Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-12
LATER FROM MENICO-WAR DECLARED
ACAPULCO BLOCKADED.


An Extra OF the Panama Star, April ~. givcsksA
following important intelligence from Mexico:
The news from Mexico is Of highly Interesting
nature. Santa Anna has bnckaded the port Of AcH-
pulcn, and the Government troops and those OF III"
revolutionary party are busily engaged III fighting.
In the ai,s';nccs "f exchanges. the following re-
port from the Purscr Of the steamship. John L. Nte,o
l'hcnr. will De found highly interesting:
Pacific Mail Steamship john l.. stephens Il. III.
Pralsn, commander. left San Francisco with 800 pas
srngcrS. the |. States mails, and SlG0On0 in specie,
on Saturday, April 18th. nt 80 p NJ. Steamer Sierra
Nevada lrit the day inr San Juan.
On the I'D, ut - \. NJ. SAW ship in Manzana
Bay Same rlay Il. W., arrived "i The harbr al
Acapulco: two vessels. showing what appeared
b French colors living oil the main entrance. ric,
of which fired gun ns the Strpi'ens aprt""'Ie'.
through the north channel. and soon after fired shot
which irl short "l lls. The engine was immediately
stopped, and the helm pu! to sarh"ar'!. In" snip
nrrrcachinS came in full view Of The foot. which ap-
prar.i 10 b" crowded will men. In" steamer i!i,i
losing her S:c"ragc way. and drifting towards the rocks
the nor; ,hor. OF The bay. the engine started
ahead 10 bring her round head Ia wind and tide when
the ship AMI schooner came up umdcrour lee IN l!ht
blank range, fired two slIos close over us he III
:,imc again stopped, boat lowered, ana The N>t
officer sent Ia Iuir the c;r "i their firing int" u.s.
lie allowed Ia board the ship but was met by
an officer in the ships boat who informed HIM that
the port was lncka'lr'!, and thn We must inln's;r
" leave the arhor, or he would sink liz il he could
Capin Pearson himself then boarded the ship. ami
was immediately informed bv tho commander TIM:
his orders wcr" imperative from Santa Anna. '"HiI"w
no vessel tn pass. aud il attempted II. hr w"rlt
lir: into Having sufficient coal {" reach san ''i.'n
the ship w;s l,i; her n: = i. NJ. an! orders
given III" cl engineer all possible """no
nv
18th. The Engineer reported sufficient coal "r'acli
| lamnna. and the ship WIS accordingly put oh lier
course i"r that port.
9Th. =. W., spoke schooner H." days "ni rom
Panama.
Durim: the detention al ihr Stephens At Acapulco,
shots were frequently exchanged between The w"
v,sS,S ami il,. fort and without elect either side"
Ssmfa Anna with IN army yari"lloy estimated nj
from three Ia five thousand men. cnraml''t M
the mci hh"rl"n, and il expected that hr would
| maxi. I'M attack ON tl,. during the night.
:Slh. At y L. NJ. arrived at Panama with barely
| sufficient fuel I" reach the anchorage.
| LIEUT. STRAINS PARTY.
From the pua,n! Herald al April. "" hay" tho
| following:
Om SUNDAY Lieut.. Strain and his compnnioms re-
turned from San Miguel in II. b. Ms ship \lrag".
and on The same evening the whole nf the party "N-
rrpt Lieut.. Strain and Mr.. Maur, started across iho
! lS!hmls under the command al Lieut.. IruAnii. in
Join the Cynnr at Aspnwa. We regret 10 bc"hlIg"d
to add that Mr.. A. +. BogGs nj OhI" aM engineer al
turrl to the cxpr,litiun died OH Sunday evening oi
debility. Lieut.. Strain and Mr.. Maury lei: Tor A*PlI-
wal! Yesterday morning The Cyan" will sail innI"-
diaclv Tor New York. touching nj Havana for Prov!
SiOllS.