The Washington union., 1858-02-19
MEXICO. NEWS BY MAIL

MExiCO.-NEws BY MAIL
The steamship Tennessee, which arrived al New Or
leans the 10th instant brings intelligence from the
city Of Mexico to the morning Of the I'd inst and from
Vera Cruz TO the 7th
The accounts by the preceding mail put US in posses
sion OF news from the city of Mexico to the morning
the 18th OF january The anstce of fotyeight hours
had expired at clock the evening Of the preceding
day few minutes after that hour had arrived reports
OF musketry broke FORTH and hostilities resumed
they continued all night until oclock the morning
OF the 18TH when in compliance with the existing agree
ment between the contendng parties there the daily
three hours truce The subsequent operations ending
with the fight of Comonort and the of the
ouonary government, thus detailed in the Mexican
Extraordinary
The firing again commenced very shortly after H.
m, on the 10Th. The citadel, held by Gen Zuloaga,
opened fire the convent of San Francisco and
the shower OF shot and shell fell thick and fast the
convent and the houses to it, The fire from the
citadel was warmly answered by the guns held by the
government party from their barcades in and ranging
upon the Calle Rebedes
The fire in the eastern part of the city, from the
tom house, the Sano Domingo and San Augustn, held
by the pronunciados and from the cathedral the Proe,
the national and municipal palaces, in reply warm,
but was carried on with lighter guns.
The day passed without single triumph either
side, and believe with very triing loss During the
was extremely Bull, DOth
were active in accommodating and in improving their
works. This pursued by the combatans until
after ill., the following day.
At precisely one minute after IL the goth firing
again commenced. The commencement that made
with small arms taken up by heavy guns, and
the firing of the previous day fell into insgnifcance by
comparison The heat of the battle in the region
the Acordaaa, held by the government troops. bold
attack made upon 1t by the opposition from the ca
del The attacking force succeeded in making their way
into the English carriage shop the and to the
the Acordada From here they passed to the Hospicio
building adjoining the Acordada and from that point
they not long In putting themselves in possession of
their object This gained, the governments batteries
senced and the position fell into the hands of the
attacking force
For time previous to the loss of the position at
the Acordada there demand for reinorccments.
column of about 500 once despatched from
the palace This column passed in tolerabe order from
the Grand Plaza through the Plateros and to the
of the San Francisco and yergara, where the men
suffered annoyance from the fire upon them made
hy their enemies stationed in the Iturbide theatre
Strange may appear the column passed in safety by
this fire. Not killed wounded, and 1t pass
cd in safety to the Alameda. brisk fire COM
menced between this column and the captors of the
dada who had then just taken possession of the baTicade
in front of the Hospcio Fortunately the fire from
small at first Insignificant this fire. it
enough to make the reinfocements halt and lsilade
commenced which ended in breaking up the government
column Some few left the field killed and
wounded many passed over, and about hundred
treated in the greatest disorder
The captors of the AcOrdada put their guns in
position and scathng fire opened from their heavy
pieces the San Francisco and the streets in line lead
ing to the palace. Grape and canister shot and shell
poured down the streets in rapid succession The of
the guns in the distance, and the crash and rattle hiss
and explosion Of the missiles they coursed the Streets
gave terrible evidence that in the midst of
heavy bombardment.
This fire was commenced at about l. p. M and soon
the heralded the city there most
unmistakabe symptom of disecion to be observed in
the forces of the government 80 strong did this become
in the convent Of San Francisco that by halfpast g. D.
Sehor Comoport in person was forced to go to that
point. His arrival however, too late to remedy the
dsaecton and Withdrawals continued until he and his
few companions were left quite alone by nghtfa The
forces had abandoned the San Francisco Of the strong
est points in the whole city.
Firing kept up from all the srongholds of the city
all the day, and night settled down upon the only
changes Of the day. in military point of view had been
the taking Of the Acorada STILL it had been APP
parent from the hour of 3, p m that the government
forces morally defeated Imbeclity showed itself in
of the government leaders, and Others seized
with fright The soldiers not well paid and were
dscontented and the reports that constantly met their
well calculated to make them DESERT least
unwilling to fight This condition Of things accomplished
much for the of the reaction the vaor of its
had already achieved in capturing the position of
| the Acordada.
sehor Comonfot left the convent of San Francisco
about eight in the evening" and, with his few compan-
ons returned to the palace 1t is supposed that during
the night he arranged for early departure the fol-
lowing morning Although firing kept up during the
night it is supposed that positive resistance attack
made either side Between six and the fol-
lowing morning Senior Comonort retired from the palace
with dozen Of his faithful friends He left the capital
| by Garita de San Lazero
Ou the morning of the 21st the conquering forces
tered the plaza in triumph, and Gen. Zuoaga and his
| forces took possession of the palace
The rabbe ocked into the streets and all the princ
| pal avenues of the capital crowded Before the
houses of Of the vanqushed patsns large mobs col
ected but the holders Of the city made bid for popularity
by preventing We have heard of but house
being sacked and cannot vouch for the certainty Of that
1t reported that the house of Juan Jose Bz has been
| sacked since the goth
During the whole of the fighting since the lth dc
not believe that than fifty lives have been lost
both sides The number of wounded, which have beer
collected from all the posts by DR.. vandenden amounts
| to about 100
The destruction of property has been considerable
Many houses suffered severely from shells bursting
their tops and in through the roofs and walls
For long time streets will show the marks of what
| took place here the 10Th and 2Oth The lombard
ment was undoubtedly the heaviest that has taken
place inside the walls Of this city.
The result Of all this has been most complete triumph
of the reaction in this capital The leaders of the Pure
party have suddenly disappeared
The adherens OF Comonor give the following account
of the same operations the 2Oth
On the morning Of the goth of January, President
Comonfort had under his command 1888 men of all
arms yet the following day compelled to aban
with him. Those remaining in the palace numbered nc
than GOO in all The palace twice assaulted on
the goth. General Raugel with two pieces of artillery
and 400 men, sailed forth to repcl the assaant but lost