Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-02
Stirring News from Mexico-Accounts of thu
late Battles-Atrocities of the Church PARTY.


the details of the Tennessee's news from Mex
leo to April 18th.
Gen. MiramOn managed to make his escape
from the Constituencies by forcing the line
of Gen. Franconis, and arrived on the 18th
with two aids-de-camp just in time to congrat-
ulate Gen. Marquee on his victory over Gen.
DegalladO. His army came in the next day or
two, most of the troops in good condition. Mi
ramons pass of the Cumbres was effected only
after hard fighting. Three several times did
this reckless commander assault the enemys
almost impregnable position, and three times
was he beaten back. On the night of the 18th
he succeeded in turning Laves's wing, took
the more difficult mountain, and from that time
forth the way was clear
Gen. Degallado arrived before the city of
Mexico on the 22d of March, and might easily
have entered the city, but he suffered himself
to be deceived by the millionaire Escaudon, at
whose place in Tacubuya he was living,
Madrid and others of the Robes party who
made him believe that he had a large party in
the walls of the city, and would be endangered
by violent measures.
On Sunday night, the 10th, preparations
were made for an attack upon Degolado's
headquarters by force of 5000 men under
Maguez During that night they were allowed
to flank the enemy's position, and ON Monday
morning, the following day, the force of De
gallado there, though fighting like tigers, were
made to feel the superiority of~numbers and
efficiency of the very artillery and those very
men whom their stupid chief had allowed to
come unmolested to the aid of the city. 1t is
said that the traitors and towards of the chief
fled early, and left their brave soldiers to make
what feeble resistance they could The result
was of course a total rout
After the action on the field deeds of horror
were committed, such as can hardly be beiiev-
ed, but which nevertheless are true. The caval-
ry OF wagner, urged on by several priests
amused themselves by lancing the wounded
with whom the field was covered, not one of
whom were spared.
1t appears that such deeds of blood and muir
der were not approved of by all the members of
Mramon's government.
MI Black, our consul, had his passports
rendered him. He applied to Otway, the
English minister, to take the American citi-
zens and property under his protection in the
absence OF any representatives of this govern
ment in the capital, and his request was de-
MED.
During the stay of the Federalists in Tue
buya, not the slightest disorder was permitted.
Everything went on well, and the rights of
everybody were respected. But as soon as the
Centralists entered the scene changed,
Private houses without number were sacked
by the drunken soldiery. Citizens were out.
ragged and murdered, and those who have es-
capped the tempest of religious fury still shud-
der at the atrocities which they have been
compelled to witness.
The above is condensed from the cores
pondence of the Picayune. A circular of the
British Minister Mr.. Otway, dated April 4,
addressed to Frederick Clennie, commences
''Sir-From dispatch which | received from
the Earl of Malmesbury by the last mail, it
would appear that her Majesty's Government,
wearled out by its truitlesS eXertions to obtain
from the government, calling itself the Central
Government Of Mexico, a settlement of the
outstanding claims of British subjects, and be-
ing unable to bring to bear upon that govern
ment the influence of the British naval force
now off Vera Cruz, have determined on hold
ing the whole government responsible for the
observance of all international obligations, so
far as England is concerned 1t is, therefore
the intention of her Majesty's government to
take advantage OF the presence of her fleet in
the Gulf, and to hold Vera Cruz, by whatever
party it is occupied, to be, as it were, tie
treasury Of Mexico, and enforce there as far
as possible the payment of all outstanding
claims of the British subjects in Mexico.
Mr.. Otway requests Mr.. Gleuniess to draw
him up a clear and distinct statement of all
the claims which he considers ought in Justice
and equity to be protected and maintained by
her Majesty's government, and SO enable him
to communicate on the subject with the officer
commanding the British naval force in the
Gulf, and so carry out the instructions Mr.. OF
way had received from the British principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The protest of the reactionary government,
that Of Zuloaga and Mramon, against the rec
ognition of the Constitutional or JuareZ gov
eminent by Mr.. McLane, and also against all
the conventions, arrangements and contracts
made with the same begins with recital of
the downfall of the Commontort government; a
proclamation of the Tacubaca platform the
ascension of Zuloaga, and the recognition of
his government by Mr.. Forsyth, who united
with the other gentlemen, his colleagues, in
felicitating the new President on the occasion
Of his ascension to favor; it then proceeds
to state how the American minister opened
ed the negotiation by the express orders
of his own government with that of the
republic for the purpose Of concluding a
treaty, conceding to the United States, for
stipulated sum of money, a considerable por-
ton of the national territory, and the right Of
transit in perpetuity across the Isthmus Of Te-
huantepec. These propositions, were, howev-
er, at once rejected as injurious to the good
name and vital interests Of the republic, where
upon it is charged that the American Minister
and the United States Government at once
changed their policy, annoying and embarass-
ing the Government by provoking disagree
able questions, wounding the National honor
and preferring unfounded reclamations, pol
icy which only resulted in the withdrawal of
the legation.