Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-05
MI,XICO.

The New Orleans Bee 10th ult gives the follow
ing exciting from Mexico, OF which have hereto
fore had = bic account by telegraph:
Tho steamship 9crIs, Forbes master, arrived last even
ing Vera Cruz, which she LEFT the 22d inst The
from that city l. exciting The TraS reports thsi
t, Ctr of Ulloa pronounced in favor o llaruy Tamlt'
In the night 81 the l2h and the 18th notified the city
that IL did not surrender by IL O'Clock W. it would b
bonbarl,d At lfpast - the Castle opened fire on the
CITY continuing IL for an holr Two persons were ~oun-
drd aud little damage done 20 the houses.
On tc llth the French igiic Penelope came mp from
Sicri6cio- and anchored bctSecn che Castle aud city
Nothing further occurred until the lpth.
The steamer CserrTo came IN Ia tow out the ma
tinpal ship Guadalupe when the Castle fired into her in-
fifteen minutes live shots taking effect killing the dr,i
Iicutenant and four men, and Nounduc seven. In the
mranume bomb from tort 81 Lago tell IA the Castle.
blowing up an ammunition chest and killing and wound
ing sixteen On the 2oth at haltpast i. NJ, the
Castle surrendered to the city.
Bcfor' the commencement of the firing the shipping
took refuge Sacricos returning their anchorage
Tho 2lst The national vessel GUdiIiJc and steamship
Ben Frd'kp remained at their mootings Most OF the
families len for villages in the ncighborhood during the
difficulty.
Tho erergaao of the 22d saws that the mutiueers Of
the Castle will be shortly tried by court-mariia Gov
Lave has issued proclamation thanking the brave deicu
drr Vera Cruz Tor their attachment TO the at Law
and order.
The correspondent of the Pcayune writes as follows:
Tho from the interior i not OF much consequence
Pucbla still remains in possession Of the forces under the
commiud Of iaro ramariz, although all the surrounding
country is hostile IN the Uagl being defeat
h.. lied into ia" Sierra, and the troops sent against M
have returned to che capital To he employed against Pa
b while another strong force is also marching from the
south concentrate against the city 1t obvou.
to all that llao TamaTz must soon Succumh. His re-
source, arc exhausted one Is joining him, aud
daily deserving from his standard The other petty
volunus have been quelcd and the country \ fast
Ting down into quetncs and peace with the exception OF
PIcb Haro is resorting forced loans, indicl-
ton that his is nearly In fact he Is only sup
ported by enc few who IN favor of the monarchy OF
which principle he to be sole champion remaining
TIE AMERICAS MAILS
New YORK. March 3.--The mails by the America At
Boston, reached here to-day letter dated London
Feb L.
f in the English funds yesterday announced by tee
graph on the Paris Boui-e and produced something like
a panic The not known at first and repottt
circulated atiributng the decline in the English
funds Ia complete rupture with the United States to dis
turbtnccs IL the large to the tall of the Palmcrs
Cabinet aud 10 other Improbable circumstances The
alarm diminished towards the latter part Of the day.
The Assemhce National contains article in which an
attempt is made inspire dstut concerning the defen
sivc NOeks IN the orconsructon a Portsmouth,
1t says they cannot be intended protection against
either Russian American hee:.
II is sad that difference has arisen in the Sandman
Cabinet the question OF concession the Holy See
NJ de- CIvuur the Prime Minister - IN favor OF this poll
cy while NJ Rtltzh, Minister Of the Interior content.
that would he display Of eeblcness not warranted b.
the circumstances.
On rc evening sunday sh s,ys N,rv's Plant
Bsnns-, broke Mprtn,vle. Louisiana which
the principal portion
ulei Dy iariu Jos. uf ut Tlr circumstances, far
hey learned them ,re ..e Tn Tc orruar ia stable in
OF Nc Folluv store, 90 which The han-- quickly reached
-pre,ing Themselves in their destructive progress, short
the square macs Of flame THIS square embraced
principal hapess houses u t- m them brick bald
containing ~ valuable merchandise
th forty kc- 81 plupowirr which exploded with
trsn 'i report blew down ne vi' -rftr 10 u roof and
r- I t thirteen p-pu- who IN thr the
cut-lvnrug what they could from t' conA
thee st u have been Instantly k-i We have
been able learn , sufferers The gentleman who furnishes .
probable loss ,i property be- about te1rH We learn
titi any " iii- los, covered 10y Insurance.
l-Irn from another
tvcyhrrr persons ni since the explosion
th that ii-y the ganaiutu
sa arrived here last night 10y tr mail boat That when i- IN
-. Msrussle srscnr- bodies hal been found Io
and tatA lgUr search then being uad for Others who
supposed b. tesr. We anNoIsy ia m ltr
awful -ltis se oos Tor by hr downward mail q
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