New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-04
MEXICO.
OF VERA CRUZ.

,rsine Of the I'D nst and brings passengers COL
Joss Oropesa- =. ID Rafael Gonzalez Paes and Fran
si Oroness il the special agent Of the Minister Of
War At Vera Graz comes hher for the purpose OF
sbtatuing new supplies Of ammunition for the contin-
We learn from Col. Oropesa that when they sailed
sut II the port of Vera Cruz, on the morning OF the
as nothing whatever was TO be seen of the bsssgng
snns. A.. u,,,;,,,rs
II war removed, and the batteries even taken up, boa
frsa the Medano del Perro and Campo Santo. NOM
Ing indeed, had been seen OF Miramons arsay shSc
ske afternoon Of the preceding day. when dstscn-
rent Of come 300 men disappeared at or near CASA
oO orOpesa thinks there IL doh A S." 70 the the
City Of Mexico or in that direction. lie Ia certain nc
could not have gone 20 Alvarado. .Ao.
The universally attributed cause OF TINS euoaen 49, AN.
apnment of the siege the failure Of smnnnlon sna
Il NAY yet turn out 10 be the case thai me pesssas
amy has only temporarily retired Ihis AZ n
e 10 be remarked, that at the village o, mcueuI, 'So
most convenient place OF retueInsn' 'ney "VN W
W. lssrn from Col Oropesa that the damage done
"a he citv by the bomb zrdment very grea bat that
Il will fan most heavily upon the property OF the
gs peopIe who, TO the number of two or three thou
sana-old men, women, and childTen--took refdee In
DE castle duriug the bombarimen had not returned
10 sac city when Col. 0ropesa left. They were pre-
pasipg, however, TO do 50.
We do not learn, however, that there Is as yet any
scarcity of powder, shells or ammunition OF any KIND
at Vera Cruz. The city ia also well provided with
good provisions daily brought In from the neighbor-
ing coast &c ,,,,,o..
letssrs from members of the Government at Vera Cruz
They all write in good spirits, and express the mos
perfect confidence IN their ability to make good the
defense of the city In any case.
The steamship lndianola was still at Vera Cruz as
also her late proprietor, Gen. Goicouria.
The Wave viii return Immediately TO Vera Cruz 10
soon as her repairs are completed In the meantime,
we derstand shipments of ammunition will be- made
By several other vessels soon to sail for Vera Cruz
Special correspondence Of The Picayme. ,o
VERA Cruz, March Is, 1860.
Thursday afternoon, the 18th inst date Of my Last,
the bombardment of the city recommended with far
more fury than ever before. AT intervals all night
on The morning of the 10th there was sharp cannon
adng both Sides and during the night of the same
the enemy continued throwing bombs.
At 81 O'Clock on the morning Of the l7th Mramon
made attack on the city, firing musketry aud two
6eld pieces The point of attack a. the barr Acks
Of The MERGED, pear the Alamada, bat he was very
uuickly repulsed some thirty cannon and two thou
sapd pieces of muskery brought 10 bear on the
enemy Tie firing in this attack and repulse lasted
oBiS about Is minutes, when everything became sud
ds,Iy az eli death, with only now and then the
firing INTO be town Of bonire.
o. tbis a de, am happy to inform you, there were
NO lives los, in the attack in the nigh however there
we're fonr ma rsons wounded and one killed from the
effects of al ob After the rising Of the sun, scouts
were sent ON 70 examne the ground where the enemy
was' and ak dead bodies were picked ups also, the
foot and boot of person supposed 70 be officers,
bnt sions OF God were discovered in every direction,
and II ia suppo sed that great many wounded.
AT about 81 'clock on the morning OF the I1th the
eanuouadpe IN ID bombardment were again resumed in
most terrific anper aud keptup ior ABOUT TWO ho1fs,
during which on ly five poor and two children
were wounded which was from the bursting of a
. bomb. Up ID present writing, l ain happy to say
that there not nucn 1853 OF me- Dat great destruc-
The most of IL e women and children have been re-
moved from the a y the vessels In the habor and to
the Castle of San Juan de Ulua The latter place has
now some 500 of them.
a, Shont 10 oc lock on the night of the l7th the
enemy commenced another bombardment, and kept i
mo. and az o'cIo ok this morning THE 18th another
tsr5ible and most etermiDed cannonsding from bot
sides was resumed nd is still being kept up.
The Liberals with in the walls, am happy TO say
are full of enthu asI al they arc now so accustomed
IN bombs ard bale tha they don't seem TO mind them.
nv intelligence rec ved from desertere, the enemy
a1some thirty killed in the trenches and they report
go tJro hundred w FUNDED up TO this date. Among
- kiiIa5 IL q Col Phi eto, captain, and 80 lieu
.D.n,s Al IL oclosl a. IN. the firing ceased, sind
1870 f,,r the day 1 fortunately killed
Pn tba Eide of the L liberals, and but few slightly
wounded. -
;oan Consul, and ALSO ME morning, three fell and
80, in the house of Lab adic a. Co., adjoining and
ON either side of the Co. 1sulate, there are great
many perforatng and bursa ing IN ine lmmeda'e vcn
;tv fhe American flag zee ms TO have been the part-
cnar Obee. Of hiramons ana IN, IN, ag az
;es and citizens IN the vc nifty have requested that
the flag be taken down.
At37 O'clock. o. H. yester day. there came in a
enforcement of $40 cavalry ana infantry ana iesru
that thew are 10 leave again to-day with ammunition,
10 attack and annoy the enemy in the rear.
REsEWAL OF THE BCMBARDMENT.
VERA Cruz, March 81, 1860.
S1es nv last TO you of the 18th inst, the nsoal sS:
eitemept in the morning. of cannOuading ald lombard
ing takes place between the belllgerent forces which
lasts about 40 hours.
On the morning Of the 10th there was severe can
nonading both sides, and the bombs of the enemy
caused a fearful destruction of property, but foFu-
uately few lives were lost.
During the night Of the 10Th there was another at
tempt to make an assault upon the city on the souh-
east, and am happy 10 say twas received ia modo
Americana, that 10 TO say, the enemy was allowed TO
approach without the beseged seeming to notice them
they very cOOy reserved their FIRE until the enemy
got very the trenches, when the guns from the
Fort of Santiago loaded with grape and canister were
djscbaTeed with serious effect and caused them to beat
qeck retreat Loss Of the enemy in this affair not
known.
On the morning of the 10Th the cannonadng was
again resumed and lasted about two hours and, as
usual, some partial destruction OF houses from the
bursting of bombs.
1t is reported that during the last two days, soma
eight persons were killed and thirteen wounded, at
tachsd to the lnesbut the losses sustained by the
enemy during this period are not known.
This morning a new battery of the besiegers was
discovered on the "medanos" back Of the "matade-
TO-" in the direction Of Sacrifcl0s, supposed TO be
placed there annoy the gunbOats and 10 protect any
TeIestDg forces of the enemy in the vicinity Of Campo
Eento.
This morning we have the gratifying intelligence
that Carvsjal had taken d convoy Of Miramons be-
tween Percte and Jalapa, with fteen w8g0n-lOads OF
munitions provisions and $4,000 specie and also dis
persed the guard Of 700 men, he also has taken three
notable ReactiOnaries viz Ytuarte Cesar and ARR