The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-23

ID. Francisco Faeio has been appointed charge
pro tenn. to Great Britsin
A conspiracy had been detected and foilsd 1t
Guauajuata. 1t was proposed to recall Santa
Anna, and invest him with the supreme dstx-
torship. which was TO be exercised till his arrival
by Gen. Bravo 1t was, also, proposed to declare
null and void the treaty of Guadalupe HidaIgo,
between the United Sta,es and Mexico
A teiegraphic despatch, published the first part
of the week, nnnounc d the arrival of a portion
of the California adventures in Mexico. IL APP
pears that they landed. to the number of two
hundred, at La Paz, and shortly afterwayd four
hundred more arrived They disclAimed auv
other intention than that Of trading with the in.
habitants
A letter in the Picayune, dated Tshuantepec.
July 10, says that revolution had broken out
at Chiapas, and pronunciamento had been is-
sued against the government Its object was
to effect the abolition Of the internal custom
houses. Col. Munoz with his battalion, had
marched toward Chiapas to suppress the move
ment, but his force was so weakened BY deser-
tim, that he obliged to halt at Nltepec, fiftv
miles from Tehuantepec, and wait for reinforce
ments.
The insurgents numbered about seven humid
red, and were under command Of Maldoner,
The letter writer thinks that the movement will
be successful.
Major Barnard, U. s. A, chief engineer of the
Tebusntcpec railroad company, remained at Ell
Barrie, waiting for transportation from Paso
Saraba to proceed to the States.
Shamyl Boy.
The ~. Y. Lsader 1T Saterday, contains q
brief biographical sketch of this recently risen.
but yetformidable enemy Of Russian tyranny.
The Leader says, some twenty wears ago
Schamyl Bey then quite youth, az taken pris-
oner by the Russians. At that time none anticipa-
ted that the young Caucasian captive was des.
tined be the God OF battles and of Justice to lead
his countrymen to victorious onslauehts against
the hordes of the Northern despot. And even
when, in later days, Schamy studied al Russian
military academies, his Russian companions
had no exalted opinion Of his capabilities;
although he passed for an intelligent and dis
Greet, bold and cunning lad, yet to all ap-
pearances, he had become so completely pre-
possessed in favor of Russia and the CzAR,
that to attain the ends Of his ambition he had
forgotten all concern in the veal or wo of his
country. Thus deceived, the Russians enter
tained the hope that at the proper time he might
be, in their hands, supple tool for the regions
beyond the Chorus
Young Schamyl devoted himself with The
utmost diligence to the study of the Russian
tactics and strategy; he became possessed Of
the most complete and circumspect information
regarding the nature and condition of the Rus
sian sOldiery and Of the Russian empire assid-
uously and with eagerness, he made himself
acqnainiei with everything that might be of use
TO finland then suddenly disappeared from
Russia at a moment when his design was least
suspected He fled to his native mountains TO
rally his coun'rymen around his standard, and
lad thox, IL. Il L
and his people. He organized the brave, hut
hitherto irregular, and undiscip,ined bands Of
the Tsherkessian warriors, taught them the arts i
of war, perfected proper communication b. 4
tween the dispersed forces, so az to be enabled I;
to concentrate his forces, at short notice, and
thus attack large bodies of the enemy; he
changed their tactics from the mere occasional
surprise of n Russian outpost to syskem Of
general warfare, and in this manner achieved
the glorious result of the last Ave or six years
The advices by the steamer Africa substan-
tate the rumors heretofore received, and con-.
tradlcted by the Russian authorities, that
Schamy has gained victory over the Iegions Of
the northern barbarian, the results Of which
must shake the Muscovite empire to its very
centre. The retreat of the Generals Nesterow
and Srebakow, the flight Of the Russians rs far
as the plains of Tifls, and their great loss, both
in ammunition and men, is conclusive evidence
that the Russian army has experienced a more
signal defeat than ut any time within the Last
twenty years All the strong positions which
il cost them so much time, labor, money and
human life to gain, are lost. The efforts Of
such generals as Sass, Grabbe, Golowin. and
Woronzof, (the two former it will be remem-
bered, assisted in crushing Hungary have been
of no avail; neither the burning of forests by
Woronzof, nor yet the Cesarian idea of sub
ugating this mountainous region by construct
ing great h'ghroads, have produced the desired
result
In Schamvl the Russians have a scource of
heir own raising. He understands thoroughly
their mode of warfare; he takes advantage of
their weakness, and guards against their strength
While in Russia, he had occasion to learn that
many among his countrymen had become un-
rue TO their cause. His return to the Caucasus
restored order and caused the downfall of the
traitors.
Several Russian regiments from the Caucasus
'rrived in Warsaw about the beginning of July,
worn out and decimated- The regiments garri-
'oned at Warsaw marched to the seat of war in
heir stead. Rumor now says that one of the
Russian Generals commanding in Hungary will
soon be entrusted with the command of the Rus
sian army in the Caucasus.
BANANA CoTToN,--Tbe editor Of the HAYNES
rille (Ala) Chronicle has been shown a stock OF