The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-01
FROM MEXICO.
Prisoners Shot by the Liberals.
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THE HEALTH OF THE EMPIRES
CARLOTTA.

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Private advices from Guayafias Say tIiat
peace reigned throughout Sonora.
Tunora the Indian Chief, who escaped from
Guayamas, was captured by the Liberals on a
vessel bound to Mazatlan, together with twenty
others, all of whom were taken back to Quay
amas and shot. Tanora was Guagui Indian,
and had been decorated by Maximilian with
the cross of the legion of honor for services rem
dered the Imperial cause in Sonora
Among those shotwere DIR. Person a nephew
of Guadara, and the following Imperial Gene
rails, Teran Y. Barrias and j. NJ. Armada. The
Liberals promised to spare their lives if they
surrendered peaceably, but executed them
Mazatlan had been placed under martial law.
A letter from Mazatlan dated Oct. ODD, says
military matters are not changed. Some say
Corona will soon attack the city, others that he
will make a demonstration ON Topic, but all
say he win fight the French before the evacua-
ton of Mazatlan. "'e Il I
The transports Rhine and Talisman were
daily expected to remove the horses, mules and
ammunition Some guns had been taken from
the forts and destroyed.
The Imperial Commission has issued decree
requiring property holders to pay rent to the
Imperial Government instead of to the owners,
the goods of those refusing to obey being seiz-
ed and sold, .t ts
The bark Francis Palmer has been released.
Lanori Almana and seventeen others were
captured in an open boat unarmed and made
no resistance. Almada was shot Immediately
by Albltze, whose brother had been shot by Al
mada some months before. The balance of the
party were taken to Guayamas and shot on the
26th of September. The scene at their execu-
ton is said to have been horrible. When the
first volley was fired some were praying and
others cursing their captors. Not half of them
having been killed by the first volley, second
volley was fired, after which the officers rushed
in with revolvers and sabres and shot or cut
down all who showed signs of life Thirteen
other prominent Imperialists were captured
and shot on the 10th of August These execu-
tions it is said will end the Imperial cause in
Sonora t'ri lag
| .e.-..ls NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 81.
Adyices from the City of Mexico to Oct. 22d
| have been received.
The news of the mental disease of the En-
| press Carlotta had been received from the Mex
| lean Minister in. Europe. A solemn service
had been ordered by the Ecclesiastical authori-
| ty in the Cathedral and other chief churches
| invoking the assistance of Heaven in her be-
| half. Her disease is styled brain fever. She
had been conveyed to the palace of Mramar
The last dispatch respecting her condition, dat
| ed Oct. 18th, gave a bare hope of her recovery
The Emperor had been sick of intermittent
| fever. - Er.
The condition of Mexico was no bett .r
though the Imperialsts had been successful in
| all the engagements mentioned.
| Diase had posse sSion of the City of Oaxaea
but the fortified places were in the hands of the
Imperialists, who We're expecting reinforce
!