Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-31
From Mexico.


New ORLEANS, March 20.-Gen MI;romon
has notified all foreign vessels that he would
commence the bOmhardmcnt of Vera Cruz on
the nghtof tie 18th. and would not be resn6n
slble for any damages tn the shipping anchored
under the walls Of the Castle
On the night of the l3rh the officers on the
deck of the steamer Miinm0n heard heavy
cannonnding III the direction OF Vera Cruz.
The Saratoga captured with the two steamers
six mortars, six q Founders and 900 stand of
small arms The steamers are worth 500, 600
One of the steamers broke down and nut into
SiSal. The materials of war had been stored
away below out Of the sight of the men whn
were ignorant Of bcr destination.
Tho brig Nahum S,etson, has.arrived at New
oIcans from Tampico, which she left on the
18th. with nearly $500. 900 in srecie.
New ORLEANs March 2l-Marin's steamers
returned the Saratoga fire, and tried to cscape
The lndianola pursued the Miramon Tie lat-
Ter hred on hersand the lndianoln veturncd the
hre and boarded the AIiramon at the point of
the bayonet portion Of the Indiam0la's deck
was carried away by shot The Miramun ran
aground The Saratoga brought the Mar
qniS to.
The Picayune is informed by French prison
crs on board the prizes, that the fighting was
done principally 10y the officers who were obli
ged to charge and fire the guns, assisted only
by Mexican officers from the shore
Tile two steamers had $50 men on board and
the killed and wounded reached 40 the former
beng thrown overheard. The Indunola and
the Wave had 80 men each. The first engineer
OF tho Marquis de III liubRnn, an american,
was killed.
Commodore Turner asked Marin why he 6r-
ed on American vessels without provoca.ion.-
Marin replied That his men could not he controll-
ed. lie knew the nationality of the Saratopa.
and understood the signal, but his men fired
contrary to his orders Commodore Turner's
reply was" You are entirely responsible for
the outrage"
which was mostly furnished at Havana by Gov
crnmcn., ~ acerrdunce With secret article az
the Almnptc treaty.
The Delta publishes the details of nerotio-
tions between the British and Mexican Govern
mcnts. Lord John Russell proposes an armis.
tee aud general amnesty, and religious tolera-
ton. If the proposition is declined, England
must demand from both parties full idemnitv
Tor everything due English subjects.
Mlramon has proposed the terms of an arm
lstice. lie stpulatos that England, France,
Spain, Prussia and the United States shall be
mediators for the establishment of peace. In
the meantime. the custom duties are to be divi-
ded between the two parties, etc, On thcthird,
Jnarcz rtnrned Mlramon's communication, with
the declaration that his propositions were alb.
surd and inadmissbe
NEW ORLEANS, March 24-The schooner
Virginia Antonctte, which left Vera Cruz on
the evening on the 18th instant, has arrived
here. Her officers state the military confer
ence for the purpose of suspending hostlitics
with the forces under Miramon and Juarez
had broken up without any favorable result.
Miramon commenced bombardment OF
Vera, Cruz OH the morning of the 18th,
which was continued with unabatcd fury until
the schooner Virginia left. The shot and
shell were falling on the city, killing several
and doing much damage, Many shots fell
among the shipping under the castle, but
without effect, SO far as was known up to the
sailing of the Virginia Antoinette.
Two Spanish war steamers arrived at Vera
Cruz on the 18th instant