Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-02
IMPORTANT From MEXICO.
Martial Lar, and B!oodshed at HE Capita

THE CITY BosBARDED ,Sp Is ARMS.
The n. D. Picayure Of tbs 2jih January. furnish T.
q the following details Of the news from Mexico, by
the steamer Tennessee
The capital 10 barrcaded and in srms; the blood ct
ait1ens has already been shed theren and univer.
ssl civil war seems now 20 impeEj upon this distract
ID and unhappy country.
This movement at the capital Nss a. sudden and
unexpected as it WAS violent. The attention ot all
vu turned at the tiu.e to the formidable coalition or
psnifng in the interior; Cnnoaiort seemed strong 10
The support of tie garrisoGs ana people ct The DIS
trict and none for a moment dreamed that even then
two other revolutionary plots were fully matursd and
only waiting their opportunity. All at once. on the
evening Of Sunday, the 9Th, the city Was thrown into
eonmoon by the appearances Of two distinct pro
grannes, prociamng resistance 10 the new order Ut
things and calling the people to One OF these
vs in the nam. of the extreme rudicai or Ultra
Puro" party, of which the Vice President, Iuarez,
now out Of prison, is chief the other is that of the
Santa Anna party. now headed singular enough, BY
General Zuioaga, IN. very same IMAM VIII" Inaugural
ted the recent coup dttdt in The usne OF Comonfort
The people responded according to their attach.
iDents and pr-jucices, perhaps tho circunstanc
THE moment. These ranged themselves on thu
side Of the ultra Puros those under the ancient ban
per OF Santa Anna while the remaind-r stood faithful!
TO Com ,nIort, took side At all. Tho Santannisr
we're fortunate enough in he b-g inning TO g.i pus.s
sion Of The citadel t;- Conven; uf San Domingo, and
that Of San Augus,in; the Radicals adopted guerrilla
sort Ut warf1r. with free range o the s;rt ets which
they barricaded occasion might requ r.; while tn
Government party he'd tho balanG- at The city Dusi
n-ss of course was suspended of tho shops closed
ard marsisl Law at "uce proclaimed.
There app Ered, however, at first sort Of hesita.
ton TO come hand to hand. Firias was kept up all
tie city, from the streets and the houseops but
, no combined movement was made. The SRntanniss
coot- ntsd Themselves with terrifying their position.
and u, mort he.i'a.sc in the msautms the Radi-
cas- tmed to have The city ali 10 themselves. aud
Aa- anfr nnr,a hyt nfnp
psrste appens.
THE FIeH1INc COMMENCES N EARNEST.
In the way things stood till about noon the 18th
met, Hher the Government troops N wed forward
10 The vicinity Of the Convent of San AusustiD. Fire
was al on"- opened upon them and returned with a
will. Tbs war serious work, and the alarm now
becsn- great throughout the city and the fighting
general. Two cannot sbots were fred from the Pro-
f,sa up through the Gale del Espiritu Ssnto and
Gale Pren.e del Espiriru SenO From the tower OF
the Prcie.a eso a f7w shots were directed upon San
Argue;ir. apI uiuekery Was 10 hs heard in every ii
FICTION. from the citadel, the Cus,um-H House, Ssnn
Domingo and in fact. pretty mach all over the city
Balls were .suing through the air in every direction
The FIRING lasted until dark, aud forty eight lives
reported 10 BIZ lost u tie vicinity OF San Angus
tin slone-Eneteen government troops and twenty
nine p'onunoisdos. Tbs former We're successful III
taking tie Hotel San Augustu aid other points con
'cuous ard rpoi;cn, to disodge the pronunciados in
the convent,
THE SECOND pAY's FIGHTING.
The dghing was no: renewed the next day, Sa'ur.
d.y. he 10TH till about | Pm II commenced, says
The Extraordinary. in the region of SantO Domingo
aud the Custom House. From her. the action extern
ced 10 San Lorenzo anG thu Santa Clara and soon
muskery and email fsid pieces were blszrg away
from the towers Of the Prof-ssa and San Augustin.
The hre OF the pronunciados IN the Custom House
and Santo Domingo was returned by the Government
'roops from tho Cathedral the palace aud other posts
IN range. The fire of San Lorer o..wss returned by
Santa Clara, and the Proesss turned it's fres upon
the San Acgustin and other points held by the pro-
nu,ciados. Other points, took up the fire. aud from
half pact 20 balIs We're flying in every direction
over the house tops. The number OF deaths by the
ect,cn OF Saturday il not reported
At about ten O'Clock in the evening firing com
mencsd FROM the Citadel aud SONS points more near.
Ta'ned oy the prnunciados, upon the position at tho
Convent Of San Francisco.
During the night bsrr;cades were erected in from.
OF me building and hsavy cannon commanded the
Paseo Sunday morning. This was to defeat any
movement. that might be made by the pronuur;ados
in the citadel.
On the 18th. twenty four hours truce was proclaim
cd. to afford time for conference, but it was bssv
Cd that nothing definite would be arrived at. The
correspondent Of the Poayune says:
There can be no ques,isn but Mexico is now rap.
idly reaching point when foreign nations will be
forced to step in and protect the interests OF their sub
-cis |, il melancholy confession to make, but If
foreign influence does not soon show itself here, in
some shape, the condition will be awful.
The flags Of different lnations have been waving
from the residences OF their rsDre ntatives during the
firing Of the past two days