The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-20
BY gts GsIsgrapt,
From tie ss,p orlean, Papers.
LATER FROM ACAPULCO.

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New YORK, June 14.-Advices received a
this point from Acapulco stat that yellow feve
is raging among the inhabitants Of that place
/ Within the space of six weeks there wer
no less than 500 deaths.
The American Consul and twenty Ameri
cans died with the disease.
The inhabitants Of Acapulco are leaving il
large numbers for the interior, in order +
avoid the fever.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHINGroN, June 14.-In the Senat,
yesterday the amendment from the COMMITTEES
! on Finance, extending $40, 100000 of funded
/ debt TO five years, was taken up and read.
| The amendment was discussed at length
by several members, and finally agreed to.
Sharp colloquies took place between Messrs
! Bigler. Toombs and Doolittle concerning the
honesty of the respective political parties o
the country.
| WASHINGTON. June 14-In the House o.
| Representatives yesterday the committee on
the expenditures of the navy reported back
resolutions in the following manner:
1. Condemning the President and Secretary
| of the Navy.
2. Declaring Smiths live oak contracts lille
gal and improper.
8. That the distribution of patronage BY
the Secretary of the Navy is corrupting and
injurious.
4. That the President and Secretary of the
Navy, considering the party relations of con-
tract bidders and pending elections, set an ex-
ample dangerous to the public safety, deser-
wing reproof from the House.
All the above resolutions, as offered, were
unanimously adopted.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The House yes-
terday passed resolution censuring the Sec
rotary of the Nays appointment OF Mr. Mars
tim, as a member of the board of engineers to
report on proposals in which be is pecuniarily
interested.
In the Senate. the Legislative and Post
Office appropriation bill were passed.
The Senate has extended the lime of ad-
tournament to the 25th inst
Buenos Ayres advices mention the massa-
ere Of another party of English Missionaries.
Eight were beaten to death with clubs
The House has passed bill limiting the
study of cadets to four years.
Francis P. Blair, Congressman has re-
signed his seat, and goes before the people
again for rejection.
The House has refused concurrence in the
Senate's amendments to the Pacific TeIe-
graph Bill.
The House passed the Senate bill, changing
the location of the Custom House at Point
Isabel. Texas, to Brownsville.
In the Senate, Hyatts discharge was agreed
to-
The Light House appropriation bill was
passed.
The tariff bill was taken up. Mr.. Hunter
denied that there was necessity for the in
crease Of the tariff
The House passed bill authorizing the
reissue Of land warrants where originals are
lost.
BoSToN, June 15.-The U. s. Sloop-of.war
Portsmouth captured the brig Falworth, a
suspected SLAYER, near Porto Prayo on the 9TH
of May. >
SPRINGFIELD, June 15.-The overland
California mail. with dates to the 18th, has
arrived.
Prince Gotaro, of Japan, who was recently
assassinated, is not yet dead but there is
every hope Of his recovery.
The Great Battle in Mexico.
The English mail steamer Solent, at Ha-
vana from Tampico and Vera Cruz, confirms
in full the intelligence brought by the Red
Fox, of the late total route of the Liberal
army at Guadalajara 1t also brings some
further particulars
The attack upon the city was made on the
18th, at o'clock in the morning According
to the proclamation of Gen. Vol, the Liber-
ais numbered 1000 men and were supported
by 40 pieces Of artillery.
The city was defended by Gen. Vol, at
the head of 200 men-according to the same
statement.
The engagement lasted two hours, when,
as before stated, Gen. UIaga received Sc
we're wound in the leg, and his army was
thrown into confusion and disorder. The
wound was believed to be mortal Gen. IRA
ga also fell into the hands of the enemy.
The dead and wounded of the defeated Lib
eralists are said to be very great and a large
number of prisoners fell, with their wounded
chief, into the hands of the enemy.
large quantity of stores, ammunition and
artillery, are also said to have been taken.
FTie whole Constitutional army, IN fact was
routed and dispersed.
Gen. Miramon was not present at the hat
tie. but closely following up the enemy, he
arrived the same day with the engagement,
and took possession Of the city.