Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-09
THE NJ EWS.

We have the following additional
items of news from Havana and Cen
trail America by the mails Of the Ca
hawba.
Civil affairs in the interior continue
about the same. Osolos has left Mex
leo for the north east, at last, with
some 800 men and 100000 in cash,
which is all Zuloago could scrape to-
getber. The news Of Vidanrri's shoot
ing General Manero and five other Of
ficers appears to be confirmed; and it
in understood he is now marching upon
Qucrcsaro in considerable strength
Alveriz having received money from
Vera Cruz is said to be marching upon
Mexico in force
In Vera Cruz matters have not
changed much. The revolutionists
lighted the torch of war mt Pucsutc
Nacionev and then left the country
people to fight it ont among them
selves.
General Echcagaray, has left very
small garrisons, and those in a starving
condition, at Orizaha and Jalapa, whilst
he is understood TO have gone in per
son with the bulk of his force to be-
sc,gc Pcrotc.
1t would appear as though the good
people of the heroic city were waiting
Mr.. lIata's mission to the United
Statcs-stil dclndng themselves with
the hope of borrowing money upon
the public faith Of Mexico, Meanwhile
the self styled Admiral German has
been boring .iuarcz (who is be4u pcre
OF Malta, hy the way with his loan,
morning, noon and night.
Affairs ut tlucrctaro grow worse
daily. Scarcely have they finished
one revolution before another com
mcnces, and thus the ball is kept roll
ing constantly crushing beneath it all
commerce, enterprise and industry and
leaving in their place as the institutions
of the country rapinc, plumber, blood
shed ard their accompanying evils,
The events of the past two months
in this part of the country may be
briefly summed up as follows Early
in March two powerful, or more prop
crly speaking, numerous armies were
encampcd within few miles of one
another at Cclaya, awaiting the proper
moment when trial of strength be-
tween them should settle the question
of the stability or downfall Of the IN
loago government. Generals Parrodi
aud Doblado were the champions OF
liberal institutions, and were backed
up by some tlXcc or four thousand
soldiers while Generals Osollos and
Miramon, with about the same number
of men, fought for "Retigion q fteroy."
All eyes were anxiously turned to Cc-
laya; and inasmuch as this battle was
to settle the question between liberal
institutions and priest rule, the PEG.
pie were simple enough to expect that
there really would be some fighting
The result shows how they were de
ceived. An attack was made by til,
Zuloaga troops; they We're rcsiste,
with a little vigor for few minutes
when both parties took to their heels
simultaneously, and made immense cf
forts to put the greatest possible dis
lance between them in the shortest
possible time.
This is no exaggerated representa-
ton of the action of Salamanca on the
18th March last. Members Of both
parties agree in the truth of it, and
hosts Of eye witnesses bear testimony
to the same. Fortunately for the GOV
erment troops they ran up a hill, and
when at some elevation above the
plain, they were surprised to see the
constitutional army also retrcating with
the greatest precipitation. The gal
liant generals of the government troops
rallied their men at once, and pursued
the constitutionalists, who, poor fcl
lows, were in two great a hurry to look
back, when they once got on the road
to Guanakuato, discncumbcred of thci,
srms and accoutrements. The mex,
day the victorious army entered Guam
axnato, the others having rctrcatet
towards Guadalajarc in good order
g, 'good running ordcr'-some twely,
: hours previous. No time was lost b,
Osollos in pursuing them, and this re-
treat and pursuit showed to advantsp,
the one good point of Mexican soldier,
-ficctness Of foot. The journey wa
accomplished in a remarkably shor
space OF time; and once more the con
stitntionalists, being safely inside tn
walls of Guadalajara bid defiance I
their enemies. On this occasion. how
ever, no attack took place, the general
Of the opposite parties having sort {
. compact, which embraced many r
diculous terms, but which resulted
good, by establishing peace there.
From Guadalsjara portion Of tn
force returned to Mexico, and the rem
nant marched on San Luis, which the
took after an action which is reporte
to have been very severe on both side
No list of killed and wounded, how
ever, gives moro than fifty on bot
aidea After the action, il il reports
-and there Seems TO be some truth
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