The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-04-27

garrisons maintained their positions and
repulsed the enemy. At La Paz, Lieut..
Col. Burton, with two companies 0f the
California regiment, after he had maintain.
ed siege Tor three weeks, organized u
storning party under Capt. Steel, who was
successful in taking the enemy's works,
and their llng wns taken by Sergeant Scott.
The ship Cyane, Capt. S. L. Dupont, sent
BY Commodore Shubrick from Mazaslan.
arrived o, La Pnz about this time, and tho
enemy entirely withdrew from La Paz,
aud concentrated oil their forces, in num-
Der about 500, upon the p,'st at San Jose,
commanded by Lieut.. Ch"s. Haywood, U.
). Navy, with detachment Of sailors and
marines, numbering, all Told, about seven
tv, and some native California volunteers.
The gucrriIlas captured Passed Midshipman
Duncan md Marley, n sergeant Of the Cal.
ifornia regiment, and five mnrines. Capt.
Dupont hearing that Liens. Haywood WINS
hard pressed and had lost Two valuable Off
GERS, sailed for San Jose, where he arrived
on the 18th Of February, just Mt shutdown.
and found all communication cut oil with
tho town and garrison, situated two miles
from the beach, but the discharge Of the
garrison cannon told tina, the fight was go
ing on; and when night closed in the fash
Of muskc,ry was perceptible. Cnpt. Du-
pom, decided to await until early daylight,
and then land NIL his dspos able force, which
amounted to 100, himself making 100.
A, early daylight the force was on the
beach. The surf being low favored their
Innding, and with four FOUNDER they were
soon in column aud on their march to the
rescue of the gnrrison. The gucrriIlas, an-
ticipn,ing the landing Of the crew Of the
Cyane, Ind taken their position during tho
night, The route atiording them nbundan,
cover. The Column had proceeded but
short distance hcinrc the guerrillas opened
their fire, which wns continued upon the
column during their entire march TO The
garrison, before renchin. which they had
to storm several houses OF the town. which
the enemy Ind possession Of, in which ,hev
were aided by tho garrison force, which
sailed out, joined in routing the enemy.
pursued md drove them from several emf
nences near tho town. The enemy then
formed in plain open I" the ship, at what
they conceived 10 lie cnt ut reach Of her
guns, but some wel-d;rec,cd shot and shell
did grca, executions, and dispersed them.
The garrison Wis found in most exhaust
ed state. Lieut.. Haywood had been 80
closely pressed that be was driven within
the Quartet, where large number Of the
inhabitants had sought refuge. lie had
hccn hesieged twcn,y.onc days, and his
prov isons were nearly exhausted by his
sustaining the inhabitants. For nine DAYS
none ofthcm had been oaisidc Of the build
ngs and disease WINS fast generating.
Pissed Midshipman T.. McI.anahnn had
been killed on the lth February. The
wnier had been Gu, of aud me garrison was
in the most dcplorable state. OF the lOl
that so CALAMITY landed, il is marvellous to
ST. ate only four were wounded, having sus-
TIMED heavy FIRE G,s two miles from cav
cred positions, which they could only very
Intellectually return: nevertheless their fire
told, and the cncn.y suffered great loss.
The garrison was ahundnnt!y supplied with
provisions and the guerriilas had retired.
CHmUAHrA.-On the .3d nit. news WINS
received nj the cnpi,nl from the interior
States. On the L., OF March the Amcri-
can forces entered and took possession 81
the city of Chihnahua-jns, year aiteri,s
first capture. Upon receiving intelligence
Of this event. Urea, commnndant nj Du-
range. Immediately commenced putting
that city and State in IA pasture Of defence,
for the purpose Of resisting the invader.
Besides invading Ch;hnahun, the Atneri-
cans have made incur>ions into other parts
III the Mexican ,erritar, hitherto exempt
from the tide OF war. \ body Of three hun.
drcd Of our troops hsd arrived nj Saleinto,
on their way to San Luis Potosi. Maze
pill, 10 the State ofZlca,ecns. had also fall
len without q struggle. and the formidable
force oil seventeen hundred mounted Amer
ienns arrived Oh the l4th ut Ccdral. on
their way to occupy Nla,ehecalo, in San
Luis.