New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-02
From the U. (. Squadron In the I'm ~.
don Of Nera CruL-Impresnaon'' "

ri % ,end Won an occasional prolsc'ie
as, n war in the shape oil ie'-ei v
,,t..,,,,. and aistancesr &c sailor Nouia ue"V--
.,,ha,,,c nsDer In four-sndiwenty n0ui' Sic.
-..L.a ,5e anchorage at Green Island tne C0"in,'
-. Ao.-d and We under orders 10 "elsu -
-, o,r POSITION OF Point Delgsdo sn'Al
- psTicsn coast bearing that name 80 =, IL
- ro~fbUard OF Vera Cruz forTlins n 'ne H. We
were 10 what il called the NoIlas ,bree month. to
- - yenain under sal some Two OI ~ 80 ~, /.
s.ssr, ves.eIs which. taking adsAh,Ase - led
,srT,eS norther the blockade nd tbus
In he haze which prevails duIlhs 80 III, The main
s1rSing the vig snce Of the squadron sr ~ the
snse until they sppesr ia sight under cover u ''''
guns Of the Castle. -. .,.jo- IN sight of
For Ine So 49, - san Juan tried TO lay up
JUG 1910 ar Giving you a sketch OF X ou' II was
,,,+e-lv impossible Green Island tone OF 10 .o
Las and mail Islands ~hehan the space oetNeen
- o-,ber, ard southern entrances, unoeF the zee %
,vbich there T. an Indifferent anchorage eul.ns ~
am gals STANDS directly in 'front.' Of tAe oNs,e 49,
.orne or % miles distant II forms 'ne 49,
- =, re southern channel hence vessel lylng tsere
zctrslly commands that passage out very oIeIen
II with the no. tnern passage ioF 'hs1 DslHs y
another set Of reefs eouidistshI III u4esu .1An
r. nj, and 10 arrest vessel entering oy that sppfosch
,avodsble 70 pass out through the channel when
ssusrstes Green Island from the reef upon ~hen ine
C.,s stands and this necessarily brings you withn 'he
range Of its cannon . ,.s.a .lo,. G., ,bs
shore standing for the northern psssage fndng tFey
doubtful II We should b. able tG out her OF a. We uIe
in with her al some considerable distance Tes sho, were
thrown az her which my surpr5e iseo 70 pima he 70.
Standing on however aud eloesng in win her every
rnoueut by the superior sailing Of our vessel We lOu'
.bs ould not get by and Just IL time perhaps 70 save
himself brosdside II he nsa perss'su ~ ~
b-ig She was so disguised By the havoc OF ahea'y
gse Of wind among her sails and spsrs tnAi Wa IN
uo.sble 10 recognize her national Character IN
rnsnder though ewhai and unreasonaoly incensea
he mis- arbitrary dealing with him, was perfectly saus
"a yyith the explanation made by our commander.
A. from the deck with my glass swept over tae c'9y
Of Vers Cruz. its envron' sna we , So,
covers it-sad 70 be impregnaoe TO the combined meets
nj the eartht with rather serious feeling tnst my
eve, rssed upon this grim srisly pile barbed and ori't
ling with is hundreds OF cannon Inc 4uesuOn ~ oe
arises Can II be taken shall We ever gee our nee,
ov;ng mn over the expsnse before me TO attack III
5opbt IL very much Certainly not WIN any force We
bsvr or have had here. Let people pirate as uucn 81
homo As they please about H. II ever % done u WI, ue
- ,rsrosndou. array of cannon and most awful loss
NJ life The Castle Of Vera Cruz Is no more Wh u "as
when France carried it, than you are nos VIVA. you
were q nursng In your mother slns, . -, .A b,
were no guns above the csbre OF "a ponnds-ano ouI
/ lew Of thSm-most missrsbly served. The magazines
marched were not bomb proof the powder was o.
such an inferior character that not sh9. @
de of French ship but at the close Of the
er, stuck about the sides OF the Shipping IKE so many
halls Of mud and In addition 10 all this the command
inc officer having been instructed not IRE the lI gun
DeTmi,ted the French squadron 70 come uP anu s. m
] position - th4chJ ~
Nov let u see Whist change time and severe lesson
have elected in this Castle There are al presen
mounted within It's periphery nearly ,OO cannon ~
b.se ali 32s 42s and and 10 inch PaiNhsn mere ocs
very large number OF the latter ana wherever ns'
been possible TO train gun upon tne eus IN. az ap
r-oscb ,hev are planted en- baToeite ESQ Va" HSe'
p,y M IN the attack must be exposed 70 the cohceh
traed FIRE of 20 cannon over distance oil TWO tne' ge
fore IL can get into position 10 return slnsie suoN
Castle Of san Juan" fronts tne elY 30 &c
] s1r gf mil
,r hs,rerv At the north west angle OF the town. OF MY
% and AZ pound guns, all Of which win those u ne
! Castle commanding the channel would ennlaoe 'ie
sousdron passing up b0ios on lrOui lhe mVnioh' - a
- ,x,bin range of the shot until iis anchors were
dow with springs upon the cables wltnn the Lesch Vi
rnuske, shot Judge, then, what force Woud % re-
i,ed for any promise OF success and al whsI an I'M
49, sscrirce IL would be accomplished, II at all he
s,ri.on At this moment Is composed OF 2OV0 men IN
hsv event of an attack they would WITH ne most per
feet safety retire wiInn me eass',ses
nsrvous 10 shot as the sides OF Mount OrzaOa) uhIi
he Ammunition OF the assaiDg force was EXPENDED,
,vben they would return 10 their guns aho sweep INC
waters before them with the nost teIlHe Ue
ee5s cisI wu n1 o tast n s il bring hi.
All up he might fire unu there was not sho' lelI ~
the locker and he would promise him uO' " io'ui"
gun until he was done firing ,s, o.,
vsrv easy 20 batter down the Castle OF Vera Cruz
nv few mathematical lines upon piece oil white pa
- and Il "a sull easier y haFangue curious giaoy
crowd al the corner OF street to such tune OLD "o
,,.o NAV uraie over their quiet hresides ABOUT oui
yoous nrets razing san Juan uoa 20 the Srvuhu %
single broadside and young bucks ahd heroes
sh5Sb s-rce rnoustache and imperial, may heap 10,
1890. upon what is called the mastery inactivity
Of com Conner-bui send these gentry down mere snu
II they have not less brains lnan oeaio' hey VIZ o
80 ~ folly of such isufsronade aud perhaps 10 the or
Jnsv hard service attending the blockade oH De the
fr,tto CRY out Give me some DRINK Ieunus. OF ole
or there il not single officer on this station VINO "ouiu
~, ~ much prefer service with the Army win some
,o,s 'nrobability Of fgni, 10 tine annoysnces and
nryatons of vigorous blockade oil era cruz Sur'n
ibs Winter months. an allowance OF water Win sa
oisiops increasing the thirst Tor IL, change OF June
80 ss,pesn "a angels visits, with gale after gale
svaoninq dirk DER the main. There IS no enterprise
with toleraple promise OF carrying IT, tna' "'o'u ~
be preferable TO H. .,, ooo i,hob;
,ant. and walled In With rampant constructed OF cor
and mud is seated 6Tectlyupon the strand 20" sanu
beseh swelling slowly into ranges OF hhloeNs o.
which dams the city insnd. and seem 10 Orea up u'
7 - .ntireiv t..tNeen the mountains, (Which fca
,h lo,v heads hesvonwsrd in the distance OF some =
/ or 40 niles and the sea Inc intermediate spdcs
poisoned with swarns Of stagnant pools and uafsIss
which engender the iata mlAsmA 80 u'su - '
during the rainy seasons ILL.,.
The country OF Mexico as seen from any ana al
of the cosst tina, have yet looked upon pears aver!
consistent aud mOnotoDons aspect an uhouSunE P'a
VARYING from one 10 thirty, forty and more miles 81
tends itself along the hsxures Of the whole eosst iron
ts inland terminal rise abruptly lofty bold ana preeip
tons mountains thrown BY some great CONFUSION OF ne
nc lr,o thousand magnificent shapes. Vera Cruz pos
sesses 90 few OF the facilities and Advantages OF gred
commerci. mart or OF tn chief enrepot OF popuou
country that il IL difficult 10 unraye the motives oil 10
esry settler, In selecting the present race In retain
pa Il as such unless in compliment TO the Judgment an
discerpment of cortes. who made his hrst deoark'
& ton At this place and from il projected his march "a
r ward the City OF Mexico
i The prevailing impression here since the appoint
peut OF General scott TO the Army IS that JOINT moF'
rnent on the part OF the Army and Navy in conten
ulatiou that an immediate concentration Of the Arm
/. 10 be made al Tsmpco-whence II s TO be uanspor
"a 10 some favorable landing near Vera Cru1-iroI
which II will march upon the city and take Il and &c
ting possession OF IT, with its batteries make conoi
a attack with the squadron upon the Castle snd carry
or ,tarve il out This il not only expected put deeme
= by the ofcers here entirely practicable me iahdln
lf would be effected either AZ Sacrhcos miles from u
C..tle or Al Anton LiHardo, some 20 miles distant
mis- LAST place il would be preferable from the sne q
Afforded by guns OF the squadron II II DID not Inv o'
the necessity OF passing river between vera Cruz At
Handkerchief would occasion both delay and trouo
TO the Advancement Of the Army Whatever Is to dor
must be done at once within few weeks as the seasc
Of Operations will soon be at an end, and the yeilo
fever al hand will combat every inch OF ground VII
far more deadly effect than Il TO be apprehended IN
engagement with the troops with which the city OF Vel
Cruz 10 invested amounting Al this time to looO reg
lsrs and 1900 militia independent OF the garrison
- san Juan.
81 For myself confess see not the ginl1er oi ds
light through the darkness Of this Mexican War II
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