Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-08-07
Important from Mexico.

Important from Mexico
The Brownsville Flag to the 2lst inst. says:
The capture Of San Louis Porosi by the
Liberal party, is announced in the following
terms in the Flag Of the ll,h inst;
The progress OF the Constitutional party in
Mexico seems daily approaching the haven Of
success. By the mail that arrived n, Maa.
moros from Monterey on Saturday last, we
havoSfles Of the 'Boletin 0licial' from the lat.
ter place, which announces the final capture
OF the long contested city of San Luis Potosi
by the forces under Col. Zmzna. The fact is
announced in an official disp'ich from Col.
Zuazua to Gov. Vidaurri, dated from head
quarters in the village of Santiago, on the
30ih ult,. as follows:
ExcELLENT SIN Yesterday, at | in the
morning, we arrived here, and Immediately
dispatched to the commandant of the plaza OF
San Luis the communications, II copy OF which
marked No. l., | have the honor herewith to
transmit to your Excclcncy. rrhis copy is a
brief order TO surrender the place IN two hours
or take the consequences oil Il rciusal.-Ed.
Flag.
After the two hour, fixed in this communi.
cation, received the reply expressed in the
copy marked No. 9. IA refusal to surrender
Ed Eag,] which determined me to immedi-
aiely prepare for military operations, by ma
king rapid reconnaissance Of the Notifications
of the plaza, and gave rest TO the troops in or
der on the following day to commence the at
tack in form.
Thus we commenced the fire at 0 p. m.,
and by of the aftcrnoon, our brave troops
had possessed themselves of the place, pro-
ccedng for more than two hours through a
very lively firing from all parts, both from ar
tlery and small arms
"All my subordinates have deportcd them
selves with their usual gaIlant.y, and notwilh-
standing the formidable Notifications of the
enemy, we have sustained buta snail loss, for
which we are very grateful. With sorrow
lave to report to your Excellency, that among
ie wounded though not seriously, is the mer-
orious and valient Colonel of Artillery, Ed.
Nnrd p. Jordon. ~,
The loss on the part of the enemy has been
iniich greater, and among the prisoners arc
,evera chiefs aud officers. | shall embrace
the first opportunity to give to your ExcelIen-
~ the particulars more in detail, concluding
ioi the present by congratuluting the nation,
tbe State, the Supreme Powers and your Ex-
cellency for this very important triumph that
has been obtained by the decision and bravery
OF the Constitutional forces"
Advices have also heen received from the
troops Of TamauIipas under Gen. Carvajal.-
4 portion of his command had intercepted and
captured a large train of goods consisting, it is
,aid, Of Ia mule loads which had left Tampico
is the direction of San Luis. The greatest
enthusia:m pervades their ranks, and they, as
we'll as the other division of the Northern ar
iqs, were being increased by the daily acquisi-
GDn Of volunteers.
The Flag Of the o1st inst, says
The news from the belligerents across the
riyer remnns about as we left 1t last week.
None Of the details of the taking of San Luis
have yet been received. This is accounted
for BY the report that the courier despatched
after the one announcing the capture, had
tetn killed by the Indians between that. place
and Monterey. ,,,,; y eT
We learn that Gov. CARA left yesterday for
Victora.
A rumor was in circulation there that Pres.
ident Zuloaga had abandoned the city of Mex
leo, and left the Government in the hands of
Cauto, one Of his subordinates, and two bish-
ops. The news is said to have come from
Monterey by private letter
Col. Guadalupe Garcia last week left Alata-
moras wiuftroops to reinforce the Tamualipas
division now in the field. We learn that it is
ne intention of the commanders o: the troops
of al the frontier States TO unite their forces
and together march upon the capital. Gov
Cara it is sand, will also leave Matamoras IN
a few days. The greatest enthusiasm pre-
vails the ranks Of the lib'ral party from its re-
cent successes, and the confidence thus instill-
ed into the rank and file of its army is equiv
aIent to another victory. r
Zdoaga, the reaciionary President, has abb
dicnted, and has left the city Of Mexico with
"a escort of 300 men. leaving the Govern
inent in charge Of D. Bernardo aud two bish-
ops