The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-03
IYTIRESTIN9 IRON WErKD.
TFrOm sHs Correspondent n tie New 0aas Fayuse Al dc ry
Mexico, NoF. ISL

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From ts Correspondent n The New Osss Pcayuse al DE ry II
Mexco, Nor. rs l.,
The opposition papers, you aware. have been
broken up long ago by the conservative party here and
although have English and a French paper pub
shed in thiseyJ they not allowed to say nythng
ON politics. except what Is pabished first IN the official
paper fario 0faaI but the conservative papers tell
every day Of new victories gained their enemies
and at the end Of the month"; instead Of finding
advance towards peace and tranquility find their
tcrna affairs complicated than ever with chiefs
and new forces shortly after any is defeated for their
Victories as they call them generally consist in causing the
other party to away which is nothing than chang
ing bis position and both parties live the country at
large, and this kind Of game ID diverting than hard
labor these bands increase continually and therefore
there be hope Of seeing order restored again In
this country BY the Mexicans themselves.
This government tells that they have taken the
Castle OF PeFote aud that few days ago their troops
gained victory 800 Of the other party at Pachu
ca q mining district eighteen leagues from here but
do not inquire whether it be true not because
not benefited by it, and the disorder and discord
prevails as before.
Degonado, the puro general, about the 2sth of last
month"; took the large city OF Guadaaara after siege
aud attack ON it OF a months Duration dnring which
time considerable damage is said TO have been done 10
its edihces. Two of the prisoner chiefs Immediate
y hung for having il is ad executed one OF theirs
previously Senior Herrera; but Gen Bancare, who had
defended the city, UNANIMOUSLY assssnated while living
in private house under the guarantees of captuationi
of the conservative papers here telling the public
tlaI some lDreiBnefb ntl SHOWN tnc now 10
take that city by laying mines and blowing up Of
converts and that they also assisted in putting ropes
round the necks of that hung there This is
published to excite the popalace against foreigners IN
q paper called the Soc7oiad whose principal editors
believe are Spanars and this paper considered here
as semi official paper, that this government and the
editors about par in their ideas respecting for
eigners here.
for weeks after his arrival from Washington
to this city days ago and his friends wish to make
him President but Zuloaga is not disposed to resign
Gen. Miramons friends wish him to be President also
but he has had TO give up all Idea of it for the present
and left the capital days ago TO take command of
the army which is about to attack Degolaso in
Guadaara, and think that he viii take 1t from the
puros but said before il il of little consequence to
which holds it, the disorder is bound to
tinue in the country until foreign nations obge
them by force to be quiet, and to go to work
The Picayune also favored by commercial house
of New Orleans with the following extracts of letters
from its correspondents
''M MEXICO, Nov. Is, 1858.
" We unable to avail ourselves of your valuable
vices owing the very unfortunate Of the country
We in constant revolution nothing is heard or
spoken of but the encounters between side and the
other and il appears Just far from peace
as six months ago. All communication with the
road is suspended. We cannot in opinion, look to
peace again unless have foreign intervention
and in hopes that the United States government
may yet be induced to interfere.
- ERA CRUZ, Nov. 2ly 1898:
The political affairs of this unfortunate country are
r unsettled condition. and it is impossible
| idea when and by what means, the revolution will
he brought conclusion. 1t is supposed that may
expect shortly attack city by Gen. Echeagaray
but rs we have now two French and four Spanish
sels-ofwar do not think that any outrages be
committed here "
A teIegraphc despatch from New Orleans dated De-
Gambler 1st states that intelligence had been received at
that point that after thirteen days fighting Tabasco
clptured by the liberals The Spanish naval force at
Tampico had demanded indemnity for the forced loan
Gen Cara promised to set aside certain duties for the
settlement Of the claims and the proposal to be sub
mitted to Gen. Concha for approval Cara had left
Tampico.