Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-23
LATE MEXICAN INTELLIGENCE.

Accounts from the city of Mexico to the 4th in
slant confirm the report of the defeat and capture
Count BoULBoN DE RAoUssET. The Government
paper publishes the official dispatches, which very
long After vigorous resistance, BoULBos and his
panons were completely overpowered, number of them
killed. and the bulk of his force taken prisoners One
hundred and eightyseven of the dispatched
Tepo there to await the final orders of the Supreme Gov
eminent SANTA ANNA, we perceive, has promulgated a
very severe Decree in which it is provided that the for
egn battalion which reyolted at Guayamas shall be
demned to ten years of preside Boubon and his com
panlons officers and soldiers specially excepted from
oil indulgence, and are sentenced to death We fear that
ere this the foohardy Count has suffered the penalty
his rashness.
The Mexican papers contain accounts of numerous vic
tories gained by the Government troops the nsur
gents Ciudad Victoria has at length fallen into the
hands Of the former On the 22d uimo the soldiers un-
der the command of COL Francisco Tamarz took the
by assault after three days siege and desperate
conflict. The beseged fought bravely behind their
trenchments and after losing large number fed pre-
cpatey from the place, leaving their artillery NUM-
tons of war; and few prisoners Fftyfye of the Go
yernment troops were killed. among whom five Off
GERS. More than hundred were wounded. Rigorous
punishment will doubtless be inflicted those Of the in
snrgents who have been captured
On the 10th Lieut. Castreon encountered large body
of rebels at Cuarncuilca in the district of guaa gave
them battle, and defeated them completely. Their lead
er, Narcsco Vale, killed Two other Chiefs Gaetan
and Madonado, severely wounded, and probably
dead. fourth was taken prisoner. The rebels fed
precipitately to the mountains. .. I.
The capture of Victoria by the Government troops is
confirmed by the latest from the Rio Grande The
insurgents state, however that they fired until their
muniton gave out and that they abandoned the place.
marching off without being molested and forming juno
ton with another body of insurgents who it is sad in
tended to proceed to Monterey.1
On the 23d body of some three hundred insurgents
were routed by Lieut.. Col Sanchez near Guadalaara.
The latter had only forty dragons under his command
but attacked the rebels vigorously that they gave way
leaving many dead and wounded on the field and aban-
doning their arms and ammunition.
The village of Temasapa, having pronounced in favor
of Alvarez has been RACED to the ground and is
mass of ruins.
The papers TEEN with accounts Of Indian atrocities
The savages made Eruption recently in the munich
pality of Galeana, New Leon killed and six
women, burnt alive one man, woman and eighteen
children, wounded desperately number of the wretched
inhabitants, and carried off fifteen persons Of both
In Durango Chihuahua, and along the entire frontier
they commit the most fearful excesses.
In an engagement which took place recently between
band Of highway robbers and party Of Government
troops the latter ,worsted The bandits attacked
the soldiers in house in which they had taken refuge
compelled them to surrender, and shot all their officers
Clouds of grashoppers have made their appearance in
the municipality Of Tampico Alto.
Mr. ANGEL DE ITURBIDE of the Of the Liberator
has been appointed Secretary to the Mexican Legation
in the United States-Neo Orleans Bee.