Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-18
HAVANA AND rsaxGCAN NEWS.


We are indebted to a friend for a batch of Ha-
vaua D5ar0s Ge is Marina, Of the last days of
March The late Mexican advices were salts
factory enough The representatives of the al
lied powers had concluded at La Soledad, with
the government of Mexico, preliminary treaty
| by which the foreign army were 10 evacuate the
city OF Vera Cruz, d take up their quarters at
OrZaDa and other inland places, until the pien-
! poteuGaries Of the interested parties and the
minister, OF Juarez who are TO meet on the 18th
inst, come TO q decisive conclusion on the ques-
ton Of peace or a renewal of hostities But "a
few days after the French and Spanish troops
had complied with the treaty, President Juarez,
at the suggestion of his Secretary of State, MI
Dobiado, and without the knowledge of his Sec
rotary of the Treasury, Mr.. Echevarria, levied a
forced loan ol @JUO,0UO on six foreign firms,
| three of which, Spanish Ones will have to con-
tribute 100000 each. Ii is said that Mr. Eche-
varria was very highly incensed when be first
heard OF this extraordinary transaction, and had
about the matter a stormy interview with Mr.
Doblado. As for the pleipotsntiaries of the al
led powers, they prepared forthwith an ultima
tUm-so at least it Is stated IN q Mexican cores
pondence-and should the forced loan be insist
ed upon, it will be considered as the proof of 4
declaration of war 10 the latter case, the al
/ lied troops wll have, according to the preEmin
any treaty Of La Soledad, to go back TO Paso
Aucho, and with such a contingency in view,
the commanders have already established q de-
pot of provisions and military stores at that
place
The French and Spanish army corps were con
siderably reinforced ere they left Vera Cruz, by
the arrival OF thIee thousand chasseurs-a-pied
and cazadores
We ind in an extract from the Eco de ElyoDa,
of the 18th of March, newspaper which iol.
I o
the following details about the awful catas-
trophe which took place in Chachicomula, and
was alluded to Iu one OF our numbers last week {:
"On the 7th inst the village Of San andres
ChachicOmula was the scene Of one Of those
terrible accidents which cannot be Witnessed
without feeling Of pity, mingled with terror
Some two Thousand meu, with about three hun
dred women and children, belonging 10 or fol-
lowing the Mexican army, and moss of whom
attached to regiments raised in the State Of
Oaxaca, had taken up their quarters in the COM
nissaTiat building, IN which were stored great
quantities Of gunpowder and ammunition. But
these, instead Of being kept in a room for that
purpose, were left scattered in the yards, ex-
pO ed 10 the heat of the sun and tho fire Of
smokers At 3 o'clock in the evening, a spark
TELL in ono Of the boxes, set its contents on fire,
and the fire being comm Huuicated to the other
stores a general explosion followed, and the
whole pile was blasted with Tremendous noise,
the walls tunbling down with fearful crash,
and buTyiug nnder their ruins all human beings
gathered under that roof More than one thou
SAND persons were killed, and the remainder
wounded more or less dangerously
~ AS soon as this catastrophe was known in
Cll1aDa aL4 COid0ba, the surgeons OF the
French and English troops hastenSd 10 tbs scene
ol tnat cruel accident, to attend to the numerous
victims as they were taken from among the