Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-03
Correspondence ofM Iropic.


AT o'clock to-day the fleet began and before two
p NJ came anchor SACRIFICES in the following order
The Raritan gae, containing yeght hundred troops
just inside of Sacrcos the Spitre followed, towing twenty
surf the Princeton, with thousand men, came
The Massachusetts, herring the broad flag OF General
Scott and thousand troops the propeller barque Edith,
the headquarters General WORTH also crowded the pro-
pee Euora, filled with troops, and the Albany corvette,
with hundred soldiers and towing eleven boats
ed in the order have here given hem and to anchor
in beautiful STYLE Then the Potomac fgae, crowded
with soldiers aovv and alo, should say full three thou
sand men; then the old Pelrita drew her slow length
along" followed by the baque Floyd slowed fore and aft
with trough aies"--teamsters, suppose. The Vixen
steamer came next filled with troops and towing fourteen
boats and then the ST. May's oop-ofwar also crowded
and towing boats TO her succeeded the ship Oregon,
full of coats" red backs Of kind the
New Orleans with Gen. Quman and his brigade, part of
it, and Generals Jesup and Shields next the steamer Vir
gina, believe with four mass crowded. next the Ala
bama steamer crowded ao then the ship Alabama, ditto
then the IT, s. brig Porpoise, full tcka bed tick; and
the briganne Empire, ditto. Next followed the transports
Monezuma and Catherine also crowded with troops and the
Huron, Maine, Columbia, and Others with magazines, ord
nance, stores, &c, between thirty and forty sail in all
| Not single collision occurred number Of gun-boats
had preceded the feet and taken their position in line above
ship, The splfre and Vixen subsequently fell into the
same line.
Before the shipping had all fairly anchored the process Of
debarkaiion commenced with the first DIVISION Gen. Worth
| in command.
At 20 P. NJ signal from the Massachusetts,, the
umn rather the field of boats began move and 30
the whole line grounded, and the became OF in
descrbable interest In incredibly short the Ameri-
standard waving on the summit Of elevation
few rods from the beach, and regiment standing by
complete and rock-ike. neghbong hill at the Same in
slant presented the magical feature and another and
other The work done. The sovereign and
Independent State of Vera Cruz chattel of Yankee
land.
Not gun fired in opposition, not Mexican solde
in sight forbid, representative to protest agals
the PROCLAMATION SOIL Groups of sorry looking
beings stood about the hill tops watching the proceeding,
but betrayed extraordinary degree of interest in it. and
struggled down field silently observed the
evoluons preparatory to the bivouac for the night
The division numbered including Marines about five thou
sand men, all Of whom with their important ordnance
stores, shore SHUTDOWN At sunrise this morning
the boats in which the troops landed board
the ships which brought them from the United States.
| The whole affair exceently managed and reflects
great credit upon all engaged.
The British mail steamer, which has been lying for
days the Castle down to Sacrcios and anchored
between that island and Panaras Reef witness the land
ing. Her decks filled with people, amongst whom
several ladies' presume they English nmies resident
in Vera Cruz, who have taken refuge in until the
city shall have been captured and quiet restored.
The women and children represented by the English
and French officers to be engaged hundreds upon the add
tional entertainments and Notifications about Vera Cruz.
They work with shoves and hoes in the dches and carry
the earth from them to the embankmen aprons, bags and
baskes-and they hungry We cam also, through the
channels that another revolution going forward in the
city of Mexico, with the object of oyerurnng the
What state Of things
We have Santa Annals report of the battle. He
says the Mexican victorious he having brought of
field pieces and stand of coors from the field He
presents his loss TO be thousand he retired only
miles, ard this movement rendered indispensable by
wa 81 bread not from any apprehensons Of Tayors adj
II lame story, and full Of hope that "Od
Rough and Ready has added another sprg his
/ an actual victory,