The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-16
Graphic Description of n Mexican At
tack on a mexican Town.

N
tack on mexican Town,
An American soionrning at Msztsian, Western
Mexico gives the following graphic account of the
gentle manners Of the people indigenous TO tha,
esrthqaaky locality
itmy last letter to you | stated that our cit,
was declared in state of siege, Though tue opsm,
| or opposition party was long way off, Thing,
remained in that condition until about eight days
ago cath ult }. when was in formed privately. a,
| about : oclcck in the evening that the enemy O,
Liberal party, hal arrived within about two
leagues Of the town, and intended TO attack thu
barracks and the quarters Of the Governor tina,
night. Aud "a there would probably be n sack o,
wholesale robbery at the time, gave my friend
all my most valuable watches and j.welry to take
care OF, his home not being liable to attack a.
my own. fastened my doors and went 10 bed "a
nsuat, hoping IL might be false report. Bat
| aToke ahont II Oclack, and 10 few minutes af-
. tes booming of cannon aad rafting of sm al
, arms commenced. was not long in bed,you NAV
| be sure. =
My arms, which are always in readiness wer,
placed that could fire through the door If The
enemy attempted to break Ia; and placing all the
| best customer watches and $50 in silver money
in my carpet bag, and eighteen gold doubioons la
| my pocket, l prepared for run out of my back
doar aud over the top of my neighbor's kitchen
Thus ready for fighting and running. / remained
for more than two hours listening TO the terrific
roar and rattle Of these midnight guns. During
the night some of the robbers went by yelling
like devils, and heard others breaking in the
doors Of stores in Main street: but knew nothing
certaia uatil morning, when conntryman told
me that as soon as the attack made by the
Liberals on the barracks, the criminals seventy
in number, in the calaboose. we're released by a
party outside; and being Joined by other Williams
from our population, commenced breaking open
aud robbing the stores on Main street
One store was gntted, the loss being sl3 900:
other stores were robbed to the amount of So 600
or g. 900 each. Arms and ammunitieu were first
seized, and then other goods, and even women and
children were seen carrying cn bundles of goods
Only one man and one woman among the robbers
we're Killed, and some dozen more wounded
0f the storekeepers, who were unprepared for the
sudden attack some were killed. Among the
other criminals who escaped was the rascal who
tried to murder me about year ago; he had been
sentenced to ten years at hard labor The Liberal
failed TO take the barracks, and retreated to their
camp before daybresk. without losing man. In
: | She barracks one was killed aud fouc wounded -
There was enough firing Of cannon aud mus etry
| 20 have produced at least one hundred killed and
. | five hundred wounded.
The stores that were robbed all belonged to
| foreIgners-freuCh, SpaDards, Germans ard lta-
. Hans. There are 10 American stores here, except
the drug store, at which the robbers gave few
blows bat soon left for more attractive. plunder.
As the Liberals only waiting for reinforce
meut AZ Sonora, 20 make an attack on larger
scale, the foreign merchants and storekeepers
have closed their places, and have been removing
their goods to their respective consulates, for
protection. Every night they mount guard over
. their goods, armed 10 the teeth The French are
). | the most numerous, and have mounted two or
= three small cannon on the parapet OF their Com
suar's house. Tho English Cousul sent word 10
: me- the day after the fght. that could seld my
:, things to his house II | wished. Ny carpet bag.
=" | with customer watches and silver money depo-
q sted in his safe, and sent my TOOLS materials. &C.
- | 10 Beavers drug store, over which few Ameri,
y | caus have hoisted the American flag. The VSlua.
= | hles gave my friend, before the fight, are Row
with him. safely aboard u German vessel, anchor
- | ed tWo miles from the town.
y Ny shop Of course closed, like all the res, ,and
= | our town looks like city infected with the
Il plague. For eight days these things have bean in
. this way, aud in the meantime, all kinds of ru'
- | nors current. At the last reliable account,
a the enemy were sixty miles from here, aud art
4 | overwhelming in numbers, 50 that hope oul
;, stupid Governor will surrender at the first snm.
= mons aud thus avoid ght and its consequences
"a that the people and the garrison here will pro
HouRce in favor of Liberalism, and thus put enc
= | 10 the war in these parts. Ihree-fourths OF th
,f population, foreign. we'll native are, ant
always have been, in favor of the Liberals, an'
this party has been augmented by tbs tyranny o
, | the Governor and his friends in making forcet
y leans from both Mexicans and foreigners, IL
!, demands a certain amount Of money of the person
. whom he thinks has il. and if they do not pay
they are taken to the barracks and confined in
. | room, with nothing to eat until they submit NJ
Q fork over. One mserly old woman has been con
< fined three days. though her friends without coz
. triVs to furnah her with little bread, whicl
i keeps body and soul together. The demand upol
= her Is 10000. How il will end, God only knows
,------
ARMY ISTELIIGEsCE.-Th War Department ha
ordered board of officers TO in the city
Washington on the 10Th inst, to report in de lpi
their opinion upon tic several subects of inquiry
VS.:
=. /. How and to what extent can the transporta
tiou of the army be reduced, aud the presen: cos
- oftransportaioL be brought down. 2. TO Vha
4 extent the animals required in the service G
of the quartermaster's department ba reduced il
n, numbers consistently with the wants of the army
d and how can those required be supported mor
economically. What is the best mode Of pul
chasing horses for the mounted service. {. Ho,
can the expenses of the army in every branch, a
posts and in the field, be reduced. What ia tn
~ best and most economice plan for quarters an
4 barracks, either permanent or temporary, a. neV
~ posts. 6 What plan should be adopted for th
= disposal of posts no longer needed for militar
c purposes.
: The officers comprising the board are 1t. Col
!. Ripley, ordnance department; Major Garnet, 9tl
~ infantry: Major Eaten, s1bsstauce department
. Brew li. Col Chapman, 9Th infantry: Captain
!" Marcy. 9th infantry; Captain Eaton, quartermas
.e ters department.; Major Nicholas, adiutant gene
H. rails department. Captain Bee 10Th infantry, an,
o captain DckeTsOn, quartermaster'E department.
1t GoSR TO nER FRIEYDs.--The unfortunate youn,
TO lady. Caroline Walters, whose sad case we men
TONED on yesterday, left the city by ths morninl
!, train fer Norfolk, upon her own desire heyin!
"a stated to those who kindly took charge of her
nr that she had fiiends in that city. Her menta
IN on the previous day fSunday.) though none th
x less nnhappy in expression She said that he
H. parents resided in Philadelphia, that she was
81 nurse 10 Norfolk during the yellow fever scourg
t. IN $780, aud had since been living in Charleston
IL She IL about % years OF sge and of interesting
- though not prepossessing appearance. Her friend
ID In Norfolk, she said numerous and woul
Id take care OF her.-FsfersbDrgD Da) EIpress
lie CRUELTY 4 MINISTER OF TIE GOSPEL TO On
ID OF THE HoME OF THE FRIRNDIEss CHuDRKN-W
clip the following item from the Janesville wis
Times:-An examination is in progress b.for
n Justice Doty of this city, in the of the Stat
.s Chas. NJ. Drake. 1t is alleged that Mr. Drake
:, who is clergyman. and who took one of the chi
. dren brought 20 this place some time ago by tn
ID Society called the Home of the Frendess, OF tia
G city of New York, has been guilty of great cruel
ty TO the girl who left with him. 1t appear
e from the evidence Of the girl, who is about l
years OF age, that he whipped her so cruelty tina
the scars are plainly visible upon her person
S than year after the whipping, and that perma
= nent injury was done 10 her person and health.
q A MAN Hung FOR STEALING A PIECE OF BEEF
n Late on Monday evening a crowd collected j
n- front OF Naudyke ThurbeI's store, attracted b
1; the cries of thief, who had been caught in tn
'e act of stealing some beef from store, and wa
e Immediately arrested. Being an old oaender, th
ie crowd determined TO sunmarily punish him fo
I his depredations, and prevent ia future the los
= Of property to the citizens. Accordingly a rop
. procured, moose nIada and ad justed to hi
a neck and being thrown over high post he wa
is drawn up by the excited crowd. He was lei
4 | hanging until daylight, when the authorities Gu
s. him down aud buried him. We understand tba
!, legal proceedings will be commenced against th
u wretches.-Hastings, Min, Ledger.
g CURIOUS PHssoMESoN.-The Brandon Vernon;
d Northern Visitor, describing the sinking of wei
n by Mr. Twombly, in that town, states that at III
/. depth of Is feet, the workmon came upon froze
| ground. Through this layer, some 10 feet Il
| thick ness they worked their way by dinf of nor