, 1860-04-09

Th4 Mexican Wow OF the Vera Cruz
OUTAGE

We ind the following important document
appearing as N adssrsismAae in ons Of ths Nen
Orleans papers,
Be- it known that, on the 9th Of February
last, tie undersigned left the city Of uavanu,
with two steamers, which he had purcba.s sd
fFou merchants Of that plsce by order and for
account oil the supreme government Of Aexico,
having given 10 oue of them the name of Gene
raj Mlramou. after she had been natlonalized as
Mexican steamer, and retaining for the oth'E
the name Of Marques de IL Habana, Until she
place only atter reaching the coast Of Mexico,
nnd provided she had approved herself in good
condition during the voy age
lhe undersigned, according to instructions
from his government, was bound to, aud on the
9th OF March arrived at, the port Of An:on Ii
z-Edo, which il q port OF the Republic Of Mexi-
co. aud there anchored lis steamers.
On, the night Of the same day, ut the hour Of
haif- past eleven, be was approached By three
vessels, two steamers an three.nasted sh p.
TO wit: the steamer Wave, whom the un-.
signed knew to be in the service of Den Dento
.luarez, the President Of Vera Cruz; the steamer
Ind anoln, merchant vetsel. known also Us be-
ing in tile interest, ard at tie service Of said
Benito Juarez; and what turned out afterwards
- D. the Sarnsoga, War vessel Of the United
the undersigned, believing the said steamers
Wave and ludiauola 10 be in the service and
under the orders Of tho Verl Cruz Government,
aud supposlnG thst they we're town: up armed
launches OF Faid Government to attack iiu, or
'tered tue anchors to be raised. and pressed the
fires at the engine. AT this very moment and
ut short Interval from each otEe-, be re ,eised
two bull shots from the approaching vessels,
which were Immediately returned by the olira,
mon. Presently the masts OF the ship BECAME
more apparent, and tue undersigned, takils bis
sp5 glass, soon discovered that the aforesaid
,t<anrrs were not towing armed launches of tho
government Of Vera Cruz, as he supposed. but
srigate, which, it struck him, might be Of the
Un,ted States, though she had no flag ut her
mast, any more than the Ware or Indianola:
and At ouce he ordered h's men to cease firing,
rs his government, not being at war With the
United Stases, had instructed him scdulously to
nToid all complications with that nation. But
the fire from the attacking sesseis was resumed
with increased vigor, both with cannon and mus
kerry. The steamers Mitamon and Maraues de
| Ia Habana we're boarded aud captured, aud the
undersigned, with Ills officers and creE, reduced
to rigorous captivity. The number Of men kill.
I'd or wounded on board Of bis steamers the uu-
d+r.igned cannot st tic, rs be was he'd, immedi-
| ately after beng taken, in strict aud solitary
confinement.
Outbe 18th the undersigned Was transferred,
with some Ut the men under him, on board ot
the Pre1le. another yesse1 Of war of the United
| States, which left on tito 14sh for New Orleans.
On the 9Th, md conducted to The public Jail
| under escort.
The undersigned would state in addition that
1ruong the persons prominent on board of the
a1acking vessels and clearly engaged in the ex-
| pediai"n, we're Senor Goicousia, Col. Jose OEo-
pesa. and the well known Senor La Lave, one
| Of the generals Of Don Benito Ju4rcz
For all whach, and IN view Of the claim for
redress and satisfaction which his government
May have to urge, on account of the outrage
! committed by Captain Turner, Of the Sarato.a,
| without the least color of right, pretcnce, or
| excuse, upon vessels und men belonging to the
| Mexican republic, in the waters Of Mexico, and
~ithin cannon shot from the coast, the under
| signed hereby: publicly, and in the most solemn
| manner, protests:
lst. Against his having been approached
stea!!hi'y, aud in the night, while At anchor IN
the one Ct tue ports Of the Republic 10 which
he belongs: BY tic saratog p, war vessel of the
| of the United States nary, in concert with the
steamer Ware, vessel iu the service OF the
Vera Cruz government, and with the 1rdiano!a,
| merchant steamer, known to he in the interest
| Of and under directions from The sano govern
mcnt, without cause, and against bis having,
States, been fred ut, in algrnnt vio1at.n Of tie
Law OF naiions-
I'd. The undersigned protests against biz
having been reduced to cnptisi,y with bis OIL.
GERS and crew, aud brought to this port Of New
Orleans, the undersi igned ueiug kept during The
whole passage III strict confinement.
Sd. The undcrn1R Rued protests agsiost ths
capture Of the steamers under his orders, auG
against their translation to this por.
4tt. The undersigned protests against tbs
s1a .hler that WIS made of bis men, when fiTinl
had ceased on board Of the Mexlcan steamcr
nnd when resistance Was no longer offered o,
her part,
5tl. The undersigned protests against III,
outrageous manner in wsich he and his ne,
were t4ken to the Jail Of The city, as comruo,
teloos, without cause or $urrabt, aud a.a,us
their having been detained in i. to this day
though no complaint as yet has been entered !.
court or elsewhere, charging any Of them witt
my odense or delinquency whatever.
30uAs MARRY,
Admiral Of the Mexican NAVY,
Skw ORLEANS, Mafch 81, 1860.