New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-14
FROM HAVANA AND MEXICO
Important Imperial Observation-Disclosures
Of Religions TeIersaien-The Osxaea
Prisoners-A ahesion 10 the Empire
The American Flag Torn Down NJ
Maiameros-Texan Unienists Deliv.
cred Over TO the Confedcrates.
HAvASA. March ?. ices.

The English mail packet Elder arrived yester
dsy from Tampico and Vera Cruz with dates from the
latter Mace 10 the ID inst and from the City Of Mexico
TO the 2s,h u The most important items Of news are
the DEGREES o. Macmillan one granting religious lib
ety and the other approving OF tie accumulation Of
the Church property ordained by the Republican Gov
ernment In 1857 and 1882 II was geueraIy supposed
tina, the howings which the Roman Catholic clergy and
the old women SET up against this reform would have
prevented Macmillan from undertaking II, at least IN
til hs heard from Rome.
We are yet In the dark as the details Of the capture
of Oaxaoa. The accounts Of the affair arc someWha
contradictory Some say that Disz and his forces were
not captured they having evacuated Tie place during
The night Tie Er, Eoursis ssys: "On the 2Oth oi
JapuaTy the CITY OF Osxaca entirely surrounded
aud the water cut OF On the 2d tire beselyed made
sore which was repuised with lGs 70 .Ie
enemy who was Obliged 10 retrea into the CITY aban
doning their cannon 49,, "a,
menced along the whole ine ID the nas q 'ng
SAINT fire from the city which however did niue cam
AGE The greatest part Of the proeces were Oh iead
ard metal On the sd Of February the enemy took up
pogtop from which they actively opposed the operations
q the siege On the 9th the Zouaes occupied one 81
the defenses OF the city -Four hundred procedures we're
tnrown on the eth aud sth and OF The night OF the e
nrenarstions were made for general ASSAULT next
morning. But in the night Porfrio Diaz. with an aid
appeared before Marshal Bszaine and surrendered th
place uucondi;ionally -Four desertcrs were captured
L DlaZs army, hDu VIII VIC oHVtt 'NH SN-NN 49, 49,
On the isti ut excavations were commenced for the
railroad at the foot Of the Sierra de Maltrata-
Three hundred soldiers sent TO Sonora arrived OF
Mazatlan Jan. 81, under Col. Cotterel
we learn from Vera Cruz that on the path ult con.
duca OF $500 900 wa its way from Mexico 10 that
(gty Since that date nothing has been heard OF ~
We are told that Zacapoaretta was captured by Lieut.
| Col Kodolich on the l7td ult
! Tic submission of Gen. Garcia Is conhrmeo Dut
Gen Rcheagaray still holds out and will probably leave
4 the country az a last resort nj, A., u,
! The Spanish Minister the Marquis Riyers the !tai'
ian Minister. Carde de la Tour ana Mr hiaaloto',
the Secretary OF the British Legation, had arrived al
Vera Cruz on their way to Mexico, .,....
Don Luis Robles had returned rom ma.amoios'
where he had inauguratcd several salutary reforms,
the expenses Of which were to be derayed o! tax o.
i2I cents on every package through the Customs a
lighthouse was TO be established at the mouth OF the o
Bravo bureau Of colonization had been formed aud
lands set apart for immigrants. city railroad was
chartered female school is TO be founded. water IN
troduced into the houses, and many other projects ar
"a he carried out new port will probably be opened
at Jesus Maria. connected with Matamofos ny ran
road. n a.. Mat.
,noros for ASYLUM and forcibly taken from the
American Consulate aid delivered over as prisoners 20
Wood. was ordered TO leave. His flag was torn down
hv tho mob IN the presence OF the Franco Mexican
officials who made no effort to stop the outrage;
THE visit of Macmillan TO vera cruz and fucatan
&ys'h are nothing OF interest from San Domingo
The forces there are hourly awaiting orders to abandon
the whole undertaking. . ,. ,s H.
Macao with 500 coolies and on the 9th the Belgian sn
Leopold Carteunk with 4o7 coolies.
~ the nights of the 4th and 5h our haroor was the
.ccnss 81 s attempt at piracy. The facts as am In
formed are as follows About II m on me Mh two
boats approached the American steamer SHOOTING Sts,
S,th mtfIed oars one on each side Oniy one OF tne
nst. Wsa perceived at 6rst which seemed % contain
sSont twenty men The other bosthad only three men
Finding the the alert the large Scas @
o,rs .i"nrside and man unpsrceysd by any Of ths
crew. managed 70 get board Shorty aer. .Ss1
$780,. i.sd and handcuffsd but during the night h<
snccesdsd IN getting the hsndeu off, jumped into ID;
water. and called 70 the steamer Teo1 wD'0A 0"e'''
poa aa II the captain learned that another attempt
xonia Ne made that night and in coninncsion WIN
scnds on shore applied the captain OF Tue pot io
o,",,on II was communicated TO the Captain Gen
ho ordered that barge OF armed men should q
ssnt and that the steamer should be towed uhaei n'
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