The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-19
ADDITIONAL FROM W-00'

IRON ah IN Vera Cruz the sth inst, to
Inc s.esmSSt brings intelligence from that port
yesterdsyts Of Mexico have papers to the 4th inst
TmSpfaaee reports that up TO the time Of the ae2sr
sot the Texas from Vera Cruz, the Brush otg TWO
adde's, then forty days from New York had not
- arrived
The Texas brings forty.four passengers 1874, 400 in
specie, and fourteen cases on freight
severe shock earthquake felt in Vera Cruz at
of The sth inst which according the Eco del Concrete
lasted at least fifty seconds Fortunately notwithsand
cs5se INV damage Mr. DaCosta the purser Of the
Texas norns that IT not felt in the harbor The
Eco de- Ccacso says its direction quito perceptby
marked and was from east to west.
The only authentic and definite intelligence that
have received from the city of Mexico the of
Affairs the South, fully to CONFIRM the most
favorable reports previously brought from Acapulco by
way Of Panama to Santa Anna prospects. private
communication, dated Mexico. May g. which we have be
fore 70 and in the integrity and impartiality Of the w
may be placed, has the following statement emit 1880
Ss .s, are re IL n
know they Wi prove Pr,
that tic obey order Of
ssrs but shst certain is thai have intelligence
In direct connection with this. however, We may state
that arc politely informed by Mr. Da Costa, the pur
Of the Texas, that just the vessel leaving
Vera Cruz reached there Of battle having been
fought between the forces Of Santa Anna and those Of
Aware in which the former were completely victorious
We have been unable to ascertain any particulars to
where the alleged encounter was said TO have taken
near acapulco Independent Of the consideration as to
the amount OF credbiity be attached to report
Iguey transmitted it would seem to bear internal evil
ience Of being fictitious.
To show this, our readers, we think viii have only to
knsdcr The report of the previous condition OF affairs
y1cn by The Mexican papers We give these in a
bcted form, from the period embraced by our last
accounts taber from the
on ,be 9th ult Santa Annals army arrived at Cajones
rhc AIarez's forces had abandoned. On the night OF
Ith the advanced guard passed the night at TERRA
whole army appeared before Puerto dol Coqulo, which
was defended by 200 men Under vlareal The plan Of
Tho bnflt Ia dawu nv SAINT An wa nv
Gen Bauco the action commenced by the bombardment
Of Alvarez's camp, whchwas followed up by bayonet
Axer three hours fighting villareal abandoned his
position, and fed up adjacent rayiaes report was
circulated at night that Alvarez had evacuated the Cerro
Gel Percgrino and fallen back upon Acapulco Santa
Anna reviewed his troops the field of battle This
however, would seem not to have been particularly
bloody for the army said to have lost but four
three privates subleutenant of chasscurs named
Gonzales The affair." which commenced at daybreak, was
On the 5lst Of March Capt Diaz Mron left Mazatlan
with two vessels, TO blockade the port Of Acapulco
Immediately after the Coquilo affair Santa Annals
vary Is fad have come up with Arvarezs forces at
and to have Charged and dispersed them One Of the
prisoners the information that Alvarez bad fed dur
ing the night for Acapulco The tnirersa remarks in
reference this, that the capture of the "bandit
would be much the easier, seeing that their es
s sns
that Alvarez mad rctreated only for the purpose Of
Leading Santa Anna so as to be enabled to surround
him.
We next hear that lieutenant of auxiliary troops,
who bad been charged with the pursuit Of viarears
MO Reboedo in the vicinity of the hacienda Of Tepoza
pacp red them and took Ignacio Sanchez Paz Yezca
and Gabriel Rebolleio prisoners.
We told that one Jose Abarca chief of another Of
Alyare guerilla bands not having been able to seduce
the inhabitants Of Chapa set fire to two important
hacendas, the inhabitants Of which to the number Of
two hundred foot and eighty mounted, fell him and
his band aud accomplished murderous defeat Of them
The Cabinet is next represented to have received intel
hgcnce from the Governor General Of Guerrero to the
ed ult The Diario Official says this arms in the most
encountered
no obstacles whatever but that halt took place at Dos
ARROWS in order to refresh the troops, that they
might reach Acapulco by the Goth.
Our readers, however, will, we think ncon-
Hsncy here with the account given above Of the state
OF affairs az Dos Arroyas and in what follows think
hey VIII find presumptive confirmation of the report
Sfciai referring to this same period says that some
Loated bands Of rebels the remains Of Avarezs army
Ehough they fec the approach of Santa Annals army
hey intercept correspondence On the Odd it says they
seeded n saving her hiding them in the
wood aud entrustng them afterwards to the nd
o. an wnc ,s ~ he 10 me
TO announce that with the exception Of these small
bands, the country was quiet.
The per- in its issue OF the first instant pub
fishes despatch from General paiacos, dated Brivo
April 81 in which he that he has transmitted
calm any anxiety that may have arisen in the capth
from the inequency of communications of late and to
communicate account Of the true state of affairs Our
troops he victorious all sides, have penetrated
to Acapulco and at last accounts bombaring the
fortress at that place the of the insurgents
have from that quarter and he has doubt the
fortress had already been taken. He then pleads the
great occupation of Santa Anna and the Minister of War;
in addition to the unsafe condition of the roads,
for not having sent dispatches He believes the
whole ubcr OF insurgents left does not amount TO four
hundred anl alleges that have been terrified into
fight aud that most Of them inclined to throw them
selves the clernency Of the supreme government
Manuel Avilcs had done.
The H-aldo of the l4th instant, quotes from the Uni
gsal OF the Sd, which has not reached statement
that from communications which the Supreme govern.
ment had received on the previous day. from the chief
commsndant at Tabasco il was known that Alvarez 6n
ing impossible to go into formal action with Santa
Annals troops had been contented to take up position
with some OF his followers at Las Cruces, to intercept
correspondence and that Santa Anna had respect
able force to dscdge him. also known according
to the authority, tina. the fortress of San Diego
could offer but little resistance in consequence Of the
small number defending it, especially disposed they
are by the which they have suffered in their
previous encounters. Don lgnacio Comonfort is in
command Of this fortress, and has five hun
dred men under him, exclusive of some he is
alleged to have been induced TO disarm in consequence
Of doubling their adeity. We brought down to
the latest moment TO which have any authentic in
tegencc, without calling in question the authenticity
Of the latter portions of IT, And still think it quite
clear from that are justified in saying it all goes to
strengthen the reports of Santa Annals having been
surrounded and thrown into very difficult position by
Alvarez Even according to the latest and most favora
ting OF all communication with him. the fortress Of San
eo was holding out against him with force of more
shut up and reduced TO straits harrassing him and
intereepting his communications in another direction
Not few Of our rea aers howeTsr will incline TO the
the Governor General Of rabasco conjecture
if not fabrcaons.
Alvarez's affair is not the only one, however, with
which Santa Anna has to contend Capt. Vcence Veg,
raised the standard Of the rebellion the 18th ult
the hacienda of Santa Teresa in Queretaro He attempted
pdemdtr against the village of Albercss, but
repulsed and fed into the Sierra Gordo whittier he
pursued He also attacked San Ciro, but repused
Numerous forces had been sent against him.
1he Didro Official Of Toluca the arrest of
Luis Pingon carrier OF secret dispatches from Alvarez
the leaders Of the disaected in Mchoacsn, Snores
Anacleo Tabares Ramon Paiacios OF Coyuca and Felipe
Eazo Administrator Of Customs at Acapulco who were
all three likewise arrested.
The Ddrio Official Of Mexico gives programme Of the
objects OF Democratic conspiracy, the chiefs OF which
bad been arrested These most liberal, and yet mo-
derste Civil liberty, and above all liberty of conscience.
the separation Of all civil from the priesthood and
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