Washington sentinel., 1854-07-21
From MEXICO.

The correspondent of the New Orleans Delta
of the 9th says: J:
The revolution, having for its basis the plan
Of Ayutla, is daily gaining ground, and nearly
all the towns in other States, to wit: Michoa-
can, Chiapas Vera Cruz, Yucatan, Tehuante-
pee, San Luis, Mexico, and Tamaulipas. have
sent in their adhesion to the newly established
government of Alvarez--:he leadership OF
which government, it is believed, will be ten
dered to ex.President Ceballos, now an exile
in the United States.
The prefect of the city of Ignola, in the State
of Michoacan, finding the city threatened by
Villalba, an intrepid insnrgent chieftain, sent
to Mexico for troops to defend the city. The
Matamoras battalion--the llth of the line
was dispatched to the assistance OF the place,
but on arriving near their destination, this
battalion pronounced in favor of the Ayutla
plan, Joined the forces under Alvarez, and was
hourly expected at ,Cuantla In the Cerro
Gordo del Gallo, Don Pascual Ascensis, vet
eran patriot, is at the head of 500 troops,
awaiting the orders of Alvarez. The majority
of the people Of Ayushitan have seconded the
plan, and are ready to sustain the position
which they have taken.
The murderer, Casio Bahamonde, has cow
ardly fed to the interior of Michoacan, which
State has almost unanimously adopted the
plan, and pronounced in favor of Alvarez. Don
Juan Bautista Soils was appointed by Santa
Anna, prefect of Galeana, and captain OF the
auxiliary troops in that city. On his way
thither, however, to enter upon upon the du-
ties of his appointment, he was taken prisoner
by party of the revolutionists under Sr. Bor-
deja. He had in his possession several valua-
Bile documents, and letters from General Blanco,
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dressed to Bordeja himself, and contained an
offer to bribe that chief to desert the cause OF
Alvarez, and return to his allegiance, which
by Alvarez for his fidelity with promotion.
superior force of the government troops on the
29th of May, at q place called I" La Cruce del
Muerto," which had sailed forth from lgnola,
in pursuit of him. After desperate battle OF
two hours duration, the enemy were com
completely routed and put to flight, with the
loss of large number killed, wounded and
prisoners, as also considerable baggage, arms
and munitions of war. All the prisoners were
shortly afterwards set at liberty, with the ex-
ception Of Captain Blancos, who was shot, sin
Just reprisal," says the Bulletin, of the man
ner in which the,tyrant Santa Anna had bar
barously disposed of all our prisoners"
On the 9th of June, Don Juan de Nava, in
command of small detachment of the insur-
gents, finding himself completely surrounded
and hemmed in at q place called Santa Cruz,
by detachment of FIVE hundred active troops
from Moselin, boldly cut his way through them
and made good his retreat, carrying with him
a considerable quantity of spoils, and leaving
a dozen of the enemy dead upon the ground.
The Bulletin states that the cruelties com
mitted in the district Of Costa Chica by the
brigade Of General Naviega, who was left IL
command of the army of operations by Santa
Anna, when he fed to Mexico, are, for atrocity.
unparalleled in the annals Of warfare. Naviega
is laying waste the country by fire and sword
burning towns and hamlets, and numbering the
unoffending inhabitants. .
In regard to the capture and execution Of
Captain Manuel Gonzaga Zimenez and Lieut..
Roman Carrena, of which we have already
given the account received by way of Mexico.
the Bulletin gives us the following relation
The place in which these officers, with o small
detachment Of troops, were encamped, had
been denounced to Naviega by a traitors
strong force was dispatched to the place.
and they we're surrounded, surprised and cap
tured. Cormonas head was Immediately cut
off. Captain Zimenez was then bound by order
of Tejada to the dead body of his late COM
panion in arms, and left in that position during
an entire day, when he was taken out and shot.
few davs subsequent the commandants,
Preto and Tejada, started out on foray, in
which they pillaged and burnt several houses
and ranches in the vicinity OF San Marcas, and
murdered in cold blood youth aged about
twelve years. whom they met on the way, con
Quoting some mules loaded with salt. Twelve
persons, besides the above, general farmers and
inofensive persons, have been massacred by
order Of Naviega.
A paper entitled the Guenord, published at
Chilpanzingo, and under the influence Of the
government, states that it is forced to confess
the revolution is progressing in that portion Of
the country, and that the alcaldes have been
ordered to be untiring in their prosecutions Of
the rebels, under penalty of having their towns
and villages reduced to ashes.
Desertion from the regular troops is becom-
ing quite common; whole companies not un-
frequently leave their commanders, and make
common cause with the mountaineers.
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