Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-06-28
IMPORTANT MEXICAN NEWS.


SANTA ANNA AT VERA cRUz-oRDERED TO
LEAVE BY UNITED STATES COMMANDER LEROY.
Washington, June 20.-Our government
to-day received official dispatches from the
United States Consul at Vera Cruz and Com
mander W. b. Leroy, of the United States
Steamer Tullahoma, lying off that city, sta
ting that on the 4th instant Santa Anna ar
rived at Vera Cruz, in the steamer Virginia,
and anchored under the guns of the fort,
the officer in command at Vera Cruz being a
friend of Santa Anna. That the latter with
considerable flourish, announced that he came
there by the desire and at the request of both
Juarez and Macmillan, and backed and sup
ported by the United States government. to
take control of the Mexican government
| These facts were Immediately made known
to the United States Consul and Commander
Leroy, who, believing Santa Annals state
ment to be false, came together and consul
ted as to the course to be pursued.
Commander Leroy at once repaired aboard
the Virginian and informed Santa Anna that
he and his suite must come aboard the Uni
Eted States vessel Tullahoma and spend the
night, it then being nearly dark.
Santa Anna and his suite were then con
Quoted to the vessel last named, and kept
there that night, the commander giving up
his cabin to the adventurers.
On the following morning early, Com
mander Leroy had Santa Anna and his par
| ty again placed on board the steamer Vir-
ginia, and the latter vessel, with her Mexi-
can passengers, was conducted by the Tulla-
homa twenty miles out to sea, and there set
at liberty, with instructions to Santa Anna
not to appear again in that vicinity.
SANTA ANNA ATTACKED BY LIBERAL GUNBoATs,
CAPTURED AND SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.
Ne,o York, June 20.--The steamship
Virginia, which arrived at Havannah,
brought the following startling intelligence
respecting the movements and fate of Santa
Anna, who, it will be remembered, left this
city about five weeks ago in the Virginia,
for Vera Cruz, ostensibly for the purpose Of
placing himself at the head Of revolution
airy party in Mexico. The General landed
at Vera Cruz on the 18th inst, but was i'm
mediately compelled to re-embark. The Vir-
ginia then left for the port of Sisal, but on
arriving there was surrounded and attacked
by Liberal gunboats Santa Anna was for
chilly removed from the ship by the liberals
and taken on shore He was then subjected
to summary trial before a court-martal
and was sentenced to be hanged on the 9th
inst.
THE TRIAL OF MAXIM1LIAN--TnE SIEGE OF
MEXICO.
San Luis Potosi, June 3 Macmillan 3
trial was to have been resumed tomorrow,
but his counsel not having arrived, will be
again postponed. Miramon's relatives, who
are in this city, have secured counsel on his
behalf. Mejia, on being asked who he would
name for his defence, replied General Eseo-
bedo, whose life he had once saved when
MARQUEE had him prisoner and wanted to
shoot him. Escobedo, however, refused to
act. The probabilities grow greater that the
trials will be postponed on one pretext or
another, until after the fall Of Mexico and
Vera Cruz, and the arrival Of the American
Minister. Meanwhile, to allay the popular
excitement and satisfy the army. who are
clamorous for Maximilian's blood, circum-
stantial accounts Of his execution are con-
stantly circulated
From Mexico comes the news that Mar
quez has put the wife Of Minister Igleside,
one Of President Juarez's Cabinet, and the
wife Of the Liberal Governor of the State,
in prison, and threatens to shoot them with
some fifty other Liberal. families, whom he
holds under arrest, unless Macmillan is Civ
en- up.
Up to this date June 81 the siege was go
ing on, Diaz aiming to reduce the city in the
same manner as Queretaro.