Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-06-10
Interesting from Mexico.

Interesting from Mexico.
Our readers will recollect that the last steamer
! from Vera Cruz, brought intelligence of the Or
rival of Santa Anna at the city of Mexico, where
he was received with every demonstration of
joy. The Mexican papers represented his CAM
paign against Alvarez as having been complete
triumph, and were loud in their praise of the
great "Napoleon of the West" The New York
Herald, of the Goth, contains a letter from its
Acapulco correspondent, by which it appears
that Santa Annals campaign against Alvarez
was anything but triumphant one-that dough-
ty warrior having been badly beaten, and forced
to fall back upon the capital. It seems, that on
the goth of April, His Serene Highness appeared
before the walls of San Diego with an army of
five thousand men, and demanded the surrender
of the place, threatening, in case of resistance.
to take the town by all means. Alvarez peremp-
torily refused to comply with this demand,
whereupon Santa Anna, instead of carrying his
threat into execution, sent communication to
800 900, Generals commission, and free and
unconditional pardon to all those persons who
had taken part in the revolution This offer
was scornfully rejected. Finding himself thus
frustrated, the Dictator, on the Goth Of April,
commenced a retrograde march, during which
several prisoners were taken, all of whom, in
GLIDING Captain Joseph Miguel Yndart, were
shot as traitors. This so exasperated the re-
volutionists that they pursued and attacked
Santa Annals forces The Hcrald's correspon-
dent, giving an account of the battle, says:
| elm the afternoon, towards sunset, the hills
| surrounding the town were perfectly covered
| with Alvarez troops, who Immediately started
in pursuit of the enemy, and completely sue
| ceeded in literally cutting them to pieces, cap
| turing their animals by hundreds, 1.-THE greater
part of which had been stolen from the ranches
of Alvarez, Comonfort and Moreno y and it is
not quite certain that Santa Anna will reach
Mexico, as he is only as far as Chilpaneingo,
with 1000 braves. For the particulars of their
engagements your readers are referred to the
official bulletin. | will merely add that Gen.
Alvarez, in private letter, states that the river
Popagallo was actually colored red with the
blood of the killed ard wounded, and that some
unfortunate General, who was slightly wounded,
and was being carried in Santa Annals litter,
was completely riddled with balls, and his men
for some time thought it was the Captain-Gen
eral who had been shot"
Alvarez addressed the following official bull
letin to Gen. Comonfort, on the 80 of April:
Excellent Sir-With the greatest satisfaction
l have the honor to communicate to you that,
with the brigade under my command, defeated
the morning of this day the of the division
of Gen. Santa Anna, capturing the greater part
of his convoy, and killing in the action some
persons of high rank. -....
There still remains a force of one thousand
men at Vente del Perigrino, surrounded by the
section under the command of Col. Don Incar-
nation Alvarez, who has kept continual fire on
the enemy for more than two hours, and which,
should they remain, intend to attack with my
brigade, which will be Joined with the section
under the command of Col. Ojendis.
As l am before the enemy, and when the con-
fict which is to take place tomorrow is over,
l shall furnish your Excellency with minute
account of the same, as also that of this day.
| God and Liberty! ~
! From private letter we extract the follow
ing, which We add to the foregoing official bull
letin :-" At a quarter to IL o'clock this morn
ing, we came up with the rear of the enemy
After the firing had ceased in the Perigrino, and
| which we heard little further up the Hugua
Hedisondo, and after an hour and halfs hard
| fighting, we drove the enemy from the advan-
| tageous position in. which they we're; and then
their complete defeat was effected. Yes, COM
plete-so much SO, that they ran most shame
| fully, leaving in our possession one hundred and
forty pack mules, large number Of horses and
arms, a lot of clothing. provisions, and other
articles, which will be Of great service and be-
neft to our troops" .-.