The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-06

Intelligence has been received at New Orleans FROM
Tampico the 10th July As usual the accounts are SO
confused that il Is difficult task TO guess exactly what
has happened since the last arrival et
II reported that the forces OF the had
been defeated at Guansjuato by Gen. Mramon on the
9Th Of July capturing large amount Of arms and am
muniton. There ID also report announcing the subse-
quent defeat and rout Of Mumon, who, will be re-
collected, il leader OF the ZuloagA faction.
The capture Of San Luis Potos by the constitution
alsts ia mentioned The account Of the capture states
that Zazua taking advantage of the departure OF Mi
ramon brigade the relief Of Guadaajaa advanced to
attack San Luis with force than double that of
the garrison and after sx hours fghtng which cost
many lives succeeded in capturing the place its defend
retiring towards Mexico with the exception OF some
who remained prscners and whose number Is unknown
Once within the city, the assaiants tore down and
sacked many houses in the suburbs. Three or four
in the centre Of the city met similar faie, and II
others escaped it owing, not to the cleency Of
the vcto but to the massvencss Of their structure
md the solidy of their DOORS which resisted the efforts
made to denosh tLcm till the passion OF the soldery
subsided and order was in measure restored The com
mander assembled the Spanish merchants and wanted to
impose them forced loan of 5000 900, with the OBJ
ect it is supposed of furnishing their sympathy with the
supreme government They imprisoned with the
intention of keeping them confined till they should com
ply with the demand; but the other foreign merchants
to their assistance and by their intervention the
reduced to Sl20 900 and was imposed on all
without distinction of nationality. Another OF tho out
RACES of zazua to mprison thirty eccesastics and
to demand from the Bishop $50 900 fne which that
respectable preate refused to pay One of the most
table circumstances and that which most strongly de-
mands attention. is that the second in command Of the
force held similar position under the celebrated fllibus
Walker and that the artiess who served the
enteen pieces with which San Luis assaulted, and
who caused the most damage, were taken from among
the followers of the adyenturer.
Pueblita (Consttutonalist while retrcating from GU
anajuato, attacked by Cobos, zuloaguisa,) from
Ceaya, his forces routed himself and many OF them ta
ken prisoners and he afterwards summarily executed
by hanging, according to statement, by slooting
according to the other
There had been an outbreak in the districts of Sierra
Huasteca in favor Of the constitutionass and Governor
Moreno of Tampco had left that city with 600 men, to
endeavor to suppress it, Previously to starting he had
issued proclamation to the pyoauaeiados offering an
amnesty to all those having taken up surrendering
them and declaring that those refusing to do should
be treated conspirators. He also issued proclama
ton to the Tnaulpeoos announcing the of his de-
partue from the city, and the appointment Of General
Marin to administer tho government in his absence 1t
is obvious from long article in the Union, however
that strong suspicious and free reports to the actual
and probable results of Governor Morenos depar
ture In circulation insinnating that they were
widely different from the ostensble 1t would seem
to have been thought possible that he might be aban
doning the city, or at best contemplating Quixoc
undertaking.