Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-05-18
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NAVAL OPERATIONS.

The Capture Of Tu~paa--soiritcd Resis-
Wo copy the following from tho New
Orleans Picayune of the 4ln:
The u. s. ,ranspor. schooner Gen. Pat
terson, Capt. Jacf son. arrived ycsterdn y
morning from Vera Cruz. having spilcd
thence on the 9th Of April.
Captain Jackson reports tina: on the
day Of sailing no fell In with the Amer
can squadron. twenty-five miles north OF
Vera Cruz, Com. Perry in command.-
The Squadron was returning from the
Tuspan expedition. Tho Gen. Patterson
WINS boa rded from tho L. $. Steamer
Scorpion. and received n mil.
Capt. Jackson learned that TusPan was
taken on the 9th April. after severe re@i7-
lance from the Mexican troops. The ~
mericans had four men killed. AMI about
fourteen wounded. Among tho woaaIai
wero four officers. namely; Conner Tntnail.
slightly; Lieut.. Parker. severely: I.ain:.
Hnrts,ene, slightly; and Passed Ml4hp.
man Lowne, slightly. The inst narn3 .
doubtless incorrectly reported. In"rp ~
Passed Midshipman Lowry III the Navy
Register.
Tho gun Of tho Moxcans ut Tu7pan
wore all spiked and the place rendered
defencelcss. 1t was then abandoned.
Wo have copy of tho American En-
gle, from Vera Cruz. Of the 22l at. t"p
DAYS later than we have before seen. /.
contains very littic news from the army.
although thero had been several arrivals
from it. Gen. Shields was still alive at
last accounts, but it was though: ho could
not survive. Capt. johnston, Of tho To-
biographical Engineers, remainoi IN worry
critical state. Con. Pillows wound Is
not serious.
(Tho Bulletin of yesterday morning
says:-"Gen. Shields, wo regret 10 lolra.
died Of his wounds. on tho lo.h.' W.
presume this must be mn error. ut least.
that there was no positive fouadatIon tor
tho statement. Wo can boar of no news
from tho army. although wo have made
every inquiry. later than is5 boon rocc'-
we'd at this office. At our last accounts
Con. Shields was still alive
The Moxi-an officers, on their way ~
tho United States, wora sent over 10 the
Castle on San Juan DC Ulnln, on the list
u!t. Thcy were in tino spirits.
Sergeant Tucker, Of the q Dragons,
was shot ut md wounded III tho hand
while riding an express from Gen Scott
10 Vera Cruz on tho 2O.h ut. Ga the
2is, n teamstcr was picked up on tho road,
having been killed by some cowardiy Mex
lean.
We annex letter from corraspon-
don't at Vera Cruz which Is tho latest "o
havo from that city:
Correspondence of the Picayuno.
VERA CRuz, April 23i, 1877.
Gentlemon: We are now four a1y9
without n word concerning the movom 'H'S
sh.,u4- ..tl ex, rlre~.frs- Deci'7'nt on, PR
ticularly as tho las. express which cnn1
through received voIIoy of abopt fifty
muskc,s. 1t only wounded ono of the
Dragons. Che sorgcant,) mns!lct ball
having passed through his hand. An OK
press left horo with a mail on the 2is!,
and nftcr proceeding twenty-five miles
overlook provision train under a
strong escort, tho commander of which
doomed it prudent 10 take charge Of tha
mai! himself, foaling conf lent that no.
thing but n strong body Of VOL armed
men would DO al all s1fa III trying - make
thor way though 10 .!alapa.
The Mexican officers who arc u be
sent 10 Yankeedom have takon up lo3g-
ings. and nro now rusticatng ut the cas-
Ito Of San Juan de Uoua. Thoy number
about fiftoon. aud Con. In Vega IS OF the
crowd.