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A SMALL BATTLE AT VERA Cruz. The
Argus publishes an extract of letter from a
young Daltimorean, dated U. S. ship Potomac,
Vera Cruz, July 18th, in which he says:


GA few days since, the Potomac, the Cua-
berand and the steamer Princeton went to an
island about 80 miles below this place for the
purpose of procuring water. We manned our
boats and sent them ashore, when they were
fred upon by the Mexicans, but without doing
much injury. The boats crew not being near
enough to fire upon them, the Princeton eleva-
ted one of her pieces and blazod away at the
spot where they were, which dropped fifteen of
them; after that, they concluded to let us alone.
We sent an American harque, which attempted
to run the blockade, to N Orleans, she having
on board ammunition from the U. States for
Vera Cruz-she is a prize to us. We have also
as prizes, French barque and brig, they un-
dertook to escape the blockade. The climate
in this part is very sultry and warm"