The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-02

VERY IMPORTANT FROM THE GuIF.-By the way
of New Orleans we have received news from Tam
pico and Campeachy to the 18th, and Lerma to the
10th ult. inclusive.
The intelligence is OF highly important charac.
ter.
II appears by the extracts we give below, thai
Santa Ana is meeting with reverses from every
querer II is seen that he deals summarily with his
prisoners.
Tampico had again been closed and all merchant
vessels seized, to convoy Mexican troops, Aneri-
can vessels were afterwards permitted to depart
Com. Moore has probably by this time had a
brush with the Mexican feet. Four of the mutt
neers, Landois, Higgins, Allen and Simpson have
been hung on board the Austin. Darlington and
Keenen received one hundred lashes each, and
Williams fifty.
tai discontinue of the Mexican intended for the
vasion oil the interior Of Yucatan Gen. Lenus the ra
Sesn 81 The hsad of the troons GOO in n"nber
and landed at Telchac for the subjugaton Of Yucatan
1t presumed that Lemus was SO well acquainted with
the country that he would but little difficulty
in making his way to the Interior although it well
known that Gen. Llergo with $500 Yucatecos, hastily
gathered together had determined oppose his advance
up his line Of march from Techac towards Merida The
road was strange enc, skirted on each side
treated until the Mexcans had advanced to small viii
lage eighteen miles from Merida where he attacked the
traordinary vgor. The Mexcans, for short period,
defended themselves with unusual bravery, and were
slaughtered in large numbers More than four hundred
fell the field, and the balance took refuge in stone
church. and such other buildings promised protection
The loss of the Yucatecos comparatively quite small
was thought that the entire Mexican force would be
as al OF
their situation in every particular was most perilous
The from the Feet is likewise quite interesting.
The schooner Sisaleana, mounting four guns had been
surrendered to the Campechanos She manned with
thrtyseven men, who with the officers the Captain alone
excepted determined to desert from the Mexcans The
Captain put ashore and the schooner was delivered
Captain by the Lieutenant At Lasuna - OF
the of the schooner Eagle and assertions
from all the vessels most frequent. The steamship
Regenerador in sad condition. leaking badly had sailed
for Vera Cruz In company with four oil the transports
The Montezuma and Eagle were OF Telchac waiting the
result of the Of Yucatan. The steamship Gauda
loupe and the briggs Yucateeo and Campecheno at
Lerma The Gaudaloupe is described to be in most des
perae state, having crew of only thirty men, ten
of them sailors But five OF the original crew OF English
men had remained on board OF her. She had received
manmast the second Damaged the foremas and the third
lodged in the stern. The Two Sons, formerly Of New
Orleans had been purchased by Coy Msndez and added
described miserable condition. and has been
probably totally by the defeat Of the Mex
cans in the interior Their fate will be sealed the
rival Of Commodore Moore.
The U. sOop of war vncennes brought to Pensacola
Of the San wh0 Sas
cou t. from the prisoners now in Mexico.
Colonel Fisher Green and others in all eighteen, had
ported in Mexico that Mr. Elliott the British Consul
Texas, had written letter to Santa Anna in which was
request of President Houston, that Santa Anna would
treat the prisoners WELL though they had acted contrary
to his orders in crossing the Rio Grsnde Dr. Booker
died Perote the sr of April from wounds received
from gun discharged by drunken Mexican soldier at
his commanding officer Dr. BrenhamS death 10 confirm
ed. Fitzgerald wounded at the time Dr. B. was killed;
his death The British Minister had procured the release
of the Riddles, and Capt OPhelan, friend OF Fitz.
gerald, with whom he had fought in Spain; George
Crienden had been expected at Tampico where there
order for his release But he was sent on to the
City OF Mexico, and will there be liberated.
Navarro, of the Commissioners connected with the
Santa Fe expedition yet prison the city of Mex
leo but good health and spirits II considered by
all that the attempt Of the Msr prisoners to es
cape after ering the guard insane project
They at the time in the midst OF the enemys coun
try and totally unacquainted with the localities Escape
hardly possible had there been no enemy to resist
1t was thought that Colquhoun Brady, Paterson Van
Ness and TruhaIt would bereleased was reported at
after the affair at Salado had been carried into effect and
that OF the hundred and sztyve, sixteen had been
The case OF the prisoners who were taken at Bexar
and confined in the Castle at Perote one OF peculiar
talents and high respsctaby CONNECTED with some Of
the first families in the United States They were forci
bly, dragged from their homes while in tie pursuit Of
cihc and thrown INTO of the
most oahsome dungeons in the Mexican Republic where
they chained day and night and forced TO hard labor
Santa Anna ill of fever the LIST inst. In the
city Of Mexico citizens daily brought in and made
to Join the army. They generally chsiEed in
pies and put under the charge drill officer
they arrived II said that Santa Anna, finding dill
fcu TO subdue the Yucaecos by arms had adopted the
expedent of sending troops there to eat out the
of the province and thus them into terms. waa
stated that he contemplated depachng less than thir
tyve thousand OF these locusts that errand OF IA
mine-this seems rather improbable.
News FROM BRAZIL We have received intel.
ligence from Rio de Janeiro to the 10th of Morch.
The Prince de Joinvie and suite arrived there
on the 18th IN the frigate La Belle Poule, to marry
the Princess Janurio, the youngest sister of the EN-.
peror The frigate anchored at Fort Santa Cruz,
and it was expected that the Prince would land on
the 10th. He would Immediately leave for the
country seat of the Emperor. Extensive prepare
tons were making in Rio to receive him.
There were one English and Five French vessels
of war in port. The U. S. frigate Columbia was
daily expected there from Montevldeo.
Troops were daily looked for from Rio Grande.
All was quiet at St. Paulo 1t was said that the
difficulties in Minos Gaeras renamed unsettled.
LATEST FROM MoNTEvIDEo. are to the
23d of February. Oribe had not at that time cap
tured the city, nor was he likely TO. Skirmishes
continually taking place, but without single
result. Where is France and England
hz- The notorious Jesse Merit has been captured
at the Choctaw Agency, and is now prisoner al
Fort Towson.
ett- The Pennington Canal is open.
10 The Connecticut is falling slowly.
No. The Wabash has overhowed its banks.
ltJ- The Arkansas is remarkably low.
MOVEMENTS AND DoINGs.-His Hon. Judge Cowep
of the Supreme Court now sitting in this city, j,