Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-02-11
rhe Revolhsfsnsin MEXICO.
FIGHTING AT THE CAPITAL

FIGHTING AT THE CAPITAL
TIE news received at New Orleans on
the 25th JAN, from Mexico BY the steamer
Tennessee, confirms the worst fears that
have been entertained. We give the fol
lowing items from the correspondents Of
the New Orleans papers.
CRY OF Mexico, Sunday, Jan. II.
The capital is barricaded and in arms;
the blood Of citizens has already been shed
therein; and a universal civil war seems
now to impend upon this distracted and
unhappy country.
This movement at the capital was as
sudden and unexpected, as it was violent.
All at once, on the evening of Sunday,
the 9th; the city was thrown into eommo-
ton by the appearance of two distinct pro-
grammes, proclaiming resistance to the new
order of things, and calling The people to
arms. One of these was in the name of
the-extrcme radical or aUltra-P Pure" party
ofwhiclr the Vice President, Juarez, now
out of-Pnson, is chief; the other is that of
theESanta Anna party, now headed, singu-
lar enough, by Gen. Zuloaga, the very
same man who inaugu:ated the recent coup
d etdt 10 the name of Comonfort
The Radicals adopted guerrilla sort of
warfare, with free range of the streets,
wbichsthey barricaded as occasion might
require; while the Government pa ty held
the balance Of the city. Business of course
was suspended, most of the shops closed,
and martial law at once proclaimed.
Proclamations were issued-intemperate
appeals-designed to fan the flames of
popular fury.
FIGHTING coMNENcEs IN EARNEST.
In this way things stood till about noon
ofsFriday, the 18th of January, when the
Government troops moved forward to the
vicinity of theconvent of San Augustin.-
Fre'was at once opened upon them, and
returned with will. This was serious
work, and the alarm now became grest
throughout the city, and the fighting gener-
all Two cannon shots were fired from the
Pfofesa up through the Call del Espiritu
Santo and Gale Puente del Espiritu San
to- From the tower of the Profesa, also,
few shots were directed upon San Au-
gustih, and musketry was to be heard in
every direction, from the citadel, the Gus
tom house, Santa Domingo, and, in fact,
pretty much all over the city. The firing
lasted until dark, and forty y-eight lives were
reported to be lost in the vicinity of San
Augustin. alone.
- THE SECOND DAYS FIGHTING.
The fighting was not renewed the next
day, Saturday, the 18th, till about P. NJ.
It commenced in the region of Santa Do
mirgo. and the Custom-house. From here
the action extended to San Lorenzo and
the Santa Clara, and soon musketry and |
small field pieces we're blazing away from
the tower of the Profesa and San Angus
tin. f&
During the night, barricades were erect |
ed in front Of the bulLring, and heavy can
non commanded the Paseo Sunday morn |
ing.
The flags of different nations were wav-
ing from the residences Of their representa-
tises during the firing of Friday and Satur-
day,
rwxHry.youR HOURS rRucE PROCLAIMED
Cry OF MEx1co, Jan. Is.
4 truce of % hours has been proclaimed.
The armistice is to extend until P. NJ. |
to-day. One of the conditions is that no
new works shall be made by either party |
during the arDa'stlce. This, Of course, Is
no more .han s.roke OF Mexican d.plo-
mdey, TOT II Is wei, known 10 me thai' a.
Tue nouf wr''e Z oclock a. M, oo'h
pals,es are al @ Wark oulialng oarrieaaes' en-
oeasoring 70 ofloe 'ne soiuiers Oh .ne op-
Posle party &C
The opposing parties had conference
'o-osy' through lne,r ieaaefs. Inc Com
'nohiore soow t,1To) party proposed 70 'ne
prensaesoaos g u Una, 'helr llves snoald oe
sps'eu a u's, "ou'u 'ay uo.n 'ue., a''''S'
''-s 'A ~ go ', so INV ..'
on tne o'he, haho, Dy way OF bringing
Things 70 q setttenaent the, 'oantanists~ pro-
posed 10 the furos, that they would forego
the anticipated pleasure OF hanging them,
tine furos') II they would surrender Their
forces to them and the Paro leaders agree
70 60 10 seaFeh OF knowledge ID other coun-
IN
not come vet. There is to be another con-
ference to-day, but have no idea ANYTHING
definite will be arrived at, and, therefore,
twenty four hoars hence we may expect to
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