The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-16
Very Late from Observation-Disclosures and Burning
of Towus-Siege of Valladolid.

of Towns-siege of valladolid.
By files of the Gdceta del Hdband to the 9TH inst,
Through the brig P. Soule, from Havana on the
sth) we receive and translate the following items
relating to Yucatan:
The :. Patria' states that the Indians have been
committing further and fouler atrocities. The
rancho of Sacsuquil had been outraged by the
robbery and murder of families-3l persons being
killed: some were thrown into the flames OF burn
ing houses, and neither women or children were
shared. One of the victims was the young Don
Mateo Rosada, son of Don Felipa, whose motller
was also wounded.
News had been received at Becanchan, Febrl-
arv 18th that Indians had collected with the lhteh-
ton of attacking that town. Much alarm was
experienced among the inhabitants, at the dreadful
onticination of similar barbarities TO what had
been inflicted elsewhere.
The Indians had convened in such force, and
with such impudence, to besege even the city
If VaIIadolid tone of the largest cities of Iuea-
tan y but. after some time, asked a suspension of
hostilities with view of entering into negotia-
tons with the commandant of the place-who
named as commissioners Don Manuel A. Sierra,
and Don Miguel Boio. The revolving Indians
(subevados) claimed the arms of which they had
been deprived, and immunity from future tribute
and demanded the punishment of two men named
Trujegue and Vasques, who, they said, had de-
ceved and wronged them. 1t was thought that
the commandant of Valladolid would accede to
these terms.
Chansenota, one of the towns of Iucatan, after
having defended itself bravely, was taken by the
Indians, and Oath ult,) was burned to ashes.
In Tekax the comman dant had decided to adopt
the guerilla system, as most likely to harass The
enemy and save his people. His men had
ceeded in dislodgng a body of 500 Indians, who
had been fortified at place called TiNmeuac.-
Two of the latter We're killed. Their companions,
however. returned to the fight, but We're again
worsted, with loss of II killed.
Another party, under the command of Don Lau-
reano Perez, had a fight with the Indians at Chan
saxsucil, killing 3; then going on to another
cIo, found the corpses of % Yucaianese killed by
the insurgents; these Perez buried. Twenty
whites We're also assassinated at a place called
Kameca bchen.
A messenger had been sent to Belize the British
settlement at Honduras to ask a stoppage of the
selling of powder and other means of war to the
Ipdians-Whch the authorities at Belize consented
to do.
Account of the Siege of Valladolid.
Though the foregoing is later than what follows,
we translate some account of the siege from the
Merida Union, of the 9TH ult.:
After communication having been cut off for six
days, we at last receive news from Valladolid. The
Indians had occupied the town of Popola, and the
road of Espita, the only way of communicating
with Izamal which remained. Perceiving this.
Senior Leon dispatched courier to Tinum guarded
by 200 men and piece of artillery; he arrived at
lzamal on the 3lst The force referred to remained
in Tinum to protect large convoy of provisions
which were sent to the besieged by the commandment
of lzamal The Indians Were daily ravaging the
suburbs of the place, (Valladod) causing much
injury On the 2Sth, Senior Boleo entered the town
with rs men, from Merida; but in order to get in
they had to sustain fight for league and half |
losing several men iii killed and wounded. With |
this reinforcement, and those of lzamal Tiziman |
Espa, and other neighboring towns, there are now |
in Valladolid about 5000 combatants, animated by |
the frequent victories which they have already OBJ
tanned. We have no fear of the city being taken;
although the Indians, being desperate may attack |
some other town.
Since writing the above we learn that the be-
sieged have received great qantlyo of provisions,
in spite of the insurgents The latter had taken
and reduced to ruins the towns of Xocempich and |
Tinum, and the hacienda of liz. They have laid |
waste the country for eight leagues around Val
ladoid. Around the town of Peto, the Indians
had also been burning the ranches and hacendas.