The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-10

in about a mile and AN eighth, whence, being ua,
covered IRON the castelar, essential Condition IN n
saiety-they also opened brisk IRE upon the ei,y II
has been continued, uninieuupteily. b. the NORM.
only with few intennissions, By the vessels ~ ID
O'Clock this morning, when the commodore yeIT y,
IL, called them of from position too daragy assarl
Our three remaining mortars are now II o'clork
IN battery, and the whole ten m activity To-mmI
early, II the city should continue obstinate baeues
and viii be ready 10 add their ire: No Z, cons
Of four 2i-pounders and two s-inch PaIxkan gun,
No naval battery OF three 3z-pOunders aud ,br
inch PaiXhans-the guns, officers and sailors aAde
the squadroa-OQr irieads OF the navy being unlen
IN their Jealous cooperation, IN every mode and ION
SO far, We know thai our FIRE upon the city has !
highly elective particularly from The batteries Of
inch mortars, planted al about so yaIts from Ii,
Including the preparation and defence Of the ban,
from the beglnniRg-now many dass--and hOiWllAs
ing the heavy IRE OF the enemy. from ATTY and oas
have only had four or five men wounded, and one y
and one man killed, IN near the trenches. Tha,
was Captain John X Ifnton, OF the United States
tlery one OF the most talented, accomplished, anl
tive members OF the army, and who was highly |
guished m the brilliant operations at Monterey. IL
last evening, IN the trenches, where he was on ID
field and commanding officer, universally Regrets 4
have Just attended his honoret remains 10 50
grave-n full view OF the enemy and within reach
guns.
Thirteen of the long needed moriars-leayng u
ty-seyen, besides heavy. guns, behlhd-have an
and two OF them landed. heavy Roriher then i
tat meridlan) that stopped that operation, and ais
landing OF shells Hence the fire of our mortar ban
has been slackened, since two O'Clock. TO-DAY |
cannot be TenvigoIatei until we shall again ha
smooth sea. In mean time shall leave this repor
for iournalizing events that may up the dee
OF the steam shp-Of-war, the Princeton, with Con
dore Conner, who, learn, expects to leave the az
age off Sacnfcacs, for the United States, the p
slant.
Ndrch 2i.-The storm having subsidized in the ng
commenced This forenoon, as soon as the sea beca
Little smooth, to land shot, shells, and moriars
The naval battery, No 8, was opened with grea, "A
~, under Captain Aullck, the second IN rank II
squadron, at about 10 a. m. HIS fire was coniiaue
O'clock D. m, Little before he relieved BY Cd
Mayo, who landed with fresh supply OF ammunt
Capt. A. having exhausted the supply he had bn
with him He lost four sailors killed, and had one
Ger. Lieut.. Baldwin, slightly hurt.
The mortar batteries, Nos. l. ?, and 3, have frel
anguiily during the day for the want OF shells, whl
now going out from the beach.
The two reports OF Col Bankhead, chief OF art
both of this date, copies OF which enclose give l
cidents of those three batteries.
Battery No. {, which will mount four 24-ponaAI
and two S-inch Paixhan's guns, has been much dsa
in the hands OF the interchangeable engineers by the Ml
that filled up the work with sand nearly as fast
could be opened BY the half blinded laborers II d
however, doubtless be in full activity early tO-mG
morning..
Philadelphia, have bat a moment TO continue tbs
port.
All the batteries, Nos /, p 3, 4, and 5, are in al
activity this mornng. The effect Is, doubt, very n
and | think the city cannot hold out beyond to-day
morrow morning many OF the new mortaTs will be
position to add their fire, when. after the dea
some twelve hours, il no proposition TO sursal
should be received shall organize parties for can
the city BY assault. So far the defence has been sp
and obstinate
1T a-nnrfal rarasral t,c,n "a
signed by the consuls OF Great Britain, France 81
and Prussia, within Vera Cruz, asking me to gHI
truce to enable the neutrais together with Mexican
men and children, TO withdraw from the scene OF hi
abou; them. shall reply, the moment that an O221
nifty may be takes 10 say--l That truce can on
view to a surrender -. That in sending Safeguard
the different consus beginning far back the 18Th
distinctly adnonshei theulpartculariy the freacAI
Spanish oonsulS-and of course, through the two
other consus-of the dangers that have followed 8 Il
although, al that date had already refused TO allow
person whatsoever 10 pass the line OF investment el
way, yet the blockade had been left open 10 the eon
and other neuras TO pass on, 10 their respective ships
up to the 21d instant; and, 4th- shall lncose
memonaists a copy OF nv summons TO the goyernOL
show that had fully considered the impeailng had
ships and distresses of the place, including those Of
men and children, before one gun hal been hre1 IN
direction The intercourse between the neutra SHIPS
and the city was Stopped at the last mentioned
by Commodore Perry. with my concurrence, ,wadt
PLACED the ground that that intercourse could moi
To give TO the enemy moral a,a iai comfort.
[ will be seen from the memorial, that our bars|
have already had terrible effect on the city, also ka
through other souFres,) and hence the inference h
surrender must soon be proposed. In haste
WINFIELD SCOTT
Hon. WV L. MARcr, Secretary OF War.