The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-27
LATEST NEWS FROM MEXICO.

The New Orleans papers contain news from the Rio
Crande and the northern States Mexico intelligence
from Brownsville being to the 18th instant
The papers from Monterey the departure OF
Gen vidaurri with the I'd division Of the army of the
north He has park Of fourteen cannon among which
the ak pieces, composing beautiful light battery.
The Boan predicts brilliant things from the arrival Of
yidaulr At the head Of his wellequpped army of from
tiersen Certain IL he has the love- almost amount
ing to worship OF the people OF his State and they
have yet not met with single reverse, the additional
stimuat of their avore leader at their head will ami
mate them to any degree Of daring.
The forces Of Tarnaulpas not idle though their
plan Of operations known perhaps alone to their
handlers Their headquarters for the present at
small place named Tanquisnequis TO and command
Ing Tampico into which place detachment under Are
gun had driven Gen. Moreno The Intention of the
1amanipecos seems to BIO the capture OF Iampco, ~
their forces appear to be concentrating around that place
They have had two slight engagements and taken the
important seaport town of Tusp In one OF these en-
counters two Of tho reetionist officers were shot utter
they were taken prisoners OF whom Is said to have
been the who ordered the execution OF the wounded
Quintero at Tampco. Col Barragan, well known in
Nlatamoros Is said to have made narrow escape
feet horse in a sklmsh in the county OF the Aguas
tecl
intelligence from Tampco has also been received to
the l4th instant Tho Consttutionalsts to be
rounding the place. cutting off all communication with
the interior. 1t rumored at Iampco that General
Miramon with 1000 men, had approached within five
leagues OF San Luis Potos after having routed Aam
berri at Gunnauato The Tanpico Union reports that
body OF Consutonalists had been defeated by the Ne
CRETE brigade, consisting Of 600 men, at Tecoua,
Papanta and that the Fucrtes section also 600 strong
at Espinal eight leagues from Papanta considered
to DO acting concert with the Negrets brigade in view
Of an attack Aatrsto ut papanta. The same paper
represents the situation of the Consuonaists at Tux
pam as extremely precaious
letter dated Mexico, August l. reviews the numer
and losses which had been sustained by the
zuloaga party during the preceding month The writer
gives particulars which have not yet been published
by The only thing the Zuloagusas have to set oil
against the numerous above referred to- he
is the action gained Guadalaara by Col Casanova
over 200 Constutonalists under Gen Banco who had
to retreat with tho loss of IL killed and 81 taken prs
oners. With respect to the ministry, he says that
they were installed they declared that, in
der to maintain the present government the greatest
orgy in governing and ptiless rgor in war; would be
necessary and in view of this they Immediately issued
DIaconian conspiracy law which iii two days they were
obliged to repeal and other laws which had proved ut
tcrly abortive
10 cap the climax, he says they then issued require
ment the of wealth in the city to discount notes
of the clergy to the amount of $500 00O under the fol-
lowing disposition d. Gregoro Mier Teran $50 900
d. Manuel Inrbe, $50, 000 d. Joaquin Rosas $50, 600
d. Antonio B6stegui, Spaniard $50, 900 d. Manuel
Escandon, $780, 600; D. Miguel Maria BriDgas, $4,000,
and other capitalists $40 900 each. This refused
and thereupon tho offending capitalists ordered to
be arrested and thrown into prison. which done with
Seos Escandon and Brngas and not done with the
others only because they had concealed themselves either
Of the consuate the residences of their friends
To Scnor Bestegu who is ninety years of age his pass
ports SENT ordering his removal from the republic
as dangerous and suspicious should say as
pernicious foreigner Mexican magnoquence lit
orally hath it, The interference Of the French Consul
however, prevented the contamination of this outrage.
Such proceedings this will be well understood to have
caused the greatest disgust and such the state Of
feeling in the city that the Mint had actually thought 1t
necessary to have the last consignment Of silver received
sent to the English Legation for safety
Tho writer states that Gen. Miramon then in
the capital seeking and money and that the gov
eminent pnrpose 500 Of the former from the garrison,
reducing this to 20OO and 81 900, O0Owhsncc to be
obtained, qnen sabe I!