Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-13
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slsop II var cysse. ss ossymsN wss 1secenay
puS.ishea, n which n wss mated that the -
s,slsnts weie ipeloriosslf repalseS. The WasA.
q u,stm Onion has been furnished bys friend in
New York, - whom Il ~as addressed, wi,h the
,oIlDwmg account Of the visk .oi ths ,Cyass to
that poe'. wAish ,hossA no, osIseis,, 10 believed
To - oOtret. The siiair resulted in the sue.
csssful accomplishment o. cunsaadee Du
! Pyn,s objects. and the details exhibi, tens~ed
afoot that the sPiris which has in times past,
covered the navy with honor, .,ill exists. and
will display itself whenever an opportunity pre-
sents tseii. s "a
"On the morning Of the 9th Of Oct. Capt. Du
rons requested the authorities to deliver the two
gun boa's armed and equipped. and the registry
ce the vessels 10 the port. This on the morn.
ing. was refused, and shortly afterwards the
t-o gun boa,s were set on ire by the Mexicsns.
TO prevent ti'cm falling 10 OUT hsnda
awe now sct manfaly ct our remaining
work. whch was to cut out the only Mexican
vessel lying in the harbor. (,he neutrals hauled
o,'.es they were direcscd.) This was the brig
Condor anchored within pistol shot Of the
town, pnd within short mu.ket. runRc OF their
troops concentrated behind the hill have BE-.
y fore mentioned. She evidently wa. no, burned
when the gun.5o,;s were, on account other be
ing more completely covered by their combined
rces, lying in cove 80 far b.hinj this hill
that they could FIRE upon her from their Protec.
tod position without exposing themselves TO the
ship's guns. Our launch, with gun-a twelve.
p und carronade--moun,.d in her bow,. and
tie third cutter, were called away, with their
crews armed and equipped. Lieut. G. w. liar
'isoa in command oethe expedition in The launch
with Mid.hipmau II. N. Crsbb and sc'inq boat
swain J,m"s Collins. Tho third cutter. with
f.iea' lwatd Higgins and Mid.hipmsn r. F.
r. i..ais. with some extra small arm u,en
showed ch at halcpast eleven. Lying on their
carsa few m nut,s. slongside, they were al.
dressed by Captain nu Pcnt in few pc .inen,
remsrks, setting toita the necessity Of his send.
i,e ,hc,n upon I" hez7r rd ne an expedition,
wishing them 10 show the enemy. by the man.
nnr Of bringing out the brig. from her n,ore ex.
p.sed position, how they would have handled
the .bcaie.
"The officers snc men in III. bolts- -ervied
by a'lon board Tor such was the enthusiasm.
that every msn was Disappointed that wss not
selscted for the expediton-gave way. and pul.
led dir city 6r the brig. We at once opened
the Are from the ship upon the town with round
and she'll shot. oncentra,ing the FIRE upon the
government buildings, which, fortunately. form.
I'd a space between thi. hill, behind which the
military lay. and where the Condor was ing.
Oar fre had the effect 10 make the troops with.
oraw little. TO find greater security behind the
hivbcs, ps,t of The hill ; we scou saw that our
sl,ni and she,,s were doing fearful execution by
the holes in the walls of the houses. A. the
cnrmy did not open up'n our GOATS Immediately
our hre was slackened for tear our sieli might
bars, before reaching the shore. and do injury
TO our people.
"When our boats boarded the Condor, the
enemy with three cheers, opened upon them
with soi!tys Of musketry. and IN ~ FOUNDER
VERNE situated within musket range Of them.
Our Are from the ship was st once hereely re.
snmed, and so we'll directed. that it prevented
the enemy trm approaching the Condor. conf.
ming them behind the hill, as tho whole spsee
was swept by our shot and shells. Their fire
wns also warmly returned ny our iaunch's gun
end the snsIl.armcd men drawn up on the deek
Of the brig. Her cable. though Of iTor. was
eoon rut with an axe. and our men were hes,
wing cheerily upon the hawser. running 10 the
kedee anchor. ~hich they had dropped as they
approached the brig, with off she goes. and of
she must go In the mean time. the enemy,
FIRE bece me so hot. that i.ieu,e1snt Harrison
ordered the brig 30 be fred. fearing the boa'i
might be disabled This uo,k was done undel
sho.ers Of balls as they were receiving the fire
afat leist five hundred nuskets. When she
wss warped up to the aedge. she was taken it
tow by the boal.; 1t MAS at This moment thai
the enemy h,I some exulta,ion, seeing th.
bosls pulling away from The brig, and not oh
serving the hawser which was slack, they
though, the boats were beaten of, but they sool
saw the ha ws.r tighten, and The brig folIowin:
the boats; frs, cutter was sen. to assist in tow
ing in charge o, Actin, Maste' J. F. Stensoo.
"'rhe brig was som oht OF range of The enc
mys muske,ry. the Ere was :. g"''eo' s"e va
towej 10 leeward Of u, aud tie Jb'at" cast OH
We ceased firing. our officers anG mer. were Joy
o,,siy receivsd-Dui y @sn was injured. "hci
seemed m IN uluu >--ihp hr,.'s e,ds and ma ST