Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-09-08
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SYU UCATAN,5 GBATEMALA, &c.
4 The Pairia Of yesterday morning, has
very important news from -Yuca,an, con.
cernios a projected sinsurreclion of the In
dians, andmassaere of flhefwhile popula-
ton. = -. a
1t appears that chief oflhe tribe OF e hi.
chimula, near Valladolid, named Manuel
,Antouio Aysord an Indian in his con-
fidsnce, 10 Ino5ify The chiefstof; the various
tribes, who were concerned in the coDspir-
acy, 10 be prepared tostake part iG The in.
surreclion on The j 5lh fthe present month.
heilndian, however, Immediately discos-
ed tIieawhole plahlo the Governor Of Val
ladolid, Don Jose Eulojio Rosado. Senor
Rosado commanded hm 10 notify all the
tribes which The chief had designated, and
afterwards te present him with the names
of those who would take part in the insur-
rec,ion. BY this means, the Governor be-
came possessed oil the names Of the con-
spiralors, and proceeded to arrest and pun
ish the guilty, the first being the chief An.
tonic Ay.
AS sooo as The .conspirators heard of the
death Of this chief, some of the tribes has
tened the movement tassassinallng all the
whites and colored nhabitans, reserving
only ylhe women. The prompt measures
taken 10 repress the insurrection, seem to
: have been effeclual.
Que ofthe principal means which The
Government has faken 10 avert the evils
which threaten that unhappy country, has
been 10 prohibit The sale of escopotas and
al:other kinds OF arms. IS.
The Pa,ra says that El Siglo publishes
two proclamations, one Of the President,
and another Of two Generals of Divisions
of-tlie Stale Of Honduras, in Guatemala,
calling the attention Of the Central Ameri
canslo the condition Of Mexico, that they
maylrender assistance 10 their unfortunate
neighbors
Alet,or in the Patria, gives detailed
account an attack upon tie tran which
left Vera Cruz under the command of Maj.
Lally.; The celebrated Father Jarauta, at
the hand of 400 guerrileras. having united
his forces with those of two other leaders,
attacked the train, and succeeded in stop
ping its progress just before it reached
the. National Bridge, at place called
Puente Chica, Little Bridse.i--Maj. Lal-
Iy finding the guerrllas in possession of
lhefhoights, formed his command iuto six
columns. and endeavor to disloGge them.
The attempt failed, and the Americans
were repulsed with severe loss, The ground
being covered with The dead and wounded.
The route would have been complete, If
Father Jarauta, who was stationed some
distance in, the rear, could have come up
in time 10 share in the operations; but be.
fore his arrival, the Americans ssucceeded
sinreffecting their retreat. On account of
! the failure ofstheir ammunition the guerril-
assabandoned the heights which, were .oc-.j
scapied on the morning of: the 18th by the
.Amesicans, who osimmedialely enteredinio
negotiations for ra;surrender. having already
Slosttmanyj jwagoDs aud 250;menS leaving no.
less than 400 elective scUuUaIaIrs. T-sE5z-
Insanoiher part ofshis letter, the cores:
pondent of the Patria atfirn,s that he had
iustreceiyeds dsinfermalion of the surrender
of.the Yankes5. 81 si.Gg
In a lel,erfrom T Tampico. dated the l7th
inst. iisiss ills stated that Gen. Scott left Pue-
bla with IL, 900 men and As pieces ef artil-
lery.-The same letter asserts that atihe
lasi accounts General Urea was Tula,
where he was ordered 10 remain, At
place, called Chocoy, distance 20 leagues
from lula, were also Two advanced corps
OF Mexicans, one commanded by Lieut..
Col. N, the other By CarraoaJal.