The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-11

OUR VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE.

The hostile armies at Celaya are yet making bows
to each other, and people begin TO think il win end
in just no fight at all In this region there IA better
prospect for sport-General Echeagaray having
marched from Pueba hitherward with a pretty
strong force-taking the route via Jerote and
Jalapa. They say he has already taken the former
and u moving rapidly upon the latter place. If he
reaches Jalapa Wen be near neighbors, for that
place is in sight on fine day. though seventy miles
distant by the road. It would be very imprdeut.
on MS part 10 trust his upcountry troops much
nearer this place just as U0mtO il about to set
In. Black Jack would make shorter work OF them
than even the Pusos of La Lave, Mata Negrete,
1rCjo, &c, &c.
The S0ciedad exults over the defeat of General
Laugberg (German), by Cobos (spanard) The
acton took place on the I'd instant at place called
Maravatio, in Michoacsn and, though rather snail
affair the troops of the league appear 70 have made
tracks" rapidly that the others could not ovsaks
them, or they would have captured the whole Of
them The same paper says il u not true that OsollO
has fallen back upon Queretaro.
The Diario de ADisos says Parrodi has decannueG
nom Celaya, and that Alvarez instead Of moving
upon the capital, was actually retiring towards the
Pacific, at the head OF very Insignificant force. II
also declares the President Of the league, Juarez 10
DC suffering from an acute attack and insiuu-
ates that the allied generals suffering from the
same disorder.
Robberes assassinations, and all manner Of disor-
ders the order of the day In the interior oas-
senger arrived from the capital last evening told ma
he was robbed four times-twce In the name of
religion fueros and twice in behalf Of "Comonfcrt
and Liberty"
Trade continues much depressed. No money Ar
rives from the interior, and whole Of go0
having been robbed lately. merchants scarcely VEN
ture to all orders, there being insurance aganst
the gentlemen of the road
VERA Cruz, March 81, 1853.
SpirtStbring 7ymes-A Besiegsd City ,citAous
any Besisgers-- Comicai Consular Corrsspos-
dsnce-AfaTs in the Interior That Great Bot =
ne-Both Sides Victorious and neither HRspped
We are just at present in even more than usually
interesting condition at this far famed and most
heroic of cities.
Since my last 9th inst) Echeagaray and his
antagonists have been performing q most oomIcal
hide and seek sort OF game. We have had al
manner of reports of tremendous battles fought at
Cero Gordo, Puerte, Plan del Rio Corral Falso &c.
In fact many long cared people at this place have
heard the guns, others have even smelt gunpowder,
whilst some very sharp sighted individuals nave seen
the enemy's host. his banners and gitterinR steel
crowning the megsnos or sand hills which engirt
this abode Of the verdadera cruz and vomito. Bot
the writer IL positive there has not been triQQer
pulled. tie does not pretend TO know u ~ q TACT
but merely a. an anaogical deduction for he nstcrs
himself he knows something Of Mexican revolutions
in general, and Of the "injun' character IN par
ticular.
Nevertheless, a. Echeagaray's eruption from
fuebia was, no doubt, (none whatever) predicated
upon an assurance of concurrent pronux< ioss~to
at this place, our Governor Immediately proclaimed
martial law; and this has been TO al intents and
purposes, beleaguered city for a week or more-at
least IT has been ~ inside the walls and would
have been 40 outside only the supposed beleacucrerr
have never been 70 the fore.
In the act Of placing in Oil sstado de .iso. the
Governor sent very decent circular, explanatory
a O.. -.
lar, with replies OF all the Consular gentlemen was
published in Yesterday PAPER IL is comical 70 see
EN- all cheek by jole. The list il headed by the
gentleman from SPAIN lie says " Our -uff. rinrs
horrible on account of the eacconarios having
erupted from Puebla" and protests the sincerity
OF his liberal sentimonts.' 90 Next the (aul SAYS
ne has The honor to renew the assurances Of his
most distinguished consideration John Bull % has
received the documents, and has the honor TO bs,
your most obedient, humble servant, The United
States Consul says, Not wishing 20 inter-
medde with the politics OF the country,
he fnds he can't do Justice 20 his 'phee,
links without expressing n hope that the liberals
viii knock their antagonists into eternal sInasi.'n
Pretty strong that What will Mrs. Grundy say2
Various one horse, bob tail and small potato consnls
eNfoliate extensively. j send YOU the paper con-
tanning the correspondence.
As te news there any quantity of il, such as II l..
The reports conflicting that none OF them ar,
worth reporting, will merely observe that tho
puros at this place are perfectly well satisfied do
cariDg that Parrodi has gained in those lannon's
lights OF which we have heard 20 much, but which
begin shrewdy to suspect have never come on at all
Th- IL certainly wonderful country, and appears
to be growing more 20 every day. Truth lies hero
at the bottom OF an arfesian well so deep that it
must go through TO the other side. Certainlv
there are some uncommon borcs in this country
batch OF some twenty generals and other gen
tlemen oil The Tacubaya party who bad been In eIils
turned up the other day, on schooner from New
Orleans, at hinsttlan fully expecting to lind that
place pronounced in favor OF Zuloaga They were
not permitted TO land but sent out at the sams
hole by which they came In, with several feas in
their several ear.
OUR TEHUANTEPEC CORRESPONDENCE.
TEHr,SrKrEc, March 2. 1865
The Revolutionary CrisD The Battle Of yalapa
and Def,at Of Cobos-Lioa. Marsh, of !yao
York. KiAed-Gsnerai Confusion and lf,,sarv
MARCHES.
| wrote you last week and forwarded my despatch
by an American who happened TO be starting for
Minattlan. We have had no mail communication
for nearly three months, and IL is very seldom an
opportunity offers 10 send via Minattlan. We are
as near a. can he Juera del nundo and are absolute
lyignorant Of What has been passing beyond orr
very limited horizon.
Affairs here came u an issue last week. The pro-
nuncados, under Cobos, marched 10 Jalapa seven
leagues above here. ~ attack the federal forces
marching on Tehuantepec. battlo ensued, of
short duration, in which Cobos and the Tehuantc-
pecanos were defeated. The federal troops captured
four pieces Of artillery and considerable ammnni-
tion. There were only about thirty killed and wound
ed on both sides tho valiant Tehusntepecanos show.
ing the white feather considerably.
Among the killed was Lieut.. Marsh. OF C,h~ sr-
tlley-a young New Yorker-who was killed hight
ing yaiantly. Marsh, after he was deserted by his
men, loaded and fired his gun himself lie was the
-on Of G. G. Marsh, bookkecper and accountant, OK
New York city.
There IL force Of about 200 men now here, COM
posed Of battaon- from Oaxaca. Chiapas and the IA
mons Iachitan which sends some four hundred men.
We have had terrible time here for the last six
weeks-in fact Il would require more than my limit
ed sheet allows 20 give you even sketch Of what
has occurred. Cobos cavalry, taking the road up
the coast were pursued by the Jachtecos who killed
eighteen persons, among them two lighting padres,
who have been somewhat conspicuous here for the
last few weeks. will write you more fully about
political events as opportunity ofcrs.