The Empire County argus., 1855-07-21
Arrival of the Emile.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.--THE REVOLUTION
1STS SUCCESSFUL AT ALL POINTS.-CRIT-
ICAL POSITION OF SANTA ANA.
LOSS OF SIlIPPING.-&c &c.


The Hamburg steamer Emile, the pioneer of q
new line of steamers between San Bias and Cali
forna, arrived at S. f. on Sunday, from Mazatlan
ria Santa Barbara-which place she reached on
the 9th of July in eleven days from Mazatlan,
bringing dates from that place to June 24th, and
from the city of Mexico to June 9th By the
memoranda published below we are apprsed of the
loss of seven vessels in the harbor Of Mazatlan
MEMoRANDA On June lst and I'd several ves
sells went ashore at Mazatlan; the wind blew rath.
cr strong, which caused heavy swell, when the
British barks Benjamin Elkn, Tartar, and John
Patchett, French bark Manuel, American brig F.
Copeland Co., Jacks, hence and loading for this
port g. F.), and the Peruvian schooner Miguel,
were all driven ashore and totally lost. Twenty
four lives were lost during the wreck but the names
could not be ascertaned. The Tartar had full
cargo in, and had just arrived from England The
Benjamin Elkin was about half discharged. The
barks Manuel and John Pachett were also partial
y discharged The brig F. Copeland & Co. was
owned at San Francisco and had taken in part of
her cargo. The clipper ship Water Witch had ar
rived from S. f. at lpala, Gan open roadstead near
Mazatlan,) to load wood for Europe, and on June
ID went ashore in the gale and will be total loss
The Water Witch was fine new clipper ship
owned in Boston. Santa Ana was reported to be
very active in getting his forces organized to enable
him to make grand attack on the Revolutionsts
before long. The Emile brought up thirteen pas
sengers.
CR1r1cAL Pos1rIoN OF SANTA ANA. The Santa
Barbara Gaeette says " From Mexico we learn that
on the day the Emile left Mazatlan (June 24th)
report reached there that Santa Ana's forces were
surrounded at Alias, near Moreia, by the army of
General Comonfort and there every probabili-
ty of success for the Revolutionists'
We have confirmation of this report by way of
Acapulco, from which we have dates to July 9th
News had reached that place that large division
of Santa Anas troops, about 1900 in number, had
Fa,tf
position, but were met half way by the Revolution
lists, and routed with great slaughter Santa Ana,
with his frightened troops, fled prec piately to Mo-
rea, upon which the Revolutionsts were advanc-
ing, flushed with victory and confident of over
wheming the Dictator and forcing him once more
to fly from the country.
In the State of Michoacan, which ad ions Mexi-
co on the one side, and Guerrero, in which the
revolution originated, on the other, the Insurgents
were increasing at every point, and the whole State
may be said to have declared against Santa Ana.
1t is also reported that the important city OF Pue-
ba has pronounced against the Dictator, and that
there is a large number of malcontents in the cap
ital prepared for rising soon as the Revolution
lists approach near enough to sustain them,
Monterey, the strong hold of Northern Mexico,
and key to the Sierra Madre, has been captured by
the Revoutonists. 1t appears that the place was
attacked on the 9th May by General Santiago Vi
daurri in the morning, and captured after short
engagement together with the Black Fort and all
that it contained. Governor Cardona and about
sixty officers were taken prisoners All the arms
and ammunition, together with thirty pieces of
cannon, fell into the hands of the Insurgents
This is q death blow to Santa Ana.
The leader of the Revolutionsts, for the present,
is Don Santiago Vidaurr, for many years Secretary
of State of Nuevo Leon, under the federal govern
ment.
The plan of Guerrero and the other places that
have pronounced, embraces the overthrow of Santa
Ana, such a constitution as the nation may estab-
lish, the Cabalos tariff the abolition the frontier
of taxes for five years. the free introduction of pro-
Visions the abolition of prohibitions the intro
ducton of cotton fabrics, the declaration that for