The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-16
our Managaa Correspondence.

l MASAGtt, Me- jan II, 1865.
| expected 10 nave been anle write yof something
Of importance from This country tbs; Dat cireum-
stances have prevented Congress, that was expect.
ed to the Isth inst. has yet mot.
We have ben expecting enough members 10 form a
quorum for the last ten days stu two are wanting.
| ruary when Congress viii take iuto consideration
the raincatqp or the contract with the Central American
Transit Company. There y not shadow Of a doubt
that they viii ray the contract they meet,
ss the company have the cash here 10 gay the govern
soner for tito Ccnral American Transit Company, and
Colonel samuel Ward are here, and ENJOY tho conf
dence Of President Martinez iou may surely expect
70 hear by the mail that everything relating 10 tho
Central American Transit Company has BEEN satisfactorily
settled. The notice IN President Incolns message
relative TO this transit gives general satfiecton 10
10 political matters ihefe IA nothing rsw. wetaye
peace once more, and trust u WI contnoe-
Interesting from Mexico and 81. Domingo.
by the arrival OF the steamer Morning star We have
received news and correspondence from Havana 70 tho
9th inst, which IS gwen IN the letter q or Havara
Correspondent
ouR HAVANA CORRESPONDENTS.
HAVANA, Feb q, lst4
ID appears 10 be quite that Ortega destroyed his
heavy artillery trains and made preparations Tor leaving
the city OF Zacaecss when learned that tho mper as,s
had entered Aeuascsentes bu, Is also true that tho
occupation or the former city had taken place al ne
time was announced. Having made ell preparations
for hasty departure, bis remaining ~ place OF danger
can only be accounted for the manner given by q
Mexican newspsper-nsmely, that he was so.ned by
nob'ado, who brought accession 10 bis forces,
swelling bis army 70 aggregate Of four 10 Eve
thousand men. On tho other baud, Il may be asked
why the FreuCh column detailed fer the psrpcss
did continue its march BTCn Lacatecas. IDS -
answered by assertion that Urtena and hoDiaup
were endcayoring 70 make favorable terms Tor mem
selves on condition o. submitting q the authority y ,no
regency. am convinced that that was DOT me fosson,
for nothing would be easier tAAn Tor nose po'soos W
make terms by submitting ard laying down 'neIr Mms
Nere was nothing prevent this course On lncI az
n thew really meltafed it Tue true reason appears "
me 10 have been prudential feicFmiuatlen not 70 az
vance 81 Iacatecas without largo COLUMN, when Was
ennd hat Crtegas and potsdos forces we're united 70
rnne fLey, ana that The generals bad not abandoned
~ l,y we row 6ni inst there a1e several Iupcrast
frpe moving a. II h. eptfte ~ that point among
,bsn, ih.t 81 Mea, which marched from san LUIS DO
pe,ssl M the ian atmo As Is at imposing col.
nun agrraa, hes Iafatecas tie probability IS that
9r,eea Gc5ial1 AID tha fcptaIt o. an army nuder
them win ytush
liz oniy other organized icrce sni adbering 70 the
constitutional = ihst under fUrhro lna1, ths
state oil Caaca aad caNnot be large. few weeks ago
was cstfnatca a. fcWF th0usaud but u has srce then
increased per- avs another thO kaud ny from
Lra,as beaten army aud olhef sources.