Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1860-04-07

o. vtiy NlradoNl and degraded aspect
From a oopytrsa,ion With tbc ohlor 10
s5mGsuj Of thia pg.z9 We learned In addition
o what has already been published, that Ma
ris's ships we're ne, arej iato until they had
commented fring with maskotry aud an eight
ssl p%ouader, into tbs luion9la aod Wave
slesntrs Ia the employ 20 cur squadron,
which baiapproaehel oni hailed ,he Mlrumou
to ascertain her character, aud oemadi that
sLe should show her co,ocs. The lndjsuola
was 10 command ~ Captain Brysou OF the D
5. slOOp. ot-WST, Prstls and the Wave Of Lieut.
Cauard Otths United States frirnte Savannah.
TIL iadianola is the steamer owned by
Gen. Goiaouris, which has been engaged Ia
the trade betvesn this city and Vera CraE,
and hss r~8osutly been chartered BY the jus
req Goversnent. The Wave IL = pilot steam
err. Tsey we're both chartered to tow che Sar.
= ogA to AEtOa Lissrdo, to ascertain the pur
poses Of MAria's squadron. A stgong force
Of sSilers aud marines, under the officers
oamsd, we're detached frsm she Savannah and
PToblo to man these steamers, which, On the
attempt Of Marin's hips t. csosuc tho Slyan
nab, we're ordered BY Capt Turner 4, iatar
cept sns require then to btioFto Hav,ts-
ors wera Plsga5 ga ths lalan.ia sd Wave,
aud tAs yelyra ana maliaes were armed pi.h
The Niuse rbs.
AZ the Anerisaa stsamsr nppcoaehed the
4iramon, aud loudly haiisi her. a yol.cy Of
nussstry was srsd from her docks into tae
Indianola, which wounded badly two Of The
men OF the crew Of the Preole, rae Indian
O,s and wave both returned TIE ace, and the
Miremon, ia sndesvcriRS to escape nom then,
passed within poin,-blsnk shut Of the Saratoga,
Which immediately opened her batteries, and
swept the Mirsnop's decks with "a larboerd
broadsids, at the same time delivering her
s,arbearI broadsidy mo the fques 10 Ha-
.baaa The NJ ooa continued tho hght TO-
soms fine, her a.go. 3r7tri got 5. .Bs wen
uaune1 endha % toGo.- iu ]sanusuc
If this gun, Ell 3 tao hope!essness of any
furt1err siatono-, refused TO eon.ias tlo fight
gaersapon, it is said, he was set upon by the
desperate crew with knives and badly wouo+
ded. Fiasily, however, after having Some
thirty odd Of their crew Killed aud woundsd,
she ceased all resistance, and vas boarded by
a detachment frem the lndisaSls, and taken
possession Of by Capt. Bryson. ..tj
Ia the tive steamers Of Maria there were ia
Al absas oas huudrsl rad sixty mep,s Ne
q9lprs = fs,sswa sa aisss7 sisSmes SsF3 ~
tor apr ssssmers had een hsed iRio. span-
- 90 - HsEs then Aeuisi pH Tbs whole
traHaasHsas'aqgs fqlly sp4fairiy i~a-siasd 80
far Us our ofi5Ss's are egaesrned githout ref
ersn0e to the question Of ]potitient aud n~ei!asal
Law touching ths right 10 ssizs end iuJersept
vessels. Qhsy Committed the first violence,
fred the frat shot. wounded American c|iiizous
On tbs decks OF our o wn SHIPS, ana are jusily
p]uuisaJd and treated az pirates ana fresboot
ers II viii be worse than vain ard foolish Tor
the Spanish authorities to con- plain Of the
insllt TO their flag in this affair. Their ssv-
srai dsspatches aud protests to Capt Jaiyis
will be treated with little attention and res
psrt The otaor officers Of forsiga vessels mt
Vera Cruz. iuelldin the British and French
e'musnders, approved and spplaqdot the
conduct Of our Commodore