Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-17
JIlso,,iIo Fleet.

lNusg,nfo Fleet.
/ 200 shot and SHE'LL averaging. 81
Making in all 700 shot and SHE'LL weighing 1862 600 lbs
The destruction in the city is awful-one half OF II l.
destroyed Houses blown pieces and furniture scatter
ed in every direconhe up, and the strongest
buildings seriously damaged
Gen ScorT has certainly achieved great glorious, and
almost boodcss victory, enemy IN position that wa
considered imprrgnable Throughout the whole air he has
preserved the perfect equilibrium of temper and the char
acersc GOODNESS and courage Of great General and noble
soldier and while under the necessity Of demanding from the
enemy TERMS he has tempered the vgo Of the circam
stances with humany-he best evidences Of brave and
peent officer.
The Engineer Corps under Col TOTEM have applied
themselves the discharge Of their duties became them
their position and endured the prvaon aud exposure to tn
weather and The fire OF the enemy without regard to health OF
loss of life.
No division or portion of the army has been better conduct
ed than that of Ordnance throughout the whole OF the
operations and no entitled to greater degree
credit than Capt HuGER and Lieut. HAGSER; their duty has
aruous and they have abored night and day to dis
charge it, fair weather aud foul both al the general depot
and in the enenchmens and these Offices up to their
knees in water during prevalence Of the heavy norher
rescue their stores from loss
The Charleston Mercury has the following, de-
rived from an officer of the Navy:
awe understand that Gen. ScoTr delayed opening his
guns upon the city for eight hours to give the wemen and
children opportunity of Withdrawing assuring them
protection for themselves and whatever property they might
choose to carry with them Not individual embraced this
offer and subsequen, destruction Of and children
during the bomhardmen Of the painful
gret to General and the Army. Though
turn had been made believed that the slain the city
during the investment exceeded eight hundred.
The city and castle surrendered Internationally There
have captured between 600 and 700 cannon Of various
cabcrs about TO- 900 stand Of arms, and considerable
amount Of military stores. There great abundance Of
provisions and water in the city, but scarcely any in the castle
Gen Scorr has shown great promptude in following up
his victory. sufficient force take Avaado mme-
datcly dispatched under General QurrMAS The main army,
is supposed would take up the line of march for the city
Of Mexico by way Of the castle Of Perote Its force is full
900 electives battle expected at Puente del Rey,
strong pass unless could be turned Of which there
good hopes.
The United States steamer Hunter wrecked Green
Island Reef the night of the 20h umo, after having ta
Of prize, supposed to be the French vessel
that run the blockade The officers and Of the steame
were all saved, those Of the prize.
E@ Through pure inadvertence we spoke, in
our last, of article copied by from the Spring
field DAILY Republican as being from Connecticut
paper Every reader, who is familiar with the
geography Of the Atlantic border, will at once per-
ceive that the blunder proceeded from our identify
ing the town Of Springfield with the river Con
necticuU whose banks il adorns and beauties
rather than with its political parent the State Of
MASSACHUSETTS,