The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-17
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.


HAVANA, August IL, 1896.
The steamship Columbia leaves to-day Sunday, at an
early hour, having been detained by tho three days
observation which ali vessels from New York and
some othcr ports are subjected.
1 send you the important news received yesterday
from Mexico by the Spanish steamer Paris which left
Vera Cruz the 9th 9th instant, and brings dates
from the Mexican capital 10 tho % instant together with
Prince Salm-S alm, passenger, route for Europe
On the 30th OF July his Majesty the Emperor issued
decree TO tho effect that tho Departments Of Mchoacan
and Tancaro having assumed by the action OF the peo.
pie hostile attitude against tho government thereby
causing estates to be devastated and prevail
everywhere ; and furthermore, considering that
the laws must be enforced. are placed under
martial law General Mendez has been gvon the com.
mand Of these departments and they to be tempo
rsrly known as the First and Fourth Military divisions
Il Is particularly decreed that all the municipalities
within the limits Of those departments shalt give all pos
sble aid to tho military authorities for the execution
OF orders and the existing laws In each military dvi.
sion there Is to be standing martial for the trial
OF all persons brought before il charged with BY
another dcrce issued tho day. the departments
Tuspan and Tuonclngo also put under martial law,
likewise the district Of Zacatisn the Department of
Taxoala In this decree tho Emperor admits that these
bands of robbers and that their remarkably
pfsiudicia 10 the interests OF the nation Brigadisr
Count uo Tnun mas received the command the
above departments and district He has further been
empowef,d TO establish standing court martial
by anoth.r decree the police force OF the whole
Try are made subservien 10 the gendormerie In this
decree 70 Baron Tnda Lieutenant Colonel OF the gen.
ddrsrt - gvon tho direction OF the Department Of the
Valley OF Mexico ard he u especially charged with the
general public security He has been invested with all
ccessary power 70 cNeca,c these functions
Don Antonio viscaioo has been appointed Assistant
Secretary OF State.
II rumored that Regules had arrived al ZIcuaaro
with arms &c. Awful eyacton> were enforced in all
the towns and hacicndas The proyreors and ad minis
traitors compelled 10 give large sans OF money de-
manded by way OF arrears.
According to a despatch from Escobeio IN Juarez
dated the 10th OF juno before Matamoros sac r,pea
lists lost 1000 and the Juarists only 1000 The
despatch further that In the fight with the brigade
Of Tamaulras, under Canaes the former lost 400 allied
and 500 prisone while the Juaris,s only lost 200 men
altogether
The garrison OF Vera Cruz Is not strong enough 10
withstand attack from the guerillas maraudng
neiEhborhood augmented as these by enemies TO
tho empire who have gone out from the city 10 join
them.
Part or the cavalry squadron OF Jaara is reported
have passed TO the republicans under Honoracio
Dominguez dsarming the infantry posted on the Jalapa
road who refused TO join them. Tho road was immc-
datcy biockaded by the liberals 70 the injury Of
dton of the Cordoba and Paso del Macho route, was
being sent by Jalapa To keep up The commus catons
with Orixaba and vora Cruz II II necessary 10 have y
ing squadron on the road.
on the 25th OF July the gueras under Preio attacked
= detachment OF Egyptians at Modelling, capturing some
In deposit there belonging TO the cavalry squadron
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