The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-09
LATEST FROM MEXICO.

Loss of French WCr Steamer Of the
Coast of Vera Cruz - MatehuAlA At
tackled by Escob btdU- The Liberals Re-
puIs.d-M LAuEiaIs' Financial PIans
Adopt Il by MaNInIiLnA-rheA AmporIuI
Government AaiSiug Money ny Taxing
LighL and Similar Schemes, Etc
HAVANA, April 30.-SlnCe my letter OF the 2Sth
instant, Iurtuer items OF news have appeared
tlOm Mexico, rs tOliows:-
On the night VI the 2lst, French war steamer,
direct from France, was wrecked on che coas,
OF Vera Cruz, ana the Admiral immediately seat
OIL two steamers from Sacri iclOs to render assist
anCe; with what success had not been aSCer-
talned when the mail closed.
IN despatch dated san Luis POto5i, 9th inst,
the Project there officially announced thar
aiehuala was attacked nve days previously.
The attack was made at eleven i'll the morning,
by twelve hundred Liberals, under EsCobedo.
The engagement a-ted until six p NJ The loss
to the French, nevertheless, only loots up two
killed and one wounded. The Liberals are re-
ported to have lost thirty officers and seventeen
of the file killed, and colonel, besides major,
seriously wounded. Under cover OF the dark
ness the Liberals retired. The commandant OF
the HaNre arri' ed at Matehuala on tn I'd, the
succeeding ga. with rDniorcements. On bis
way he had a siirmioh with Il small force of
Liberal cavalry. No lulther details axe pub
lshed.
AT last accounts Reeules had moved from the
vicinity OF Aio to san Pedro Jorullo.
From Merida, under dale OF the 4,h INST, it is
said that Minaltlan was occupied by the Inn
pelal forces shortly previous. Thus confirms
rel Lor gwen ON another occasion.
FaraniO is sand TO have been dangerously
wounded, but his reported death was not con-
hrmed
igadierGeneral Bernardo Mramon died in
the caIital on the 18th. Thus, IN the sh ort
period of two months General Miguel Miramon
has lost both parents.
1t has been announced at the Imperial Court
that the Emperor will leave Guadalajara about
the 1st of May.
The examination of the budget for the next
fiscal year has not yet terminated. The new
laws were TO be published i'll a few days; one is
understood to be tor the purpose Of raising tax
on doors and windows. This an editor OF a Mex
lean paper tyles "a tax on light" EEStGfeHe of
the 18th instant saNs:-For several days past the
l. 'uncll OF the Empire, artenued in person by
tue Emperor, has been engaged in an eXan =.
ton of the plan OF bnance adopted by NJ. Lang
lars. 1t is said tha; NJ. Mdintenan, his successor
with the assistance OF the Council, completed
the parts lett unfinished by the former al d WI j
which the latter wds intimately acquainted.
IL Is hoped that the examination will be en-
tirely concluded III few days, and that the
arrangement tor receipts and expenditures,
formed on an equitable basis, will be shOr ~
published. The Imperial pector-Franco-
has suggested the e&pedlency OF opening Puerto
Angel for general commerce.
Guatemala is disposed to recognize the MeX-
can empire, and 1t was reported chat as soon rs
corsummatPd Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador
and Costa RiCa would JON.
The American schooner Minnie q. Atkins had
been seized for violation OF the Revenue laws
She cleared at San Francisco for La PaZ, and
VENT to Altata, which is not port of entry
She was in the hands of the authorities pending
an nvestieation.-N Y. Herald.