The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-01

MEXICO NEWS BY MAIL.

hrHi'o-N c"o bi MAIL
The steamship Tennessee at New Orleans brings in
eliigence from Vera Cruz 10 the 2ist OF March, and from
the capital to the 18th We make up the following
mary OF the from New Orleans exchanges
The city OF Vera Cruz has been placed under martial
law This probably owing TO the hostile movements
now going on throughout the State
Our information Ia regard To the in the Sate 81
Vera Cruz Is derived from the Pogreo, libcrast paper.
If to believe that paper the reactionay forces have
not made any Roadway and zuoaga has as little chance
Of securing the adhesion OF the State tcheagaray
had established rcactionary government in Jaapa and
then advanced apparently with the design of attacking
Vera Cruz. IL does not that battle fought
nevertheless Echeagaray commenced precpitate
retreat, during which one hundred of his de
serted to the constitutonalsts He did not enter
Jaspa and the consequence that the reactonary
thory in that city was subyerted IL appears from a
proclamation of Echeagarey, that he had expected the
garrons of Perote and Vera Cruz pronounce favor
of zuoaga The alacousness Of this hope caused him
to retire
ID. Tsmas Marin, whose appointment as governor of
Carmen, and visit to and abrupt departure from that
place have already announced had arrived at Vera
Cruz Marin had expected to procure enough assistance
in Carmen to enable him to return and form the block
ade of Vera Cruz
The liberalist Gen La Lave at Perote, and Ne
CRETE at Jalapa.
We have nothing decisive from the interior. The
which reach conflicting, and In some instances
unintelligible
Doblado had made overtues for surrender and adhesion
to Zuloaga This IL srenuously denied by the Pogreo
1t is however, certain that Ccaya had fallen into the
hands Of the reaconst forces The zuloaga
it captured by Gen Osollos after eight hours hard
fighting; the lberst journals say evacuated for
strntegic reasons and occupied by Osoor without
any opposition whatever There had previously. how
ever been battle between Parod and the forces of Me
jia and Casanova in which the latter were worsed
Parodi subsequently retired to Leon, where he had
strong position.
Alvarez was at Cuernavaca His arrival at that place
had caused much dsmsy to zuloaga, and perhaps ac-
counts for the sudden retrogade movement of Ecbea-
gaTay
BY the following, which take from the Prcyreso,
should infer that the agents of Santa Anna already
the coast of Mexico and that Zuloaga having drawn the
chestnus out of the fire. very naturally wants to eat
them himself.
Day before yesterday left this city for orzaba,
corted by ten cavalry soldiers under the command of the
chief of the brigade gesias Captain d. Luis Pena, in
whose house have been seized documents and papers OF
great Importance, among others letter from d. Felix
Zuoaga directed to Pena giving him the title of colonel
and instructions in regard to reactonary movement
which to take place In this city, and OF which Pcna
to he the head with special charge not to deliver
the command Of the city to any of the birds who have
come from Havana in the steamer Mexico and who are
in the foreign vessels of at SaCafcios awaiting
pouuncamcnto in order to land although he il recon-
| mcnded to treat them with Difference and respect
We clip the following extracts from the Mexican Elk
taornary of the 18th instant being the latest date
| At Vera Cruz, notwithstanding two have been
tried by court martial for endeayoring to produce
action amongst the garrison it is still believed that the
government has agents actively at work there is be-
eyed by many of the constitutionasts that money will
overtu their strength and place that port at the dspo
siton of the government
In Pueln the clergy working diligently to supply
the snews of for the of their 1t IL
said that the agent who lately went to that city from
here has been Of vast service to the in the matter OF
ready money.
From the southern portion of the State of Puebla
we have serious news The project Of Matamoros, Col
Montaho, went out to attack the Gale Paogorco He
was defeated and had to fall back upon Atlixco.
General Camano, with 100 pntos from the South
upon Matamoros shortly after the entrance of the
Gallo Paogorco and he and his pi,tos now IN pos
session Of the place II is reported they will advance
upon Atxco Their appearance at Matamoros wa quite
unexpected and report had been received at meble
that they expecting rcinforcements with which Il
make further nroads upon the villages in the State OF
| Puebla.
Alatrste has his troops at Tepcji and ACatan, who
nterruptng all the trade of that section with Pue
bla They exact duties all produce nnd goods of al
kinds intended for Puebla This, Of course, is vir
ual prohibition Of trade, but very few can pay two
| duties