The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-26

Our Havana COrresPbndence.
HAvANA, Jan. 81, 1855.
Tho news We received from Mexico and published In
tho Diario since my last confirms were that pub
lhed in the papers Of your city Of the 18th ins or
rather renders II probable.
Tho EsatsHe Of the 10th uit reported General Cour
tots dHerbal 10 have made reconnaissance up TO the
very wallis Of 0saca where, IL says bis escort was Cred
upon; that he then returned 70 Eta the 25h ult
An obstinate resistance expected and the attack
70 be made on the 27th. This paper states that
Porero Dias has force Of eight thousand with sixty
ave pieces Of artillery Az to the latter item have
cerala information; but to the numbers under hts
command have, and can state that II " moro than
double the estimate Of tho French and they better
provided with than any Of the liberal armies
have yet been. The church party have been
for some time aiding him with money and
msn This party % now strongly opposed TO the
sooner or later they could deal and who only took away
their immense real estate; that Maximian has con-
Armed Al that sney ,hs
tions by declaring freedom Of religious belief and prac
tice thereof that the tendency Of the nsw order Of
heshens They therefore, voluntarily aid Pornrio Daz
Tho old mint Oajaca working night and day coin
ing s IN
mnted lately at 0aaoa, bearing "Rspabica nexcanA
soa whe At the min: q hs.icS .; can vousn aor
BEARING RpSSs: @ ne
psror having dies, and not wishing coin Of tho
republic 70 appear with che date Of 1894
The disaster Eta must have been very serious ono
70 call Bazain. to tho Geld om the ease he was enjoying
Ramon Carvallo has received his exequatur Consul
General Of the Mexican empire In this island and he
oHcally communicated his having open n he consulate
the other day the other consus Of this city. He In
cuded tho United States Consul General but strange to
say his circular in the hrs person was without sigma
ture He has made 4 mand on Mr.. Ramon Diax tho
consul pr many vars Of the Mexican republic for ne
delivery tho archives Of that consulate and this In the
Mr. Diaz replied to this demand that his government
being still the only legitimate and still recognised
moment, nor even were II otherwise, would no deliver
archives with which he tMr O. could have no right
mencs form them dating from the time no considered
the $50 called empre 70 have been established For
IL safe place under seal and Win never pass into the
keeping Of Mr. caryallo for - desnier resort shsy
The Da,o Of the 18th inst publishes letter from s
correspondent At Monte Christi g. Domingol dated
January referring entirely 70 tho attack upon the
December There details Of consequences, save
that General Polancos force consisted Of hundred
Infantry and sha. The spsnisrds threw rsnsdss among
The transport steamer Europa arrived January IL
with two hundred and sixty eight sick soldiers
famous steamer Harriet Lane then called the Layinia
ont In he bows After considerable delay the Ore
pumps from the arsenal, the navy and the men
vssss produ Si however s sc She wss nay
lowed Ashore shoa and scuttled She had becn Tor
San ss s worth make her Z al u.s No
knowledge has been made public - TO whether this nre
was accidental not The most probable 10 that she
was set IRE by man who came In her from Calves
tom and who has been trying TO get the wages
him. and dssparins Of obtaining them, wrsaked Ills
nnsry Il nat arrived The English steamer zsphons
alias Francis SIX days from Gaverton, with fourteen
bales o. cotton o AND @
tons, in ballast, 70 n 4 Henera Co This steamer
hrmed by the Sylvan, direct from Wilmington.
The English steamer Denblgh, hitherto 80 successful
shs cleared for bermuda. We had report from Key
yesterday that had ben captured and ed in
IL 40 A. H-Ths Yazoo has just arrived. BY her
papers OF the 1lth inst see among other items, the
Colonel Lamb very fast iron steamer :, exported ?.
steArnns on the harbor It ia generally reported
that she is 70 become corsar or piratcal cruiser.
Palmetto At the fore. have counted fortyswo mon
evidently her She is reported 10 have In
abreH 81 tho enqines forward Of the guards There H.
think, doubt that she Is Intended for pri ateer
sjust reported TO me that this vessel has one hun
dred and forty ON board cleared ~ Pass ngcn foI
Nassau.
THE PERSONNEL OF THE NEW COUNCIL or STATE.
The arco-1tricain gives the following decree,
nominating the new Council Of s,ate-
xIvrsrRy or trarE
MAMMALIAN, Emperor OF Mexico
In view OF the decree b. rs ordering the formation Of
Council OF State and by advice OF Council Of Min
sters and considering the merits and qualities united
the following persons We have dscfced and We decree
the following
l. ST. joss Maria IAcurza "a named President Of the
Council OF State.
q The following gentlemen sss COUNCILLOR Of esaas:-