The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-26
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
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THE ALVAREZ PARTY VICTORIOUS.
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Ignominious Retreat of Santa Anna with
the Loss of 4, 900 Men.
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Cold BICOded Murder Of Captain Miguel Yndart.
CevALLOS ABOUT TO Be PROCLAIMED PRESIDENT.
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LIST OF HIS GARNET
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
Cold BlCOded Murder of Captain Miguel Yndart
csvaLLos ABOUT TO BE PROCLAIMED PRESIDENT.
LIST OF HIS CABINET,
&C., &C., &c.

&C., &C., &c.
We have received from active and intelligent cor
respondent at Acapulco the full details of the disgrace
full and disastrous flight of Santa Anna and the triumph
of the revolutionary party under Alvarez together with
copies Of the proclamatons and other official documents
issued during the progress of the ARRAY The former
curious looking specimens of typography printed dngy
paper, and headed with the figure of trumpeter on
horseback, and the words BOIetia Official del Eercito
Restaurador de Ia Li6ertad"
Cur Acapulco Correspondence.
AcAPUIco, Mexico May g. 1854
The revolution far the State of Guerrero is con.
cerned for the present is The victory has been
complete. Trumphantly may the sons OF the q almy
South rejoice at the total determination of the foe who
has dared to invade their mountain haunts and has
been foolhardy his self conceted undervauo of few
hundred Pinto Indians has shownhis Excelency being
pleased thus to style who true in bravery
IN love OF their chief and whose lesson doubt not will
Be remembered when its origin will have sunk into an
ienominious grave.
When we consider the innumerable disadvantages
which the Alvarez party have labored under, part
ruary with portion of the State in against them
and many parties in this town ready, had SAINT
Anna marched his overwhelming force into It, to hurra
for him. must express admiration at the heroic
fact il appears to though the God of wars" pre-
dcted Alvarez should be crowned, not with lin.
peral purple"-no, that must pass like vi
sionary delusion only fitting the fancful Imagi.
nations of despots-but, with honest, conscien-
tous pride, that he defended the heath-clad noun
tins whose every wild flower boomed as though in their
soft expressive language they whisperedwhere liberty
dwels there flourish unmoested by the polluted
touch of tyrant-and where every mountain Spartan
FIRST mbbed the rudiments which forms the nucleus for
the highest attributes of the human breast-which in
spires the youth-makes the soldier and eevates the
statesman--Ibertyl 1t appears like Arabian tale,
that fought for the independence of this republic
whose manned body bears honorable marks of many hard
fought combats, and "hair:breadth escapes, should
far forgotten his military fame, his position of
Excellency, Captain General Holy Hghness, and Most
Majesty Emperor in embryo, to have taken the
Geld and have been actually encamped with fourteen
generals twenty colonies and 900 braves within point
blank range of the guns the castle Of San Diego against
handful of poorly armed men; led however, by
host Of Marmions and should have retreatcd without
attempting to enter town. deserted by almost all
it's inhabitants to which opposition would have been
made, in fact, intended Having been by accident
called upon translated and retained copy of the
following letter, which to US is of those unmisakabe
signs which denotes approximation and such, submit
1T to your readers for a careful perusal
DEPARTMENT OF WAR AND NAvY-oFFIcE OF
OPERATION.
CANT ON ACAPULCO, April 2o-4P. NJ
To TIFF AMERICAN Consul IN ACAPULCO
SIR-By order Of His Exceency ami Supreme Highness
the General President have demanded the surrender Of
the castle OF San Diego Of Acapulco Of those who occupy
II in tbe space of twelve hours The revolution being
reduced that fort, and my having at it's front five
thousand braves, would make IL criminal TO resist Not
vithstandng in case this should happen, communicate
10 you that the government being resolved to
take that place by all means His Hghness the General
President has ordered to say TO you that you
Immediately proceed to the interests OF ct
sens the supreme ats this day through
one the declarations which it has made of not acknow
iedgng right TO claims Of any kind in such
With this motive have honor Mr.. Consul to oger
you the of my consideration God and liberty
Signed, BLANCO.
The promised or threatened attack, and positive
solve TO take the castle by ali means not even at
tempted, other than the engagements as already pub
hshed, and tie firing of few shell, which either ex
poded in the air fell short of their aim. And the
Captain General with his 5000 braves lay quiet as
lambs on the field Of their glory skiing under trop
cal sum- whose could be surpassed when they
we're very properly, occasionally aroused to sense of
their shameful inactivity position and profession by
thirty pound shot from the well directed battery Of
the castle whose report was the funeral knel OF many
beth man and beast
rank and file of the braves and il might not be inn
proper inform the invading force that during the
whole continued firing from the castle only four pieces
were used and they 81 Founders.
His Hghness the President, being driven from one act
of desperation to that of another not anticipating such
formidable resistance after several Intellectual attempts
the 25th April sent another communication to Gen.
Ignaca Comonfort, wherein he made the last abortive
attempt 20 bride that valorous and uncomprng patriot
with 100000 in cash Generals commission, and a
free and unconditional pardon to all those persons who
had taken part in this cruel revolution. What was
the replyS Teil the Dictator the wealth OF the Indies
could not bribe, have the of Comonfort stigma
tsed With the brand OF traitor Our guns are charged
soldiers eager TO battle for their homes and liber
ties Thus frustrated and goaded to maddened despera-
ton, and dependency having seized the soul Of the
himself Of the Castle of San Diego, by purchase or
storm he, with that quiet compcsure Of thought and
countenance which disappointment is wont TO assume,
concluded the night take his eternal leave OF
his beloved country and most loyal subjects particu
board the flbusterng bark Caroline.n Alas deludei
man Alvarez cannot permit you to depart without
showing you the prowess of his men OF the South.
On making known his plans to Gen. Hsnco, a coun.
Gil OF war was Immediately held by the fourteen
Generals and twenty Colonies at which it unan
mously resolved, that inssmuch they had escorted
their lustrous chieain from the capital 1t deyolved
upon them to return him to The bosom Of his cabinet
Accordingly the morning of the 26th April the
braves commenced their retrogrsde march, which might
not have been moested not for the commttal Of
one OF the most cold FLOODED murders recorded and
in der that the characters of the leaders in this reyou
ton may be the more easily dscerned viii place them
in juxtaposition:-
SANTA ANNA. ALVAREZ
In the battle on the CO. Ordered all his prisoners
quelo road several prison TO be set liberty with
ers were taken, among money to defray their ex.
whom Captain Joseph penses home
Miguel Yndart They were Their property to be re.
ordered to be closely watch spected. Gen. Comonfort
ed and on the taking OF the the moment the news
castle to be shot in the pub reached him of their cold
lie plaza. blooded acts sent com.
Instead OF which they pany, and hal the bodies
were the morning Of the brought into the castle ana
breaking of SanaAnnss not only them but all those
encampment tied TO trees, of Santa's Annals troops
in uniform with musketsin buried in proper and
their hands, shot, and left becoming manner and i'm.
nearly all Of his medatey sent courier to
dead, without burial Gen. Alvarez requesting as
On his first days march personal favor that re-
all the houses on The road taation should be made,
were burned, the old and in which forestaed by
hrm shot and the Alvarez sending n similar
~omen's hair cropped. request to Comonfort. A
market woman was arrested
by the guard 4" as spy"
and was permitted TO 90 I'm
harmed.
In the afternoon towards sunset tho hu,s .,--orna
ing the town perfectly covered with Avarey
who immediately started In pursuit of the enemy Ana
completely succceeded literally ttino -