The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-13
THE REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.
Fighting between the Troops Of Santa Anna
md Alvarez, &c.

Fighting between the Troops Oh Sunto anna
and Alvarez, &c.
from the New Orleans Bee April 81
The excellent and reliable correspondence we are in
the habit Of receiving from Mexico by the semi monthly
mail had we imagined failed on this occasion, but hay
ing been entrusted TO private hand It has at length
arrived We need hardly recommend the letter to the
attention Of readers by this time they must have
learned to estimate these communications at their real
value We will only add that correspondents oppor-
tuptes Of ascertaning the position OF matters in Mex
ico and the prevailing policy of the government arc I'm
agxico, March 10 1854
The talk in Mexico just is entirely Of brols and
battles The holiness OF Senior Alvarez and his patoS
has created immense excitement at the capital, and
called forth innumerable military demonstrations. Uni
forms glitter the highway the noddng plumes of the
soldier are seen cleaning among the hedges Of cactus
Guerrero is invaded and Marlborough himself tho great
His victorious Highness left Thursday last direct
the campaign IN person me travelling carriage Of the
p NJ freighed with the fortunes of the Mexican Cesar
his wooden leg and vast designs 1t is reported that
small placed in the boot of the vehicle it
well understood that when his Hghness returns to
Mexico he viii the title Of "His Majesty Santa
left under excellent auspices Just before his de-
parture courier from Guerrero sbloody with squirting
fiery red with speed placed In his hands the subioined
astounding bulletin
brayey penetrated into the Estile region and put to
fight the division of villare lieutenant of Alvarez
Nobody il true was either killed wounded for the
broken nature of the country prevented us from COM
petey annihating this nest Of vpers; but your High
ness may Judge of the extent of their discontinue when
you receive the box of segars belonging to varea
the guitar of his aid ecamp shsmefully abandoned on
the field Of battle We deeply regret our inability to
flags, but this clearly impossible the sayages of
the South have no cannon and carry no other flag than
cotton kerohiefs wound about their headsn
His highness enjoyed all the glory of this splendid
achievement until he reached San Augusn, four
leagues distance, where he Hospitality entertained
by Mir. Escandon. He expatated in glowing terms
the valor of his army, and was mpaently awaiting the
aforesaid segars and guitar when another courier arrived
with second despatch l could not learn the precise
cate part Of letter written By Lieutenant Colonel Of
the regiment He saws: On the 14th the vanguard OF
the expedition passed the river Mescala the Attn of the
line squadron OF lancers, and company Of the corps
of engineers crossed the stream without opposition We
were under the impression that the enemy about
ten leagues off. At the moment when division
ascending the further bank OF the river assaed
on our hank oy swarm OF fno whose attack threw us
into confusion and put o troops hOrs du combat
managed to regain the other side, and charged the
savages The lancers fled in the most dastardly
Some OF our officers were taken prsonersone of them
cruelty mutilated The military chest containing
500 eco fell into the hands of the rebels" Yol will
perceive that this is toerab bly, frank acknowle lgnent
of a shameful defeat.
What VIII lie the upshot of this campaign? Without
asserting any claim to prophetic spirit think may
venture to predict 1t with tolerable certainty The army
OF 7iGoarene niness viii melt away and Santa Anna
op returning 10 Mexico may find instead Of inn eril
crown ,the gates of the city closed upon him. The uni
versal discomfort now prevailing must terminate in an
explosion Colima in revolt and it is rumored
that Colonel Guzan has pronounced at the head Of 500
men. GuadaaIa will soon follow suit and the conia
grafton started will involve the whole country
that Santa Anna will find himself like the Scorpion
by fire. Previous his departure the Die
tator drew up formidable list Of prescriptions Among
the most celebrated of his victims Generals Mnon
Garcia Condo, and Cespedes The latter, however, hav
ing preferred base submission to honorable exile
sought Santa Anna at San Augusn threw himself at the
tyrants feet and obtained pardon and permission to fol-
low him to Guerrero
The people of Mexico have lately witnessed sad and
painful spectacle Senior Mota, formerly Lieutenant
Colonel of the National Guards at Churubusco having
imprudenty expressed his contempt Of Santa Anna
arrested and imprisoned among the vlest bandits and