The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-10-30

fE GQk INHEkESIS IN IA EAiCO 1ESr 3tYJHEc Fhut
MINISTER FosRyTH.-Lt. r. AL Cates-b
Jones, who brings important del Atches frot
our Minister ID Mexico, arrived & glha city thi
Mi. Forsyth states that the PIT i ! \
cent battle between Vidanrr Miramo
rested upon 4 very slender baaKs9 a skirmis
Emay have taken place outside the walls &
San Luis Potosi, but nothing pre-. Still les
was there any probability tha Miramon bio,
cominitted suicide.
The reports Of the tyrannik bel avior ofth'
Liberal party towards Foreigners ilsEsaconfrned
Americans md English had been brown IN
Ito prison by Garza fnr not contributing to TIN
forced loan Of 100000. al few hours befos
Lieut., jones left Tampico. an American, lat
been cast into prison, and his goods, whicl
were on their way into the interior, cnnfscated
When Mi. Forsyth wrote, beth narties
seemed to be inactive. Many Of The R91Gcipas
Liberals entirely disapproved Of the course b
Cara, III levying the forced loan. sAIl the sea
ports are ihposSessiue OF The liberals. and they
have to fssaat the same course which solr Coy
erHniet Condemned IN the Conservatives. AT
Mi. FsAyth3s req est, the sioop.of.war Ply
month has gene up to the Tanpico to protect
our interest. 4
Gen. Rs,bles was on board a Spanish vessel
ofswar off Vera Cruz and was not allowed any
communication with the land. The officers If
the vessel had been detected in giving assis-
tauce to the 1snnse vatives. 5sS
Lieut. Jones aiso brings a letter from our
consul at San Louis Potosi. who describes the
state Of the country as miserable in the extreme,
An impression scented TO prevail that a large
3 g p,,xtot fiat ,,c,IJ &,,,n LoM -. H. -, +,1a
mand redress.
Mr.. Forsyth says that he will sail from We
1ra Crnz for the United States on the I8thinst,
g. Washington States.
From MRxrco.-1h he steamship Gen. Rusk
confirms the reported defeat of Vidaurri By Gen.
lMiramon at the town of Hhuaiulco, on the 18th
nlt. The following is the account Of the affair.
by Gen, Vidaurri:
ARMY or THE NoRTH.-Ge d in Chief
EaceIeat SiT:-Affer q severe engagement be-
tween 5onr enemy and the forces under my com
mapd il the vicinity Of the town ff Alnaiiulco,
on the 25th, 18th, 9th, 28th, 29th Of the pres
.ent month the latter fighting with the same
yalor and intrepidity that they have ever shown
in every encounter they have had, have unfor-
t%unately sustained a defeat to day, which, tax
ing from them lhe victory that they SO Justly
mefited on account Of their suffferings and pri-
yatiens, also caused us to lose nearly all the
train Of war that we had acquired OF such an
immense sacrifice.
In conformity with that principal which i
have ever kept, of never TO hide or misrepresent
facts, ! now have the sorrow IF announcing to
you this unfortunate event, and. although / pro.
pose to explain to the Sovereign Congress the
cause that have brought il on and influenced it
thug tar, the lack Of time at present prevents
me from making n similar explanation to You,
although shall contine myself to stating that
the principal Of these causes has been the utter
scarcity OF resources Of every kind, together
with the great poverty and misery experienced
BY the seldiery; and that felt by them particu-
larly on The days uf battle.
Great and profound indeed, is the grief that
at this moment weighs upon me, as You NAV
we'll imagine; nevertheless, an idea consoles me
still. that, ifthe adverse tide of battles NAV
even retard the triumph Of the cause sustained
orr State, which is that of Justice and lii.
MARTY, It can never destroy it entirely.
BE pleased to acqnaint the State with this mn.
occurrence, so as TO prevent that
any sinister versions be made OF it; aud SO soon
shall have obtained the data necessary con-
;eFnlng the victims and losses of all kinds that
have sustained, | shall communicate the
same to your EScellency, with a similar object.
Accept thereof, my, particular regard and
consideration.
God and liberty.
Hacienda del Espiritu santo, Sep. 20, 1858.
s. SANTIAGO VIDAuRR1.
70 His Fxcelleney the Governor Of Nuevo
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