The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-19
Interesting FROM Mexico.


Prom the New Orleans Picayune, April 121
The steamer Texas, Capt. Place arrived yesterday
due from Vera Cruz which she left the inst The
following is q list Of her passengers
Don Hedro Ansertisen, lady and two children Gen MI
H D. and sS.n F PSsas ass ssa
dit Bni,sSier siisbasd Bs,sn fonsn Teo
n lapesy. and ayo in the stssrage'
The Texas brings So, 1874 in specie
We rereve by the Texas full files of papers from Vera
Cruz to the Sth inst and from the city Of Mexico to the
4th inst.
ons is the revolution of Alvarez At the latest accounts
Santa Anna at ChpancDga where he had establish
cd his and the official accounts which had
been receive thence and generally from the theatre of
operations represented progress and prospects quite IA
yorable for the established government and reported
Alvarez TO be very hard pressed
There had already been some skirmshng and II does
not seem certain from previous accounts Of the
result that the latest intelligence is most to be relied
From the first, however, it has been stated that
throughout the route which Santa Anna had ira
yelled, he had found manifestations of most cheerful
and firm adhesion to him. The latest reports give in
stances Of several who had at first Joined Alvarez having
abandoned him. and sought and obtained pardon and
reconciliation from the government One whole district
within the assumed jurisdiction Of Alvarez had joined
Santa Anna One of the first Of note since
escorng some four five staff officers and small
yoy Of money the river Mescala Arriving at the
bank of the river the little troop halted to reconnore
and find convenient ford. Their Indian guide invited
them to go up to safer place, he said, situated be-
yond adjoining wood. They agreed without dstrust
and fell into ambuscade prepared by Of Alvarez's
partisans, a guerilla priest, named yilalba.
One Of the officers Senior Monterde, captured, and
was reported to have been Immediately cruelty put to
death Peres palacios commanding the advanced guard
Of the government expedition, however, in Official
despatch to the Minister of War the capture
at about the time Immediately afterwards, Of
the rebel Lieutenant Colonel Jose Maria Torres and the
subaerns, u. Laureano Rodriguez and D. Arroyo
The first to be shot, the others had been handed
to a court martial.
Alvarez appraised of the capture of Torres, who it
influence in Guerrero, Immediately wrote to Cen paia
clos advising him that he would be held personally
ponsbe for the fate Of Torres in for whose
DEATH should he be shot, Alvarez threatened he would
cause Lieut.. Col Sambouino Lieut. Holzinger, of the
navy, and some other officers not named whom he had
kept in his custody hostages from the
OF hostties to be Immediately shot At the time
he proposed an exchange of prisoners.
General Palacios having referred Alvarez communica
ton to the Minister Of War; the latter said that justice
must take its without reference to its threats
The Commandant General in replying to Alvarez makes
the statement that his prisoners had been seized without
having been in any way engaged against him, while pur
suing their peaceful avocatons. In short this
ncatoa long dwels the arocity of the
but at the time Processes not to be surprised at
their being committed by Alvarez seeing his character
and position in Guerrero.
The latest accounts received however, leave Torres
and his fellow prisoners alive and endeavoring TO
or justify themselves Torres Is reported to have
declared that he surprised the troops of the
supreme government he his way to place himself
at its orders But he did not appear to have
this
The Padre chief valba reported the 2Sth ult
to be pursued by the troops and the inha
bitans OF the circumjacen villages, that he had baen
driven to his derner resort his forces being completely
disI ersed.
Alvarez, at the same date was confined to the hill Of
Peregrino the hacienda Of La Brca and FL Coqula and
entirely without resources indeed he is reported
to have been all along, and desertion daily and
pidly thinning his ranks.
On the 29th ult, information was sent from Michoa
chan announcing the capture Of the chief, Gordano
Guzman, with his son, and man named Ramos and
adding that the forces under them had declared their
adhesion to the Irrational cause"
Perfect tranquility said be regning in all except
the narrow districts To which Alvarez and Vasa are re-
ported O San to he
acting with his usual tack We find it stated, for in
stance, in the 7rand Union, that nine compro
missed in the revolt having presented themselves sonta
neously to the military chief OF Cocua, Don NJ Mata
land there several such instances repored) the
President taking into consideration the circumstances
granted full and unconditional pardon. And again.
his route he has contributed muncently to various
popular purposes getting in return municipal addresses
and applause.
There reports of another attempt at conspiracy
in Guanajuata. d. Mariana Cusa and D. Susano Salus,
have been arrested the charge Of being concerned in
it. On searching their papers full particulars said to
have been but they not stated in the pa
pers before court martial had been summoned to
try Them and active taken to prevent the pro-
ect in which they engaged from being prosecuted
The terms on which the privilege Of constructing a
railway from Vera Cruz to the city OF Mexico had been
granted, some time ago announced, to Senior d.
juan lanrie Richards having been considered objection
don for the wherewh to prosecute it, the Next
government has made the necessary notifications
The decree containing them published in the Herdd0
OF the Sth inst They relate to tho rates of charges to DO
made, and to the dividends to be declared.
The report about Gen Cos having placed some obsta-
cles in tie of tho prosecution Of the works the
sthmus, is indignantly and emphatcay denied and he
sspoken Of as being most friendly to it.
Senor Don +. de la Vega had proceeded to Mexico 10
give santa Anna personal of his patriotism
and fidelity and about to follow him to the South
for the purpose.
project for lighting the city Of Mexico with gas was
about Icing commenced and would be followed by SINH
lar ones in other cities of the republic.
The Caroline and the Guerrero being fitted out at
Mazatan for the purpose OF protecting Acapulco the
coast Great efforts being made to get them ready
The Didyio, official announces that Senior Don Ramon
Lozano Armenia, who had lately arrived Minister
fenpoentiay from SPAIN was the bearer of the rati-
cation OF the treaty entered into last for the pay
nat of 81 ansh claims on Mexico.
Don Jose Bustamenc Secretary to the late Legation TO
Costa Rico and Nicaragua Minister and the Marquis
Rivera, late Minister TO Mexico 70 Berlin ia the
The Eco del Concrete, Of the 5h, complains that
sixty adventures hao landed at the island of Los
sas lying cast Of Sisa and illegally appropriatng
the guano on sending it of in two vessels they had
new copscription law has been issued, in which the
population is assumed at 1861 500 in number, and the
army is ordered to consist Of 900 and the militia
Of 10000
Don Gregoro Gomez Palomino has been appointed Di-
rector Of the Post Office Department. vacant by The death
of Don Anaya.
The Indians still continued to commit ravages nowith-
standing the forces gaining advantages
over them at some points.
THE LATEST.
We learn that just previously to the sailing of the Texas
from Vera elegraphic despatch ha been received
there, announcing the cessation Of hosites between
Alvarez and Santa Anna The latter it reported had
offered concessions to Alvarez which had led to un.
dersianding and an arrangement Of the difficulties be-
tween the two parties.
communication which have received from the
city Of Mexico dated the Attn inst gives very different
view of the state of affairs with Santa and his forces
in the South from that Which the intelligence gathered
from the newspapers would induce to believe Ac.
cordng TO the statement Of the writer the government
forces since their arrival at Chilpancingo, had dwnded
away very materially. More than thousand
ported to be sick in hospital and the muster roll exposes
deserton of more than 2, 900 So that without
any serious encounter, the forces of Santa
duced at the lowest estmateby some three thousand
and more.
Alvarez, on the contrary is reported to be in posses
sion Of mpregnabc positions while additional chiefs and
followers joining him daily and he il nfusug terror
into santa Anna will be perceived says cores
lonGont from the circumstances of the treatment of
Torres and the threat of Alvarez avenge his death
and in which nothing but fear could have the ruling
motive with santa Anna in restraining him from imme
diatey executing Torres.
The hill Of feregrno correspondent says has been
fortified ny Alvarez and is perfectly mpregnable 1t is
an exceedingly high mountain, accessible only by wind
ing road along which there is room for men to walk