The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-15

these said men am pleased to say are not Americans
This sort Of business has become frequent public ard
notorious that his august honor santa Anna OF Mexico
has issued pronunSdnento forbddng and denouuoipg
the nhuman traffic. has also taken steps to fres from
bondage those who are in Cuba.
Ger sra La Vega also moved in the matter, and in
der stop it despatched from Merida commissioners to
the eatern extreme Of this peninsula then and there to
investigate the past conduct Of certain reported
to have been engaged In the operation OF selling Tor the
On the arrival Of the commissioner they commenced
with individual Of high standing, and they soon were
convinced OF his guilt and he ordscd to proceed lin
custody to Merida for further examination This he re-
fused 70 do point blank and when taken
BY the police to him by for he resisted and did
battle with the officers they calling for assistance to
force the laws and he also calling on his par,nans ,or
row became . bloody fight. The whole to wn was 10
upcar and be, being Of the chiefs 10 the intended
revolution openly declared aiDst the nd
he was INN sdstely supported BY his party, who
themselves ard took NINA d Of the town. The c,m.
nssoners had BY this time fed to save their lives and
eventually arrived at Merida but the bal in
motion e month too BY the bye) and all tins
adjoining and villages declared the revolt and
they took up their march for the capital (Kerid
ing joia by the soldiers who had been by
tbs almighty dollar From this time the uprising
general, soon % 1t know TO the party and
ward rush was made for Merida, 10 reach which
days march; and in the interim the commissioners
known to Cen Ia vega how matter. and things was 60
ing on &c That night, Ia q very quiet way Cen. Bar
bsct and Col ZseDe both then in their dwellings at
Merida an also ignorant Of the outbreak made
prisoners Of and acoomp by troop city guard
they were down ssal and put on board govern
ment vessel which directly got under way aud proceeded
TO Vera Cruz where they were pat proaers In the IA
Cattle Of San Juan de Uoa and tbs general and
public tuppostion was, that ihs the promssrs
and the vey heads Of this mos, formidable revolution
that they would both be shot without loss Of time But
truly born for no other luck than good
luck for 1t this time these two gentlemen ~ Mexico
under Office with Santa Anna one collector 10 tue
army and ihe tther counsellor to the srest dictator
Is the 18th September, at Ts nin that this re
vouton broke out, and TO do things sctindnm drtem
mighty prontnGdm1 10 nsoes airy. The insurgents
Led BY this towns vaAdolid, yizzamel Motu
and all the villages to the EAST Of Merida aad BY forced
marches (hs distance 100 milss theyarved aud laid
siege TO the capital on the 27th with about 600 well
armed and men, under command OF Col Manuel
Cspeda Perasa, nephew OF the wei known Col Perasa,
VINO WAS In the Texas revolution snd after Yards at the
I1onmcsomento at Tampco &c. The available military
lore: that Cen La Vega TO defer the town includ
IDS ,ne vountsers Of the city numbered about seven
hundred men and these disposed thus-thrss hun
oreo ~ tne citadel and four hundred In the grand Plaza
awat tne Enemy who eventually attached them the
morniIg OF the 9th, at O'Clock. The insurgents at
were pusss x the inf.ny and the effect Of two brass
execution. Tho attack de- perats but In An mpro
psr manner for had they attached a four angles at