The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-05

TFrom tho New Orleans ncay une, Feb. 2sl
PRoNUScIAAzSTo AND COMMANDMENT AT VERA
CRUZ-CoNsPIRACY DIsOov Erred AT JALAPA-
COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEX co INTsRRUPrED.
The steamship texas Captain toross VII ARRIVAL
the bar reported In evenieg edition OF yesterday
reached the leyee last evening In BOD tame,
She reached era Cruz her a'e trip hencs on the
goth, and left her return toe 90 which
have papers ard correspondence ON that pprt From
the capital have nothing as yet as comm
between ~ and era Cruz reported to be interrupted
On freight the Texas brings S5 600 in Specie sud I've
bales Q. beans consigned to Z.chsiie & c., Of
sptee "a consigned to j. Y de Egana and 81 600
to ". 5. Pickett.
arrived At Vera Cruz from Havana the 2ls los ant
and on the sane day the brig Naysde seventy i've days
ous from Hamburg The American bars wilodre Capt
aschak was st Vera Cruz cischargrg when toe Texas
Te have news of somewhat exciting aud ex.raordi-
nary char scter-evsn for Mexico-by this mail.
Mr. Da Costa the purser Of the Texas favors us 9TH
items respecting it, He reports that the castle Of ulua
pronoUncd N favor OF Haro ramarz on the night OF
The l. b, ard the i3h notified the city tha' 4 it did
not surrender ~ noon it would BE- bombarded
AT half psst IL O'clock the city not hav,hg surrender
ed tho castle opened FIRE it, ard coutinusd for
oour. Two Iersons wounded AMI some lttie dam
On tie 18th the French frgats Penelope cane up from
Sac ibc,of ard anchored Re the caste and the
city Nonpq further occurred ur Il, the 10th when
Guerrero came In to tow out the national
ship urdat and then the castle fred INFO her Tor
fifteen minutes FIVE shots taking effect, killing tue FIRST
the meantime, bomb from Fort Santiago fell In the
castle, blowing up an ammunition chest, killing and
=.
NJ The castle surrendered to the city
Before the CONN encsment Of the firing, the shipping
took efuge Sscicios but returned to their anchor
age on the 2fst.
The uat nal vessel Guadal ape and the steamship Ben
Fiapkr remained at their nooriDgs.
Must Of th families left for vi lagos 10 the neghbor
ho Cd d mtg The firing.
The tc!losng cents ins additional particulsrs:
lCo RES ondenee OF the Plaque
VERA CRUz Fs, 81 1856.
On tie morning OF the 13n Cas lie Of aa Juan de
Jlua Are the city, aud IN few minutes sum
msde 80 the Governor Don Iguacio dc Ia Lave
to surencer tn city and pronounce IN favor OF the De
Haro parry This being refused, cjnnonsde was open d
on the town. con considerable damage thirty Two snoi
struc. the Palace; passed through the DigsnciAs,
taking eff the leg OF waiter.
On the 10th instant the French friea'e Fereope came
up from ci6cios ths request OF the foreign Consus
70 foreign residsnts and anchored between Fort
Nothing was done during the 1e.h and 18th. On the
night the 18th an expedite n foot TO assault
the Castle under command Of our gallant American Gen
Wheat but from some 6sinc,nation on the part OF the
govern ment. carried through.
On the morning of the 10th brisk eng agement took
psce between the Mexican steamer Guerrero and the
castle Fort Santiago opened heavy tire to cover the
retreat az s'esmer causing al explosion IN the case
of magazine killing sixteen men and wouncng thirty
forty others besides dismcunting four guns.
During the Gosh the Penelope saeo for Sacrifcios and
preparations we're mace TO shell the castle by the
Forts Santiago snd Conception. In an hour white flag
was raised the castle and a. earx they
Internationally.
sslcedc and other officers were brought here prison,
TO he shot in the Plaza de Armas on Saturday
morning.
We have ~ present communication With Mexico.
Pueba sti state Of siege. The remaining portion
Of the country IL partially quiet.
conspiracy to pronounce discovered at Jalsppa
The 18th inst. The leaders have been arrested and
- he sc OF.
The steamer Mexico arrived from Havana the Goth.
She bro,ght news OF interest
The papers which have received from Vera Cruz
comprise of news beyond those given above,
which call for notice present They hsve long accounts
OF the outbreak the castle Of Uloa and OF the conp
racy a. islaps, to which may hereafter refer.
Net word do said in them respecting Pdeb
Ia and of they contain nothing from Mexico
the communication with 1t was nerru pied.