Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-13
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Important from Mexico Defeat aud Cap
ture Of Uraga by Woll---Siege of Qua.
dalagara Raised, 60, &c.
BY the arrival of British mail steamer at Ila.
yana from Vera Crus, we are in possession Of
Mexican dates to June lst. The news 10 import.
ant. The church party is once morc in the as
cendant, Uraga as will lie seen BY the annexed
correspondence, having been bonteh and captur
cd ut Guadalajara ft' "s
The consitutionalists havc suffered another do.
feat, "a will be seen from the following, which wo
take from the Dinrio de Ia Marina:
We said we werc as,onished at not finding any
news from Oajaca in the Vera Cruz papers. Tho
fact is explained. General Rosas Landa has been
beaten by Cobos, and obliged to raise tho siege.
Tho former arrived at Vera Cruz on the Oath ul.
tmo. with part Of HE forces. So Oaacn still
continues to sustain tho conservative govern.
mcnt.
The Vera Cruz correspondent Of tho New York
Herald, under dato of June lst, gives tho sub
joined particulars OF recent occurrences in that
distracted country:
The most Important incident OF recent occur
renee is the reported defeat Of Urnga. at Guadal-
njara. by Wol 1t would appear that uraga. who
is personally IN command of the largest liberal
f'rcc in the country, though Degolado lwho is
with him) is nominnlly the Commander in Chief
of the army. marched upon Guadalaiara after his
spSCess VI Shh LUIS iotuSl, OuhnluutO, dN.. LOT
tho purpose Of aiding OSazon. who was bescging
tho place. Making vigorous assault on tho Gath
or 25th OF May, ho had penetrated to the main
plaza. when battery OF artillery (Which hal
possibly been masked) poured most destructive
fire into the ~torming column. which being follow.
cd up by furious charge Of cavalry completely
routed The attacking party. Uraga himself badly
wounded, is n prisoner in the hands of TINT most
,rueulent Frcnchman. General Adrian VOL. and
hns probably this been put to death. in accor-
dance with the horrid practice of tho party doing
battle under the sacred name VI the holy Church
Of Rome.
As may bc supposed. this Intelligence. although
received cum Jrdno, is rather n damper upon tho
spirits of the government folk at this place With
Urasa the liberal cnuse will have lost u most u
bic leader and general, and ono whose place it
will not be easy to supply, for it must TO confes-
sed most OF the military talent is on tho other
side. However the case may not be 40 bnd ni-
ter all. Because repused once it by m meaus
folows that the siege Of Guadalajara il raised. -
Once taken it would be the best possible buse of
operations upon tho capital itself But tho dan
ger is that if tho Liberal forces did not return to
the charge and get in within IL day or two after
their failure, they will have had Miramon him
self uron their rear with several thousand men
Thus goes the war, ind thus it will continue for
years without foreign Intervention The truth il.
there too many on both sides who get their
living by it and do not wish for change. The
| Mexican situation is the opprobrium Of the latter
half of tho nineteenth century, aud the spe.
cal disgrace of the government Of the United
| States.
Mr.. Pacheco, the Spanish Ambassador, reach
| cd this place last week, and has proceeded 10 tho
capital. Mr. MeLane called upon him before he
disembarked from his frigatc, and was received
with II snlutc. which WAS returned by the BRONX
Ign. There was also an interchange Of gunpow-
der honors letwcen Mr.. raeheco's ship and the
new Ambassador at the capital All the French
tailors have been Mt work for II week preparing
new uniforms for the troops aud gala dresses fr
the high officers of Sttfte, in order to give him
grand reception. Poles have been erected to
canopy the streets through which he is to pass.
aud the church particularly will spread her
self to do all the hnors to this representative Of
her Most Catholic Majesty Indeed, he il To be
received in II manner rvallng the pomp display
ed in former times upon tho arrival Of II new VIC
eroy. II he doesn't recognize tho government ut
Mexico after all this he will be votei--especialiy
hy the clcrgy--tI be q most uncommon black
guard
Mr. McLane preserves his health in this rying
climate remarkably well-thanks, perhaps. TO m
occasional rca voyage lie leaves to-day with the
Brooklyn, ON n brief excursion to Laguna aud
Cnmpeachy.
There has been great excitement in financinl
circles in consequence Of the failure of the emi-
ncnt banking house Of Jecker Co. at Mexiy,.-
One of the chief losers is snd to DO Monsieur lc
Vicomtc de inLrioc, late French minister. who
converted all hi property into Jeckers bills on
Europe. Gabrac is on board one Of the French
mriiofwa ut Sacriiici"s, route for Ia belle
Fame. bat not exactly with his pocket full Of
rnck>," ns he had fatterel himself was the case
when he left the capital Paper is very uncer.
tain article, even when gilt cd dsed"
We hear talk Of q "miniserial crisis" Mt this
place, it being asserted that Lerio do Teadn, the
nblest man in the cabinet. will 80 out. Lcrdo is
tired IT the war aud wishes to make "A peace at
almost any price but our little Indian, Juarcz,
and his other advisers nrc determined to light it
out to the bitter eni-a good resolve, for peace
would be the ruin Of their hopes for the present
There is n bona fde revolutionary war being
waged in this country and it must succeed sooner
or later.
PRoTEcTIoN ny BRITEH SHIPS IN SicImAN Wa.
TERs.-Lord John Russell, in response to a call
for information, recently stated in the House of
Commons that, in accordance with the views of
Lord Palmerston, he had instructed the Admiral
ty that it would not be right to receive on board
nny British ship of war any person under GRIM
inal sentence, and who was escaping from any
sentence Or process of law; but British man-of.
war should always be considered n sale place of
refuge for persons who songht the protection of
the British flag from persecution account Of
political opin oas, whether they had escaled from
tho arbitrary nction Of lawful government or
from the lawless violence Of roy ,lutinnary gov
ernment Every officer commanding "a British
ship of war, however. should take care that such
refugees should not curry on while on board any
political correspondence with persons shore
This appeared to him to be applicable to the pre-
sent occasion, and the rule would be adopted.
ANOTHER LARGE MORMON EMIGRATION FROM
LivERpooL.-Not long since we noticed the de-
parture of upwardsof 500 Of the followers of Brig
ham Young and Jue Smith from this port in the