The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-18
from the lOuisian
LATER FROM MEXICO.

BY the steamship Texas Captain Forbes which arrived
yesterday, have intelligence from the city of Mexico
to the Sd inst and from Vera Cruz to the 9Th.
1t appears from general view of the accounts in the
papers, that the condition of the country remains much
the heretofore reported The elections continue
favorable to the progresisa government party there
candidate for the presidency prominently proposed
in opposition to General Comonfor r Lerdo de Tejada
even having withdrawn The attitude OF Spain and Santa
Anna appears to give the government the people and
the press very little Indian outrases petty
emeutes assassnatons, robberies and rencontres
of average frequency The clergy continue their oppos
ton to the government but with little result as here
tofore and the whole, it may be said that the state
of affairs than might be expected considering
what the country has lately had to go through
The Trait d Union, however, takes rather dolorous
view Of matters 1t admits that the prorsssas
rying the elections but it derives hope from that
On the contrary it to anticipate evils, which it
does not pretend to be able to define.
correspondent of the Trad Union, writing from Tam
pco under date of the 2lst u complains very strongly
of the contraband intro iuction of immense quantities Of
goods the frontier to the great injury of legitimate
traders, and detriment to the revenue.
The parties which, noticed in our last summary
of news from the republic, hal united for the purpose of
electing ST. D. Riva Palacio governor Of the district of
Mexico had carried their point
The Razon of San Luis states that Sr d. Antonio Luna
publisher of that paper had been arrested and mprison
ed for publishing the manifesto of Santa Anna, and
proclamation attributed to Col Cobos The latter, like
the manifesto subsequently said to be apocypha
forgery.
The Monitor the receipt of intelligence from
La Estancia reporting the death of St D. Encaacion
Alvarez and several of the children of ST. d. Diego Al
varez, from typhoid fever
AS have already noted, there had been the usual
number Of petty outbreaks since last advces but
few of them worth partcularizng to readers
Juan yicao had been overcome but had made good his
escape At outbreak suppressed by forces
at Chalco important papers, the nature of which, how
ever specified reported to have been taken and
forwarded the capital With respect to Mejia very
curious story is related The Trait Union says he capit
ulated and publishes the terms which he did His
followers to submit to the government to deliver up
their arms and return home their lives and employment
being guaranteed to them and all prisoners, on both
sides were at to be set at liberty The alleged
ground of the tender and acceptance of this capitalization
is the possibility of the country being involved in
with Spain The Aurora remarks in reference to it, that
calculated to encourage insurrecon and rebellion
and significantly reports that three days after the capu
laton Victor Cortazar the agent of Mea headed
spacy Oueretaro endeavorng to surprise the garrison
during the night He anticipated however; defeat
ed, and captured General Cayotano Montoya Antonio
Rodriguez Julien Contreas and Cristoba Porras
among the parties who had been captured.
Various reports in circulation to the effect that
bands were being made up in California to proceed to So
nora to avenge the death of Crabbe and his followers
The latest that GOO had already started
the enterprise by land and 500 by to act in
junction with them.