Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-22
FROM MEXIC0


FROM MEXICO.
nryoi ,-r,o,s .oNplIloN DoUBTFUL-MoRE
REVOLUTIONARY ATTEMPTs-EARTHoIr .Vr
AT VERA CRUZ. VoAhE
/ i''0n she New Orleans Pie,yune M.y1a1
The steamship Texas, Capt. Place reached
enc lett Vera Cruz the sh ips, tn h;h
o,S os hlenigence from that port. From thu
e"S y, %eAleo we have papers to the 4th inst 'Ae
IapL RACE reports that up TO the time of m.
VI he ie3as from vera Cruz, the British BRIG Two -;
then ioItyhve days out from New York had nor .-;ss
and fonr.sa oinss a. passengers sls4 in specie
se7ere shock OF earthquake felt in Yer, C,r =,
~ ene minutes past nine o'clock on the morpino of
isoS -" "nicn according to the Eco del Concrete
as'eu a iesst hity seconds. Fortunately
It's severity and its extended duration Il did nor css
oanase: Mr. DaCosta, the purser Of the Ter, ;nsy
us .na' was no! lett in the harbor The Eco del 90,
. 20 saya ''s ureenoh was quite perceptbly m.rked
| and was from cast 10 west f' A'Aeu'
The only authentic and definite int diligence ,b,. s
received from the city of Mexico as To the s,.,a 80 ~
iairs in the South seems fully tn eonstr tb 80. Va az
Voraois reports previously brought from Acanpico h -
Oh faaaina, as to Santa Annals prospects, nriy,tc 60
uuhicauop, dated Mexico, May g. which Wa h,r. 80.
u.s. ana In the integrity and mpartiai,r of the
Which we are assured the implicit reliance
| placed, has the following statement 'AN'e may %
At the present moment reports arc IN o;,,,,.,,
little IN favor of the existing order of sF,;rs h,
know they will prove II is rumored ~, L
Is entirely surrounded BY the forces of AIvsre
Is said that the appointment OF an E1scu,vs Il d;s
cd, and that the Ccmmandant General docs NO, oS ~
order OF the Minister'S think that much of ibis 10 .
out Weat Is certain is, that have no intel.
hgence whatever from the South ~ ~
In direct connection with this bovevsr
we are politely informed by Mr. Da Costa the nnrsa
o. .ns ie1a that Just as the vessel leaving Vera
oruz news reached there Of battle having hes9 eh.
between the forces Of Santa Anna and tbose oS
II, Nhlcn .he former were completely victorious We
b unable 70 ascertain any particulars as to where
Ine aieseu encounter was said have taken nlaco.
uhoush tue presumption that il was Mt or nc.r
puieo. independent Of the consideration as IN N.
nOumaS eeaoy 70 be attcbed to report so vaguely
/ being fictitious. e"aence Oh
10 show this our readers, We think will have opy to
consider the report OF the previous condion of s,,rs
| given BY the Mexican papers We give tbeso;, . 80
nected iorm from the period embraced by our last ac
counts taken from the same source
On the 9th uli Santa Annas army arrived n, Cs;o,os
which Alvarezs forces had abandoned On the nsbt 81
he lin the advanced guard passed the night at TERRA
colorado, place belonging to Alvarez On the 18th tho
"hoie army appeared before Puerto del CoouilIo which
was defended by l2OO men under Viarea The plan of
the battle laid down Santa Anna was executed nv Can
pnnoo me action commenced by the bombardmeut of
Alvarezs camp which followed up q bayopet chsrse
After three hours fighting, Vilareal abandoned his no.
snon, and lied up adjacent raviues report was crcu
lated at night that Alvarez had evacuated the Cerro del
fereGFino and fallen back upon Acapulco. Santa Anna
reviewed his troops on the field of battle This however
would seem not to have been particularly bloody for the
army is said TO have lost but four men-hres
anu suo-ieutenant OF chasseur5 named Gonzales The
affair, which commenced at dsybreak was all over by
noon. ~
olst OF Marcn, captain DaZ Mron left
with two vessels, TO blockade the port of Acapulco
Immediately after the COqullo affair Santa Anna,s ca
yalry is said to have up with Avarez forces AZ the
Cerro de los dos Arroyas intercepted their and IN
have charged and dispersed them One of the nrisonars
gave the information that Alvarez had fed daring the
night for Acapulco. The Unrersai remarks in reference
TO ths that the capture OF the "bandit" would be nov an
much the easier seeing that their escape by sea wond h,
impossible the port blockaded Our readers have
already heard it stated however, that Alvarez had etrea
ted only for the purpose Of leading on Santa Anna 80 "a
70 be enabled to surround him.
We next hear that lieutenant Of auxiliary troons ho
had been charged with the pursuit of v,reas band en-
couniercd guerilla band commanded by YipnIo RehoI
edo in the vicinity OF the hacienda of Tepozsnaco ront
ed them and took lgnacio Sanchez, Psz Yezca and Ga
orel Rebolledo prisoners.
We told that jose Abarca chief of anothsr =,
Avarezs guerilla bands having been able 10 sedpce
the inhabitants OF Chaps set FIRE important hac.
endas the inhabitants of which, to the number of two
hundred on foot and eighty mounted fell on him and hs
band and accomplished murderous defeat of them
The Cabinet next represented have received intel
igence from the Goyenor'General Of Guerrero to the
22d u The Didrio Official says this arms in the mos,
positive manner that Santa Annals army had
no obstacles whatever but that halt took Mace az Dos
Aoya in order to refresh the troops that they might
| reach Acapulco BY the Goth.
Our readers, however, WILL we think see some incon
ssency here with the account given above of the state
OF affairs at Dos Aroya and in what follows we think
they will hnd presumpye confirmation the report that
Alvarez had surrounded Santa An6a For the Diayio
Official referring TO this period says that some iso
lated bands OF rebels the remains Of Alvarezs army dis
persed at Coquo beat about the country and that al
though they flee at the approach Of Santa Annals army
they intercept correspondence On the 22d IL says they
intercepted two courers on foot who however, succeed
ed In saving their dispatches by hiding them In the wood
aud entrusting them Afterwards the cOmmandant of an
escort OF convoy, who remtted them the Governor
General The officer was said at the time to an
bounce thal with the exception OF these small bands tho
country quiet.
The paper in its issue OF the rs, Instant publish
IS despatch from General Pahcios dated Bravos, April
81 in which he says that he has Transmitted to calm auy
anxiety that have arisen in the capital from the in
frequency OF communications Of late and TO communi.
cate account Of the sa.e OF afrs Our troops
he says, victorious s Sides have penetrated 70 Aea
puco aud at last accounts bombardng the ortres
that place. the last Of the insurgeus This m
formation he alleges be ba, from persons who have come
from that quarter aud he has doubt the fortress had
already been taken He then pleads tie great occnpa
| ton Of Santa Anna and the Minister Of War In sddoo
20 the unsafe condition OF the ids as reason for NOT
baving sent Dispatches He believes the whole pumber
Of insurgents let does not four hundred and
alleges that have been terrified into fight and that
most OF them are inclined to throw themselves on tho
clemency OF the supreme government Manuel Ayles
| had done.
The Heraldo o! the l4tb instant quotes from the Uni
yersa OF tue 80, which has not reached us statement
that, from communications which the Supreme govern
ment had received ou the previous day. from tho chief
eommandaot at Tabosco was known that Alvarez hnd-
| ing it impossible TO go into formal action With Santa
Annas troops bad been conened TO take up position
Sith some Of his followers Lss Cruces TO iuercep,
respoudence aud that Santa Anna had respectable
force TO dslodge him. also kuo.n, according 70
the authority that the fortress Of San Diego could
offer bot little resistance, in consequence Of the small
humber defending II, especially disposed they arc
by the which they have suffered in their prev
| encounters Don Ignaoio Comonort Is in command Of
this fortress and has FIVE hundred men under him
exclusive Of he s alleged have been induced 10
dissrm 10 consequence OF doubng their fidelity We are
nov brought down 10 the latest moment 10 which
have any authentic intelligence without calling ir Ana
ton the authenticity OF tho later portions o jus,6ed
still think Il quite clear from it that sorts Of asnt.
in saying u all goes TO strengthen throuu into verv
Annas having been surrounded according 70 ths ~.