The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-27
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TUESDAY MORNING. :. MARCH p, LAO

TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH ~. 1sao
Further from Mexico The Ensllsh Nee.
tiatlons.
| The New Orleans Delta publishes a nota a
Lord John Russell to the British Char,e d,A
faires In Mexico, in which he urges an armis
tice between the contending parties for a.,
months. Miramon replied to this prorosit;or
that he would agree to a convention in which
the representatives Of foreign powers should
act as mediators. The reply contains also
these two clauses:
5. The payment of dues by vessels dischary.
ing a. era Cruz, II the Government which
place conformably with the provisions of the
tarin, by remitiing the part which shonI Id h.
paid al Mexico to the general Treasury Of the
nation, IN SAID city, or in drafts drawn in IA.
Vor OF the Ministers Of the Treasury.
d. An assembly composed Of the functiona.
res VINO nave filled high public posts in the
hePuolic, from the years il:rl to 1854, shall elect
a provisional President Of the Republic shall
tration shall observe. and shall form tna con
sutntion, which shall have no effect till an
proved by majority of Mexican citizens.
Inc Juarez Government, on the I'd, return.
ed MIramon's communication to Capt Aid.
nam, with the declaration that its propositions
were absurd and inadmissible. The New Or.
ieans Ficayune has the following additional
items about the recent naval battle:
Inc french prisoners declare that the resist.
ance on board both the captured steamers was
T rohe principally by the officers in command
ahey charged and discharged the cannon with
their own hands and did most OF the fighting
In TINS, however, they had the assistance of six
or elght other officers, who came on board the
s.eaineTs Immediately after they made the
81 ind odolI -.
are SAID TO have clustered considerably III first
paIaoihg themselves on the deck with drawn
swoIus, put hnaily to have fought brayeIy.-
AuT.i"' III parucuiar, fought like Il tiger.
Ahe NUMBER OF prisoners captured is not
stiteo, ana but few OF their names are gwen
Ahe Two steamers are said to have had 25l, men
on ooaro, and but few escaped. Besides, all Of
.Iiose .. wno came on board at Anton Lizardo
were TAKEN Inc humber OF killed and
wounded was about 40. The former are said
TO nave been thrown overheard at once rne
latter We're first taken on board the Saratoga
anu M afterwards 70 vera Cruz. OF The $50 men,
thEee-Iourtns at least are believed 10 be Span.
iards. The rest were French. Portuguese.
americans, and Coolies from Manila rhev
were most of them, ouotless, ignorant or the
real nature OF the expedition. The first enyi.
neer OF the Marquis de liz Habana WAS AN
american. He was killed by 4 snot from the
Saratoga. Ihe first engineer OF the General
Miramon was a Frencnman He was Also
Killed. Inc second engineer, also French.
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under the command OF an American engineer
Among the prisoners more particularly
mentioned are Sr. Rafael Rafael and the hh..
Chandron, we'll known at Vera Cruz. The All
important captlve however, is Commodore
Marin himself. When Marin came on board
the Saratoga, Capt. burner asked him why he
had thus fired upon American vessels. with.
ont any proYccalion whatever and in viola.
ton OF every rule OF honorable warfare Ma
rIn replied that his men were composed of all
sorts OF people, had been but recently shipped
were badly disciplined and could not be con,
troiied. he confessed that ne knew the Sara.
tosa 10 De an American vessel aud that he un.
derstood all her signals, but protes ted that he
dlo not order shot TO be fired. He declared
tAa: he gave contrary orders hui
cou1u not control ms men. Captain Turner
listened to these protes tations in silence. and
tneh added, You have been guilty OF a x:eat
outrage. You alone are respons ible for this
unhappy affair, and upon you rests the re.
spohsloliity;" Marin responded meekiy that
ne regretted it very much, whereupon Can't.
Turner lett him to his SORROWS and turned
away. '~A
Marin is said to have lived at Havana while
the expedition was being fitted out. in the
mouse OF the Captain Of the Port, and all the
prisoners declare that the arms, munitions
ana stores were put on board with the know
ledge OF the government
a very large portion OF the captured steam.
ers' cargo is said to have been powder. Dnr.
Ing the melee ut Anton Llzardo much of this
was thrown overheard. Other stores also
were thrown into the sea, when it was SEEN
lney would inevitably tail into the hands OF
the Americans.
Il number of the barrels containing tha
powder had been recovered. They are said to
oe 'iie s1ine rs those IN the arsenals Ut Ha.
'aha Other very conclusive evidence of the
1hoWledge and conniyance Of The Cuban GOV.
'rnment are said TO have been discovered in
he materials