Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-05-27

: lull Mes 0f Merida papers, of n,
! tnpllulnlion Of tho fomains II NJ
I Moklcab army intended for the sub
. Jugaiion Of Yucatan interior Pai
ilculap Of The pfecaflous situation O
The Mexican forces, on the road fron
Telshoc 10 Mcr d., were publIshc,
several days since. The papcrs re
cciscd last night, give foil details o
tho fate Of that amy.
The force under the command o
Don Martins de Ia Pcnaty Barragan
occupying the town Of Tirpeual, ha,
been compelled by the distress which
II had suffered for some time previous,
TO capitulatc to Gen. Llergo, tho Yu.
cnteco commandant at Merida
Favorable terms have been granted
TO the Mcxicans, with the under.
standing that this event was consider
ed as a preliminary step to the entire
evacuation Of the Yucatan territory.
Articles we're signed on the 23d ult.,
by which the Mexicans were TO lay
down their arms, give up their artl.
lery, and be conducted to Telshac,
whence they were to embark within
eight days, peremptorily for Tampi-
co. The arms, munitions ofwar &C.,
we're TO be taken to Merida, and de.
posted in the arsenal there, to be
rendered up to the Mexican govern
ment at the close of the present con-
test.
We regard this signal success of
the Yucatecos as fatal to all hopes
of the Mexican government to re-
establish its authority over that peo-
pie, and Gen. Ampudia, the comman-
der-in-chief at Campeachy, will no
doubt soon follow the example Of his
subordinate, in quickly retreating
from the scene OF his successive de-
foas. The independence of Yucca
tan is now beyond all question.
The New Orleans Courier publish.
es the following additional items
A bulletin, from the Yucatan army,
Of the latest date, contains the follow
ing information: -
"The Adjutant Major, Don Fran
cisco Morales, gives notice from
Telshac, under date of yesterday,
that he intends % march ID che eapi-.
tai, with the division he commands,as
soon as he can transport to Sisal the
prisoners he capti ed, belonging to
the Mexican steamer Montezuma,
who had come ashore for the purpose
Of filling their casks with water, and
we're surprised and taken after short
resistance. Among the prisoners,
are Mr.. Charles Garenks, first lieu
tenant Of the Montezuma; MIR. Ed
ward Dickinson, surgeon; the boat
swain, Jose Morales Lopez; three
sailors and two sabin boys"
The same bulletin adds:
"Last night, about midnight, the
Adjutant Major, Don Francisco Owl
dec, arrived in this city (Merida) with
the prisoners captured at Telshac;
among them was one wounded, who
was Immediately sent tothe hospital"
An official communication from
Jose Cadenas, commanding the mill
tary post at Campeachy, addressed to
the Secretary Of War and Of the Ma
Wy, announces. that, for the last TWEEN
ty-four hours, nothing new had trans.
PRED in that city or in the camp of
Santa Anna.
We translate the following from
Ell independents, paper printed at
Merida, on the 25th April.
"The laurels which the Mexican
Dictator hoped to gather in Yucatan,
are about the same MS those celebra-
ted ones of San Jacinto and Vera
Cruz. The many partial defeats ex-
perienced by his armed vessels in the
vicinity of Campeachy, where he
calculated on triumphing; the igno,
my that has covered his sailors, con-
temned and made the laughing stock
of our gun-boats and merchant YES;
sells; and above all, the heroic resis-
lance Of the Campechanos, will make
the tyrant loose all hopes of taking
Campeachy, which he once thought
would make him lord of all the rest
of Yucatan. Another project Of his
was, to occupy our capitol with his
army, and this too has signally failed
The oppression of the Mexican
people has now no other means left
for conquering us, than the sermons
and letters of a venerable missionary
| .nhn hnr lafelu hanr landed at I.er.