Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-01-21
From Mexico.

From Mexico.
The steamship Texas, al New Orleans, brings
papers from the city OF Mexico TO the 4th, and
from Vera Cruz TO the 9th instant. She brought
$lO7 900 in specie on freight. General Gadsden,
United States Minister 10 Mexico, was among her
passengers.
According 10 the Mexican accounts, which, as
10 results least appear 10 be quite reliable the
expedition of Walker has failed nearly, if not
quite, as badly as might have been expected, and
quite as badly as the worst reports hitherto re-
ceived here had represented. According 10 the
Iran dUnion, the facts may be thus resumed.
The chief Of the pirates finding his position at
La Paz compromised. and fearing attack from
the inhabitants on their recovering from their
panic, set sail on the 9th of December, and pro-
ceeded TO anchor in the cove of Todos los Santos
not far from the Cape Saint Lucas. This is de-
sert bay like many others with which this coast is
indented. II was here that he planted his banner
OF two red stars, and proclaimed his presdentshp
and his independent republic before the open sea-
the coast, and the desert horizon, which had no
thing TO give by way of response. Counsel was
taken, and il was decided to surprise Santo Tom
as a small market town, situate about forty-seven
miles from the bay
Santo Tomas is an old Jesuit mission station,
with church, a convent, and few houses. In
the whole district scarcely 200 armed men could
be collected. The expedition Of Adventures pro-
ceeded by land across dry and desert country
completely covered with rocks and hills. They
had carried off from farm situate near the bay
some horses and other beasts. of burden, and were
advancing without any mistrust, when they found
themselves suddenly surrounded and attacked by
Captain Castillo Negrete, the captain command
ant of Santo Tomas, who had received intelligence
of their movements. The disconnected expedi-
ton retreated for the purpose Of ralyng at their
headquarters, sustaining loss of four men. On
arriving there, they found the bay empty. The
a.. ~ I'll,
circumstances Of the two governors, (Rebolledo
and EspinosaD prisoners on board. had set sail.
A dispatch from Espinosa himself announces
these facts, and adds that himself and his COM
panion, Rebolledo, had been landed by the captain
of the Caroline at Cape st. Lucas. The TRAIT
d Union thus concludes its latest notice of this
matter with these remarks: " What has been the
lot Of these forty men abandoned hostile
Shore in the midst OF an exasperated people! II
is easy TO foresee. II is no longer warfare il is
a chase" The Caroline is said to have been
captured.
The Mexican government has purchased two
steamers, destined to watch and protect the coasts
of the Pacific. aThey will have plenty to do
sails the ITau d Union. Dispatches had been
received at the capital of the organization and
presence of large forces both in Sonora and Lower
California for the defence of the territory, with
abundance Of resources.
General Lombardini, commandant of the first
military division, and one of the chief actors in
the late revolution, whose illness was noticed in
our last intelligence from Mexico, died on the 22d
ultimo. His funeral was celebrated on the oath,
with all the military honors established by the old
Spanish statutes. His inanimate body, decked
with all his insignia, was borne along uncovered.
He was very popular, and much lamented. One
of his aids-de-camp having exclaimed in grief for
his death, that the physician had killed him, the
latter narrowly escaped injury, and was insulted
and menaced by some who understood the excla-
nation to be literally intended. So says the
IrGn d Union, which pays warm tribute to the
exceencies of the deceased.
The report Of the amnesty, received by way of
Tampico, is fully corroborated. Several have
already returned to their homes under IT, The
Trait dUnion and others earnestly appeal for
general amnesty, extending to those who have
left the country, and it not improbable that
Santa Anna will grant it.
Gen. Alcorta, minister of war, has been COM
PEELED to resign in consequence OF i'll health. His
successor, it is believed, will be Gen. Moray Vii
lami
Gen. Almonte and Gen. VOL have been pro-
NOTED TO the rank Of lieutenant general.
The Island Of Carmen has been opened TO
foreign commerce.
The inhabitants Of Tampico having implored the
1000 or 5000 barrels Of foreign -four, notwith-
standing its prohibition by the tariff, in conse-
quence of their want Of food, it is believed the
permission will be accorded.
The cholera was making great ravages among
the native population Of Yucatan, and party had
explored the neighborhood and found the fields
full of corpses
The government had directed that the use of
passports for travellers though that country should
begin in April, 1854.
The government had ordered that only Mexican
paper should be used in the public Offices. The
Siglo therefore suggests that the government
should likewise direct that only Mexican cloth
should be used for the army clothing. "
& The Siglo Of the 22d says: We hear that last
night, by an imperial order the police shut up all
the gambling houses"
II is cheerful sign Of the Improvement of
things in Mexico that we see from the depart
ments frequent official reports Of the execution of
highway robbers
Senior Barrea had sailed for the United States
to form an opera company for the Mexican theatre.
A decree of the 9th of December had declared
duty free the importation of cannons and iron,
of gun, carbine and pistol barrels, of swords for
infantry and cavalry, and of percussion caps.