The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-22


thought Il would hc unntere.ting to portion Of the
readers Of your widely circulated journal TO write yoa
few lines giving 5ea Of the closing In this
benighted section Of the republic.
You are probably aware that the revolution commenc-
by pronuncismento in the town OF Jachitan the
It'll Of January last and ostensibly political plan,
having its object the overthrow of Santa Anua. The
government party in Tehuantepec, leagues distant
instead Of marching immediately against the insurgents,
permitted weeks to elapse, giving them time to
ganixe and collect contributions from the neghboring
towns and enabling them TO take the field In something
like condition to contend against regular troops.
Some six weeks after this movement force Of five hun
bred men, with piece Of artillery Ter the nand
of the Project Of Tehusntepec Lieut. COL Maxine r. Ortiz
marched TO Jachitan and took session Of that
place without any opposition, having been almost en-
trey deserted by the Inhabitants and armed force
hearing that the forces Of Ortiz were approaching On
the third day after bis arrival Ortiz no. being IDLE to
obtain forage for his horses provisions for his men,
set for Istatepec large town two leagues Iii tan
He had sooner commenced his march than the Jacl
ccos commenced firing, la guerilla his guard
He had not proceeded than league when he was
attacked his right flank by another party Of Jasie
CO.'S who returning from statepec where they hid
been order the Alcalde under pain of DEATH
furnish provisions Ortiz and his command. The
resulted in the defeat of Ortiz the complete rout Of his
orces and the loss Of 6fy killed and wounded in
Guiding the officer Of artillery, young Calst who
fuied to leave his piece, preerrng death TO dshonor
This action disgraceul the government at once
gave TO the Jschitecos great prestige and sho we'd that
they had little from the forces thea stationed
Tehuan'epec Another circumstance occurred which
confirmed their character for prowess and vaor but
which, If Analysed resulted from the bad disposition Of
the commander Of the troops not downright cowardce
OF himself and officers. This the capituaon Of Col
Herr andez two months after wards TO the Jachtccos
the town Of San Juan dc Guichecovi
Hernandez left Minatlsn with force of $50
well armed and equipped and some ten thousand dollars
In money, to join the government troops In Tshuanepec
After the capuation many Of his men deserted to the
Jachtecos while himself officers and returned to the
paso de Sarabia where they recmbarked for Mnatian.
In this capitulaton Hernandez gave the Jachecos
half Of the money he hai brought for his command
ton of government muskets and eleven Of
ton 10 also presented to tho principal Jachite officer
bis In head cane and seemed I, consider himself for
nns'e IN being permitted to leave wi hont further
leststi.n.
The government who from the arst had considered his
revolution triaing and entirely local, beEtn
turn 'heir attention to the sthmus and shortly after
WA, ds despatched Gen. Torrejon, with force Of
four hundred men, Including sixty drag the
seat Of Torrejon remained month in rehnan.e
pee attempting TO negotiate with the revolutoniss bur
hnding that they only deiuding him MARCHED to
lstaltepec Here he remained endeavoring to being hem
to terms without action. The Jtchiiecos, however,
appeared the opposite of the river few days after
and commenced sharp firing. Torrejon ordered out
Ortiz with force Of three hundred who sed he
river, and actisn took place which might besa
called government victory, as the revoluf'ooists re-
tired after firing few shots Ortiz, however had one
killed and three wounded On the part of the
lutonists several probably seven eight, killed
and wounded. Thus affairs remained for several days
when armissice entered into--the Jachitecos
agreeing to deliver their the government pro
vided that Col Maxine Ortiz removed from the Pre-
lecture and perpetualy banished from the district nj
Tebuantepec. In the meantime Gen. Torrejon ordered
Ortiz to Mexico to answer charges preferred against
him the ant and OF the disturbances in this
quarter. While both parties awaiting the result Of
the de,siop Of the government and his friends In re
huantepec anxious TO know whether he would be
tanned sacrificed arrived of the aodication of
Santa Anna and the pronuncsmento Of Mexico. The
troops were at once marched to Tehuantepec, where
they Of course pronounced day two after In
the state Of things. The Jacitecos about five hun
bred strong marched to Tehuantepec, and two weeks
afterwards Torreon having left for Oaxaco, with about
four hundred men, they took quiet possession OF the
Plaza, which they had twice attacked during the
lution without having been able to take.
During all this time th. portion Of the isthmus rehu
sntepec) has been the OF the widest cy
centurion. Nearly all the towns have been piundered
and Tehuantepec below the plaza, and may say with
the exception of the main plaza the barro Of San
basan has been sacked and plundered Of everything
attacking party upon the poor aud de'enceess people VII
still occupied the portions where the undscipined and
abandoned soidiery occupied During THIS revolution
judge of It's horrors when state that four
and two Acades have been shot The party
alone shot ten political prisoners Haciendas and
choS have been robbed Of cattle stores have been broken
into and piundered and peaceful villages such Japa
testine strife and the whole country is at this time
hausted. Although affairs are now, of course some
THAT Jet il is Sp the quiet Of the calm that precsde'
nant At the government and say they were sold TO the
Jachitecos by To,rejon 1t is impossible that theV
the Jacecos during the last six months and while they
continue 70 occupy Tehuantepec with an armed force
now l. in Command Of the forces at Tehuaniepec is
priest by the name Of Lopez. His pro :amatious are
headed, 1.-THE Presbyter Don Miguel Lopez, commani-
ing the federal forces &c aud he vas formerly chap
lain to the battalion "sctive OF rehu 4ntepec" In my
next will give you sketch Of the the
northern Gulf side OF the isthmus II. r.
MrSArinAS, Oct. %, 1855
Journey 10 the North Side Of Tskuantpec--Crossing ~
Gaasoeoalcos-- Situation and Importance Of MinaiGoa
-MdAogaay 7yade-SaLe Of .Society--Oatrage on lme
ricam Aechanics-A Call for Consular Po,cer.
In my previous letter wrote you what had been
curing the Tehuantepec Pacific slope Of this 18th
We left there the 10th Of September and reach
ed Fl Barro fourteen leagues from Tehuantepec the fol
lowing day. The evening It commenced raining
and steadily that the Maa'engo three leagues distant
and other streams over waich had to pass before
reaching the Gaasaeoaicos became swollen rapid
that impossible TO them II continued rain
ing less steadily until the 24th 9th
the streams considerably diminished so that ~e
we're enabled to cross them, some by swimmiog and
others by Of RATS hast ly constructed fer the
purpose In this way reached the river In fur day
from Fl Bario, distance Of only seventeen leagues
The miserable mule path had q, plscc been
tirey carried away, between Bosa del Monte an
Nal Paso and forced TO open . road tina
aiesgue in length. We thus occupied days IN
going six leagues, from Boca de, Monte
Nal Pass.
This latter point IL situated at the head ofc,poe nav
CATION, and where the Sarabia enters the Casa
coalcos. The reshet had been great that the bl,
NAL Paso covered zith water, and OF the two
houses had fallen Ia consequence. The water Is said
have ren higher than It has been known TO ri for tn
Ast fifty years; thing Il very certain, that 1t h
not been at high point since the year 1872. i
house built at that place in 1912, although not hg
the present one, flooded with water Hers
We took a and Aostsd down TO this place whlc
reached the third day after leaving the pass IT,.
whole lower country, with the exception Of bus
under water, and at times li.tle bark seem
crossing some great lake IF perhaps some twenty mill
in diameter. The river high At this pla1s
that the buildings Immediately the bank we're ncn