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A Gle Of the "Locomotor," ofVeru Cruz, from |
the 18Th 10 The 94ih Of February, aud aEuiher Vi
he "ludicador," frcm he 18th Of February 10
The Isl Of March, have been received AT The Ma
w Department. The only paper of n lat date
Than these. Is the Indicator of March Oh the /
day on which the landing Of our troops was cr.
frcied. The following extracts nrc taken from
this paper for The Washington Union, and proba.
bly, contain the latest intelligence from the city
Of Mexico, where, apparently, complete anarchy
was prevailing:
From the "Diario," Of Msrch s.
The firing coniinue1 yesterday between the
troops Of the government and the insurgents, from
their respective POSITIONS. 1t was violent be-
tween the Cathedral and La Profssa. and be-
tween San Francisco and the Hospital de Ter
cer0s.
Il is stated that yesterday a column Of govern.
ment troops respectively attacked San Diego;
another colu mn La Profesa, md another San
Domingo, and retired with small loss.
The bellegerent forces, il seems, havo not SUI.
fered much. The greater part Of the killed and
wounded we're among the people passing along
the streets.
II is impossible not 10 condemn the oirocious
conductor those who, from stations, fired without
any aim, their balls, harmless TO any enemy,
sacrificing the unfortunate individuals who were
compelled by urgent business TO pass along The
streets. Humanity and civilization should deter
all from this horrible abuse.
And this unhappy state Of affairs will be pro-
longed to our distress, for some days; and when
the victory has been decided by force, what good
will our unhappy country derive from the blood
which has been shedi
CoNGREss.-The day before yesterday the
gentlemen deputies were summoned 10 u session,
and hardly more than fifty assembled. who faced
the danger Of the balls which were flying in all
directions. ltwas resolved 10 adjourn TO the Ma.
lional Academy Of Fine Arts, where the meeting
took place yesterday; but there was sill not
quorum as only the fony-six gentlemen whose
names follow appeared. Here follows list.
The day before yesterday the same gentlemen
were present. and some others. 1t is 10 be re.
marked that very few Of the gentlemen who fail
ed 10 appear yesterday have their houses suat
ed inthe midst oflhe firing; the majority oflhem
were able TO be present, with scarcely any risk.
We earnestly exhort them 10 make an effort
Ito attend in order to see if Congress can adopt
any measure 10 put an end 10 the evils which af.
Aict us.
On the l5lh February the people and militia
ry Of Oaxaca pronounced against the government
of Senor Arteaga, who had shown himself very
Jealous in carrying out the law relating church
properly. The ''pronunciamento" was success.
lul, and the government of Areaga overthrown,
after some liuIc bIoodshed. ThJ people insist
THAT The law Of the lth January against the
church properly shall not be executed.
The State of Pucba has passed the following
DEGREES, viz:
/. The general Congress shall be pe,i,oned
TO revoke the d cree Of the 4th instaGI, lin r.la.
lion to church property
g. No law or regulation looking to the dispo'
son Of the church properly shall be executed
81. The STATE protests against raising the "cx
,raordinary contingent" imposed upon il, ii
proportion 10 its resources.
The Indicator Of the eth Of February says
"The papers state that there IS a muliny in Mex
leo, as TO The object Of which there is a variety o
opinions. None of The reasons assigned coulC
possibly exist uEd1r The present circumstances
out of the city of Mexico.
The Indicator Of The Gath Of February has
paragraph to The following effect: "Senor Suase1
lriurIe has resigned his office us Minister Of Fl
, nance. We had foreseen that he was making
IA useless sacrifice, and expected every momen
10 hear Of his withdrawal. Having now no Min
lister of Finance, of ofFOreign Relations, or of Wa
and Marine, it may be said we are without gov
I ernmen."