The Washington union., 1857-12-01

most gloomy account of the condition of affairs in our
sister republic
Correspondence Of the Hcayrne.l
On BOARD STEAMSHIP TENNESSEE,
Tuesday, Nov. "a, 1857.
DEAR Pc: AS we about weighing anchor in the
harbor of Vera Cruz the 2lst the Extraordinary from
the city of Mexico arrived placing in possession Of
information from that point up to the 19hmore than
day later than the news received through the orna
ry channel.
ton is drawing to head and is beginning to
more definite form than at any previous period. The
pronunciados everywhere lowering about the city
and my informant had obtained their plan of operations
which had not yet on the 10th been made public. The
new plan Of the revouonsts provides for the calling Of
congress council of the principal Of the different
States, who shall name provisional President. The
person named may may not be in the country at the
time of the sitting of the Congress This provision it is
said proof positive that Santa Anna is the person de-
signed to succeed Comonfort in the revolution should
be successful.
When in the city of Mexico was satisfied that the
revolutonists could concentrate their strength upon
but Santa Anna and since coming aboard this steam
have learned, through worthy of the high
est consideration that Santa Anna is the man Ncgota
tions have been pending between him and the revolu
tionists for time past and his arrival the coast
of Mexico at any moment would not be matter Of sur
prise His coming will be the signal for the downfall Of
Comonfor who is said for month past to have had his
trunk ready for leaving the country
Since your last advces the rcvolutioniss have made
headway in their detached disconnected and predatory
style Of warfare On the Sth Mcja, who had taken Quer
etaro by assault compelled to retire by the advance
of detachment Of national troops from Guanauato, a
ter levyng contribution of about $50, 900 upon the
wealthy citizens and the city is in the hands of the
government. At Guadalaara Gen. Bancarte, one of
the chiefs of the revolution, expected although he
had not made his appearance On the Sth Gen Portila
his return from Vera Cruz whittier he had gone with
the specie train, attacked by band Of pronuncados
under Trujeque. He concealed his battery to fayora
bic moment, when he opened upon the enemy and
pletey routed them, killing and wounding quite mum
ber This event was followed in Puebla by attempted
rising on the llth which timely discovered by the
governor The cmissaries of the revoutonsts per-
itted to enter the quarters of the soldiers whom they
to corrupt when they seized and five OF them
shot on the spot
This excited good deal of talk in Mexico
while there but, passed through Puebla
all quiet. This city is more hostile to Comonut
than any in the republic although it is his place Of abode
On the Sth the town of Cuoutla abandoned by the
policemen and soldiers, and disorder regned supreme in
consequence of fears Of the approach of vicaio Toluea
the capital of the State of Mexico has been In state
siege for week or two. 1t is held by Gen. Lambeg,
who was reinforced from Mexico few days since and has
been in hourly expectation of attack On the It'll the
town of Cheta twentyone leagues south Of Pueba was
sacked by band Of two hundred partisans The most
operations werc however, in the South Cuer
navaca. Another engagement had taken place, which
resulted this time in the defeat of the pronuncados Co
bos and Moreno attacked by Echagaay and Ngrete
and driven first from the hacienda of San Jose and
afterwards from San Gabriel with considerable loss AT
last accounts these revolutionary leaders, it thought
preparing to march against Toluca.
In the Mexican Extraordinary Of the 10TH also received
by the extraordinary express find that the pronunc
ados attempted to the city Of Matamoros by assault
the l4th, but rcpulscd by the small garrison
there before renfocements which had been sent from
Pueba had arrived with loss of forty killed. fifteen
wounded and nine taken prisoners The government
lost one private killed and officer and eight priyaes
wounded In the same paper find that the 18th the
town of Acatlan, Pucbla, was also attacked by
hundred pronunciados who succeeded in reaching the
Plaza but eventually epused leaving Of their
arms and few wounded men behind During the fight
poor woman was killed, which the only fatal cas-
ualty
On the 9th inst the extraordinary powers granted to
Comonfort were officially promulgated, but up to the
time of leaving the capital there seemed to have been
no important results flowing thereom On the night Of
the 9TH revolution actually contemplated in the
capital ITSELF and the next morning whole battalion Of
the National Guard had TO be disbanded while number
of persons imprisoned participants in the rebellion
The negotiation for loan of five millions which go
ing on during the two weeks In the capital had
not been concluded although the most exorbitant inter
est offered The government is, therefore, without
money, and strange il may SEEM retains power by
of its weakness coupled 1t is true with the
want of leader upon whom the elements of opposition
concentrate The revoluonists feel convinced that
when they ready for their decisive blow, Comono
must inevitably fall and hence they remain content Tor
the present His political friends it is said viii not per
NIT him TO leave the country and although he has pu
sued policy dictated by almost cupable clemency i IS
very doubtful IL his life will be spared should he fall