Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-04-08

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| uuss reach 10 dat both thc city aud cssgle an
occupied BY our victorious troops.
/ The general imprrssloa SEEMS to be thai
The city viii surrender In the course Of ier
DAYS CT TWO weeks. No doubt Is expressed d
the successful termination OF the enitrpgszr..
The Portia was delSyea from the Sth 70 shs
18th by the pTevasence ofn Nortaer. duSans
which lime The discharge of heavy ordnance
was frequently heard, which doubtless pro.
ceeded from the Castle.
The vessels belonging 10 the squadron en-
ployed IN the service as CONVEYS, and for the
covering the landisg Of he troops below Pun.
Ia de Hcrnos, are Flagship Rarltan; Fri.
gates Potomac and Princeton; Sleeps 81. Ma
RVS, Albany. and Jnhn Adams; Steamer
Vixen. Spit6re; Gunboa,s Refer, Peirrl, Bo-
ni,s. and Bell. The Gunboa,s carry medium
32's.
Canp NEAR vrRA Cxuz,
March l2, morning
Iwrc,e you hasty letter last evening, with
short account ofihe movements Of the day
After il was closed the Rifles, under Col
SMITH had brisk acilon with the enemy, in
which the LATER, after partial success al the
onset were finally driven back with consider
able loss This morning the line OF invest
ment--some FIVE or six miles in exsent--wil
probably be complete.
do not think, from all that can see and
learn, that Gen ScoIr will be able 10 plant
his batteries for several days 10 come; and en-
Ill he can make good show be will mol open
upon The town al all. When the bombardmeni
does commence il will be IN earnest.
Capt. vrsroS OF the artillery has been or.
dered 10 take Up q position at lime kiln close
in 10 the walls of the city. and this he has ef-
fecsed without loss. Anticipating an attack
upon this point last night, Gen. WoRrH went
out. after dark, with two companies. 10 sup
mort Capt. "; but nothing occurred. There
was some little skirmishIng a, the different
pickeis during the night, but Otherwise all was
quiet.
COL HARSEY's dragons have no, as yet ar
rived, yet their services are greatly needed.--
I, is said tina, large train Of pack mules,
which went out Of the CITY yesterday. lock a
heavy amour, OF specie as well as valuables
All this property might have been captured had
Gen. SCoTT had cavalry force. twas also
reported last evening that something like lou
Msxicans were seen coming in towards sun
down, by the main road from Mexico, with
large drove Of cattle for the beleaguered CITY !;
but az the investment was not then complete,
and as we had no cavalry, they could no, be
taken. learn. however. thai Gen. TwIees,
who commands on the northern side OF the CT
ty, succeeded during the day in capturing quite
a number Of cattle. A norlher is now blow
ing, which it is hoped viii bring IN the I'd
Dragons.
Al the magazine, which was captured day
before yesterday, considerable quantity OF
ammunition was taken. II was evidently OF
English or American make, rs il was labelled
"shor, "a age, ""long range" SC. &C., in good
vernacular The Mexicans managed TO gc,
off safely the larger portion Of their ammuD-
ton, and j, is DOW carefully slowed away in
side the city walls.
Capt. ALsBRris who was killed yesterday,
was sitting at the foot Of tree al the time he
was struck The ball carried away almost
his entire head, took off the arm Of drummer
boy and wounded corporal besides. 1t had
gone entirely over one of the Pennsylvania
regiments before il reached the spot where the
brave but unfortunate captain was sitting.
II would take page Of our paper 10 give
full effect to description OF the first landing oil
our troops on the afternoon of The 9th; a more
stirring spectacle has probably never been wit
messed in America. In the FIRST line there were
no less than seventy heavy surf boats. con-
tanning nearly 1000 regulars. and all of them
expected 70 meet an enemy before they struck
the shore. Notwithstanding this, every man
was anxious TO be frst--they plunged into the
water waist deep as they reached the shore
the 'sslars and stripes" were instantly floating
"A rush was made for the sand hills, and
amid loud shouts they pressed onward. Three
long and loud cheers arose from their com
radcs still on board, awaiting TO be embarked,
and meanwhile the tops and every portion OF
the foreign vessels were crowded with specta-
tors OF the scene Not one who witnessed II
will ever forge, the landing. Why the Mexi-
cans did not oppose US is greater mystery
than ever. considering their great advantages
at the time and tina, they have since opposed
every step ofour advance.
The troops, both regulars and volunteers,
have suffered incredibly since The landing
marching over the heavy sand hills. without
water, under broilihg sun during the day,
and sleeping out without tents or bedding du-
ring the heavy dews which have fallen AT
night-exposed too, TO continual fire from
the batteries from the enemy; yet not a muir
mur has been heard. Any thing can be ef-
fecied with such troops.
Yours, &c., G. w. X.
U. s. SLooP OF War, ALBANY,
E,rr;fc;os Marct, IA morning {