New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-03
MEXICO.
THE ACTION BETWEEN SANTA ANNA AND
MNAREX.

ALVAREZ.
Tie niaro Official gives the general account OF
Gn at The Caianos, between Santa Anna and Alvarez IL
says that The troops oi Alvarez driven from er po-
sOn - those of Santa Anna with the bayone only the
attor not firing gun From this point Alvarez fell back
TO a pass called Puerto del Coquo defended in front
by of difficult passage, with gh in the diff
cult y and strengthened by I'VE small field works
hC.C married 10y nom thousand - iWclfe bulircd
Santa Anna marched upon them with near 5000. APP
preaching their position he threw across the Iyer above
lie pass a select cor OF light rOopssome 30 srOng
attacking them u the flank with thes, while with his main
bdy he forced tic pa,sdge Of the river aud assaulted the
haiieles the lights with the Layole again. The con-
ts; appears have continued three hours no; all
Tic time, ii course, with the bayonet We iau'i SUPPOSE
but eyerlcos, the contest seems 10 have been obstinate
how bloody, it is difficult 10 say.
Finally the several orks were all carried and the
my put 10 ich' in utter confusion mang their way Il L
not set known vleiher into the Wild mountains around %
backward toward Acapulco. They wore pursued on all
sides, ard ii seems to be confidently eApecod mat Aware
VIII ioll into the hands OF the ylc.ors. HE dispatches
which give these particulars sen oil Immediately al
the close OF the eight aud say that; for that reason the
number Of the killed and wounded either side cannot
be stc:ad In srghtcr subsequent affair between wo de-
tGchod parties the Mo2cars report that they routed about
two hundred OF the followers o Alyarez killing about
twenty Of them.
cyrr,sPonG,lee Of tie Now Orleans Be.
MDxlcO, April 10, 1854.
Nv prediction is realized. Gen. Santa Anna has had las
Ws,ran and liz sun nr Austeri.Z III We believe the
noise Of the bell the solyos OF he artillery and
me trsl bulletin banked before AMI behind with enor-
nous points OF exol0maoB H. NJ = H. has just achieved
strl endou victory. On the 18Th Of April the great Cap
tain having entirely recovered l0m bis M Of Indigestion,
examined with h. ied the Nights OF the mountains
OF Coquio where Niarea was Stationed with eight nun
dIed men.
This mountain whose summit according 20 the grand.
ooueui language Of the official dspat hes Is LOST IN the
clouds was bOmbarded by lis > II. Af,er firing for some
fine his troops charged with the bayOnet the combat was
desperate: the defense murdcrous. The brave soldiers
clsd lie uounain at the rrh OF losing Their breath
and sIraning their ankles AZ length about midday rie
iroops hid forced Nlarcal from ls ambush ana comee
him 10 take fight. 1ns -anguiary aiiaL which las h
half dav; hi terrible charge Of the payment cost ;he
AMY q sunio Anna four men, v.e iaIeal To-. one OF
bs 5.os In The utOXJa.O Ji victory. II. > H. dec ded
fbt tie war was over and that Alvarez being longer
able to maintain the field after protizious disaster
would nconnen'y co:cea himself IL me recesaes OF lhe
mountains, erdcaNor To escape by ga Ia me A'tef
case &c VIII nc inevitable taken. a. lie Mexican es,, con-
SITTING OF enogIous nu'-,he- - cruising along the
ocn.t. and cannot fail 20 intercept h4ML
Tf,9 endesvcr 10 rud out Tie exact truth Of all these
terrible rumors il viii amour: 20 this;hat Nlerea with
drew from formidable position oier show OF Tense
y It'll hc courage and some strait e hs zoo men would
have beaten the Loo Who opposed 20 him Hi
treat therefore, equivalent 10 defat. The scaling of
lie mountain difficult. tor It was accomplished
without resistance, tu The attempt rsef may be coA-
deTtd courageous Tbs, the exact truth OF this Won
dtfg affair. Aware disposed To carry Fablan
warfMc with Santa ANA. IL seek. 70 weary %. his
enemy sfooIs By fatigue and q keep MIN IN tie hcd m
Z the arrival Of hs moe; poweliu. aiy-summCr-whch
VIII lssugedly Kill ;hcm all of should they venture to re-
main till then. Tie war j. merely partisan fight where
there VIII be very little blood she'd but srea, deal Of
fever. famine end fatigue.
have lust been informed b. Gentleman who l. peg
fctiy familiar with the territory If the South ta tins
Coqlo which hos been termed aofy mountain, i merely
Llock situated the base Tic Peregno This induces
nc 70 believe that Nillares AFTER srnish with sana
Anna m hack upon the main body OF the army under Al
yartz. mention this particularly because such Iaa On IL
cent ANNOUNCEMENTS 81 triumph have been made iha;
FL ancers might really have belize ed that SANTA Anna iai
achieved d decisive victory. q,
There is no longer any doubt of the execution OF Gord
apo Guzman Ills officer while raising the standard Oh
who a. reward foy h reachery received Two hundred