The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-21

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er":,.mcnt at Vera Capitalization
- french and spanish.
,,,,.>s March Ia-Miramon's war
NV a,;en Mayquese" Is below, bound rs
.tea'H.' ,he -niiea States. The war steamer
priv lemon. - reported yesterday as below
Gen me condition. arrived mp to-day
IN The rnan,nan. Of the 4. s. sloop-of-war
Len is in charge of The Marques. As
SANs.Hs.n ~, aseeriainrd. tue loitoWihg IL the
F 's's Of facts cenneete" WIN ,"e,' ~. -, -
sisev' : sloop-o!-w Saratoga Capt. Inr-
IAs "a rrnisinr along the coast on Point
SET ,.q-,io. near Vera Crnz. observed TWO
Ap'on They continuing Their course. ana
saratoga observing that they carried no
3as 81 cpsign. she fired shot across me
pH'oh-' -, nearest one and ran ny the Ame
tc"s The only respons" from the steam
ri'ah 'enrnaaside into the Saratoga. An ac
~ - commenced. resulting IN the capture
t!oh - steamers, with but siight loss on the
sasIiOan side. ~ u,;.;,, AZ.
t.sn. sem Capt Jarvis, Commander OF the
p7E".S+aY squadron, 10 th' Naval Department.
"a ~f;enr:ai Narqu =" brings portion OF
i".ners taken IN the engagement, and
-. i y sioop-oi-war Fftbie Is expected 10
az 50 here with The rest
81 -a,o~,pA that the city Of Alvarado is in
-, If The forces OF Miramon. and that
a,nnua'iau Of the American Consul ~
-<t'rnz had been revoked
'rhat,,ty o! Mexico Is completely surrounded
.ha Liberals forces, under Caryajai and
eAsT leaders ., :.
+Scneuce of The capture of the Marine ex
'9s.,,,fir by The Saratoga. The Liberals hail
,he harbngrr of an aiiance, while the
'r~1pethizers with the MiIamon and Church
lions are indignant AT " hat they term ma
nj Outrage ou Il weaker power.
rbs Preach and Spanieh commanders III
"a. Vera Cruz are highly exasperated at
,bs acton Of Capt. Turner.
fsRCoND prSrATcH.l
yyS ORLEANS, March 20.-AIiramon laid
s.t-4 10 the city Of Vera Cruz, on the 5th inst.
n ,ha oh two steamers appeared before the
Nv showing no colors. The Saratoga, with
elements from the savannah and Preble,
"a The steamers Iudanola "a New Orleans
+..rs~ chartered by the .IuareZ Govern
,-4gtl aud wave, were ordered 10 proceed to
..s.urhnIage and ascertain their character.
,'oaG nearing he anchorage OFF Point Anton
r,srd, one OF the strange steamers moved
= shot was fired 10 bring her 10, and the
,-a,snola was sent 10 overhaul her. The In
a.reIa's hail WAS answered by a shot from
no .,eamer Gen. Miramon, and 4 volley of
,aa,ke,ry. Whereupon the Saratoga fired Il
,..,d.rte and the action became general.
commodore harin aud his men are prison
~. ,brard the t. $. sloop-of- war Preble.
Ni-a.non Is sad 70 have paid ,uG0 for the
$50 ss4mer-.
THIRD DISPATCH. i
NEW ORLEANS, March 20.-The steamers Of
Mann rassed by all the foreign squadrons and
tbe t'a--le nt san ! u1n d'Iiloa without hoist
~, tbp.r flags. although ordered 10 do so by n
.,r.aI from the Castle The French. English
and spanish vessels -ot-war did not notice the
Act
The Saratoga. lowed by the lndianola, took
N.,in by surprise, and the engagement took
place hy moonlight.
Thrq. Americans ara wounded-one mortal
IL Fifteen NeXlcaLS are reported killed and
81 wounded.
When he action commenced, Marin hoisted
tlr Spanish flag
The rfisyler, cerrUhorate the fact that The.
steamer, cleared from Havana rs mere hant-
mel and hulsttd the Mexican flag only after
,h4, bad -t. there After getting out TO sea
they Il0GB; led SIX guns each.