Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-28
HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM MEX
100.
Tho Captured Steamers-Intercsting Par
ticulars of the Naval Engagement &c.

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n.r,;calar. cancsrn;,s The ca,,nrs If The ,wo NJ
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~ 60 y. = -, ,ha OOH - Fsh,uary rbev
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Thov s.;,od fran, Uav,n, ,bc 9th If F.,,uarv
-. IT, o..n;:h a. Ar ,hor A., a,,.;J
tn,..ra. ar Mo,;o.n a., ,as r.;:.d Tba c.a,,
now demanded their nav IN advance accordiny Ia
.,,,,n;se hi, did mn, oet IL III, next two d,ys
no,h;no of ;mn,,tance ,ccurre5 Tho ,hira dov
,hn M.,,n,, 40 In JJ,tana hi. do,,, .,J ,ho,
were OBLIGED Ia mt into Sisal Here Il WINS that
thew fell IN withthe Spauish moil steamer Mcxi
ca from yern Cruz, and bound to Havana. sjg-
nal. ware .xch.nccd and when IN, yessels nm.
nrn .ched neorer tbev al .bon,eJ "JJn,rah ,,r
Mi .omor
1h;s .av the pr;s,ners w,s tho fire, ;nt;n,,in,
,bo la II ,ho rh.r,o,ar Il ,Lo o,nnJ;,;,, rbey
did M, oycn Lnn,r that ,bev carriea materials IL
wa, rhe cannons smnll o,ms ammunition A.,
:. ga. .,or.a a,,av hell o,, - ,;rh,
rrbs next Jav boweycr tbe rnns ,,cr. ,noun,
c1, and both steamers ncrfectly fired nm ms men.
oLwor Now clnthinc wos ais, ds,r;ho,,a ,,nnn,
tho crew. bearing the name Of Gen. Mirnmnn ia
ella leaf some NJ tho crew nj frat rcfnsej "a
lchon,e hut all 6p,,lv vield,d nor r,rrc
me expedition tnch continued lts voyage va
their approach 10 vera Crhz 'ney icli III VIII Il
vessel from winch 'bey learned mat the city WAS
bes'cged' oannonad'ns had bee" heard the NOR,
nng before. Inc guns were now charged nnd
anc a, 6rs, tho nrisoners .nv ,hoy th,,n.,b, ,L,
hnglish coiors were 10 bc raised instead rs they
had been several times, lutin: the late icte IN
the ihroor OF iia'a"h' inns, 81 course, "as not
done: Both steamers made Their appearance be-
lore vega CroS' as before stated without any CO.
lors whatever. The captain said it was not ncccs-
sary
THE EXPEDITION BEFORE VERA cRrz.
The steamers came IN sight 81 Vera Cruz IT.
tie before noon on the morning OF the 9th. At !"
NJ. they were signaled from the castle as susr
cious steamers. They approached the town from
the sea- and ns IT from the north, aud passed d
rectly under the castle. A shot from the fortress
ordered them to como to and show their cplors.
They gave IT no heed. The l.. :. soop Of war
Savannah was then anchored near the castle
She also signalcd the steamers to show their co
lors. They gave no mGrc heed To her, however,
than they did to the castle, but pursued their
course past SacriicIos. direct to Anton Lzardo.-
At the former place the French, Spanish aud
English men OF war were all anchored but there
seems to have been no communication with thcm,
nor, indeed, did they appear to notice the snsfi
cious vessels.
PURSUIT or THE STEAMER.
As before stated, Capt. Jeryis Immediately or.
Idcred Capt. Turner, OF the Saratoga, 10 81 IN pur-
suit. The steamer got under way Mt half past
eight in the evening. Sho WINS towcd down ly
Gen. Coicourias steamship lnd'ano|a, Capt. flnn
I"ers, from inns port anu INV steamer "a'e hl-o
an American vessel put Tor some hmc pns' IN tho
service oI Tue cuare@ "',erhn'eh'' as c"as tt'h'
NOR. hac, OF tbem h"d Two guns and some. eSh
y men on ooard. "A portion OF these were United
81 atos marines ordered thereon from the sa'an'