. lie A b,ny. SIN
VAS taken near Camycachy. AMI awaits the
Commodofcs decision. ! be same day The
small schr Mariner nitiyed lfun Il wanna,
slh dispatches Tor The Commodore. sup.
pos, d lois,ing TO the fl tao. out o. pftta.
leets from that port u1dct Metcau coIots.
o. the - b the PJtpal,o returned from
Ismpicu, aud the slonp Manner proc etrd
10 that place auh 60. iIlou.r - ilIu on
board as passenger. q. coune be com.
muu,cs,cs Al.h Gen ScQu j, ,atly IS pps
SIDE,
Ga tic 3i.', the P1rpa,,c sent ont ~
csuise and the PRINCETON let Cor ihe b.oca-
ade 81 A,atadu.
Fob. 81, lie ffcnch bag Paucess Ma
ne, vas perutflcd 20 leave here inr Sacr
hclons The fcuch tamn,odote autfens
teeiHs ula, 20 part OF her cargo should be
landed. Tie sane DAY the p.lu'a btou. ht
down intelligence ttom S4cuhcios, and that
he advanced gvatd 0 a column 4 "uf tor
ces, ADVANCING ifotu Tamp'co upon luspan,
had been defeated and sixiy Of our soldiers
made prisoners. fhe oad,ska HH,ir, ~e
presume Santa Anna VAS a'so reported
10 be sutl at San LUIS Potost,
The fumof u nov current that our Whole
naval force hal been ordered 10 collect here
on the % h ot tiHs munh, to he IN fcad'-
ness 10 cooperate With Gen. Scott ~ the
expected attack 90 VEN Cfug, and Il Is The
general impression thofoughout the squad
ron that We shall have a f.ht at last.
the only vessels of var no~ pfes,n a.
,hts anchorage, are the irgsls RAtttan aud
steamship Spu6fc, together with number
Of qua boats