The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-04-05
49, From the N. O. -Picayuue March 2s.l
Important from Mexico.

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BoMBARDMENr OF VERA CRuz.-TERRlBLE AS
sAULT Upon THE C1rY.-THE MORNING AFTER
TIE BATTlE.-Two THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
PEop1E IN THE CASTLE.
Ell VERA CRUz, March IS, 1860.
Thursday afternoon, tie 18th inst. (date Of
my last, the bombardment of the city recon-
menced With far more fury than ever before
At intervals oil night the enemy were throwing
bombs into town and again on the morning Of
the 10th, there was sharp cannonading on both
sides, and during the night of the same, the
enemy continued throwing bombs.
At 81 O'Clock on the morning of the 18th,
Miramon made an attack on the city, firing
musketry and two field pieces. The point Of
attack was at the barracks of the MERGED, near
the Alameda, but he was very quickly repulsed,
as some thirty cannon and two thousand pieces
OF musketry were brought to bear on the enc
my. The firing in this attack and repulse last
ed only about rs minutes, when everything be-
came Suddenly as silent as death, with only,
now and then, the firing into the town of bombs.
This sight. in the shades of darkness, was
excitingly magnificent; it was an unceasing
flash of brilliant from the booming of the
heavy cannon and firing of the musketry
along the whole lines Of the forts, from thu
Santiago on the southeast to the Gemelos fort
| on the west. -'',
On this side, ON happy to inform you, there
were no lives lost in the attack in the night
however, there were four persons wounded and
one killed from the effects Of bomb. After
the rising Of the sun, scouts were sent out to
examine the ground where the enemy was, and
six dead bodies were picked up; also, the fool
and boot of person supposed to he an officers
but signs Of blood We're discovered in every
direction, and it is supposed that great many
were wounded.
Az about halfpast O'Clock the morning Of
the 18th, the cannonading and bombardment
were again resumed in a most terrific manner
and kept up for about two hours, during which
only five poor women and two children were
wounded, which was from the bursting Of a
bomb. Up to the present writing, am happy
to say that there is not much loss of life, but a
great destruction of houses.
The most OF the women and children have
been removed from the city to the vessels in
the harb0r, and to the castle of San Juan de
|'Ulua. The latter place has now some $500 Of
them. wy
At about u O'Clock, on the night Of the 18th
the enemy commenced another bombardment
and kept 1t up, and at o'clock this. morning
1.-THE 18tb,) another terrible and most deter.
mined cannonaling from both sides was re.
sumed, and is still being kept up.
The Liberals within the walls, am happy to
say, are full Of enthusiasm they are now &c
accustomed to bombs and balls, that they don't
seem to mind them.
By intelligence received from descrters, the
enemy had some thirty killed in the trenches
and they report some 200 wounded up to this
date. Among the killed, is Col. Prieto, one
captain and two lieutenants. AT IL o'clock,
A. NJ. the firing ceased. and probably for the
dry. Fortunately, no one was killed on the
side Of the Liberals, aud but few slightly
wounded.
One bomb fell and burst in the house of the
American Consul, and also, this morning three
fell and burst in the house of I. Saradic & Co..
adjoining, and OH either side Of the Consulate
there are q great many perforating and burst-
ing in the immediate vicinity. The American
flag seems to have been the particular object Of
Miramcn's vengeance, and the firing ut the
Consulate has been 80 constant, that the autheri-
ties and citizens in the vicinity have requested
that the flag be taken down.
AT halfpast three O'Clock, T. NJ, yesterday,
there came III reinforcement of 300 cavalry
and infantry, and learn that they are to leave
again to-day, with ammunition to attack and
annoy the enemy in the rear.
Certainly Miramon cannot hold out much
longer, for lie must have shot away the most
Of his ammunition, and he must be convinced
that he cannot take the town.
You may set it down as fact that the DAYS
of Mramon, as commander-in-chief are num-
bered, and that this party will shortly triumph
Two Spanish steamers Of war arrived on the
afternoon Of the 18th, and no doubt they were
sent TO have q look and covertly assist Mira
mon however, the authorities keep viyiunt
lookout, and. if possible, intercept any COM
munication they may have with him.
1t appears that there has been some severe
sparrng between the Spanish Commander of
the brig-ofwar Iavanero and Capt. Jarvis. on
account of the taking Of the Marques dc la
Havana by Capt. Turner, but since the arrival
of the Spanish Commodore, cordial feeling
has again been restored.
From, truly, &C., AGA.