The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-14
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 Victory! Victory!! FolI Of Vera Cruz..

fySTLE OF SAN JU.IN D ULLU.4 TAKEN.
 We hasten to lay before the public an ac-
 eoun, of inc taking of Vera Cruz and the Castle of San Juan de Ulua. The capiiu- l,,iou was completed on the 27th. and the .Nexicsns marched out of the city and
 Castle and gave up their guns on the 18th.
 The U. s. steamship Princeton, Captain Frederick Engle, having on board Col, Tot fen. of the Corps of Engineers, bearer of despaiches from Gen. Scott, and Acting Master T. E. Huger, bearer of despatches from Com. Perry, arrived of the South-West Pass on the morning of the 2d inst. from vera Cruz, whence she sailed on the evening of the 29th uI,, making the run in the un- urecedented shor, time of S2 hours! She hore-,o off the bar for the purpose of plac- iDg three officers from tho squadron on the ,owboal Hercules, and proceeded immedia- .ely to Pensacola, at which point the bearers of despatches would land. Com. Conner was on board, the Princetog, ea roale 10 Phiadetphia.
 On the 22d, at 1 o'clock, Gen. Scott opened heavy fire from his batteries, con sislng of nine mortars, four long 24s and two howtzers. On the 23d the battery on the west side of the city, consisting oi four 6S Paixhan guns and two long 32s, manned by officers and seamen of the navy, opened a most destructive fire, making breaches through the walls and sweeping the streets of the devoted city. It was here that Mid shipman Shubrick and seven seamen fell, while gallantly sustaining the honor of their country. The fire was kept up from our batteries until tlie morning Of the 26th, at which time the commencement of norther caused mutual suspension of hostiiities.- The "Musquto Fleet.n consisting of the steamer Spitire. Capt Tstnall; steamer Vixen, Capt Sands; schooners Bonita, Lieut. Ben- ham; Petrel, Lieut. Shaw; Reefer. Lieut.. S,erreti; Tampico, Lieut., Griffin. and Falcon. Lieut.. GIasson; all under the immediate com maud oi Capt Tatnall, got under way from Sacriieios soon after the opening of our land batteries, and stood close into the city. From this position they threw large num- Der of shell and round sho. into it. which caused much destruction. They came 10 an- chor al night in the position which they had aken, and at daylight on the ensuing morn ng they moved to the uor,hwtrd of the Washerwoman Shoals and recommended the cannonade. At this time they were within quarter of mile ol the castle.
 The SPitfire throwing several shells into l. The flollla sustained their position until : o'clock, and then they retired a. the signal of recall from the flag ship. During the whole tune they were under the guns of the castle and city, and notwithstanding a heavy and lncessant fire from the guns of the castle and Fort Santiago, they retired without the loss of man, the destruction of Capt. Tatt- 1ait's "gIg being the only loss sustained.
 The preIminaries for the surrender were entered into and arranged on the 27th and 18th, and on the 29th the enemy, to the amount oi 1000, marched out of the city and stacked their arIns in the presence of our whole army; their officers Icing allowed to retain their side arms, and their liberty on parole. The parole of the officers also re- qalred thai the men should not serve again during the war, or until exchanged \
 Morales who had command of the city had refused its surrender as long as shot was left or soldier to man gun; he was desposed on the 26th, and the surrender re- ceived through Gen. Landen.
 Early after the commencement of our fire. the gallant Capt. Vinicn of the 3d Artillery, one of the brightest ornaments of our army, fell, from cannon shot which carried away the top of his head. He had commanded the outposts of Gen. Worth, situated at the lime Kiln, within 700 yards of the city. from tIie hisi approach of our troops to the invest nen.
 On the 18th, Col. Harney, with squad- ron of Dragoons and few of the Isl and 2d regiments of Tennessee Noun ed Men under Colonel Campbell and Colonel Has ksll, and detachment of Steptoe's flying artillery under the command of Lieut.. Judd. Tn ali 300 men, had sharp conflict with the cavalry of the enemy, in force of 1000 or more. The Mcxicans were on tine opposite side oi the Medelin river, about nine miles from our camp, and were strongly posted, having thrown up formidable barricade, protecting the bridge across the river. This proved no obstacles 10 the impetaosiiy of our men; they carried the bridge and cut 10 pieces and dispersed the Mexicans. after short but decisive conflict Individual feats ot galIantry were frequent during the melee. mention of which will he made hereafter.- Leut Neill, adjutant of the 2i Dragoons, feceiyed two severe wounds from lance but they are not dangerous or the Mexi- cans officers who were captured at Vera Cruz i've were generals, eighteen were colo hels, thirty-seyen leutenant-colonels, five majors, ninety captains, and one hundred and eighty lleutenants, Tn all three hundred and thiry-fve.
 ten. Worth has command of the city, winch IS occupied by his own aud the divi- son Of Gen. Pillow. Major Scott of inc 9th iaianlry has command of Fort Conception on the north of the city, wi.h one company ol artillery and one oi infantry. Major mnghi of the Sth, that of Fort Santiago on the south, with a similar force.
 Col. Beiion has command of the castle of Jsan de Ulua with three companies. each. of