The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-07


beautiful fight for said that there 900 collected
few miles back OF us.
The people in the city had stampede last night. which
occasoned the discharge of many escopes saw ten
mortars shore last night and hoped 10 hear some OF
them play upon the town this mornings but suppose we
shall wait until twenty or thirty of them are planted
around the city and then open with an average OF about
one shell minute They fire at all day long
with shells and round shot, and luckily they have done
us no harm yet
through two tents IN Col Haskells regiment of Tennes
seeans, shaving very close TO the cheek of of the
men and cutting down tent pole The individual thus
sauted sprang up and lei off oath and an expression
not very complimentary TO those who sent the unwelcomc
messenger
yesterday they stationed at the cemetery about 500
yards from the city walls. Eleven shells fell within fifty
yards of them, some very close, but did them harm
Capt VntOn with his company and a company OF the
4th infantry is stationed pretty close to the city, in kind
of lmekn, the beach, He has been there four or
five days. and has received more shell round shot and
rockets than would freight small sized steamboat.
Leus Van Vie and Rogers, who reside in that delight
full chateau have given me pressing Invitation to take
up my abode there during the bOmbardment Three or
four Of will probably be planted there, so that
the fire against the Chateau de Lmekiln" will probably
be quadupled, and shall have an opportunity to study
the various sounds of shell solid shot, and rockets OF
different sizes The truth is nine days experience has
given everybody here toleraby good idea Of these
things. gh
suppose you have had all sorts Of iublces the
glorious victory of General Taylor Santa Anna.
Well, if you had been here yesterday, you would have
ported into Mexico. First General Scott ordered con-
gratuatoy address to be read to our troops informing
them Of Od Zaeharys glorious celebration OF the birth
day of "the Father OF his Country" General Worth
then managed to have correct intelligence of the battle
conveyed into the city, with the intimation that we
should fire s Of +, E huDs na h about % % I b
seged enemy what troops had done with Santa An
and to convey TO them an idea OF the fate that
awaits them here "Boong" Hold on an instant. Let's
which way that big dinner-pot comes "Whiz-z-zz"
Theret comes crcling over-aming directly for my de-
voted head There eos sas n a
comes into the sand, with heavy, dead sound, about
half mile off; and now it explodes with noise equal
sand bullets and fragments of the huge she'll 1t diff
cult TO tell where shell will strike when it comes in
line towards you and as they have thrown number OF
into the lines. it behooves one to pay little attention
the reports OF heavy morars, and throw himself down
when the shells fall near him.
You can form no idea from any description can give
you of the udcrous that have been witnessed on
shore here during the last few days The norther caught
two or three hundred seamen shore They had moth
ing to do and place in particular to go TO- They hal
been working in the water, and had left their shoes on
board ship, that all bare footed You have seen
children let of school after being shut up all day in
the oldashioned country day prisons: their antics would
be comparison to the shines cut up by our sailors
The country around here is covered with dmnutve don
keysthe ugest, Misunderstanding creatures imaginable
These doce, innocent looking animals struck Jack fan
cy, and afor lei him infinite amusement You could not
walk ten rods the beach without meeting sailor, with
big Gud in his cheek and quiet grin on his weather
beaten face pulling with all his might at the. heal OF
donkey, which, in its turn, hal planted itself firmly upon
nor coaxng no. beating would effect movement, Jack
would very piosophcay clasp the stubborn creature in
his arms an convey hun onwari Day before YESTERDAY
saw four slors each clasping the lee OF donkey,
which raise above their hea Is, AMI upon the back
Of which quietly seated old salt with fol- arms
But must cut short my description as the 'mail' is OF
p S. The steamer New Orleans arrive from Tampico
last evening, with % horses, which will in some
eyee, make up for the loss of the dragons AMI battery
horses. Gen. Jesup is on board the New Orleans.
Latest from Vera Cruz.
Arriual of tie Mississippi ,cth Commodore Perry-Pro;
babie opening Of our fire on Vera Crus--Continued
eonvodsons n tie city Of MERGE
Montezuma Captain Thompson, arrived last evening
from Anton Lzario, both having sailed the morning OF
the Goth inst
10th inst about six miles off from Vera Cruz bounl in.
Captain G.. shore on the 10th inst, and in the
American 1t seemed to be understood in the camp
that General Scott would open the attack on Vera Cruz
noon, the Goth He also reports that three or four
hours after he sailed he heard very heavy firing which
he thinks was from the American works. The closing
sentence in Mr. Kendals letter subloned renders this
not improbable
his command within 700 yards of the CITY, he also IN
forms that tn general impression was that the city
was very wllng-nay, anxlous-to surrender, but that
the inhabitants had received intmaon from the castle
that if they did surrender, the castle would Immediately
fire upon the town and destroy it. Capt G. says it
reported that there 500 troops i'll the city, and
200 in the castle. We confident that this is I'M
der estimate
Among the incidents mentioned by Capt G. is one that
bomb from the castle fell into the quarters OF one OF
General SCOTS aids, but exploded without doing any
harm.
The following brief letter from Mr.. Kendall furnishes
the latest intelligence we have from the city of Mexico
Editorial correspondence of the Pcayune.l
CAMP BEFORE VERA CRUZ,
March 10, 1s47-5 o'clock, p m.
Our news from the city OF Mexico, received in
roundabout way, would prove that most sanguinary
revoution-or rather a series of revolutonsis raging
in that city, the different parties being all by the ears
said that the British minister, Mr. Bankhead at last
dates hardly dared venture into the streets Tor fear OF
being shot BY some of the different contending fac
tons. Gomez Farias has his party, the priests have
their party those in favor of peace have party, and
then there the men, the Santa Anna men, the AL
monte men, and what not. All was confusion worse
conounded," and make neither head tail OF the
different rumors
The Mexicans have been firing since noon to-day and
from the most of their batteries, and the roar OF the
round shot and shells has been constantly DINING in the
ears of our men, Strange that they do not effect
They must think they destroying the yankees,
they all of u.s. BY DOZENS else they would not
keep up such incessant firing
The weather continues fine for landing, and munitions
and supplies rapidly accumuatng at the depots The
officers of the navy continue 10 their best efforts
By next day after to morrow, am in hopes of being
able to send you of account of some of Gen SCOTS
doings Yours &c, g. w. X
MARRIED.,
w. DurTeS, Dr. OSCAR G. MIX, of this city, to MISS
CATHARINE MARY HURST, daughter of WM. HURST,