The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-04-28

aud the enemy entirely withdrew from
La pss, aud concentrated all their forces
10 number about 500, upon the post al
San Jose, commanded BY Licnt. Charles
Haywood, u. ). Navy, with detachment
ofsailors and Marines, numbering all told
sbout seventy, and somo native Califor.
MA volunteers. The gueriIlas captured
Passed Midshipman Duncan and Warle,
sergeant OF the California regiment
and FIVE marines. Capt. Duponl hearing
tha. Lieut.. iieywood was hard pressed,
aud had lost Two valuable officers, sailed
for San Jose, where he arrived On the l4ih
Of February, just al sundown, aud found
all commnoication cut of with the town
aud garrison, situated two miles from the
beach, but the discharge OF the garrison
cannon told that the fight was going on,
kerry was percep,ible. Captain Dupon,
decided to awai, until early daylight,
and then land all his disposable foice.
which amounted TO 100, himself making
FOL.
= At early daylight the force was on the
beach. The surI being low favored their
landing, and with fourponnder they were
soon in coia,mn and on their march to the
rescue Of the garrisoD. The gueIllIas.
anticipating The landA"g of the crew oI
the C,ane, had taken tLeir position dur.
ing the night, the route afording them
abundant cover. The column had pro-
ceeded but short distance before the
gnerilas opend their fire, which W as con,
tinued during their entire march to the
garrison, beiure reaching which they had
ihe enemy had possession Of, in which {
they were aided BY the garrison force,
which sailed out joined in routing the en-.
emy, pursued and drove them from sever I
al eminences near The town. The enemy Ii
then formed IN plain open to the ship al II
what they conceived to be out Of reach Of "
shell did great execution and dispersed i
them The garrison was found III a most D
exhausted state. Lieut. Haywood had b
been SO closely pressed that he was driven o
within the Quartet, where large number a
OF the Inhabitants had sought refuge. He h
had been besieged twsuiy.one days, aud s
his provisions were nearly exhausted b, II
his sustaining the inhabitants. For nine
days noue oi them had been out Of The nj
buildings, and disease was fast generating. :,
Passed Mldshipman L. McLsnansn had OIL
been killed on the llth February. The p
water had been cut of aud the garrison
was in The most deplorabie state. Onhe Il
l0l that 80 gsilantly landed, it is marvel /.
lous 10 state only iour were wounded, hav 4,
ing sustained a heavy fire for two miles H.
from covered positions, which they could +,
oniy very Intellectually return: neverlhe d,
ess their fire told. aud the enemy suffer Ia
20 great loss. The garrison was abuud ot
ln.ly supplied with provisions, and the IN
yuerIlas he'd retired.
The belief in the city Of Mexico at las,
accounts was that the Americans were a'
ldvsncing upon Chhuahus, and that the q
inhabitants were moving away. We can. !"
lot bring ourselves 10 attach any faith to y
he report that Col. Rails has bee. de. u
eated at FL Paso. u
PASSENGERS BY THE STEAMSHIP ONO - Z
'urser X. N. Price, U. 5, N, thirty. three a
lays from the Pacific squadron; as bearer
II despaiche,; Lleur. J. McAlIrs,er. w. q.
xingsbury, II. II. Newman, IL Is. WI II
nirth, Ssmi TraDaman; Caroline p arctic
Naass and child, Jane Montague, Mad. A. Z
1uronx aud chid.
LIST OF VESSELS AT VERY CRuz. Slst
llt.--u. 5. higsle Mississippi, to leave for
boston on the I'd ius, Slocp of war John q"
Adsms, l.r Norfolk sane day. u. ), steam. "
ers Maria Burt and Washington, waiting
orders. The barque Leda, Ut Baltimore,
arrived the 3lst, and there were daily ar
rivals Of vessels from the north, with car. c
goes on consignment.
We 6ud in the New Orlean. papers in
leres.'ng intelligence by the arrival oi the
lchooner Creole, and the steamship Vir-
ginia, bringing dates to the Both ult, from
ye,a Cruz.
On the 29th. Col. Wilson gave public
notice that On The next day al IL NJ, the
entire civil administraiion of that city 8
with the archives, fuDds, courts, post ui
fce, &C., would be surrendered TO the "
Mexican an hotities ~ accordance with Q
The terms Of the Armis,ice entered into by
Gen. Butler. Great dissstistaciion was s
manifested by the American citIzeos a,
this arrangement, and the policy aud pro-
priety Of the movement loudly condemn
ed.
The Monitor Repubiicano, Of The 25'h.
announces The death OF Gen. Valencia.
He expired the morning OF that day from