The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-28

pared for long seige except in articles of food.
Campeachy is one Of the best fortified cities in Span
ish America. II is enclosed with a heavy and sub
stantial bastion wall, built entirely of stone and
capable Of withstandng any attack from Mexican
ordnance. Back of the city, however, the land Is
somewhat elevated, and from this commanding POI
sition the government forces bOmbarded the city.
This force, which had been from 600 to 800 strong
has, at recent adyces, been diminished 400 by the
government withdrawing that number OF troops and
surectonary movement ut the capital.
The despatch published this morning states far.
ther in support of it, claim to authenticity, that the
Island of Carmen had submitted to the govern.
ment." Now, Carmen Is ninety miles southwest OF
Campeachy. and the city Of Lagara del Carma Is
100 miles distant from Campeachy. According to
the most reliable advices from the pennsular there
had been no systematic effort on the part Of the
government to subdue Carma. The main opera
tons Of the government forces have been at Cam
peachy But, as proof positive of the unreliable
character of the despatch, we have only to refer to
the closing paragraph, VIZ: " The reported BON,
bardment and capitulation of Ssal is said to be
false" This despatch is more false" and ridicu-
lous than anything we have yet had from that trOu
bled country. Let US look briefly into the facts.
BY various arrivals about the last of November, we
had information Of the capture of Sisal by the reyo
lutionsts The news, as all information from that
quarter should be, was received with caution; but
the Mexican schooner Rataela arrived at New Or
leans the 9th inst. with advices much later than
peachy were to the 9th ult and from the capital
two days earlier By this arrival positive and relia
bic information received touching the opera
lions before Ssa and Of the progress Of the revolu
tion well Of the counter efforts OF the govern
ment The New Orleans papers OF the 10th inst.
thus speak of the Sisal affair."
BY this arrival previous reports OF the capture of
Ssal by the Campeachy troops is confirmed The attack
ing commanded by Andres Cepeda Peraza. He
had killed and three wounded The enemy lost
three killed and six wounded The vctors captured four
and quantity munitions. They also took several pri
sopers and little armed vessel called the Carolina.
the triumph of the revolutionary party Immediately
aerward more than hundred volunteers came over to
the Campeachy people The Boen expected risings 10
follow in Merida and Fl Oriente.
This, certainly is satisfactory to the result of
the attack upon Sisal. Information, however, has
since reached here that the attack rather sur
prise and that the government troops soon after re-
captured the place. Ssa is important as the port OF
Merida and its possession by the revolutionsts would
be fatal to the government. On this point the New
Orleans press of the 18th thus notice the more re-
cent advices than those brought by the newspapers
which conveyed the news published on the 10Th lnst:
We are this morning placed in possession Of still further
intelligence by the schooner Rafaea from Campeachy the
2sth utmo, than at hand last evening II is most in
eresting and important The revoluonts had been re-
pulsed from Sa which city and port were at last advices
in the hands of the government party.
II the bombardment OF the town was SURPRISE
and the reyolutonsts held but few days till reinforce
mcnts could arrive from the interior.
The revolutionists however, were not discouraged
Some five armed brgs and schooners were cruising
between Campeachy and Ssa and the latter port was IN
state of blockade
MY object in making this correction is to dsabuse
the public mind of false rumors which INSCRIPTIONS
agents of a foreign Power now watching closely the
movements on the peninsula OF fucatan VIII be
constantly making from this time forward, until
their purpose il accomplished The very latest pub
shed adyces Chose by the Rafaela and the steamer
Tennessee from Vera CRUZ represent the condition
of things on the peninsula as deporable IN the ex-
IRENE. The white races were warning among them
selves for mere question OF supremacy-the ms de-
string to stay and the outs striving to get the go
vernment-while the indigenous races were COM
bined to man in one dreadful and bloody effort to
cut off all the whites and possess all the power and
wealth Of the country.
Backing the Indians in this work, it is
alleged with every degree OF truth, are the
British at the Belize: Guns, powder balls
savages by their Christian allies The Indians,
smarting under conceived aggression OF the
most aggravated kind-that sprnging from war OF
races-are most willing to receive this aid, and
push forward war Of utter determination against
the whites, 1t is these Indians, and the power now
urging them forward in their fierce and relentless
warfare, that we will have to watch With the poll
teal revolution now distractng portion OF Yucca
tan, we, n government or as individuals, can
have nothing to do, feel the slightest interest in
its termination one way or the other 10 Is simply
disturbance among themselves, which should not
the operation Of affairs down there, was surprised
by reading the despatch alluded to in the morning
papers and ut suspectedits origin and motives.
We have proven it to be utterly false and unreliable,
emanating, ii it came from Havana from some
emissary of that grasping nation now ruling at the
Belize and impatient for the possession OF the whole
Of the peninsula, Of which the Belize settlement
now embraces some of the finest and most proauc-
tive portion. watch il the word that should be
used toward that nation in all her operations South.
She will literally have filed the measure OF her am
bition if she succeed in controlling the destinies
of tropical America, thereby accomplishing two
vital objects-extcndng her own power and domi-
Mon and restraining that Of the United States. En-
passanf if the facts could be ascertaned, 1t would,
in all probability be seen that the despatch alluded
TO had its origin in this city, The recent news from
Yucatan has, TO the certain knowledge OF the
writer greatly exercised certain diplomats here.
wAsuISGToN Dec 90, 1857.
applicants for Foreign Appointmsnts- Pa,cnee
Indians-Nec Indian Policy, &c., &c.
The papers in the State Department pertaining TO
consuates and TO missions abroad and TO applica-
tons for foreign appointments, have been sent for
The President will get this troublesome piece of work
of his hands "a soon as possible. The names OF
those ambitious to represent their country abroad IL
legion. Generally the most worthy but not most
successful are those who the least importunate.
The practice has been TO give where the cry was
loudcst and most incessant: especially was this the
case during the last two administrations. Mr.. Blu
chanan, houcver, has had great experience and
knows men well, and will discriminate between real
merit which il usually unobtrusive and the pretence
Of merit. which Is generally accompanied by noise
and pertnacous clamor remember an expression
Of the late sagacious Secretary Marcy, which shows
how well he understood this. week or two after
the Inauguration Of Gen. Pierce gentleman of the
District Of Columbia, then clerk in one Of the de-
partments. applied for an important office in one OF
the newly organized Territories. Living in Wash
ington being in the habit Of "going round great
deal TO the hotels and other places, mngling with
members and Senator'S Of Congress, being Mason,
an Odd Fellow, a leading man In the jackson Demo
cratic Association and so forth-being in fact man
who "sprcad himself extensively, he had great fac
lities for obtaining recommendations" His recon-
mendatons and his industry In obtaining them were
about the only merit he possessed FOR the position
he sought. He had formidable list OF names and
letters 10 back him, and President Pierce who had
promised the Office TO another, appointed him con-
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