New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-21
FROM NORTHERN MEXiCO.
From The ". O. Della, May u,

We have just received priv ate note from Monte
rey, which informs US that Gen. Henningsen had a.,
rived in tt at city, and was received with dieting ulsnea
dately called upon him TO confer on the ooects OF
HE mission, and aEerTard addressed him comph
mentary letter. The authority gives US some
information concerning the defeat of Miramon.
Ths. officer, after bis overthrow by the ConsNp-
tiohats succeeded 10 reaching San Luis Potosi wi,n
sixteen pieces OF sriery and soout tiitesn hundred
MeD but lis forces were 80 much dlsOrgabLed tna'
lie could not engage in &C i've operations. Nj ramon
lots was two hundred killed, two hundred AID fifty
". unded ind two standards, which were brought
into Monterey on the 2lst The battle took place on
the l7tb, five leagues from San Luis The Consttu-
tons fol cts consisted entirely Of cavalry.
We have before US copies ol the BJictln ODc'u OF
Monterey, tf the 18th and 18th nit. We ASCERTAIN
IRON thete papers that there has been some SOFT OF
disagree ment between Col. L1ckrdge and ieD. hen
pDgsen. Both these officers rendered their services
to VidaurIi, but Lockridges offer vas coupled WITH
such nditiors and based sucn intenhons tnat
was r. jected.
The Bol,hn takes occasion to state apparently by
authC -ity that the movement IN Northern Mexico has
10 reference whatever TO the establishment; OF Re
public Of the Sierra Madre, but is directed solely
againtt the clerical and reactionary party.
It8ppesIs tat Lockridge wrote last month from
Brownsville to Nidaurri, offering him men aod arms
in aid Of the Liberal cause, on condition that on the
termination of the war, M=xi IAN port should BE-
placed az his disposal, to be used az pOat ddRPa'
ior operations agaibet Cuba. He Acknowledged MS
ssid lie was deceived, and insisted cn his plan OF
operations against CUBA, condition Of rendering
his aid 10 the Liberal patty
Vidauni replied, cautiously refusing to admit FOR
eli n ire OPS on the ground that he had no need for
them and tba. it would not lis proper to permit them
TO Lterf IN the affairs IN Mexico, sayng that men
without flag would inspire dstrust Whatever misht
be their aDtece dents.
nouDcipg HeDnlngsen an agent Of Walker. 10 thls
NidsuIri returned an answer rather summary dis
n,issir Lcckridge and his pretensions.
The BOItiR then goes ON to denounce as al ABSURD
y the idea entertained in the United States that the
people of Northern Mexico desire to establish an indie
ue ndent Republic and declares that even II they en-.
iertaiped such desire they would Thousand times
repudate it rather than seek foreign AID Tor its Con-
summation.
Correspondence Of The Chair on Mercury. o
TANPIco, May |, 1853.
During the past two months this place has been I'M
der the third siege. by the very worst OF all the revo
lutionary chiefs, Don Juan Lar de la CARA OF the
City of Victoria. Our weak force, occupying this city
could not meet him in hostile array outside the city,
ar he occupied the hills surrounding Iampco, where
he placed some heavy pieces of artillery, and on the
2Sth ut he opened, and directed his fires upon this
city which have been kept up at shoit intervals to
the present moment.
Thus far nv house has escaped iaury, though a
day or two ago - FOUNDERS bali took one slate off
the ROOF and pas cd down the street. taking of the leg
of Mexican girl about twelve years old, and doing
much injury to the British CoDsuls residence.
fires on our merchant vessels then in port and for such
insblts, ! presume, our Government VIII soon can
Master Juan to al account At all events, the testi-
mony las gone forward.
After performing these hostile tourishes of arms
against our unarmed vessels he had the good fortune
~ Tee beautiful American brig, called the Nahum
Stetson, from NewOrleans, come into the mouth OF
the river where her passengers were seized dragged
oil to his camp, and left minus their baggage and
money. lie tbeD demsnded the captains manifest OF
his cargo but the latter, seeing that he was sur
rounded by band of pirates, refused to deliver any
of his chip papers to them, when he was Immediately
seized and placed under strong guard in the mssra-
bic camp Of this marauding band. The vessel was
then hauled upon the beach her cargo landed, the
fancy bales cut open, and the spos thereof divided
among the victors. His men, whom he calls troops,
performed the pleasing task of plucderng the vessel
If her stores, and they left her with empty bread
lockers; and almost every other store to her belong
ing were carried off to the hero camp
Numerous are the houses in this city when bear the
marks Of the ~ pound balls, and many are the Victims
to his grenades some OF them have gone to the tonbs
and others writing in pain in the hospital
We have now the L. - shlfoi-war Fulton IN port,
ar the ander Of that vessel hss taken the Set
son fr GaIzas hands in rather an amicAbls sort OF
way, and renstaed her Captain, WHO Is now deliver
ing the balance of her cargo TO the consgnees al tins
place. , -,
A reinforcement OF troops on then march hlther
and they will arrive here in two days, when Cara
will probably get sound drubbing