Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-07

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Special Correspondence Of the Picayuna.
TAsrIco, Aug. 81, 1865
| have to advise yuu that Tampico is now in the
hands of the Federal party. under tn" command
+ IF Cen Carataal The conduct of the former
/ Commandment General Moreno. had excited the in
| diynaron of tho Supreme Government to such an
extent rs ~ cause order IL he issued tp the 81!
feet that lie should turn over III" command Of the
! garrison to ten. Marin 4 the Mexican Navy. AID
! Immediately repair IL the city p Mexico. J.. the
meantime n priest IN the serl Zee rr CARA arrived
! IN this city, and lis presumed the scheme Of
/ treachcry was cnncoc'ea between the reverend
gentleman Moreno and his accom- li,hel srcfcta-
| ~. Moreno left in the night al the 9Th inst,
giving the command to CD. lnran. with instrur-
TONS to put Gen. Marin in e. command en- the fol-
| lowing morning. which instructions were
! Piled with. The day passed away with u; the
en>t appearance Of discomfort. until Gao J.. NJ,
when the officers % the garrison situated IN the
west side If the city left the palace 10 tender their
Fluctuations 10 their hcw chief But 40 had
tIcy disappeared than the cry IF "Niva In Fciera-
cion." wa. raised from The whole range oil the
military lincs--fromthe Lagnnat nrpenicro To that
Of the 1amrsi,i in wh.ch there hal previously been
placed all the powder and hnil@, with the cXecp-
ton Of small quantity left III tie palace guard
house.
4 litilc after dusk Marin, with about ioo men
mud quantity Of uHlrer, made attack Wit. on
~ SINH hFh's oh me i'f's "hith b''H@bt WI
warm and spirited battle that continued during
the night AT early dawn reinforcement Of 100
men from Gnrza = advance came up to the forts.
and loiuci the rebels, who Immediately entered
tho streets. where Ie'"l'ers we've iIrriy employed
aud men were shot down kc dog. At about?
\. VI. Marin found himself without in"",''"h,'
when lac took refuge in the i use of the Dutch
vie consul. Carabajal has since generously re-
leased him. and hc escorted under military
huuurs ON board the Spanish steamer of war
Leon no" NJ ahchor III 'nis port 10 'he
present. moment the h'cS ana property 81 i're'"n-
er' have been reSrc'"d' though there exists much
III ierlng against them among haiAas troops
'hiaball ana Col 'hpslrnn have behaved
with praIheworthy constellation towards all Tor
cieners.
hul observed tnat dniliig the hattc the Amtri-
can c"iisiu ha' MS nag h"iH'e "hicla rs nsiiaa al
i'rded protection to numerous iamiles irresprc'
i've oi party or oi hall"itiliy. ana tlat III tl'
mld7t Ut the battle the ',mNtutlunaists gave
three cheers to the 'ntcd States consulate and
his ling In great haste,
am Your "hclt servant.
Extract OF letter rom Gentleman vino Is
trn''rsng the overland route I" 'aiii"rn'a, ia
t'i Afbuf4uerI"'' New MeHie"' August ilth,
lA's
We have at last reached 'hiS point from when
NV letter Is dated. We ind hard liinc uhtl we
reached the santa r" road Suffering inuch Tor WA
ter sometimes without II ior three days for
Xxx weeks W" pursued the ROM ma'e ny the Uni
ted states along the Kansas boundary hnt were
compelled l" leave IL I" NUM- " water we 'lei
took Southern course, and soon found good
camping ground. ol Mohday morning was the
last guard and about clock about - Indians
made their appearance. was "e'h''ea' III com
rnny with one Oh our men, to % lack about sixty
miles to bring III three "i our party. hen about
three miles from camp, We d,stoNrfed hvc Indians