, 1858-03-19
Mexico.

uCAlOOs
The whole of Mexico was in q state Of
anarchy Nearly all the mail stages be-
tween Vera Cruz and the capital were rob
bed. Almost every State and town was
pronouncng against Comonfort The city
of Mexico was in state of siege. On the
lltb General Zuloago's brigade, which was
the first to declare in favor of Common
forts dictatorship, pronounced against him,
(Comonfort.) The brigade holds the cita-
del and barracks Of San Augustin and San
Domingo, into the latter of which he was
refused admittancs. Comonfort had as
semblcd two thousand troops, with artil-
lery, at the palace, and arrested General
Zuoago, but afterwards released him on
parole. A portion of ZuIoago's brigade
were in favor Of that leader as President,
while others favored Santa Anna On the
18th, Comonfort attacked San Augustin,
but was repulsed. The foreign residents in
the city hOisted the flags Of their respective
countries.
The New Orleans Picdyunc has Mexican
dates to the 18th. The news is highly i'm
portant. The capitol had been lombard
ed, with bloody fighting, for several days,
in which over one hundred were killed and
many wounded. The partisans Of Santa
Anna hold the citadel and San Domingo
and San Augustine canvents. A truce for
one day was adopted On the 18th a CO.
alition was marching on the city, and civil
war was inevitable.
Santa Anna was said to be coseted in
Havana, preparing, with the aid Of Spain,
for o vigorous effort to regain his foothold
and power in Mexico.
Gen Comonfort had receded from the
plan Of Tacubaya, and, uniting with the
liberals, has placed himself at the head Of
the army to operate against tho reaction
lists, who have proclaimed Santa Anna
By this move Chief Justice Juarez be-
comes President Of the country, and as the
enemy are in partial possession Of the city
Of Mexico the government is to be trans
ferred to Celago, city between Queretaro
and Guanajuato, famous for being the
place where Iturbide raised the cry Of in
dependence which drove out the Spaniards.
AS the clergy are at the bottom Of the re-
action, the liberal party is prepared to issue
a general decree of confscation against the
church property as soon as it shall have
put down the Santanistas. In the mean
time, the parties are going to fight it out in
the City Of Mexico, having made a com
Portable arrangement to have three hours
truce every morning, to enable everybody
to go to market. Some of the brigand
leaders had already come into the capital
to take part in the game, and had Joined
the Santa Anna party; while forces from
the north and from Puebla are said to be
on their way to assist the liberals. Vera
Cruz, in the meantime, is determined not to
let Santa Anna in; and SO his friends have
issued "a plan Of salvation" from Havana,
the amount Of which is that the nation
calls him back to reorganize the country
just as he pleases. All this is very pref
ty kettle Of fish.
The Mexican Extraordinary estimates
the value Of American claims against the
Government, at $40. 900, 900.
pTThere is late news from Havana that
the slave trade Is openly pursued on the
coast Of Cuba. II is stated that SLAYER
lately drove on by force the boats Of a
Spanish war schooner, sent to intercept
her, and landed her cargo in defiance Of the
naval officers.
RG-It is stated that General Walker
has issued bonds for 500 each, 10 bis own
name, running twenty years, and payable
in Nicaragua lands
D@-We have advices from the Cape Of
Good Hope to the 3lst Of October. Sur
veys we're making for railway. The local
Parliament guaranteed six per cent.