The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-06
FROM NFNJCO

The steamship Tennessee, with Vera Cruz dates
to November 23d, arrived at New Orleans Novem-
Der 18th. The purser reports that the following
Spanish and French vessels anchored at Sacri-
tcios: Spanish brigs Pcayo, Naldes and Iabanero.
steamship Colon. French frigate Cleopatra 81
guns, and steamship Surcoof. The purSer also re-
ports that Admiral Pcnaud was expected daily with
the rest of the French squadron.
There was no communication between Vera Cruz
and the City Of Mexico. Nothing of Importance
had occurred at Vera Cruz up to the 23d, except
the entrance of Treos the 2lst, with his starved
troops, from PcrOte. There was rumOr that De-
gollado had defeated Marques near Guanaiuato.
Gen. Echeagaray had besiegcd the fortress of Pc
rOte for about three months with large force and
a heavy train of artillery and the garrison were
finally reduced only bv starvation. They had de
vOured everything cataLle within the fortress, even
to their horses, and then spiked their guns and
abandoned the place. JuareZ the Constitutional
President, had issued decree annung contracts
made by the ZulOaga Administration and reserving
the right to annul those of Comonfort. Miramon
is said to be in a critical condition. Lack of sup
plies for his troops had obliged him to separate
them into divisions for their support at the risk of
being cut off in detail. The warmth with which he
urged the necessity of supplies had diSpcased the
Government, and only the knowledge of his abili-
ties and popularity a soldier prevented him from
being removed.
The PicnynAe contains the following letter:
''NERA CRUz, Nov. 22 lS5S.-Y esterday morning
entered here the General Treios, with about $50
men, the remainder of the whole force of Perote in
Il most miserable and dcsolate condition, being al
most without clothes. These heroic troops have re.
sisted for than three months the attacks of the
much superior forces of Gen. Echeagaray, and have
left that fortress only after long period of starva-
tion being reduced at the end to eat their horse
and hides but before they gave up the fortress they
spiked all guns and destroyed all the ammunition,
that Echeagaray made his entry only into the
naked half destroyed walls of Pcrote.
"The resistance of General TreiOs and his half.
starved soldiers is the more praiseworthy, in the
camp of Echeagaray they would have met not only
with plenty of food, but also each soldier with a
premium Of sixteen dollars as a reward for desert
ING tEefOrtress."
We have files of the Vera Cruz Progresso to the
Dist ut., inclusive by the Tennessee. We find in
them but little to add to the communications above
given. a decree Of the Constitutional President,
Juarez, annuls the contracts made by the Xuloaga
government and reserves the right to annul those
of Gen. Comforts administration.
4 letter from the capital says that NIiramon's
triumph at Abualaco has cost him more than 9 OOO
men. and may be considered virtual defeat. as
it renders further movements on his part impossible.
The sutferings experienced by MiramOn's army on
its march to San Luis have compelled him to divide
it into small detachments at various points where
they may be easily assaulted and put to route. Mi
ramon is continually asking for supplies, and the
difficulty of obtaining them has produced a violent
controversy between him and Zuloaga, which
threatened at one time open rupture The
quarrel was, however, appeased by the interven-
tiOn ofirends, but Miramon is still camorous for
supplied The National Palace, adds the writer is
a perfect Babel. Nidaurri has 4,500 men under his
command, and is ready to resume offensive opera
tiOn. In TabascO the COnstitutiOnalists had had
several skirmishes with the RcactiOnists but active
movements had been interrupted by the advent of
the rainy season.
Perote, liter a long siege, was evacuated by Gen.
Treio, who with his forces fell back on Paso de
Ovejas, and was thence to proceed to Vera Cruz.
No sooner did Echeagaray enter Perote than he is
sued most infamous order to shoot all the prison
ers-an act of barbarity worthy of the execrable
warfare now raging IN the Republic, and worthy OF
the blood thirsty chief Of the Reactionsts
Letters of the 22d mention the arrival at Vera
Cruz of General TreOs with about one hundred
and fifty men, the remnant of the garrison of Pc
rote. The town was abandoned after prolonged
and desperate resistance, on account of famine.
The Constituencies. under Aramberri had cap
tured and occupied the town of Zacatccas The
town of Cuernavaca likewise in their posses
sion. General Alatrista had achieved numerous
successes at Puebla.
The news generally is favorable to the Constitu-
tionaistS though Zuloaga has not yet been deposed
or driven from the capital.
The PicdyUae publishes the following extracts
from letters received by commercial houses from
their correspondents in Mexico
"MEXICo, Nov. lS-We are unable to avail our
selves of your valuable services owing to the very
unfortunate state of the country. We are in a
constant revolution; nothing is heard spoken of
but the encounters between one side and the other,
as We were six months ago. All communication
with the road is suspended. We cannot, in our
opinion, look to peace again. unless we have some
foreign intervention, and are in hopes that the
United States Government may yet be induced to
interfere"
|'VERA CaUz, Nov 21.-The political affairs of
this unfortunate country are in most unsettled
condition, and it is impossible to form an idea when,
and by what means, the revolution will be brought
to conclusion. 1t is supposed that we may ex-
pect shortly an attack on city by Gen. Echea-
garay but as we have two French and four
Spanish vessels-oi-war, we do not think that any
outrages can be committed here"
Some days since a man engaged in a Detroit
pottery was struck on the back of the head, low
down in the neck by revolving knife, completely
severing the upper and back portion of the skull on
line close to the top HG the ears, and cutting
through and removing considerable portion of the
brain. The most singular circumstance was that
the man, in this horribly wounded condition, walk
ed into an adjoining apartrfent~ffs fsfe sther work
men were, and afterwards walked to a carriage in
which he rode to his home, surviving thsaecfdent
nearly half day. - -