The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-09
Important from ca-xice-Ths Spanish Flee,

Important frsm Naexics-The Spanish Fleet
Left Vera Cruz.
The telegraph yesterday informed MS that
the Spanish feet, which had assembled be-
| fore Vera Cruz to bombaId IL, In default OF.
the indemnity claimed by Spain from Mex
| leo, had returned to Havana, having been
notified BY Capt. Jarvis, OF the American
| squadron, that the proceeding would not be
tolerated. The N. o. Picay une. received yes
terday, gives the following particulars of the
affair:
Immediately after the arrival out OF the
| Spanish war steamer veiasco, with off .iai dis
patches from Havana. note was passed from
the Spanish Commodore 10 the Consti tutional
tuition Of ths conds nned vessel, and the pay :.
ment OF damages, otherwise the city of Vera
Cruz would ut once be bombarded As com.
piiance with this demand had already, in ac-
cordance with the decision of the Courfs.
been formally declined, al d the last note was
conceived in the most peremptory terms, its
con tents were at once communicated to Capt;
Jarvis, Of the u. 5. sloop-of- war Savannah.
and flag officer of the Home So uad ron. T here
upon Capt. Jarvis Immediately passed q not.
| to the Spanish Commodore, in which he not
only condemned his course in the decided
terms 1t deserved, but finally concluded with
declaring, as the words are quoted TO as "that
he would consider the f1fsl shot fired upon
Vera Cruz as q shot fired upon the American
Squadron"
| In conseq queuce of this note all farther &c.
| tion in the matter WAS suspended, and The
whole Spanish squadron, with the exception
OF one vessel. sailed back to Havana. With.
out intending to endorse this statement which
c, mes 10 us only as verbal report, we may
remark as partial confederation of il. that the
latest Havana mail reports the return home
| Of three vesseis-of-war, the Berenguela, AT.
cedo aad felasco. The truth, however will
soon reach US in an authoritative form, by ,he
English steamer at Havana from Vera Cruz
the lst ins tant, should the mails direct by the
| TO hand before. 80 u III
BY the mail from Northern Mexico, brought
to US yesterday by the Atlantic from BraZos
Santiago, we also have the important lnlelii-
gence OF the SEIZURE, by orders of General
Degollado, Of an immense specie Cond ucta
amounting TO 81 ,200,UUO in all, from Zacaticas
aud Guana]uato, bound to Tampico. The evil
dence Of tins scandalous act is said to be uu-
doubted. 1t comes TO Us in copies of letters
from the conductors themselves 10 individuals
lar geiy interes ted in the safety of the money
The seizure was made at Lsguna Seca, on the
9th ult, and the whole ordered back to Lagos
The only cause assigned for the seizure OF The
money, that we have heard is, that the ext
geLcles CT the campaign demanded 1t. II Is
supposed that IL is 10 be used in support OF the
expedition against the capital, as before mem
toned A considerable portion OF the money
was destined for this city. To ono OF our
principal houses, we understand, was con-
signed the large sum OF $iU0,U00
In this connection it is also stated to us, ON
equally good authority, thar Gen. Dobado
had effected a loan at Guanajua.o Of S6UU,OO0
in support Of the same expedition. The Sc
curity given was the co,f iscated property
of The church. How far the loan was vuiun-
tary or forced, +" is not stated. AS 10 the pro-
gress OF the campaign, the vanguard of the
Liberal army had already arrived at Tacu-
baya, and other divisions were soon expected
to take up their positions before the city.
THB WELDON RAILROAD AcoIpRHr-Fxr.
thsr Partieutars.-Conductor Luspier, who
was injured by the collision on the Whining
ton ana Weldon Railroad, on Friday, died on
Saturday last, after undergoing an amputa.
ton of the leg. The Petersburg Bulletin gives
the following details of the accident
The engineer of the freight tram ted to
reach Colds boro' before the mail train and
Insisted upon leaving Dudiey's Station before
tue mail train arrived, but was prev en- ted
from doing SO by The conductor. Immedi-
aIeiy after the mail train passed, the freight
train started at u much greater speed than
was justitiable under the circums tances. The
coBuuctor demonstrated with the enginser
upon his rash and dangerous conduct and re-
reatediy pulled The betl " cause him 10 slack
on mis- speed, but without effect. The mail
train stopped Ut Everettsviile, station about
six miles below Goldsboro', Lo put of some
passengers, and Just as ii started ON its course
yards behind, was heard to blow down
Dreaks, - aud almost instantly the trains col
iided. fiat heavily loaded with railroad
iron was attached nexs the tender on the
freight train, and such was the speed Of the
tram, that hen the collision occurred ths
tender was broken in pieces and The fiat
thrown upon the engine Oae OF the coaches
on the mail train Was driven into another Que.
next 10 II, and Weuged into il SO securely that
| it required CONSIDERABLE power to exlricate it
from It's position. MIR. Laspier was standing
on the platform between these TWO coaches
and wa. driven through the end of the coach
his AG was broken above the kuee, and the end
OF the broken bone pIoiruded through The
| flesh and was driven through the side of the
| coach. he was badly bruised and il was
| thought he had received Internal injuries
which must necessarily prove fatal. He had
To remain in this position in The wreck of cars,
suffering the most -xcruciating pain for ono
hour aud forty minutes, uuuI screws were
sent for, the cars raised up and the timbers
| sawed from around him before he could he
| taken out. During all this time he preserved
the utmost COMPOSE ure and calmly gave direc-
| tions tor his release. He was very much tx
| hausted, however, and his friends supplied
him occasionally with a:dy, the only sunni.
| lant attainabie TO keep him from SINKING. A
physician Wes seLt f0r and all that could te
| doue for his relief was speedily accomplished
The conduct OF the ens sineer OF The freight t
| train, both before und after The collision,
proved him 10 De heartless wretch, not I'll ro
| live In a civiiiZed d community. While he was
| standing near the unfortunate Mr.. Laspier,
| while the latter was held In the wreck and
| suffering, apparently, more than the pains of
\
wnal ne thought vi his Conduct, and replied
with an oath, that this was not The iirst COLT
| sion which ever occurred. Soon after this he
went 10 sleep on his engine. Tue persons
present were so sxasperated at him thatit was
thought he wouia be lynched. He was inform.
ed OF the state Of things and thought his safety
was in flight, aud accordingly took TO The
woods. A warrant for his arrest was issued
and placed IN the hands OF an officer.
NJ y
ESCAPE OF TnR AMERICAN VIcs CONSUL
AT UAMAsCus.-A letter from Damascus to
Inc London Times gives an account OF the
narrow escape Of DR.. NJ. Mechaksr, the Amer
lean Vice Consul there. His horse was at
tackled, and he started for the residence Of The
Emir. The letter says sa IS So lt h 81
On his way thither he was met by party of
rebels, who fired upon him, 10 whom ne threw
handsful OF money 10 divert their attention
from his person, while he turned aside into
the street leading to Bah T0ma, at the ex-
trenity Of which was guard Of regular SOL
diers. There also he was met by another
party Of rebels, who fired upon him, and 10
whom as before he threw money, aud toek q
third road. While proceeding on his way he
suddenly came In contact with u parry of
Mosiems, among whom were severai Of bis
acc uain .ances. Since then their names have
beea given 10 the Government and six OF them
arrested. Some OF them fired upon the doc
tor and his party, others attacked them with
swords, axes and clubs. The DOCTORS two
Ischildren were behind him, and they cried
amid their tears TO the assailauts, "Siay us,
bu. let our father remain alive. for without
him We cannot live" Upon which one OF The
mons ters lifted up his sword and cut the little
gIri in two. The doctor resorted 10 his for
nler s.ratagem aud threw down money, by
which means he then escaped without injury,
although he WAS ,wice fired a. from dls-
lance vt about three yards on. But snbse-
quentiy he was wounded BY n haichet On the
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