The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-03

affair which has been confirmed by other parties. 70
evident that the Mexcans had very respectable force
shore, and for that reason the French concluded
would be prudent remain shore in the port,
and were compelled to leave for other port where
they could get fresh provisions and other supplies rurng
the bombardnent the Mexican nag was shot down three
times but the moment it fell they hosed new tag TAFT
The Mexcans conducted themselves With great bravery
and deserve dit for the gallant manner in which they
defended their forts and city.
ACAPULCO, Jan II, 1868.
Iwii herewith give you account Of what has hap
pened with the French squadron on the days Of the 0th
18th and 18th inst
On the morning OF the Sth came In sight the Paas.
the Gaatea, the Cornele and Diamant Soon after
the latter advanced with whiteag making the follow.
ing demands the citizen Governor OF The State Diego
Alvarez, as have understood them
That satssetion should be given for and the Official
o The . ss be- In
That the forieaons be dsmadtled outside as they
composed Of two old twenyou FOUNDERS mounted on Old
they should be permitted to take in and coal
and also provisions.
All Of which denied to them, although Mr.. Van
Bunt and others used their best endeavors to got some
concessions for them.
I'm the 9th their pretensons underwent some modica.
ton to the effect that the Admiral abandoned the point of
exactng the dsmanting OF the forthcations but in.
sisted upon the Others aud the captain OF the Diamond
added the threat that IN the space OF two nofs they
era Alvarez fully understood the disadvantages OF our
old artillery badly mounted and Of short reach In COM
parison with their modern neces, he refused all OF their
exactons with much dignity, adding that the French
squadron entered the port he would fire upon II. The
the 9th.
On the 10th, between eight and nine O'Clock A. NJ,
tho French squadron entered-the Danant towing the
Galate, and the Pailas the Corrodn O'Clock A.
NJ exactly the forts Hornos Cameron Grifo and Canda
laria opened re about the time This last fort Of
the Candaara had only twelve FOUNDER and another
small piece while our artillery saved although
dismounted The Lookout fort called Alvarez opened
pieces large enough to reachihe squadron PARTICULARLY
the guns OF tho Grfo and the ornos sienced I'm
mediaely rs the pieces dsmouned by the cnemys
projectes, which came down on them in regular
showers or perhaps the carriages too old already to
stand the shock OF firing The fort Cameron which is
nearly down ut the entry or the harbor probably fired
the most shots. The commandantie OF it. Citizen
Camilo Rracho held ont firing on the enemy
Candalaria also fred many sbo,s appeaps Ina, the
Paas was struck by ball fired from the Cameron Just
above her water line, by which she must have been
severely damaged The fort Candelaria which had but
gun observed by the United States ship saranac
at anchor in corner of the Tambuco and the Americans
had TO admire the valor Of soldiers fighting there
they only left It with their small gun when all their
ammunition had given out Our forts mostly without
heated fatigued that he took off his coat taking
"fresco" under shower OF bombs and balls Of great
calibre.
Great things these Frenchmen have done. When
they observed that not single soldier left
in the fcrts-all situated the waters edge
they jumped ashore finish the guns left which they
really accomplished by either breaking rolling them
into the water. While they disembarked from their
vessels they werc protected by heavy firing over the
ground they moved TO. They fired sixty-pound bomb
shells out of rihed cannon
All this occurred on the 10th. On the 11h and 18th
only the Paas continued Smelling the fort Alvarez
When they ceased firing, the fort answered by few
ehos, but none of them reached the enemy, although
these were the best OF guns The Palas continued
to send her bombs for three days-sixty Founders
OF rfed cann0n-and fired In all about thirteen hundred
shots, until the evening OF the 18th, when the whole
squadron left in the direction Of Manzanlo and Mazat
Ian without obtaining anything OF what they demanded
or our troops about eight or Iine killed wounded
but few
The city suffered a good deal too by tho bombs that
fell into 1t by accident Several houses fire,
and others less injured. The Of p Havnro
Co. formerly the house OF Azuyeta, Huarte Co. }
burnt down almost one half causing loss OF mcrchan
disc. &C. Of from $50 900 to $50 600 without counting
the material u the house. Several poor families, who
had deposited there their few possessions lost all by the
FIRE.