New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-23

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MEXICAN C0RRKsP0NDENcK
Special 10 The New Orleans crtscsnt.l
Resume Of Netcs from Mtxico- Reporfed thgh
Of Mirnmon-- Csificai Condition 81 Me CGpita "a
Miramon said 70 Be en- rosts for re cary g Mea
ico- Fbrced Loans Of Money Raffles---dmertcd
n md Enroueam Interssts-JPar icith Guatemala
Dsssre ~ 1nneration to the United States--Ame,
ioon Inierests o. he Isthmus- Other Nems, etc.
MISATITLAE, April Is, 1859.
Eds. Cresceni: BY the steamship Tennessee, whic
len Vera Cruz on the 9Th, you have doubtless Of
tained III the up to that date My letter Of th
LIST April put ron in possession Of the history of th
revolution up to that time, and my present object
to continue the sequence Of events as they ranspr
In this unfortunate country.
In my last wrote you an account of the defeat q
Casanova at Alvarado, and the retreat Of Miramo
from Medellin to Orizaba. In continuation of thi
policy Of repression be did not stop at Orzaba bu
breaking up his camp there, he commenced q retrea
on the City Of Mexico. At Chiquihute be was force
to abandon his heavy artillery account Of the i'm
possibility Of transporting it. His troops were
out with fatigue, and thinned by disease that hi
effective force did not outnumber 1000 men. Hi
animals were stolen from him every night and scorce
Of deserters took the best horses leftn camp let
ter written from Orizaba where the fugitive Genera
made his headquarters after his flight from Medellin
describes the condition of aairs as most gloomy ant
deplorable. Says the writer:
eve arrived here last night worn ont, tired, hun
CRY to DEATH and without cent to pay for food and
in the road behind us We have left nothing but desola
ton and ruin. The army has not dollar. But yes
terday, a scandaous tax was imposed upon the PEG
pie Of this place. imprisoning sll who do not pay and
from the way in which we situated, it is impossi
BILE to guess when we shall arrive in the City of Mex
leo. Yesterday, everything in camp was enlarged
and nothing is allowed to leave camp. It is imposs
BILE under present circumstances to say what is
to become Of u.s."
The contribution imposed on Orizaba amounted to
one hundred thousand dollars, and one gentleman
whose assessment was fixed at $1,000. was imprisoned
because he could not pay it. In addition to this all
the valuable horses 10 the city pressed into
vice to remount Miramon's cavalry.
On the 9Th inst. Gen. Ampudia occupied the nights
Of Aculcingo, which command the road between Pc
rote and Puebla. Gen. Ampudias force numbers 400e
men, with considerable train Of artillery. Here he
has erected such Notifications as will efectually stop
the progress OF Miramon towards Puebla. His troops
are well provided Tor and entertain the most sangune
hope Of resisting any force that may attempt to
their works.
3 On we % brigade Oh 4oo men, which sailed out
OF PueDla for the purpose OF reinforcing Mramon,
was defeated at Huamanta by the Liberals under Car.
vaa losing 80 prisoners, LOO horses and considera
bic quantity OF ammunition.
On the LIST April Gen. Lave attacked and captured
the city Of San Juan Coscomatepec. which was de-
Tended BY small garrison under the lighting priest
Juan Ortego. severe sklrmlsh was maintained by
the padre, bnt military genius won the day, and the
parson was taken in the tolls, although he madefght
70 the last and only surrendered his well charged u-
gee 70 physical force. court marital soon after de-
cided that the noly iather mered DEATH and he was
accordngy taken ous ana snot together with TWO OF
ns principal agents. PADRE Juan ortego Wasa char
acter an tne nsiores related 81 MN oe true ior he
y chargeo WIN Deing tne autnor OF Autoagas origi
nal deiect'on' ana subsequently with Zen. Mlramons
coup q elas ne mas oeen regular politician and
gaella, ngnting. preaenng' intriguing praying and
EaStlng, until nail the evils OF THIS country were