Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-16
BY Last Evenings Northern Mail.
[From The Neso York Sun, April ID, 1871
important from Mexico.

BY Special Express 10 the New York Sun-Four
days later from the City Of Mexico-Dreadlul
Scenes at the Capitol during the Revolution
Murders, Assassinalons, and Robberes- Fall
of Gen. Farias and The Anti-Church party
Probable Restoration Of order by Santa Anna.
Files of Spanish papers, from the city of Mex
leo, have been received by the New York Sun.
The latest papers are dated 9Th ult., being four
days later than any previous files received at
New York, New Orleans or Washington Ac-
curate intelligence had been received from Vera
Cruz OF the numbers OF the American expedition
then arriving al that port. These accounts pro-
duced immense excitement in the capitol, but had
no apparent influence upon the revolH,ioniss.
They still pursued their sanguinary and fratrici-
dal war in the streets of the capitol We see no
prospects of peace in any of the journals before
US.
All acknowledge the imminent danger which
surrounds them, and they even give way 10 The
worst torebodings Of evil but no one has the cou-
rage TO propose an honorable peace. They say
their nationality is doomed 10 destruction and
their country 10 yankee" domination, therefore
all ideas of peace are delusive. Nothing could
ed again and again, and, notwithstanding the re-
peated oyertures for negotiation made by the
United States Government the newspaper press
OF Mexico, for some mysterious object, persists in
denying the possibility OF obtaining peace. A
monarchy is invoked, as a most efficient guardi-
an Of their rights and protector from the rapa-
city Of their own military chiettains. But il Old
Spain is any guide in the government Of the Spa
nish race, Mexico would find nopermanenl repose
in monarchy.
Ell Monitor Republican, is the organ of the
Pena Barragan party, or new revolulionists,
who had succeeded in putting down Farias, The
Vice President elected with Santa Anna. That
pap siales, that Farias had sent an express TO
Santa Anna, soliciting 5000 men with artillery,
10 aid in restoring the Government. Santa An.
ma may have complied, but the rumor that he
had reached the capital and united with Barragan
aud the Church, is inexplicable; for these parties
were in arms against Faras, the oslensible friend
OF Santa Anna. From The statements of the re.
voulionary papers, ii would appear that General
Farias's party was very small, and could not
make much more resistance. The great opposi-
tion 10 him originated in his iavoring the sale Of
the Church properly. He was also suspected of
being favorable 10 The liberation of all religious
sects.
The papers before us are filled with details of
the fighting, robberies and murders committed in
The city by The opposing armies and the bandilti.
In fact that beautiful city was literally converted
into battle field. Streets we're barricaded BY
the belligerents, whose deadly fire raked the
principal thoroughfares and killed many OF the
unoffending inhabitants and even women
Dwellings were plundered and stores robbed
Well dressed citizens were waylaid in open day,
robbed oflheir watches and jewelry, and in many
instances murdered by The lawless soldiers and
handful securing The streets
For several days anarchy reigned supreme
Throughout! the devoted city. All law was at an
end, and c-e hundred and sixty thousand persons
were exposed TO the brutal passions Of the inuri-
ated mob of soldiers and robbers. The robbers
on the principal mail routes had poured into
the city OF Mexico in thousands, many no doubt
TO share in The excuses Of the revolution, but more
probably 10 escape from The American forces,
who were expected TO proceed by the Jalapa road.