Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1860-04-07
RIM tbe Nsv Orleans P~icayuns. nth utt
THE MEXICAN PRIZE sTEEAMRs
ARRIVAE or TRE CEN NIR4KOM

Tho U. S. prize steamer General Miramon.
Iieut Minor eommadinq. came nd to the city
yesterday morning and auchored Of the Marine
Hospital. where shr now lies She was Com.
MARIN. Dig shin. aud consequently fitted up
With more Of an eve to comfort and elegance
Her cabin In narticolar. is very neatly and
',sterury arranged Among its are
several vsrv r-etiy drawing of the Comms-
Iorr's fgo rrus. Who were taken ~ beard with
liza.
v, p. I'm. however. that they formed
rs.t.t'. 4. ....d'i,n pc, e., They had just
orur't % .1el garsa ut College of Havana
auG u,., returning home 80 passengers. No
doubt they C n,iJered themselves fortunate
in lhis p~ccul,r opportunity, hut they can in
n1 sense be considered r,,ronsible fer he
czgejj { o. 1Ley are fJ,n seventeen to twenty
sefI- ufrg,. Of tine presence. gentle manners
piece. tanned anil suspended 10 the cabin,
With tbe natural prii, OF q father, testify
t.unIluly ia tAtlr proficiency In drawing.
One o. ss % fcrs'c head. also bears witness
o.. ,hs ~rrls,. dae appreciation Of gentleuess
rri t..ary.
o...i, tie Miramon cabin however things
I5.L yc,y .iiyrslt The gun deck upper
sorkg. ~r'rrirr sad aI ave evidence Of the
tter-. .m,.t .f, uas tecu in. The marks
.i cH u.l. balls. Minnie nails, musket balls.
ruH .l.U explosions. are every where to lie
.r,u Among the most noticeable is the
yurs d , cannon shot on a large mounted
3 or 9.r.a ju tlc cen or Of the vessel. 1t Is
r.s..4..r.y curious la this that the iron has
th, .,,.rauce Of being melted rather than
uJ.usrl The smoke stack also, curious
enough. has clean eaasav shot through
ir The wheel and yh,elhouse. commas,
y,ptiIatcr. &c. are COMPLETELY smashed m.
while tho sides Of In, steamer are riddled in
every di direction. and the RIGGING very badly
cut up.
The Miramon received three broadsides from
tho Saratoga. be,,des an inpumsrabls mum.
brr Of rife shots frcm the Indianola, during
the engagement and II il suFprisina that the
loss Of life. in anv esre preat was not even
grenter Everytbing besrs witness TO tho
bray,rv and determined resistance other com.
mander. lie welded. however. vory
grs,.r,ny n .Jvsr,s forum. Rstirsipg At
oros >, hi, cabin NJ. d;,s,,es himsslf Of svsrv
nor,;o, -, ~, n,;t,rw ovoont ill
,,s..,.d oo,,r,od,rs,s scarf and s,tirod
himself T., q ,l,ip I'M, elegant suit Of h,ocr
which h. b.s worn ever since
Con, Marin I. ,ho,t an vo.rs - ana
ho, .Dr.,rs .ou.whs, rorn.. IL. ~
sbgbt bnu, no, moro thai Ave- fact s,o ~
Al, iroh.s in bsi,h, and rorhon. - h.
| ~.
sr.lv L,it anoho,,L-u -,
III, Il, 81. o,,1.ra .,o,a. - AL.
,..,lv or.o, and .l,oo.h.r b,s a.a
inc appeor,pcs. vsrv d.rt ,or,oI.,ion. "a
lei black eve zig. liza sir..
kc,s,,,rce mr. wb,, would \, ,n0b vora !,
nat for onis, and s,oedingIv s.nno v.rr.,,
The Nirono, Eks IN. Hohar. 10, ~, -,
broken largo Her mooo,ir. ;ndsod ia s.alod
nm rsci,cIv a. II ,,as uhsn ,ho ,en Havana
aud tina kew to the s,wo ain horrs vboro I,
WAS found in tina cabin Nor h,s ,ba march.
scroll. eoptniuipv a liz, of;,. ooD,oDt, b.sn
earolled II is certain bowsv.r ,bo, a..
steamer as a large o~usn,itv q, rovdor -
hoard. and probablv shot sbsu ana on.ru -
pitions Of war IN abundance
AIso Ucrc f,und Il, tha Ai-.n
ia,
So. containing a oomnIsts reoor5 e. -.
data % bor dsr.,,rro rr,v ~.
bonr ofber cortnrs alma; 81
om,sr o, tho Ia. H.. -
.o,h.Das h..r;r- a.
The Miramon is a handsome modelled steam.