The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-01-25
n From tn " o. Pi-aya"e.
Important from Mexico--Triumph Of
the Observation-Disclosures Can1i-
dates.
Vera Cruz. Dec. 81 GO.


Vera Cruz, Dec 81. Go.
The first act # the g,eM and terrible
drama which has afflicted this country for
the last three years has finally been closed
by the total rout and defeat of Mramon,
with the destruction of his army, on the
Odd inst
It appear. he left the city on the 21>t,
with the greater potion of his army
some 1900 troops anil 81 pieces of artil
lnrv. to attack the LIBERAL forces under
General J-suS Gonzales Ortega, who had
some $4,000 troops and 100 pieces of ar
iillerv. at Arrovozaso. ahout l6 leagues
from Mexico. The battle, however, took
place at San Megn>li'o. on the 22I inst,
and lasted from three to four hours. 1t
WAS a most bloody contest. and the entire
force Of the forrre were dispersed, with
a loss of his artillery. 500, 700 in specie.
with same of his principal officers killed
and taken prisoners, and others badly
wounded, be ONLY escaping to take this
news back to Mexico.
Immediately on his arrival he called a
council OF war. and liberated Generals De
gollalo. Berriozabel and Gomez Farias,
and then offered to give mp the city TO
Degollaio. uron condition that his life and
those Of his assassin associates would be
saved
Degnlado c ~uld not. Of courSe. make
any terms. no, being in command. II re
snlted in the fnrma,ion Of commission,
composed Of tie Spanish Minister, NJ. de
Ssligny, General lerri"zabel, and Senior
Ayes,aran. who proceedtd to the head
quarters of the liberal army, in order. il
possible, TO make the terms for the reduc
ton of the city. They received for an
swer that the Liberal army would March
Immediately upon Mexico, aud establish
their headquarters there. when the del
inquents would be dealt with according tC
| law.
On the o5th inst . the Liberal army
with force of 20 600 troops, entered and
| occupied the City of Mexico Miramon
C"boS, Marques, &C.. have fled to parts
unknown. Ii appears that M'ramon took
an escort of 1000 troops, $40 900 specie
part Of whom pronounce: against him
taking the money which was III their pos
session Gen. Ortega. in his despatch o
the 25th inst, to the Government, earnest
| W sollcits the President to immediatei,
proceed to Mexico to again establish III,
Liberal Government in The Capitn, ST
We may expert that he, with his Cabin-
and Chief officers. g. will Immediately
tax. up their line of March. Berri"zabe
has, in the meantime, been nominated Gov
ern"r Interim, by urtega. of Mexico.
Tie second act of the drama will nov
commerce in the ctr fe for power betw eel
the parn> and Mnderans and the Liberia
chiefs. many OF them belong to these re
spec,ire par les. who are selfish and amhi
no,,s men. an personal a.uranhizeu
ana fe,- it will lie a long time before ,h
c,rr,rv VII 1--we sUfii,ien. moral wort
and .uIirh. emmett 1" establish permameu
peara. Indeed. do lot e~oect 1t unit
the p,o'ertny hand Of ou,' co:nt'y !
thrown over Mexico. Nv means o. wt:"I
such intimate commercial 'a'ion> coul.
be established as to condure greatly t
their AMI oar prosperity. the beS
manner TO accomplish tFis will depen'
upon future developments The terrihi
working 20 throw off this human voIcan,
shnni.I be carefully watched aud the hes
possible remedy may lie applied to chr
the evil and raise this people up to high
er lie and prosperity.
There are now three canli,lates in tn
field for the Presidency all If whom hav
some pre,ension, besides some Of Jesse
note.
I. Is General Jesus Gonzale Ortega
who having recently covered himself will
| glory. stands probably the best chance
he is about IL years old. lawyer by pro
f,.>sion, q se,fnale man. formerly a popu
lar Governor of Zacatecas.
9. l. Senior Don Manuel nohlade, Gu
an,inaie. for MANY years controlling spir
il and Governor of that state also law
yer hv profession, prominent actor IN tn
revolution and one Of the most ta.en;e,
and energetic men in the country.
8. Is Senior Dan Benito Juarez. execu
| tive, an able lawyer, man of stern in eori
w. and native Of the state of Oaara
selflnade, of indian parentage taken from
an Indian village when very Young, ant
educated in the city Of Oaj aca TO his pro
| fession.
The anteced-nts Of these candidates are
good AL having strong friends, hnt pnl'
Ii: o,,;nion at this moment seems to he tho
mos: prominently in favor OF Orlega ant
Leiro Tejada.
1t appears that these European diplo
mats have ex'orted themselves TO the Mt
most extremity to preserve the cause 0
the Reac,ionaries and 70 save the leader
in their last struggle. We Americans can
not he too watchful Of their policy, which
we have learned is so Numerically oppo
site to our commercial and political inter
ests.
Elsewhere the Picoy,me say:
In atli,ion to our very Interesting COT
respondence from Vera Cruz. bv the Brit,
ish steamer Jasper. we have files of paper
from the City Of Mexico to The 2Slh nit -
Since the entrance of the liberals the city
has been quiet, and man" of the shop:
long closed to escape the enormous ac-
tons Of Miramon were already reopen
ed.
In mean time, preparation were in pro-
! Co Il s Ia .