Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-01
A CONFLICT IN MEXICO.
Correspondence Of the Commercial 4Adssrt

correspondence " me commercial Advertiser
ORIzAvA, (MExIco) Nov IA, 1852
You from the date Of this that am in the nace :,
revolutions" The telegraph line is now working very
finely direct from Vera Cruz to the capital previously Il
did not and messages had to be relayed at Puebla.
As you probably do not know all about the last reyo
luton here, will give you few items.
1t did not affect the General Government The nro.
nuneados had for long time previous to the engagement
protested against the here stuated at the
gate as making unjust and unconstitutional charges ON
merchandise provisions &C. brought into and through
the town. Every mule Indian packing" article was
toed at the gate think according to the amount car
red The pr0nuncados in great part farmers whom
this taxation affected They accomplished the nr
pose OF their movement.
The houses here, with few exceptions are low with
only ground floor Those buildings that have two sto
ries have balcony to the second The lower windows
throughout the whole town protected by perpendcu
lar bars OF iron about six inches apart For avs
previous to the fight the pronuneados were making pre-
parations on the outside to the city The nacona
in town had thrown up breastworks in every direction
Inc churches were turned into forts balconies were FILL
ed with LUMBER and sand bags and every preparation was
made to defeat them The nacionaes were b
convicts from the prison.
AT clock IN the afternoon, the 9th of October
the prenaeados entered the town, fighting their way
from street to street. from house house until thew had
gained many positions in balconies situated in streets d
recy opposite the formidable forts of the naconal
The lighting was now from the windows as both parties
were housed The pronuncados used United States rusEet,
and ammunition great number Of indians were w;,
them, and fired while lying their backs in the street
They loaded and did all their work in this poston and
ioed rom one place to another Very few of them were
Killed. while every man that walked or ran in attemnt
ing to 60 from one house to anotheras some of both
parties tried to dowas most certainly shot down The
lighting lasted through the whole Of two nights On the
third day the ammunition Of the pronuncados was en-
hausted They then left the town. and ouartered in :
Darranca outside the gate Had not been for this the
entire city would have been in their power within few
hours as up to the hour Of departure they we're gaining
ground fast One hundred and nine naconals were killed
and wounded sixty five of the ronnciados The latter
party were making preparations for another attack and
were mounting three pieces of cannon
In tne mean tune the authorities had telegraphed to
the capital asking advice Gen Marin was sent WITH the
third division OF regulars and three pieces Of cannon He
arrived here while the were still outside the
CITY Gen brought orders to grant them their desires
This settled the business they returned to their bonss
The troops will, understand remain here n month or
more ''A "
All the buildings in this neighborhood and the greater
portion OF buildings in the city, rddled One hun
dred and seventyfve pounds Of musket balls were col
lected in the house Of Frenchman they having entered
the doors and windows and striking the opposite wall
fatened and fell to the aoor The majority Of bouses
appear as though men had been work upon them with
hammers to see how they could thus destroy them
particularly around the balconies, which being h,;lt
principally of wood, nearly shot aNay and srne.r
insufficient to bear persons weight Many nac,oaies
were shot from the towers of the converts and fall from
there to the ground The doors Of the telegram cs
although about three inches thick and covered With zinc
on the outside, are pierced by balls: several came
through one struck the instrument table and passed
through II within Of the magnet About one
hundred and fifty balls struck the house. The wires on
pole in front Of the door both accidentally cut avay
by one shot Every letter the sign in front Of the
building is dotted The pronncsados had possession Of
the balcony the door, One Of them attempted to run
from the house opposite he reached the POLE q bali
struck it directly over his head; be sprang for niche
between the Office door and the WALL shot struck the
corner cutting away piece Of the house. and went
through his head. He fell forward and died instantly.
The balconies were dripping with blood which ran to
sharpest battle that has taken place this neghborhood
It continued, without the least cessation during the
whole ffty-eght hours Families are now returning
Plasterers are patching up the houses