The Washington union., 1857-11-20
From the \. o. ilcayuns
I.ATEE FROM YUCArAN.

LATER FROM YUCATAN.
By the Mexican schooner Arrogante direct from TINT
port we have Campeachy papers full files, to tine 9th
ult FIVE days later than previous intelligence from
Iaguna via Vera Cruz The bcsieged town not only still
continued to hold out hut judging from the Espa Pub
tco which, as tue organ of the revoluonists, and OF
course directly under their influence the present time
must, perhaps, like the Mexican papers. be taken with
some grains OF allowance there prospect OF its
speedy capture. That paper laughs them to scorIi
our fcrocous and barbarous enemy still hold what
they call an advantageous position in the suburb Of San
Francisco They themselves with depredatons on
the country round about and nvenng the means OF
saung us They evidently think that the assault of
Cainpenchythat sther Sebastopol which, crowned with
the glories OF hundred victories, defes them-is
more difficult thing than the surprise of troops and
the capture of San Francisco "Do
not the Colonel future Genera Cepeda and that famous
Sultan Baqueiro know the history of this people Have
they not heard tell how in other days. eleven thousand
Mexcans more brave than they, assaulted Campeachy,
and were not able to take 1T
There does not however, appear to be entire unanim-
ity of sentiment in the beseged town. The military
commander had issued order to all the citizens of the
place to deliver up their arms der pain Of being de-
clared enemies to the " and this mot only that
they may be used in defence Of the city, but because of
suspicious to which their concealment might give rise
Nor il there more unanmity among the other gov
ernnent party of this distracted country Another con
spracy had been discovered at Merida by which large
number of the principal citizens were compromised
Among the arrests were Colonel Zctina and d. Pablo
CaselIano who thrown into prison, where they
still detained and d. Manuel Donde Juan Jose Herrera
Manuel s. Herrera venancio Canto, Juan J. Hernandez
Pedro Contreras Elizadc and Francisco Remirez, who
giving boi,ds in the Of 81 900 each not TO join the
revolutioniss Campeachy Carmen allowed to
go Free condition they would leave the country They
or thirty Others compromised in the affair, in de-
fault Of the required security to be shipped at Sisal
for New York.
In addition to this evidence of disacotion, it is also
stated that the Colonel salazor commanding the govern
mcnt forces Acanceh in the vicinity of the capital had
.pronounced' and gone over with all his men TO the
enemy.
Besides complaints were abroad that the government
were using the money raised by forced loan for the In
dian war to prosecute that against the opposing political
party This had produced considerable daiecon among
its best friends Referring to the sappropration, the
Eco del PpcO Of Carmen says, playfuy and with some
point ..thc governor evidently thinks barbarans
reyolted Indians The paper states that the gov
eminent was fitting out vessel at ssal for an expedition
against the island.
The Campeachy papeis complain bitterly OF the ravagcs
Of the beseging army in the neighborhood The whole
country ranches and haccndas under forced conr
button for their support and the inhabitants had fled in
overy direction No further dcpredstions OF the Indian
population reported.