The New York herald., 1863-06-04
ARRIVAL OF THE EAGLE.
Atrocities OF the Egyptian
Troops in &sxico.
DIPLOMATIC TROUBLES IN 81. DOMINGO
ANOTHER PETERHoFF CASE,


ANOTHER PETERHoFF CASE,
The steamship Eagle, Captain Adams, from Hsvms
soth ult arrived at this port yesterday with interesting
news from Cuba and Mexico. ~
Our Havana Corrcspondence. !.
HAVANA, May 80. 1858.
Atrocities By the E0spiams in Aenico-Aesioau Taciics
How the French Suffer from Gaerillas-Addisonal Jrcss
Venssusla-Tfouble im st. Domingo Ba,oeen As Authors.
ties and ns United States C0assl-CapIurs Of Ssamsr
Outids Havana, dc. 1r'
Since wrote you by the Sheldake and Creole there 3
nothing very 10 communicate. From Mexico comes
batch Of correspondence which published In the
D'dr'o de Santiago de Cuba, Of which month old.
and all dated prior TO the surrender OF Pueba thereby
essenng materially the interest We might otherwise feel
In those letters Ono OF the dated Vera Cruz May s.
contains an account o horrible ourages committee
on some defcnceess Inhabitants In the nsghborhood o
heden by the Egyptians in the French service Blk q
those fellows In ono instance and three in another are
said to have entered some houses the night Of
the I'd inst. and killed and wounded several
persons, among them three women and three
children killed. Of these latter being an infant
OF only seven months and among the wounded are the
names Of three men and two women The names Of all
the victims given with such particulars would ap
pear to stamp this mournful AFFAIR with truth; and
General Forey does not make signal example OF those
rufians the civilized world will brand him with marx
Of nfamy which will be perpetual stain upon the
Of France Threo OF them have in fact been already
taken and 1t is TO be hoped all will be found and dealt
with as they deserve.
Among the correspondence in question are couple of
dispatches from General Ortega dated respectively the
25th and 10th OF last month giving details OF actions be-
tween the contending forces In the latter the
Genera, sums % up Sy sayngUp to 70 DAY We have had
trenches have been tp and in this month and half
the town has suffered eight assaults IN o. which ne
mptled and two blocks Of houses" OF those ~.
saus he says the enemy LETT four hundred dead the
is proud very proud Of having fought, during moniS
and half enemy as asute and capable ~ he brave.
Az q tribute 70 Justice Will say that bad any other
general than Fore, wy wv :. .-1" --vo -
The Eco del Concrete OF Vera Cruz, French papsf, In
late issue gives account OF tho heroic In which
onicers de ended themselves against an overwhelming
force OF three hundred cavalry and the o
themselves 10 house when attacked, and fought till
every man but fourteen killed disabled aud when
they surrendered most OF the fourteen were es
wounded The convoy which they escorted captured
Of The colonel OF the same regiment who fol-
lowed next day with respectable force found sixteen
distance wther on about ninety bodies q another
party among them that OF the chaplain. There facts
parties and succeeded in destroying many OF thom not
wthstandng that the French kept their tions
open at all points In act the Mexicsns seem 70 have al
lowed communication 70 remain uninterrupted In order
inspire the French With such confidence that they might
send out those small parties without any apprehensoD
The British mail steamer from Vera Cruz Is expected 10
arrive here on the 9th proxmo We may expect 70 bear
at least Of the arrival OF tho French before the Mexican
From Venezuela we have dates to the osh ins,-thrss
days later The people Of Caracas are said to be delight
quence OF the late conference at the Coche plantation
II would appe. that ex-Prcsident Monagas belongs 70
netber party for the friends Of Paez and Falcon have
prescribed him In their articles OF ayreement and do
clared against "a war without truce" This, to me.
new phase In Venezuelan affairs Several changes In
the government have taken place. The Commander m
Chief General Fgueredo and the Governor OF Caracas
Gen j. NJ Zamora and the latter by Cen Micheisern.
letter from Maracabo states that the little squadron of
wo accept that IS a rood sirp. II trueY ~
letter from st. Iomingo City, dated 10th inst states
that trouble has arson between the Spanish auiho
rites aud the United States Consul consequence the
following alleged facts-fn 1924 1925 bill was passed
by the Congress Of the United States "expelng
tbercupon the island Of sano Domingo by inv
taiion Of tho then President (Boyerl and settled on
rated from the Spanish part those individuals became
D,nincsns, enjoying all the rights and privileges Of c-
annexation 10 sus 70. these coos,der
cd spanish subjecls-tbey required To perform
certain duties which, however, they refuse. basng their
refusal alleged tho fact that they American
czens-in PROOF OF which they have produced docu
mont furnished them by the United States Consul, who
claims them " be citizens Of the United States The
writer OF the letter the regular correspondent of tho
dro de Ia Marina Of this city, and the commune to0
Is published in yesterdays issue Of that Journal.
This thing may become serious and Is therefore worth
looking into Of course remains with the Spanish gov
take the first steps towards the arrangement
% st1 md AttpH hat fc tDn1
got nothing do with It, ard refrain from all
The Diario Of this morning, complains in It's ed,tq,a
columns OF the seizure "n sight OF coast OF tne
English steamer Hero which left Havana the day before
yesterday and pursued out Of the bay by the Uned
states steamer Junata, which captured her a sh ~ DIS
tance outside alleged and took her prize 10 Key
West Is this another reterhon cases II looks very xa
one and think the sooner an end Is put - this manrer
bring roable Tho captain Of ne Hero may have
intended running the blocsaJe; but behg i,wt5iy
cleared, be had rgs 70 the high soas un'il he
unlawful .als Is common sense aud luhce,
whateye- certain war mongers may choose TO say.
no further for proof than The case Of the Peter
TO be searched fer proof Of Illegal intentions. she was
reclaimed on the ground that having been properly
cleared she had right TO the high seas-neiihcr more
f6e Eagle, which leaves to day takes 10 New York Ad
mirai Rubalcava and Senor Alvarez. the span sh
sta Carreno also leaves 10 shy short time your city
prior departure for Europe, where It Is to be hoped
The steamer Corsica arrived yesterday in the midst Of
one the heaviest rain storms ever experienced here In
this month II raned incesssnty for ten hours and the
streets were impossible rivers.
Exchange on New York 30 10 81
The Billiard Tourna ment.
THIRD DAYS rLAY-rrExAS, KAvASAoH, FOX AND
sEERErrER THE vrCroRs IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
xAvcHEs-NcREAsE OF PUBLIC isrkREsr IN rHs
PROCEEDINGS.