Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-04-21
FROM MEXICO.


Correspondence of the Orleans Crescent. TO
.MeGican Negs-Stege of Vera Cruz -
Movements Of .Niramon- His Folly and
Flight Prestige Of The .fmericaao-P Peace
Probable in .liericO-.frriuat of the finer
ican Minister. .s- 7at - -,
= VERA Cnuz, April lst, 1859.
The steamship Quaker City arrived in
the harbor this morning, and sails for New
Orleans via Minititlan again this evening.
She brought up the American Minister,
Mr.. McLane and suite, together with the
mails and passengers that should have come
by the Tennessee.
The Minister was duly saluted by the
State authorities and from the -frigate Sa-
vannah. His entrance into the city created
quite a sensation, for although the people
here went half a day in finding out that the
Minister was here, when they did come TO
sense Of the fact everybody ran out to see
him. And from what / have gathered, l
think his presence is appreciated and his
personnel liked. ...--... ..-s.....,
But then we were justified in being asleep
to this great event, for you must know that
more important matters than Ministers have
turned our minds to-day. The whole city
is in futter of joy and thanksgiving: first,
Miramon has run away, and second. thai
the siege has been raised. Since the l0ih
Of March we have been in great trepidation
hot only through fear Of an attack from
Miramon, but in apprehension Of seriou.
Inconvenience from want OF provisions
The gates have been shut up, the interior
traffic cut off, and our only Supplies have
been received from sea-ward. Provisions
took a rise and Threatened us with famine
prices. Fresh meat, with the exception Of
few goats that were In the city and a few
beeves that we're supplied by the Tehaun-
tepec Company from Aiyarado, was not 10
be had. Every body was in.the same de-
privation, and stores commenced leaving for
COdSlWse IttIeats. ...
In the midst of this scarcity, however,
the people were patriotically determined tc
save the city, and when the hope from fill
busters failed with the last trip of the Ten
nessee, the natives set themselves 10 worl;
TO prepare their own deiences. All the
males capable Of bearing arms were called
into action, and soon $500 soldiers an.
swered roll call. The breast work TO The
northwest, the only accessible point on ths
, line OF deiences, was eBergetically repaired
cannon were mounted on the mole command
ing the track by which it was found Mira
mon would attack the city, and the tall
was altogether Of victory.
|, The city, as | have said, was defended
by about 500 men. OF these only 500
were of the regular garrison, while tn
. balance were from abroad, or were volun
D tcers from the business houses of the city
4 A general enthusiasm pervaded all classes
) and everybody shouldered nusket. Foul
hundred pieces Of artillery, ranging from
six pound howitzers 70 sixty-eight poun'
mortars, guarded the walls. Eigh, hun
, dred men slept under arms on the plaza o
: public square, and 2,200 responded TO th
: alarms gun. The soldiers were paid 81.
cents per diem, out of which they had +
furnish themselves. The greatest orde
prevailed, too; no rows, no drinking, no dis
: turbance. ..... ...... ....--.....
! On the l4:h Miramon moved down TO tn
t village Of Medelin, about nine miles 10 tn
south west of the city, where he established
his camp; but he did not show himself 4
the city. Some Of his ragged follower
5 were TO be seen among the sand hills, bu
no army came in sight. Miramon cOul'
not drag his siege train through the sand
and per force was. necessiiated 10 sleep q
respectable distance from our heavy guns
. On the night Of TIE Goth, or Whereabouts
= he came on the beach off Sacrificious, tn
= naval anchorage, and had communicates
with the Spanish frigute Berenguela, an
!. actually intended to run away, it is believe
: and reported. His officers, however, woul
o not allow his leaving them in the desperat
: condition his temerity had placed them il
# | believe he. only succeeded in sending hi
Il wife and some treasure aboard. 2-s
I l. -
On the oath he detached Casanova wit
force of l4oo men to attack, Alvarad
: where our Lieutenant Hunter won his fl
nous appellation; but small garrison /
that point, assisted by ,gun-baat irom Ver
: Cruz, frustrated that move, and Gen. Ca'
" anova returned to. Medlllin. missing abol
forty killed and wounded and one hundre
and fifty deserted. In these armies desc
lion is the great evil, and understand thi
" MiramOn is suffering terribly from it.
- On the 26th, Gen. Mira,non rode up