True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-20
From the Courier of Yesterday.

Oo'ii'S'
The statement which we published Yesterday rel,.
tive to the intestine troubles in Mexico are conf rmeI
by the arrival this morning, of the schr. Sarah Ann
oapt contemplation Tampco 1t appears, that on the
3olh ult sangunary battle took place rampico be-
tween the adherens of the government md il. roops
and the federnlisls, commanded by Gen Urea, in
which tine former were defeated, with the loss of SOL
men killed and wounded. Among the prisoners tuL,n
by the federaliss, G'n Pe,ira the commander OF
the government troops, who was shot Immediately after
his capture.
In addition to the above we have the following mar.
tlculais from the Bee extra Of this morning.
The defenders of Tampco suffered some loss. I'm,
not to great extent having about hundred of their
troops put hors du combat in the ARRAY. Gen Coss
ned from The IL t us soon lie perceived il was going
against him.
Acr the hattle the government army retreat d about
~ miles IRON the Town. and then halted to await rein.
torcenlrns. The next d,v all the vessels which the
government pnrty had detained nj the bar came To
town. and when the Sdiah Ann left, there were seven
vessels i'll the harhor, among which three Ameri-
can SC boomers from New Orleans, one from Havana an
American brig loaded with machinery for the mines.
and boun to Vera Cruz, and two German briss from
Hamburg and Bremen.
An ex.Iess arrived at Tampco from Mexico
day or two before the departure of the schooner
Sarah Ann. bearing the news that the government
mad positively refused to ack now edg. any of he
ARTICLES OF capltnlation entered into between the
French and Mexicans al Vera Cruz, and that no
treaty whatever would be ratified. Ii is therefore
highly probable that ere this has been formerly
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We re indebted a mercantile friend for the
following letter, written by n highly respeclobl.
gentleman, and dated
'TAMrlco, December 8. 1898
GA short time since, | infrned you tina, the
garrison OF ihls place, had rev"lted against tn"
general government and thar The commandant-
general Don Piedras, with several OF his officers.
who we're not in the PLOT. had been EN- ha ri, ed IN
boord DANISH brig bound for New Orleans Cen
eral P'"das, instead of going I" New CLEANS ar
rhng"d "''Ii the captain T." land him a.id his ,r'v
at Ma'nm"ras; ~ which plnrr he obtained troops,
and accnm nnnle hy Generals Cnna5izl an Cnu-
deII', took up his march for this place. about III.
same TIME ns the tAr, generals. and I'm. tow,
Voc d. i''..> ~ .''.'~, 8 -.
The arc'mp'ny no are "c,'les of rlcr fr I'm
General Cnnaliza, If | In November, addressed to
the British Consul this plncc-cnpy of the
agreement I've jwrrn General Gllaiza and he d +
lrren' r"nSns-nhd copy o. lie capuutnt,"n If
Vera Cruz, | send You Tor publication. When thu
AT 'rk was made upon TINS town. the morning
If til" 'i1'h utimo the general cry wns the d, g.
rurtInn OF all foreigners and Their property: it is
well known mat Two hours plundcr was promised
the troops OF the government yarry, to encourage
them ia II ih ; and that the foreign houses wrre
there pointed ont in particular 1hrre is no
doubt that, had General C,na'iz, been successful,
many of the foreigners would have been victims
Bv letters, this moment in from Mckee, the
government will not rarfy the capltula,ion Of Ve,a
Cruz, as signed by Admiral B,ndin and Gen, RIM
con- They slate that The whole country shalt se
made a sepu'chre, before they will subrnr To the
French demands. We were never more in wan,
OF protection from government than AT present:
hut as the commanders of our Y: sscs ,t war seem
10 think tha, be they have N duty to perf,rm to-
wards the protection of their fellow ciIizrns md
that Is more for their henrh, he running from
one port 10 the other, in quest Of money "r freiy
we snail perhaps see nothing OF any of them unit
II Is known in Pensl cola that large sums nt mo |
ney are here, 10 he shipped To the U ,ued States"
The articles of capluaon >,Ipuiate that Vera
Crnze shall remain in possrssina of Gen, Rincon. |
he Mexican commandnn,, with garrison of not
'v,r 1000 men, until the difficulties with Franc. |
IRE al uste ed, until which time the porr i. Ia IL. |
'Pened TO the commerce Of ii nations, Tn. Gas.
lie of ST. Juan de ullna TO be occupied by ,h,.
7rench force, and have every facility for supplying
themselves from the city. Tee french, who havs
'ren compelled to quit Vera Cruz are permitted IA,
erurn, and full compensation to be mad. them
or all losses sustained. The articles of cops,ui
ion are few in number, signed by The French
nd Mexican commanders, and dated the 28.b ot
November.