The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-16
OUR VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE.

be found IN full in our correspondence
OUR VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENTS.
VERA CRuz, october S, 1858.
refugees by the British steamer to Hardnd-Garzds Out
rage at 7apspico--7he reported Battle at San Lais
Potosi-The Plymouth gone to Trmpioc-Spa1ih War
Vessels at Vera Crta-Generai Ro6tes Erpc1a.ians-
Affairs at Vera C,7ls--The Ehuantepec Compdnys
Steamer in Danger-Corp Of dmericdn Engineers Home
.cQrd Botc,d-7heir Fight tcith the Merican Robbers,
dc, dc
The English mail steamer solent leaves q, twelve
O'Clock to-day for havana, and by her send you the
latest information from this sublime but distracted com
try. The Soent in with the English mails the
2sa ul,imo, and sailed day for Tsmpico She
countered very heavy weather the voyage from
Havana and anchor at Vera Cruz about the end
OF norther which bad been blowing here for week.
She returned from Tampico Sunday the Sd instant,
and brought some City unfortunate refugees, flying from
their adopted country's persecution.
Garza who is the oibcral" Governor and General in
command at Tsmpco, had suddenly levied contribution
upon all foreigners TO Of hundred thousand
dollars 1t must be raised immediately, and, upon failure
to 90 So clapped them in the caiaboose and kept them
there for thirty eight hours without anything TO cat
drink They we're chiefly Spsnt,rds, and only one Anne
rcan or citizen of the United States that hear of
The parties thus outraged finding the savage Cara mex
orabe and they likely to starve 10 DEATH promised TO
raise the amount certain number of hours. They
were let out and ned to the Spanish vessels two
lying or the por) and others To the British steamer
socnt Others, whose everything would be lost they
left, managed to scrape up part Il not the ~hoo
demand The Spanish consul, IL Is said, was locked
up with the rest Of the prisoners. His family,
cors.sting Of several ladies' and children, are
aboard the English steamer going tn Havana. This
unexpected conduct the part OF the liberal party,
coupled With the news brought By the express courier
with despaohes from the foreign Minister'S TO by tho
SocIt looks very squa.y.
Tie courier arrived at soven O'Clock this morning. and
on the 81 INST when he he left the city Of Mexico, there
was great rejoicing going onrngng OF bells, firing of
cannen Ae az the defeat of yidaurri and his forces
said 90 occurred Fan luis, in hattie with
General MTamon. Twenty days ago we had Information
q vdaurr cvacua'ng the CITY o san LOUIS ana inc en-
church party. n reported by the liberals That Vi
daurr did this order 10 maneuyre around aud place him
self between Mramon and Mexico order 10 cut the lat
ter o Hs intention IA ATTACK him IN front well
in the The conservatives said that he had re
treated and had 10 the north, fearing the resht OF
ht with Mraon and that great trouble existed amongst
men, that sCo At dash hat deserted him and come
their side viaurrls army numbered about oov
men
A, eight O'Clock after the first courier arrived
this morning, another extraordinary u sad, came N,
bringing an entirely different story. u w now as
serted by N. liberals that the victory cAim"d ny
the conservatives was The other way that W
1 caurri had actually defeated Miramon, and thai
l tho latter in despair had blown his
brains witch side IN believe Il dlncuh " say at
tho present moment, the truth In hcsc matters isvery
SOW In turning ": any rate with not b. known with
ol certainty Tor some days yet Many Ssect
v.rv stron.y that each rrtt - for o..
casiou 10 go hy tins steamer Certain Il ~ however that
great jubilee being had by the Luoaga government
conservatives ~ the Chyo Mexico, over what hry pub
hahcd the annihation Ndaurr and also that thn
hbora General had committed great outrage, and
imposed uiun Foreigners at Fainpco, II Is
believed, some desperate but nnwarfantahc ener-
Ihe scc of war plymouth lci, here for Tampco the
.eih hast Wednesday b. hut when the English steamer
away the plymouth had not made hr appearance
.here. Cayt nahlgrcn, sho commands the Pymouth,
has one Of bis kng range gnns with him. but whether the
late occasion there may call for his interference not is
doubtful Tie Plymouth y TO large to enter the harbor
of Tampco and her drausht Of water may obge h"r 10
lay 0G 10 produce any eject What v wanted IN
these mpertncnt shallow waters are few snail light
drauRht steamers, with heavy batteries, such as were
ordered be butt ny the United states Congress the
| last sssson. Lieutenant csicshy Jones, or tle
plymouth. carrics dispatches q some Importance
| "a Washington from Mr.. Forsyth az well NJ from
The American Consulate at Tampco The precise purport
of these desrech.s not known, but j presumed they
relate 70 recsnt occuehcs NJ Jones had been ordered
when she sailed Tor nmTrco he rcoriedto b. most
Efficient officer and Il hoped that hls orders " re~r
ytrnmcpt to give him the command o. Of the Para
quay feet The Ply mouth wl return 70 Vera Cruz 6y the
isth INST, ~hen, about the lSth 10th Mr. Forsyth,
American Minister Mexico, with his family, will be
| down. and then embark for the United States.
Tha two Spanish vessels ~ az Tampieo steamers
but nearly all their SICK just recovering from
RIVER, which Is supposed prevents Their commanders tax
ing effective rcTaraon against ha town Tor
the late outrage The spanish Consul, whose family s
board Socnt has refuge one Of The spanish
steamers There is likewise spanish frigatc--thc
Curtez-eng anchor under SacrAcuus sand, but her
crew suffering from fever also, and she has c-
i numbss OF men.
| General gutlcs, Mcrcu Mirister at Washington Is
"lousedr aboard the Cotez awaiting chance 20 land
| proceed o. The City " Mexico. lie came ont y the
English of tho 18th of August, and not
| heing allowed 10 land at Vera Cruz he Proceeded
10 1arnIsco: but hts arrival there the liberals
had possession, aud ". forced 10 come back In the
steamer Finding the captain ~ the spanish irigate
~ he old friend ard Offering him pru,sttoa General
Rohire went board and has remained there since.
Robies belongs thc conservative party Moxco, aud
csga would retire aud Roblcs be made the President This
arrangement rs believed by many persons would bring
both parties 10 truce and that the liberals would he
willing 10 come 10 some terms, number U the in
fuentlsl q that party have great faith In The integrity
and hbcrainy Of Hohce.
something must be dore very soon, II the nationality
of Mexico " 10 he preserved. otherwise of dcs
peTaon will take place all the cointry and acis
such recently occurred, be repeated, until the
ciyzed nations stand longer. and "Unclc sam !"
tciuv most deeply Interested, must pitch ia and extend
realty protCcorate which, ninety days would quiet
cveNthing and the hsuks OF the community ai
1 large,
Vera Cruz has some eight hundred soldiers in to
lcrabv good drill Lave Is up at Jaapa and there was
rerort II Ori2aba week that he and Ehcacaray
naning the Zuoaga forces. in close communication
and was Thought ten IAavo about W submit pro
position from thc state Of Vera Cruz These and similar
reports dey circulated are ttlc 70 hc relied on. Juare1
quietly bdnr bis time enjoying the ccol breezes and
\ nnc weather favorirg Is
last week wp hail she tcbuantcpeC Railroad Companys
steamer Jasper ny from huattan and she came very