The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-09

contains the following unguarded expressions:
But ten have been landed far greai
number ordered, and so f,ras learn others have
arrived heavy responsibility upon the War De
pariment in not having the ordnance here in due season
for here are some $4,000 $1,000 completely para.
ze. as were. Tor their essential the upon
Vera Cruz They may in by the time those already
landed in position, they may notsuch is the position
IN winch t"ii scott now hnds himself"
We undertake to say that the President Secretary OF
War; the Ordnance and Quartemastes Departments have
met the responsibility OF the occasion, with the energy
which became their position. We do not speak light
y upon this matter We have been favored with CO.
plous details from the proper department-with the
times of requison, the times of chartering, loading,
and sailing OF the ransporsthe ordnance and ordnance
stores, and engineers supplies, &C., &C., which were
embarked We undertake to say that more activity
could not have been shown than furnishing the
sary munitions for the capture of Vera Cruz and the
tie We shall not recaptulae these items II is suff
Gent for TO state at present. that five transports have
been sent from New York and two from Old Point with
these One of them, the ST. Cloud, has carried
ordnance men, with some stores She had arrived al
Vera Cruz. The Tamaroo, the barque Vernon, and the
Charles loaded with the principal and most ma
terlal stores. The Tamaroo, in addition to ordnance
stores, and engineers supplies, carried ten moars She
had also arrived at Vera Cruz, according the last official
accounts The Vernon is reported three days ago the
marine lists OF New York to have arrived at Lobos and
the Charles, which off Chandelier islands, between
March, is supposed to have, few days after that
time, arrived at Lobos In fact it the opinion of the
best informed gentlemen here, that they have arrived at
Vera Cruz within day two after the date of the last
dispatches These three ships carry morars 81 900
0anch Shells IL twenty -four FOUNDER siege guns and
carriages, howitzers, besides 800 rounds OF ammun-
ton for each gun, &c. &c. And since the shipment OF
these, more than 10000 shells and more than 5000
barrels of gunpowder have been forwarded for Vera Cruz
The public press and its correspondents should be
careful before it raises suspicion gets up clamor
against the adminstratonevery member of which has
faithfully done its duty the vigorous prosecution of the
war;
If Vera Cruz and the castle not taken, it must be
owing to fatality for which the administrative
powers at Washington not responsible. We have
never active in dscharging their duties and
more proudly conscious of having done everything which
they could effect towards taking the castle In fact we
heads of the bureaus stating their firm belief to-day
that before this time, the castle of San Juan de Ulloa
is in the possession of the American troops One of
them specified the capacity of battery train to
cast than $50 shells every hour into the lin
tied area of the castle; the bombardment too CON
tnue during the day and night; and asked how was
possible, with such engineers had with General
Scott-wh Colonel Totten and his admirable corps-and
with such immense weight of metal as they would
MISUNDERSTANDING the guns upon the parapet,
breaking down the arches of the easements &c, &C.
the castle could resist the power with which it would be
assailed