New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-27

ogmps reaching to the very base OF the fora 10
tockod IL must ba understood that tue paiat ~, |
tbe bastion had been destroyed m grea'l Iasnf.
the FIRE OF the enemy q csnnon ana b yery
The enemy supported DIS sS-"u. o.,sted on This |
heavy fire of artillery, having openIaS bv Col
s,trsss and tba, III Mortlos, defeEuSu " Vs.
Az al the bat, eriss which had been - 81,
a., "a ocIock in The morning the columns u 'ns
anepy had been reposed. having oeS, - bis
10 ~ - ~ me nj got and the PrgNu! u ne
1po IeI ~ IN sk HUI aud 0old InauheI lie
paF"iIels N,oJ With extraordinary labor oOon
uSs oVnSS sF the cannon Of the enemy was 81
saeoS ~ our artillery. The enemy also supported
his ae,s5H by bombardins Tue c.y' a.. s.....
A. tLis time, in the proAim"y OF lue loi.Iesses
Q A' 'nio ",;o1ed are beard tie groaus OF the
hfeauy ,.o,nded bat have ordered that no stten-
% ~ os,d 10 them until Tomorrow, ior the reason
,Sat the works OF the enemy are ou' aoou, MY OF
teas .Do rSs distant. The battGlions thIrd, fourth,
S.{ If TaealecOs, which contributed 10 the de-
hu of San Jarvier tie Jeff side OF our line, ana
t'uoo If MorelOs lost 81 men nors dc comhAt'
KiGsd and wounded, including ~ the last category
tvSo Majors AID tour other officers, ano also oo
kIIsd and wounded Of the first battalion OF Gusna-
;usto halt battalion of tue Mls,o Of Zacatseos'
and half Of the other battalion Of he same DIVISION
of Guau suato, which forces resisted tho attack Id
heroic manner.
| do nj know the loss IN killed and wounded OF
the division under the command OF Gen. NeSre'e' nc
The fort on the left nor do know the lose OF our ar
tlllery which conducted neef heIoically and 6nl-
lantly. That of the iortresses OF Cormen, hiorios
San Jsryier and Santa Aria was IN action, ana hve
batteries which were lsuttd outside OF the walls
belonged TO the artillery Of Vera Cruz, Iaeatecos
and Mexico. There WAS 40 necessity OF using tte
reserves. Which are under the command oil Gens.
Berr,ozsbad h. Love and Aatorrc, nor great part
OF that commanded by Gen. NeSrs!e, who were all
IN the sane way Gen. Mejls was ready with ms
Iasade 10 assist at the point where be was needed
1srr cavalry commanded by the active and Naliant
Cen Ohoran, was ordered also 10 be placed III anti
cioatiOn in convenient manner on one o. INC hhihs
~ tbe enemy, bat not to make any movement uniess
EXPRESSLY ordered, which directions were strictly
carried OUT
The army OF the Government greeif through me-
and congratulstes the supreme haslstIa'e OF .ue
nation upon this frssl triumph OF our arms III WHICH
the brave Col Smith, principal director OF Tie LOT
tress of San Jaryier has won 20 much gio,{.: ,vc,
In transmitting the preceding report ] congratu-
late tue Supreme Governments upon this new VIC
tory.
On the Doth Of March he French made a th,rd at
tack and were a third time repulsed The iull par
ticuars Of this engagement has not been received
nor has the offcisl report yet arrived.
Finally the French concentrated their whole arul.
lery upon Fort San Jaryier, TO which they bad hth-
ert0 QeNOtcQ tutlA NAotS etAS-.4SH' N~-Nb
adobe it was unable 10 resist the concentrated lire
of shell from riied cannon, and was ct length rem
dered uutenabe and abandoned
Gen A. Ortega, however, succeeded in removing
all the artillery and ammunition. The fort was lit
tie more than heap Of ruins when the French pos
sessed themselves Of IL. l. is noteworthy, that all
the French assaults were made after dark. o. this
battle Commonfor, with 5000 men, was a silent
spectstor. The French loss in the whole number OF
battles and skirnishes Is believed by the Mexicsus
to be much larger than their owR; and one letter
saws that If they lose many men in assaults OF the
other forte before capturing them, az they did 10 tho
assaults upon Fort San Javsr tbey have not enough
their whole force being iron 20 900 10 $1,000, to
take third Of the WORKS by which the city is de-
Tended
On the LIT of April Comonfort teegraphed that
he heard heavy cannonadng in the direction Of the
forts Of Santa Anita and San Pablo, forts adjoining
San Jsrvier. The result OF the fighting Of this day
unknown.
The Mexican authorities, military and civil, are
still confident of beiHg able 10 rePulse the enemy.
They spesk Of the city impossible to take ts for
ticatons being very strong, consisting OF Isolated
works those un4ssa.led commanding the others,
which must be taken separately, and the isll Of DC
one involving that Of the others Beside these ex'
terror lines of works, there interior lines OF IN
irenchments and TO iGcaliOns, buildings &c, sucf
SIS converts.
One letter thus Gums up the event Of the siege:
TIE French, after fifteen days siege and several re-
puses bave destroyed one fort buils Of adobe. IL
impossible that they SHAH have men or energy
enough 10 capture tie city, every deiensbe place
will be defended TO the last, and the soldiers will bee
every house fall TO ruins before abandoning IT.