Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-21

for sever, ha,,aons OF troop. beie, tba TO S,om
hat'noas ahd Tsmpico, ave been ordered to Victoria
IRON San Luis Po,o, and other adjacent points.
n The States Of O.aca. Chiapas and Vera Cruz and
TACT throughout the entire South those formidable f
ouster the ocuss are carrying everything before them
de;wo'ing the crops and making famine Inevitable.
We hnd in the Mexican papers no news of any kind
from Acapulco, or from Gen. Alvarez.
In Aichoacan alternate advantages are reported The
troops Of the Government had recaptured the town Of
Hacuafo and the Insurgents bad driven the
forces IRON Puerepero and UruApan. The Governor Of
hiehoacan has proclaimed laws Of the most sever. hind
those who should disturb public order and
Pouala in the State OF Chiapas had also pronounced
IN i.ro, Of Geu Alvarez. Tho Government wero .bou,
The Disrio Official has long liz, OF active mo,emen,,
OF troops but these mostly confined TO n,ner
kousset de Boubon s announced a having arrived a,
Gusymas aud is stated that he had visited Gov Yanex
Many Of the who in the former expedition under
his command and that Afterwards went there to oip the
Mexican army, are stated to lave Joined him.
The Universal announces that troops were being son,
from the capital tn Sonora that department is threat.
ened by the Count Roeusat.
decree has been issued. authorizing the free inpor
adon Of and munitions Of BY the port of Yer.
Cruz aud along the northern frontiers
Another has been issued authorizing the free imnor
Ation OF grain into Tsbasco which is menaced by "a
mine.
out the States OF the Northern oaters. An occasional
grsndoquent account OF their defeat utter erernns
ton Is published bu' they to have numerous Iives
Tor they appear place far distant from the
scene OF their aunbilatou. letter from chihuahua
gives the following sad picture ofits condition
The country devastated the crops DESTROYED the Q,
te ruined and lost the herds and cks are the prey
the Indians and thousand dangers peril the life II
The ranches and haeiendds find assistance from the
towns and misery terror aud desolaon Is slowly peue
trating all sides
decree hs, been issued by the Supreme Goyerpmsp,
declaring that all males between the age OF ten and CIV
years must arm themselves for the defeuce Of their fam
lilies aud the country Farm servants must be armed aud
mountedst the expense Of their masters
In the States OF Durango and Zacatecas great alarm
had been caused by the appearace Of large and veil
bands Of savages In Of their the troops
were defeated with considerable slaughter and the
states that the Indi,ns were all armed with rife.
and that they fred and manpu7ered 30 we'll that the off
Ger has no doubt they commanded by Americans
In proof OF this fact he states that many OF his men
" were wounded 10 the region OF the hearth"
The town OF Copainaa in Chiapas almost entirely
destroyed by fire short time snce77 houses were con
that department. aud the papers already record
deaths from hunger. The locust continues its ravaces
throughout that portion of Mexico.
1t il stated that company has been formed by siI gen
ilemen in California with capital of $50 OOO for the
purpose of pumping out and working the Taio mine in
the State Of Siualoa. u formerly worked by Span
ias and is reported to have asAys been very rich in
yield, but was abandoned during the War Of Iudepen-
dence, and has not been worked since
Some one having placed the army list the name oil
sAn,a Anna with the title Of Capt General the President
OF ordering
TO be erased aud General of Division substituted The
Preddent sates that he returned Mexico only to s
her. aud speaks Of his services in the War OF Indepen
| dence.
Orders OF the most contradictory are being con
unuay issued On day it ordered that all desert
from the army who shall present themselves before the
"SI September stall Tee pardoned another prisoner:
OF deserters aud civilians are ordered to be
| shot.
sereeant has been shot at Vera Cruz for inci,ne The
soldiers to rebellion. and at Achocan Resaon sno had
been secretary oRe Of TIE nsarsent leaders met the
same fate.
The Sslo states tina, Santa had negotiated drafts
for one miioa Of dollars New York at two per cen,
| premium.
| frcArAS.-Advices from Msird to the 5th July had
been received. The with the Indians continued and
he GoTofninen trqops had met with era disasters
corpse of Sv5 had been sent TO attack the head
quarters OF the Indians O. Oha1 santa Cruz The Indian,
He'd and the thirsty troops entering tho well drank
heartily OF the walor. Very the entire command
was seized with choc palms. while this state they were
attacked by the Indians who pursued them through the
wilderness Tor distance OF IS leagues MANY were killed
| some died in the woods aud portion escsped Tsf
Colones kul and Vergaa, are reported have died ID
the woods,
The troops operating against the Indians were after
| wards reinforced.
SAN SALvtDoR-We fnd in Mexican exchange.
some later advices from the State oil San Salvador
The commission appointed TO seek new site for the
citE OF San Salvador, destroyed short time since by an
earthquake had selected the plain OF nta Tecla four
leagues distant from the old site aud six leagues from the
OH port oil Lioertad The entire population would re-
move TO the hew city, which WILL it is said be in the
midst OF beautiful country aud abuudautly supplied
with pure water from the cascades of the neighsorinc
bills.
the neghborhood, and whrlsiud had passed over the
country, tearing down fifty houses 1t is estimated
that the locust has destroyed one seventh part OF the
standing crops in San Salvador.