Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-28

operatIona before Vera Cruz.

cReFaHtons before Vera Cruz.
The nails of The schooner Emily Keith.
Capt lockwood. from Vera Cruz The eve
ming offe LIB inst. c.eme to hand inzfn1i
last evening. When the Keith left, hosfiiities
had been temporarily Suspended, and z mill
tary conference was in session. as b-fore an
nounced-@The note of the besiegisg General,
which led TO this conference. is as follows:
-ke=4s4 snRAxoS's NOTE = q - g Z
HEADQUARTERS, BEFoRE VERA Cruz,
Aarch h. 1860.
Before opening fire Hpon the city of Vera
Cruz. before beginning an attack which must
cost the blood of so many Mrxcans. and be
the cause of so many disasters. deem IL my
duty to appeal to the patriotism of the chiefs
of fhe party who adhere TO the constitution
OF 1857, to bring his civil war, so devastating
to The Republic, aud so derogatory to our IA
tional honor. at once 10 a close. Such Is the
object of this note. which. doubt not. you
will have the goodness to present TO the gen
tIemen who are at the head of The party. aud
direct its movements.
In these solemn moments, and profoundly
moved by the misiortunes that weigh so
heavily upon my country, do not hesitate
10 lay aside for the moment nv titles. though
the Government have the honor 10 repre-
sent is. By right. The legitimate and truly ma
tional one: nor will hesitate TO adopt any
\
to the Republic The blessings of the nation
will follow bin who with true self abnegation
only seeks to deliver his country frUm the
calanities of war.
Until o'clock, the morning of the 14th,
will await the reply your Excellency may
give me, in accordance with the resolution
which the other Chiefs of the party estab-
Ii=hed in Vera Cruz may decide npon.
If, however, within this time / should re-
ceive no reply, or if afterwards. no admissi
BILE proposition tor the satisfactory settlement
of the great questions which divide the Mex
lean people be submitted to me then, miles
the forces now defending it shall evacu
ate the citv l shall see myself in the sad ne
cessity of opening bostilities in a decisive
manner, and Therein my conscience will be
gnil;less. inasmuch as | shall have exhausted
Ibe last means in my power that / might
avert so great misfortune.
The responsibility for all the blood which
may be shed will rest upon the adherents of
the constitution of 1877.
take advantage OF this occasion to protest
to your Excellency my distinguished consid-
grafton and regard. MIGUEL MIRAaoN.
Gen. Ramcn 1glesas commanding the forces defend
ing the city Of Vera Cruz.
REPLY OF PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
This note was at once. as requested. laid
before the President. who. by and with the
ments therein express ed found a cordial re-.
Spouse in his own heart, and that nothing
could be more pleasing 10 him than the salts
factory settlement of the difficulties which
had so long divided the nation. He there
fUre proposed that the belligerent parties
name each two or more commissioners. who
shall proceed at once ''to discuss the great
questions that divide them, to see if pacific
solution be not possible"
In I'll
also t''ok occasion to protest his own desire
for pacific solution, closing a. follows:
IF unfortunately, however, this be not
possible, il reason shall not make herself
heard, shall continue to perform my duty as
soldier. in defending at all hazards, this
place which has been entrusted to my honor
and loyalty. and the responsibility be upon
those who unjrtstly shed the blood of their
fellow countrymen in their struggle for lib
erty."
THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE CONFERENCE
This reply was transmitted to Miramon the
same night, and was Immediately accepted
and the commissioners appointed Those on
the part of Miramon were ID. Isidro DiaZ and
d. Manual. Robes Przuela, the latter. late
Minister Co Washington.
The commissioners on the part of the Con
stitutiOnal Government were ID. Santos De-
gnllado and ID. Jose de Emparsm. The
place OF meeting was in front OF the Gas
Works.
OF what transpired at the conference we
have no knowledge. The Progreso, however.
remarks that the Cabinet of Juarez would
accept no propositions which have not for
their basis the constitution of 1857 and re-
form. However this may be, the conference
broke up without having come to any ar
rangemrnt and bostiliti lies were again resumed.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF NEWS.
Protect BIZ the Freneh-The commander OF
the Frnch brg-oi-war Olivier. in the pres
ence of the commander ot the American ma
val forces protested against the capture ut
the two steamers 10y the Sarai oga. Wave and
Indianola. Capt. Jarvis replied that bis
Government was Mt Washing ton, and that, il
there was any occasion at all for a protest. it
was there it would have TO be made.
Gen. GOicot1br's Escape.- Gen. Goiconria
was not only wounded in the hand by small
splinter. during the engagement between The
Indianola and the Gen. Miramon. but came
very near being pierced through the body by
a still larger splinter.
Evacuation Of AIuarado-M iramon has COM
pleteIy evacuated Alvarado. The troops
Stationed there were moved up To the main
camp, and part of them badly beaten, near
Medellin, by Felix Gonzales, heading guer-
rilla band of 800 men-an old soldier of the
first Mexican war of independence He cap
tut ed a cannon. f Fl
Deserfsrs. - Mramon continued 10 lose
troops daily. by desertioa to The city. and by
those who slipped away into the interior.
Another Steamy.-He expected 10 be aided
by the steamer Democrata, which was 10
leave Havana with the Marin expedition
This steamer must have been near tbe coast,
as Miramon made a movement on the 18th
Towards Mocambo.a Nbicll WAS believed to be
for the purpose OF communicating with some
vessel.
4 Proclonsation.-In a proclamation TO bis
army, he promised they should eutcr Vera
Cruz on the 18th. p
The Riff Cdnnon.-The rife cannon taken
out from New Orleans by the Annie, has
been mounted aud placed in battery. 1t car
ries shot to the distance Of league.