, 1860-03-28

The encaupmeot was but short distance in
the rear OF Casa Mata, though the heaGuuar-
ter1 mere still At &e..ellin. Thence eye,y morn
ing. salits out ut IN early loura strong purity OF
cavalry, which is followed BY Others nj various
times during the day.
looking the city, in every direction, taking c1re
however never to gettoo Fear the guns Of the
city. Their movements nre hourly watched,
either t. ons the walls or b. scouting parties sent
out for the purpose, who advance Or retire ac-
eortling 10 the movements Of the enemy.
Prisoners are a::o daily being taken, OF de-
sc1ters daily come in, and !r1m them the move
mems Of the tesieCc7s are very sccura;ety
6Ao"u; while en- tue other hand, III. affairs
OF tie city are probably As well known to the
opposing army.
From both The city and The works cf the
ne'issers there il KEEP. up an incessant firing
throughout tbs ~hoIe day ard sreEcr part Of
.hs nlstt: Sometimes also small batteries arc
sent cut from tho city to anoar the enemy 4.
tnsir works. and thus f-r. according to III. daitr
bulletins, With co.s;de able success.
1nc CITY Ct Vera Cruz is entitef7 deserted,
except By the solticrv, who sleep r:shtly on
tt'e'F arus. Nevertheless, most pe:,sc c: conf.
oeGcs would seem everywhere to prcsail in The
ability to make q successful defence, Tee
confidence, also, has been very much
strengthened .ince the capture Of the Narin
expedition.
Dr7EScEs CT vEEA CREE.
era Crr1 is one Of the strongest places in
tue ord, ard one Of The mcst Difficult: to take
us w;rEs nt defence may be enumerated aa,oo.
the wonders oil tLe world.
nc "hoie exposed line Of the city on the
inland side is only aaoa. onc thousand Yards.
and M th'sis pro:cc,e:. By eighteen forts Of huge
Dimensions, mounting some eight 10 thirteen
guns o: ia:gt~s! calibcc each. Tie other wcrks
ere as follows:
l. Tlla old w:.l. or original liue ot for:;ic..
tons, connected snss.her b. uine Ct these huge
1oIts; ',launtirT se'ne eighty brass rivc:s,
=: \ wc'l constructed diich running round tic
erti7e linz Ct 1ns walls.
6. The line cf 50 called saud.ferfs, rice in
number, constructed scme *i1.r yarcs il, ad-
TaGce O.: thc original 1i"e of fostd-a:iors, aud
inoSn:i1: from s:1 to twelve guns each. Oac
ofihcsc f3:ts, whicl. is NOS. exposed. mounts
six o:.paund-zs Of long range.
l.. Out*ia. Of tbs scco1d l.e or fc,ts, the
Wiotc city Is surrounded by d Hi7e fr..srt,.e eu,y
to thirty Yards iu width. The sEecia, object OF
this tic bctsr to isrotsc: the si:r in case Of N
assault. !he wiseis strung upon truly ;:lauiv.l
stakes three or four feet iron, the srsu:.i, a:ll
each st'an crossing tic other, it his The APPEAR
ance of chess board. III Itself i. would be ysry
llsi; to throw colu:an af ne: into co. fusiou,
ihey attempted to s:ra.;d.'e over it. Bu: as W,
adGl$ onsl rrec11.irn, there h4s r: cc1:iy been
dug, beneath each s.lu=tc formed by ths wire,
hole. tisc Q: six Fec: deep. TO rcc:iys tic inr l.
der Should he succeed even IN strat.sl.n. ore,
the :sisc the i,o:e du; for ;:;ss, will irs yi:auls
receive him.
On the 81 'e Of the STA the city is p-o.s ctc. ~
III kr ~. by III, celebrated castle Of San jun
d.Ul a.
Ni.asuun's capture Of Vera Cruz is no e,sy
task. He vii! hare first, By . general lombard
meat, to make breach in the walls AID then
e1coanteE double lsLe Ut iurts, tic trench, Ill
and 'Sisc tcnsc, il; ti:e assault
There i ~ doubt ever, but lie :.ilI At:ernnt
it. In t::is alt accounts agree. Ills wuIks were
nearly completed; ha has serve: en- lie reprc.
seatatiycs Of foreign governments the usual no.
tec in such cases; aud nil allox him - be q
brave and daring, ii not reckless fs,an, ready for
auy thing tina. man EBAY do.