The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-03
Interesting from Mexico.
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We have dates from the City Of Mexico 10 Feb. Is.
Al TulanciDgo, near the city, General Ampuds had
pronounced In favor Of the constitution Of 1857 He has
500 under him.
General Miramon, who has assumed the Presidency,
was by last account at Orzabs with 900 men, with the
avowed intention Of marching once upon Vera Cruz
My impression Ia, however, tina. he will not make a
direct attack upon that city, but probably detour
and take possession of Avarado and other defencsess
seaports adjacent.
General Cobos, quondam robber on the road between
Vera Cruz and Mexico, but "lustrsimo general
also said 70 be route towards Acayucam" a,d other
undefended towns in the Juarcz interest," for the p pose
Of borrowing money He il a. the heat Of 900 men.
General Zu0agas ministers opposed the admins
uaton of Nramon.
We have Vera Cruz dates 70 Feb I5
Juarez s engaged preparations 10 receive Mramon.
He has 900 men and 200 guDs besides enroemen Of
500 volunteers from tho surrounding can.ons for the de-
fence Of the city.
Throughout the country the priest party seems TO be
gaining strength and with an Increased hatred owsrds
foreigners and everything fo egn Even they shout
The old cry Of Jtueyen ls heyiticos!
We have also dates from Mnattan TO Feb. Is.
All the troops have been sent from this garrison and
from the fort at the mouth Of the river to Vera Cruz rne
town entirely unpr and consideration Of the
large American interest already concentrated there,
man of.war ought at once TO be despatched
OUR TEHUANTEPEC CORRESPONDENCE.
TmuANrEPEc, Feb. 10, 1859.
The Prospects Of XiydmOn-fmportdnt Gold Discouerics
The Tansi. RoAe, dc.
The recent Of Mramon the discovery OF exten
conspraces in the State Of Guerrero and the
that Vera Cruz will succumb awakened grave appre
hensions all throughout Oaxaca to the fate Of the
Juarez dynasty In rehuantepec this feeling intensified
greatly from the fact that than half its population is
disaected, and only want the opportunity TO revenge
themselves upon the troops who have long oppressed
them under the name Of liberalism.
On the morning Of the 18th Captain Altamarsn, with
force Of 100 men, attacked by the Patrcio church
party within five leagues Of Tehuantepec, and lost six
men killed and four wounded Assassinasions are of
frequent occurrence and the tone Of public sentiment Ia
anything but quiet
Within the last few weeks extensive pacers Of gold have
been discovered in and about the Pass Of Chvea. This
has given rise TO considerable excitement and there
many persons prospecting for richer deposits Of the pre-
cious metal. The gold in the cellular pockets Of
the quartoze rock and in the dry gulches mixed with
ferrugnous eand Thus far the specimens though very
pure and quite are only dne grams or amnated
California miners who have visited the pacers speak in
the highest terms of their richness and value.
On the 18th serious aray took place here between
two employees Of the company-Wiam Turner "a CaLtor
desperate, who escaped from the State prison.
he was confined for the murder of named rayor)
and Joseph Hamilton, in which the latter was badly
wounded by pistol shot in the head Hamilton s, how
ever, out Of danger and Turner is at large.
The engineering parties are fairly at work. One div
sion s at Huiotepec, another at Chrela and third in
the Amoaya valley, and fourth running south from the
Notwithstanding the revolutionary hopes and fears in
dulged here, the foreign population doing active
business and there are many accessions from California
Of enterprising and wealthy men.
The Transit route is in good condition, and everything
the sthmus promises well for the Of the LOUISE
ana or Iehuantepec Company.
The weather has been delightful and the crops have
been abundant
EXECUTIVES OF MEXICO AND THEIR TITLES.
IFrom the New Orleans Pcayune, Feb l9.l
There appears TO be some confusion In the public mind
to the proper titles of the distinguished gentlemen
between whom the executive powers Of the Mexican
government or governments divided, also in
regard ts their political afDtes and relations each
other These are we believe the facts or the facts as
they stood the 9Th inst, later than which IL would be
unsafe to predicate any thing the affairs of Mexco
Benito Juarez is the so called Constitutional President
Of the republic, od n'enm !" Citizen" Jusrez, as he
election to tie Vice Presidency the same ticket with
lgnacio Comonfort, now in this country lie is native
Of the State Of Oajaca, where his mother lives,
strong LIBERAL as might be supposed both from his birth
place and present position and profoundly learned in the
law. His present residence is Vera Cruz.
Felix Zuloaga also styles himself President dd
ferim; but he is man Of very different stripe He rep
resents the extreme anti liberal church military par
ty. 1t is he who, a year since, headed the raoubaya
movement, which resulted In tho overthrow of Comon-
iort's government and he who, few weeks snce was
himself compelled for time to retire. 10 addition to his
civil title, he also enjoys that of Brigadier General HIS
late residence was the house Of the British Minister
the city Of Mexico but he supposed now to be at large
8. Miguel Miramon styles himself is styled in the
published DEGREES President Substitute (suuto an office
which he holds not directly from the or the late
electoral juna as supposed by some, but from Felix Zuo
aga himself and none other, who 'in virtue of his prero
gatve as President dd interim to appoint Presden, Sub
stute because Of his temporary shortcomings
been pleased to name the General Of Division D. Miguel Nj
ramon" The President Substitute was, Is months SINCE
quite unknown but within the last year has had
nary fortune He s said 10 be Of French extraction and
distinguished for remarkable energy chara and an
almost supersttious belief in his "star." 1t is hardly
necessary 10 say that he belongs TO the church military
party more particularly the military part of it, II is he
who is said to be on his way with some 5000 infantry
and 4, GOO cavalry TO Vera Cruz.
These the and titles which these distinguished
gentlemen have made for themselves and present
joy at home. Abroad, not that they enjoy
except BY courtesy anything than that Of plain
Mexican citizens. Neither government has been formally
recognized BY the great commercial Powers, though
France and Span particularly the latter have natu
raj eympathes with that Of Zuoaga- Aramon a. also
singular enough England is said 10 have; while the Uni
ted States naturally sympathzes with the government Of
Juarez.
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