The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-19
LATER FROM MEXICO

| rioAI HohNiNG, MAY 10, 1884.
| LATER FROM MEXICO.
Santa AHaa's Condition Doa5tful-Rumored Dis
| Gpecfton at the Capital More Revolutionary
|Inempts- Earthquake al rera Crn.--Death OF
Gen. Braro
BY the arrival ofthe steamer Texas at New Or
leans, we have news from the City of Mexico to the
| 4th inst
The Picsyune has authentic advices which seem
to confirm the most unfavorable reports previously
| brought from Acapulco by way of Panama. relative
| 10 Santa Annals prospects. The following is an
extract from a communication dated Mexico, MAY
I3:
| At the present moment reports arei in circulation
here little in favor of the existing orders of affairs
but do not know if they will prove correct II
rumored that the President is entirely surround,
ed by the forces OF Alvarez 1t :s said that the ap
| pointment of an Executive Is discussed and that
| the Commando General does not obey the order
OF the Ministers think that much of this is mere
conlecture but what Is certain is, that we have no
| intelligence whatever from the South.
The purser of the Texas reports, however. that
just as the vessel was leaving Vera Cruz, news
reached there of battle having been fought be-
tween the forces of Santa Anna and those of Alva.
rez in which the former were completely victo
| rious. There definite particulars in regard
to this and it is not even known where the encount-
er took place; though the presumption was that i
was at or near Acapulco. The whole report bears
internal evidence of being fictitious. To show this,
the Picayune gives the report of the previous con-
dition OF affairs given by the Mexican papers:
| On the 9th ult, Santa Annals army arrived at
CaJones, which AlyareE's forces had abandoned
On the night ofthe iltb, the advanced guard pass
ed the night at TERRA Colorado a place belonging
| to Alvarez. On the 18th, the whole army appear
ed before Puerto del Coquillo, which was defended
| by 1900 men under Villareal The plan of the
| battle laid down by Santa Anna executed by
| Gen. BIanco; the action commenced by the bonn
| bardment of Alyarez's camp, which was followed
| up by bayonet charge.
| Alter three hours fighting Viareal abandonded
| his position and fed up adjacent ravines. re-
port was circulated at night that Alvarez had
| evacuated the Cerro del Peregrino and fallen back
| upon Acapulco Santa Anna reviewed his troops
| on the field of battle This, however, would seem
not to have been particularly bloody for the army
| Is said to have lost but tour men-three privates
| and a subeutenant of chassuers named Gozales.
| The affair, which commenced at daybreak, was all
over by noon.
On the 3lst of March, Capt Diaz Niron left
Mazatlan with two vessels to blockade the port of
| Acapulco.
| Immediately after the Coquillo affair Santa An
ma cavalry is said to have come up with Alvarezs
forces at the Cerro de los dos Arroyas, intercept
| ing their retreat. and to have charged and dis
persed them. One of the prisoners gave the in.
| formation that Alvarez had fed during the night
| tor Acapulco The URirersdi remarks in reference
to this, that the captnre of the bandit would be
now so much the easier, seeing that their escape
by sea would be impossible as the port was block.
AIDED. Our readers have already heard it stated
however, that Alvarez had retreated only for the
purpose OF leading on Santa Anna, as to be
enabled to surround him.
| We next hear that lieutenant of auxiliary
troops, who had been charged with the pursust of
| Villalvas band encountered guerilla band COM
| manded by Ylignio Reboledo, in the vicinity OF
| the hacienda of Tepozanaco, routed them and
| took lgnacio Sanchez, Paz Yezca, and Gabriel Re-
| bolledo prisoners
| We are told that one Jose Arbarca. chief of an
| other of AlyareZ's guerilla band not having been
| able to seduce the inhabitants of Chapa, set fire
to two important haciendas, the inhabitants of
| which, to the number of two hundred on foot and
| eighty mounted, fell on him and his band and ac-
| complished murderous defeat of them.
| The Cabinet is next represented to have
| ceived intelligence from the Governor General Of
Guerrero to the 22d ult. The DiGrio Official says
this afrns in the most positive manner that Santa
| Annals army had encountered no obstacles what
ever; but that halt took place at Dos Arroyas, in
| order to refresh the troops, SO that they might
| reach Acapulco by the Goth.
Our readers, however, will, we think, see some
inconsistency here, with the account given above,
of the state of affairs at Dos Arroyas; and in what
follows we think they will find presumptive contr-
| nation OF the report that Alvarez had surrounded
| Santa Anna.
|
| strengthen this conjecture. Even according to
the latest and most favorable accounts there were
numerous bands in Santa Annals rear cutting Off
all communication with him; the fortress of San
Diego was holding out against him with force of
more than five hundred, and Alvarez himself so
tar from being shut up and reduced to straits was
harassing him and intercepting his communications
| in another direction.
| Santa has likewise to contend with another affair
besides that of Alvarez. Capt Vincente Vega
raised the standard of rebellion on the 18th ult at
the hacienda of Santa Teresa, in Queretaro In
some demonstrations which he made he was re-
pulsed. Numerous forces had been sent against
him.
| The Diario Official, of Mexico, gives programme
of the objects OF democratic conspiracy, the chiefs
| of which had been arrested. These are most libe.
raj, and yet moderate. Civil liberty. and above all
liberty OF conscience, the separation of all civil
power from the priesthood, and the establishment
OF an agrarian law, which regulates landed proper.
ty aud facilitates It's requirement, their great
points.
The most important item of general intelligence
is the announcement of the death of General
Bravo
This ilustrious man was one of the few remain.
ing heroes ofthe revolution which combated and
finally overthrow the dominion of Spain in Mexico
He died at Chilpancingo (or is elsewhere stated
at Bravos,) at noon, on the 22d ult. What renders
the occurrence the more remarkable is the fact that
his wife had died only about three or four hours
before him. 1t was this truly noble hearted man,
who, having learned tn at his old father had Just
been liberated by Spanish General, set at liberty
300 prisoners whom he had in his power.
Asevere shock of an earthquake was felt in
Vera Cruz on the morning ofthe5th. ltlasted fifty
seconds, but caused no damage
In confirmation of the conclusions derived from
the foregoing accounts we have the following via
| Havana:
Cry OF MExIco. May 3, 1854.
The position Of his Serene Highness the Presi-
dent of the Republic, is critical in the extreme.
supposing he had succeeded in driving Alvarez
out OF his mountain Businesses near Acapulco, San.
ia Anna had nearly fallen into the snare laid for
him by Alvarez who, by stratagous manoeuvre,
has placed himself between the capital, tMexico,)
and the forces OF Santa Anna, whose supplies are
thus entirely cut Off and his men are fast becoming
victims 10 the effects fwant and the climate.
IL is also known TO the government that Alvarez
had captured upwards of four hundred mules Ia