The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-03-21

ben' n""ii"h "'"uo MS nist appearances befof
Vera Cruz on the 18th. He is accompanied b
pme 5000 men, and numerous train of artillery
Be eneamped or. the hills, between Mcde!in am
Vera Cruz, and-about four miles from the latte
,sf His headquarters we're at the village OF Med
Gin, some i've miles distant. -
upto the Sd, when Lieut.. Carter left, no attacl
hibeen made upon the city, nor had there. bee
gstep taken towards paintings battery. Til
General and his sl,it, however, had made their ap
Farance several times on the sand hills above til
diy, apparently to survey it.
Condition of yersa Csqax.
Gonspieracy Discovered----Tl igh1
of the People.
h!he city Of Vera Cruz, Iopg before declared
hlstate OF seige, martial law had been proelaine,
Ttssarrison slept Rightly upon their arms III til.
public plaza. The people-nep, women and chill
srsa--had fed lin every direction, to MedeEn. tc
Tscatapan, Tuspan and all along the ceast in th,
inferior, shitlefsoeyer each family thought best
0dyihe soldierS and those who wished ito take
atin the defence Of the city, were left. They
numbered some 5000 to 1000 iuen--were alli the
beH spirits. IS
e The city was well supplied with arms and am.
nunition, and everything in the best state of de,
fence Gen. Iglesias was IN command with Cen
lmpfdia chief of ARTILLERY, by Coils zerega
Lane and others. Col. Lane, who is an English.
nsn, lain command oftIlenew sand fort recently
erected at the right of the cemetery road. This
Sortmounts six s4-poHnd guns of long range and
certain aim. They protect the barracks, and viii
make II unpleasant work for Mifamon to plant a
battery anywhere within three niles OF the city on
,batsde, It the men remain faithful. , ....s,
q And here, to go back IA little, we mav remark
sha conspiracy was dseovcredii Tie city on the
'h ult. Al tae heal Of it was Lieat. Col Vivalde,
Who commanded one of the principal forts on the
southern side of the city, This fort was to be
blown up oa Miran,ost's approach, and on that re
sasto enter the. city, uRder the protection Of
batteries V be erected between tic gliif and Gem.
eiey. How many acre ia the secpetsis no. fally
Known Some thirty we're arrested aud baaishe,i
from the city. Most Of them we're Skinned on the
Spanish steamer Mexico. The head Of the conspir.
&C.. Tas condemned to four years npr;sonmou..
Bhy heaas not she. NC are netinformcd.
sl Abandonment Of Alvaraao.
< o. the appfoacloi liralnont the city Of Alyarado
rs shlndoued and tue fcrt disIlautled. The
guHs stores, ammunition, &e, we're Al. taken up
70 Vera Cruz, Tbisstcp MAS fil,els because of the
belief thit botl ISsees could not lie successfully
defended 6ftiie peopls.os tie afandoned city
" have no intelligence. We presume, however,
shN"st Vera Cruz, there WAS q general fight.
Havana Co-cpera ting Expadi ton.
r Iaeexpeditiea which sailed from Havana on the
Mh asbctore stated, sss lssthesrd from d s.saI.
The mail steamer Mexico leftit there on HE LIST.
Iherspcdition was uuderthe command Of Gen.
Harm ltsailed from Havana Under slanish col
On but raised the Mexican flag wien ii got out
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vi had sailed from Havana o. tho some 5,
Irel laden schooner is known u, 10 have s,iled !,
he 18th. s
nthe meantime. the Ga verr mon, - va.
MS On the lookout for tl,is erre Zion ,at.orr
hAdlecu nlprted at ,ba n,csp &c -. q
iitss, atl six or seven c,,oboa,s,
49, s"n ~ Z" "ete s'asio''eo all p
s0ng down The coast intercept il. These gun.
boats are schooner rirged ana esr,v - o,o,, =.
pound gnn.
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ne s,eanslip Indianola, CAPT Flanders. arrived
sasst Vera Cruz on the ssih. She Was arec.e,l
Nth iae par1nest enthusiasm. As vel known she
si'ted down large 1,antity Of storas an /, am M.
''s0a. She has entered into an engage,n ,nt
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