Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-24
important from Mexico.

Fall Particular of the Late Captures
INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE.
Yesterday we received our files Of Vera
Cruz papers to the latest dates. The Trail
D. Union contains copious and highly inter
esting information respecting the seizure O
the steamers Marques de la Habana and Gen
e,al Miramon- We shall endeavor to furnish
a connected account of the affair from thai
and other sources.
1t was well known that Marin, an ms.
expedition in the port of Havana, for the
purpose of aiding Miramon in his operations
against Vera Cruz. AS soon as this was as.
certained, the Constitutional Government is
sued a decree proclaiming Marin a pirate
and authorizing all persons who should meet
with him in the waters Of Mexico TO treat
hfn as such. On the 9th inst, Two steam
ships made their appearance in the distance
sailing towards Anton Lizardo, where a flag
had been placed by Miramon to point out the
place where they SHOULD stop. These steam
ers showed no flag, although the American
man-of-war Sauannah made them repeated
signals to do so.
Captain Jarvis. determined not to allow
these vessels to Violate maritime law and
usage, and set at defiance the flags of other
nations, dispatched the sloop Of wal Sarato-
"a in tow of the steamers Wave and hadiamo-
Ia, to compel the strangers to display their
colors. At eight and "A half P. NJ, the Sara
toga and her escort set sail, and about mid
night they reached Anton Lizardo. where
they found the steamers Marque de la Habana
and General Miromon. The latter. on per-
ceiving the approach Of the American vessels,
e.,deavored to escape. Seeing this the Sara
toga fred q blank cartride to bring them to.
This proving Intellectual, the Mdiasola pur-
sued the Gen. Miramon, and came up with
her. The officers Of the latter were repeat
eddy summoned to lay to the steamer, but as
they disregardel the injunction, three or four
when the Gen. M,rampn replied by a can
non-shot which struck the upper deck cabin
of the hndianola. The latter then returned
the fire by a round of musketry, and made
preparation to capture her assailant By board
ing.
Meanwhile the Saratoga, finding it impos-
sibIe to make the Marques de Ia Habana stop,
fired a shotted gun which passed through her
hull. She then came to, and showed Span
ish colors.
Liz puCg tucu lcIt Tue OuJWUSO dI d0COOT.
and went to the assistance of the Mdianolo.
The latter had been unable to board the Gen.
Miramon tor want Of graphing irons, and tre
Mexican steamer had succeeded in evadine
her attack, at the same time sending into the
Isdianola a broadside of cannon shot and
musketry. The Wave continued the chase,
firing at intervals. The Gen. Miraros finally
grounded on a shoal. when the hndia,,na came
up, boarded and captured her without resist
ance. About so wounded persons were found
on board, and were transported to the Sara
toga, that they might receive prompt medical
aid. The next morning. at 5 O'Clock, every
effort was made by the Wave and Indianoia
to get Gen. Miranon off the reef. but not
succeeding. the Saratoga left. and was lowed
into the port Of Vera Cruz by the Marques
de Ia Habana. The General M,rnmon must
finally have been gotten off, as she is now at
the bar.
Many interesting details are appended to
this narrative. -Four Frenchmen, named Com
by, Dantz. Durand and ABBY, who were made
prisoners at the time Of the capture of Marin
declare upon oath that they had been engaged
as sailors that they left Havana on the 26th
of February: that in consequence of an ac-
cIdent to the machine Of the Marques de la
Habana. she was obliged to stop at the salt
works Of Campeachy for repairs. Some days
after they met the Vera Cruz maj! steamer
and communicated with her. The sailors
then discovered, by hearing cries of " Hur-
rah for Miramon," that they had been decei-
we'd. ohe cannon and small arms which had
been concealed IN the hold were raised to
deck and loaded. clothing was distributed
TO the sailors. and hats bearing ribbons. with
the inscription = General Miramcn.'' Some
OF the crew were unwilling to receive the
uniform, but were compelled to do So
When approaching land. orders were sent
from the Marques he Ia Habana to exhibit no
flag. Every shot was fired by the officers
the captain fred the gun placed on the bnw
of the vessel, while the chief of artillery
touched of one of those on the sides.
Theodore Silas signs the anne xed certjf-
cate:
" certify, upon oath, that I was present
an interview which took place in the cab
ir of the Saratoga between Commander
Turner aad Capt. Marin.
" When Capt. Turner asked Capt. Marin
why he dared to fire on our vessels with
out any rrovocation, Capt. Marin replied
that he had recognized us as American
vessels when he saw us approach from An
ton Lizardo, that he SO informed his crew.
and ordered them not to fire on US, but ha wing
q crew composed Of various nationalities and
he was unable to control
them.
"Captain Turner then said: you have
a gross outrage, for which you
will be held responsible, for upon you does
the entire blame of this unfortunate transact
ton devolve.' Capt. Marin then said he re.
it profoundly.
" Signed, THEoDoRE S11as.'
Marin's two steamers carried about $50
three-fourths at least were Spaniards;
the rest consisted of natives of Manila. Por-
Frenchmen, and ever a few Ameri-
cans. The majority of them, had been de.
luded, and were totally Ignorant of the OBJ
ject Of the expedition.
The shot fred by the Saratoga, which PEN
the hull OF the Maroues de la Hnhnnn