New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-27
MEXICO.
CAPTURE OF THE MARIN EXPEDITION.
PARTICULARS OF THE WHOLE AFFAIR.
F,om The N. o. Pisayuns, March2l.

From The NJ o. Pisayuns, Mayeh2
Since our last have been put in possession Of still
further particulars Of the late affair the Mexican
coast which resulted in the capture of the Gen. Mira
mon and MARQUES de Ia Habans. With the steamers
were taken six mortars six Npoundes, 1900 stand Of
small arms 500 Shells and other munitions Of war in
proportion. The prizes, in all, cannot be worth much
ess than $50 Goo putting the steamers at their lowest
valuation. The Gen. Miramon, however, is said TO
bevery badly injured. The Ssratogas first br9ad'ide
is said TO have completely ndded her, and IN her at
tempt 10 escape che afterward ran aground IL was
two days before che gotten off and on her passage
up she again broke down. and had to be towed inside
the bar.
STATEMENT OF PRISONERS
Four of the prisoners, Robert Dantz, Leon Aubr,
Arthur Comfy and Jean DuIand all Frenchmen, have
made statement Of the whole affair." They TESTIFY
that they shipped at Havana on board the steamer
Cen Miramon then known az Coueo No. /, on the
Doth of February. They were TO- have months pay
in advance, another months pay Oh their ARRIVAL on
the Mexican coast and free passage back again TO
Havana. -
under the Spanish flag After they got outside, how
ever the Mexican flag wasraised. The crew now de-
manded their pay in advance according 10 PROMISE
but did not get it, The next two days nothing OF I'M
portance occurred. The third day the Marques dc Ia
Habana broke down, and they were obliged 10 put
into Sisal. Here it was that they fell In with me
Spanish mail steamer Mexico, from Vera Cruz, and
bound TO Havana. Signals were exchanged, and when
the vessels approached nearer, they all shouIed,
Ths raw the prisoners was the first ntimation they
had OF the character of the expedition. They dld not
even know that they carried materials OF war. The
cannon, email arms, ammunition, &C., were stored
away below, ont of sight.
The next day. however, the guns were mounted,
and both steamers perfectly fitted up men-of-war
New clothing was also distributed among the crew,
bearing the name of Gen. Miramon, in gold leaf.
Some of the crew at irst refused to ehange Dot all
finally yielded per force.
The expedition then continued its voyage. On their
approach to Vera Cruz they fell IN with vessel rom
which they learned that the city was besleged Can
nOnadiDg had been heard the morning before. Inc
guns were now charged and manned and orders issued
TO lower the Mexican flag. AT fret the prisoners says
they thought the English colors were to be raised In
stead they had been feveral timet during the late
fete in the harbor of Havana. This, OF course, was
not done. Both steamers made their appearance be-
fore Vera Cruz as before stated without any coors
whatever. The Captain said it was not necessary.
THE EXPEDITION BEFORE VERA CRUZ.
The steamers came in sight of Vera Cruz little be-
fore noon the morning of the 9th. AT II they were
spnaled from the castle suspicious steamera They
approached the town from the sea- and as II from the
north and passed directly under the castle. shot
from the fortress ordered them to come to- and show
their colors. They gave it no heed. The United
States sloop-ofwar Savannah was then anchored near
the castle. She slso sgnaled the steamers to show
their colors. They gave no more heed to her, how
ever than they did to the castle but pursued Their
course past Sacrifcios, direct to Anton Lizardo Az
the former place. the French. Spanish and English
men-ofwar all snchored but there seems to have
been 70 communication with them, nor, indeed, dld
they appear TO notice the suspicious vessels.
PURSUIT OF THE STEAMERS.
As before stated, Capt Jarvis Immediately ordered
Capt. Turner of the Saratoga to go in pursuit. The
Saratoga got under way at half past in the evening
Indianola Capt. Flanders, from this port, and the
steamer Wave, also sn American vessel, but for some
time past in the service Of the Juarez Government az
a coast steamer. Each of them had two guns and
some eighty men on beard. A portion of these were
United st sies marines, ordered thereon, from the Sa-
vannah and Preble, for the occasion.