The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-13
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Mareh %, ls47.-Last night Gov Morales was strong
ly mportuned by the inhabitants who said TO be
suffering severely to surrender the town but ne was 90
stinate and would not listen TO their appeals e ae-
clared he would surrender the garroned works nn
til every buried underneath the ruins ana no.
left top Of another. Thereupon meeting
! of the National Guard held and Gov Morales was
deposed and Gen Landero placed IN command. N,
.ccsda N The terms Of the commissioners and orders
given to fire again at O'CLOCK howsser "a oo S
that hour the enemy solicited another meeting Oh the
While speculation was rife in reference to the result Of
this meeting and sse ~ ss Of
sioners heard young officer propose new and some
wh.1 novel mode to IduCe the as.nss 20 70
from head quarters without being dressed In the pomp
pride circumstance Of glorious war and announce at
force Of Texan Rangers and intended to sleep In the
city tonight do not pretend to say what would have
been the Of the young officers proposition but 1t
did appear to meet with much favor among his
ciates
following officers from the Navy Capt Forrest Lieuts
Case Ed, Blunt, Humphrey Almy, Rogers. and Clai-
Genet Barbour, Carter, Jones and Lodge
general impression pervades the camp to-day, that
the Mexcans treating only for the purpose
Ing breaches and fixing their destroyed forticaons
but engineers and ordnance officers have not boon
behind them in this respect During the day we have
magazine with ammunition, and providing the army
with scaling ladders and their appurtenances ready TO
scale the walls and pass the breaches II necessary TO
The terms however, were agreed upon, and submitted
for ratification.
another battery of guns from the Ohio but the
sty obviatsd by the ratification by both parties of
the stipulations agreed upon by the commissioners
The Mexcans surrendered the city of Vera Cruz and
castle Of San Juan dUlua and the armament and NUM-
tons Of war together with their small The officers
retained their side arms and the whole surrendered
prisoners and allowed to retire into the coun-
try their parole Gen Scott furnishing them four days
rations.
10th March, ls47.--The camp of the First Brigade
has been very active In making preparations to receive
the compliments Of the Mexican army and their arms
and to occupy the position which they are about to
yield the superiority ofou arms and courage OF our
At9 O'Clock Gen. Worth's and Gen Pillows brgades
formed about 800 yards apart opposite each other and
marched off Our troops then moved in column into the
city at o'clock planted the Star Spangled Banner on
the walls where but short time previous had waved
that Of vain and conceited foe The Stars Stripes
up first Fort Santiago then on Fort Conception,
and then on the Castle and other places Eaeh nag as
swered the squadronthe yards OF the vessels were
manned and our ooors hailed with three cheers
Com Perry present in the Mosquito floet under
Capt Tatnall, at the evacuation and surrender.
The Mexcans variously estimated their loss at from
loss among the sodery is comparatively small and the
destruction among the women and children very great
Among their killed is Gen Felix Valdez, an officer of
some celebrity. q
At the time of the surrender, the Mexicans had but
days ammunition and three days subsistence, which
accounts for their generally withholding their fire dur
ing the night
During the bombardment our army have thrown the
following number and size Of shot : 4
Army Battery.
5000 ten-nch shells. .9olbs each.
500 round shot. .26lbs each. |;
400 eight-iuch howitzer shells .63lbs each. 3
Gen Pahersons Nary Battery. !
1000 Paixhan shot .. .6Slbs. each.
800 round shot. .32lbe each.
Musgaiio Fleet, Capt TdtndH
1900 shot and shell, averaging. Gibbs each.
Making all 700 shot shell weighing 1863 60olbs
The destruction In the city is most awful-onehalf of
it is destroyed Houses arc blown to pieces and furn
scattered in every directionthe streets torn
and the strongest buildings seriously damaged.
Gen Scott has certainly achieved great glorious and
almost boodless victory enemy in position that
was considered mpregnabe. Throughout the whole af
fair he has preserved the most perfect equilibrium Of
temper and the characteristic cooncs and courage Of
great general and noble so"'"r nnd while, from the no.
cessties ofdemanding ON the enemy his terms, he
has tempered the rgor circumstances with hui
manity--the best evidence Of brave and competent
officer
The Engineer Corps under Col. Totten have applied
themselves to the discharge of their duties us became
them in their position, and endured the prvaons and
exposure to the weather aud the fire Of the enemy with
out regard to health or loss Of life.
No division portion Of the army has been better
conducted than that Of the Ordnance throughout the
whole Of the operations and no men are entitled 20