New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-30

brilliant moonlight DlRbt. when he could have mos
easily satisfied himsef that the Saratoga could nos DOS
sibIy have been vessel belonging TO any Mexican
mower party. have also omitted 70 state that the
ser,.ce papers Of the Marquis of Habana certify 10
onIy tbirtytbree persons on board; whereas, am
informed By he officers now Ia charge OF her that
after thirty Of them Rad been removedo our ship there
remained mt least forty still board OF her. AS this
ebp was cent Immediately back 10 assist in floating the
Gen. Miramon have been unable to make an accu.
rate report of the number OF persons on Doara Aoou.
the time the Gen. Miramon was taken, boat escaped
from her to the shore, said 10 contain ocerS Oh deh
Miramons army.
The statement which have herein admitted to you
of all the important details Of this affair will be teSti-
fled to by every officer of the expedition,
have the honor to be- Sir very respectfully rsyER
PS As eyery effort will be made by the parties
who have been suffered TO mspresent the acts oil tnl
affair." have desired TO be accurate IN my state nens
as possible. have said that the Gen. Miramon had
bundled men on board. removed from her fiity men
before leaving Anton Lizardo, who are now on board
my ship But It is possible that shall never know
what number Of men che had on board, as some
ESCAPED 10 boat to the sbore just before she was
boarded. There may have been more, there may have
been less, than one hundred on board. have said
that the pivot gan of the Marquis of Habana was
Mpounder; it may have been thir'y'two. L DO not
with 10 overrate or underate the armament of tbese
vessels. On my arrival here from Anton Lizardo my
chip unfortunately grounded in the bay, and was all
day eDdelvorDg to get her off. had no time to give
my attention TO anything else That vessel lett the
next morning at daylight, since which, by gale OF
wind from the north, have been cut oil from both
these vessels L herewith inclose dispositions OF the
First Lieutenant, Of the PuTer, of the orderly SER
geant and of the marine guard Of this chip, who
all in the poop during the action, to the fact that
The Marquis of Habana fired musketry during tho en-
gsgemeLt and also the certificate OF Reuben Apple
gate conversation with the engineer OF the Mar
9uis of Habana, who died of his wounds. find, in
the haste with which have written this communica-
ton that have committed the mistake OF saying that
had placed s. men on board the Wave; that vessel
had on board only 10 men.
UNITED STATES SHIP SAVANNAH,
OFF VERA Cruz, Mexico, March ii, 1860.
Sir: had the honor of forwarding communica.
ion to you on the Sd instant, by the Engilsh mail
q Gamer in which l stated thai the English Govern
ma ant was trying to effect aImstiee between the
cor tending parties in Mexico. Since then have been
info tued that MiramOn has made proposals, which
have been rejected inadmssibe by this Government
I have not been able to ascertain if they have made
any &C inter proposition. On the Sd instant Gen. Mir
anon having arrived at Medicine, sent Commander
Tnruer. with the permission Of this Government, to
communi cate with him, and herewith inctose Conn.,
Tuners report to me- On the 4th instant this Gov
eminent withdrew the eXequatur from My. H. IL. l:
Twymap A merican Consul, for good and SUBSTANTIAL
reasons they, say. The whole of the facts, presume,
will be repor ed to the State Department by the Lega-
ton here At the request OF the Secretary Of Lega
ton, have gwen Lieut. Metre OF the Marine Corps
permission to asep for the time beng OF an appoint,
meut nom him VI BiSO-NVnouJ WinNnj sA"Ee, Wa
On The 6h inst two vessels, apparently of war, ap
peared at anchor OF Antigua, small place about four
teen miles to the noThwaYd OF this, without any coiors
iyinQ After living there ssme time, they got under
way and proceeded to the southwark and eastward.
They paid no attention to the flags on board OF the
men. f-waT, to the castle, from which gun was
fiji ed TO call their attention to the fact They treated
AL with contempt, and proceeded TO Anto Llzardo,
where they came to anchor. Under these circiu,-
stances felt il my duty to ascertain who they were,
and therefore sent the United States ship Saratoga,
Com. Turner, upon that duty. AS the WIND was d.
rectly ahead | avaled myself Of the offers OF two
email steamers to take him in tow. For further par
teuars of the unfortunate occurrence that took place
sfterward must refer You to Capt Turner's report.
Edo not see how it was possible Tor Commanaer
Turner to do other wise than he did; and think that
he and the other officers deserve great credit for their
promptness in defending their Tag.
shall send the two steamersto New-O ans as soon
as possible and have ordered Commander enKhs OF
the Preble who will accompany them with the prso-
pers after delivering the steamers TO the u. ;. Mar
shall to take the prize crews on board MS vesses ana
proceed to Pensacola for provisions have been un-
der the necessity of employing part OF the Engineers
6remen etc. belonging to the two steamers, to carry
them 70 New. Orleans, and have directed Commander
jenkins to pay them for the time they may be en-
poyed at the rate az Is paid for their grace IN the
Navy of the United Statee.
T6s place ie al the present time, closely besieged
On the night Of the 9Th inst they attempted to carry
by storm, but beaten off, and, from present ap
pearances, think the same result Will occur snould
they again attempt it. From all can learn they have
as many troops in the city as the besieeing party
sm Sir, very respectfully 9bediePi servant
To Hon. ISAAC ToucRY, Secretary OF Navy
SARATOGA, OFF VERA CRUZ, March 4, 1860.
Capt John r. Ja,r. Commanding United States ship Sa-
SIR: have the honor 10 inform YOU that, IN ODE
dience to your Instructions proceeded yesterday TO
the beadausrteI of Gen. Mirsmon, in the town OF
Medelene about four leagues distant. Immediately IN
rivoI a
rounee my presence in the town, and TO say
p" that, having in charge communication from
" yourself should be glad to know at what hour ne
" would be pleased to receive me-" was informed
in reply THAI he would rscsiye me at once. Without
loss of time, repaired 70 his lodgings,
where / was received By hun, accompanied
by Gen. Robes and Gen. Daz, his Minister OF Jus
tce. / informed him that had been instructed to
say to him ";hat having been sent 10 this coast Tor
the exclusive purpose OF aording protection to the
persons end property of American citizens, as she
senior officer present. you had ieit yourseii Doun1 az
the earliest moment of bis appearance before Vera
Cruz to ascertain from him distinctly what were his
intentions in respect the persons and property OF
American citizens in that city, in the event OF his
taking it."
of all foreigners he should respect them ana IT, aud
should afford TO both American citizens and their
property all the protection which 1t was In his power
10 give" 80
Then said: "Having received this assurance, Sir,
am further instructed by Capt. Jarvis TO say that In
your attack upon the city, aud in the eveatof yonr
gaining possession of IT, he will cause to be holsed, at
fhe flagstaff of each house covering American citizens
and property, the flag of the United States, in order
that, as far as it was possible they and might be
preserved from danger and damage by bombardment,
and TO insure to the occupants of those residences that
respect on the part of your troops with which you
have yourself expressed determination 10 regard
them"
He replied: "That he concurred in the wisdom and
necessity Of such al arrangement; should bear in
mind and hoped that it would be eiectua in preserv-
ing them from harm and danger"
REMARKED, in conclusion that was happy to take
back such reply which c0ald not fail to be satsac-