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| lFrom the New Orleans Picayune, lIth inst
me Mexican Massacre at Tacubaya-
The Wholesale Slaughter Charged
upon Miramon. ...
our attentive correspondent at the city O,
MeAlco transmits to us pamphlet of sixteen
pages, narrating the late unheard of atrocities
at Tacubaya. Therein the resnonsibiIitv NJ
mat dreadful massacre is charged directly npon
mlramon, just returned in disgrace from Vera
cruz, ana breathing vengeance upon oil ad-
nerhg 10, or suspected of adherinp TO- tho
Liberal cause. AT all events, it is stated tbe
slaughter did not commence, nor did the de-
cree so forth, till after his consultation with
MarqueH and Mcjia; and even then, there were
oHcers who refused to execute the orders of
,ne trlumvirate. But unfortunately too many
breathed the same spirit with their masters.
70 save tho Mexican name from the infamv of
deeds "at which" IL is well said, "the sayages
on the border, the fierce Apaches and Canaan
ches, would have hesitated-at which the civil
lied world stands appalled,"
Inc hrst victim was Gen. Lazcano an old
soldier, who was walking in the Archbishop's
gardens at the time of his seizure. 1t would
appear that he had been severe disciplinariap.
and his former subalterns, in conducting him
10 the place OF execution, took that occasion to
aVenge themselves with insults, to which the
General replied: at is but cowardice to insult
man condemned to DEATH" And again, when
told that he was to die the death of traitor,
ne answered: 81 am no traitor; and az TO
ueatn, only feel it for my family's sake. For
myself, am resigned to my fate" He was
then allowed to drink glass of water. and
iell, shot through the shoulder and head. The
officers who suffered with him were Coils. Villa
gran and Arteaga, Capt. Copez and Lieut..
Sierra. The first is said 10 have distinguished ID
himself for his valor in the war with the United
states. Notwithstanding their ontreaties, all
were shot with thoir backs turned, as traitors.
Inc physicians assassinated were Dra. Tor
tugal, Kivero, Sunchez, Duval and Abad. The
first was cousin of Castillo, Miramon,s Minis
ter OF War, an office which, to his honor. bo at
once resigned. 1t is stated that these unfortu
nate men were advised to take refuge in fight.
and they refused. few moments after, the
lnlurlatcd soldiory, now drunk with AQUA
uente, rushed into the hospital, and dragging
their victims out into the street, assassinated
them in the most barbarous manner. One of
them was engaged in binding up the wounds
OF the enemy at the time; the others in ampu-
tations.
Among the most regretted of the victims is
tho young Covarrubias, son of the we'll known
vera Cruz poet of that name, and himself the
author of many beautiful lyrics and other
pieces which gave great promise for the future
ne was but young man of nineteen ears and
though, doubtless, like all such young men,
open in his declarations of sympathy with the
liberal cause, had not been personally engaged
in hostilities. This fact was called to the at
tention of Marquee, as also wcro pleaded be-
fore him the extraordinary genius and literary
accomplishments Of the young man. But they
were of no avail. The assassin was inexorn-
b'e "Thcse young men of genius" was his
reply, caro- just the young men that we have
most to fear" The whole number of known vic.
Tins is ffty-three, though it is believed to be
much larger. They were assassinatcd in the
streets, in their houses, anywhere the brutal
soldiery CHANGED to meet them, and for two
days, until their friends removed them, their
dead bodies lay, unburied, untouched, in the
street.