Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-25
FROM MEXICO.

Adyicee from Brownsville state tha y a. p. .
taro, where GeneIal Mejia retreS.rd ID .rs.s
san LOUIS Poiosi, IL 10 be vaca'ed by Lf1a p
soon he Liberals advaaca upoa fhsf ~ffv
General Escohsd do left MCntr-y frr ne .ufe-
rior on the 9TH instant, with the largest army
ever got together by the Liberals General
BerriOzObsls succeeded ln raising several ra1a-
sand dollars from the merchants OF MatAa1r.s.
and sent The money 70 CCrtnas on the i2ih
instant, with orders to proceed a, once - We
toria. Cortinas ~ recruiting and aTmlnx all
the rsncheros stu In the vicinity OF MAia-
moras, and saye be will be Governor Of
Tamaulipas. At all events ne vial likely pro
nounce for OrteRa. Benito JuArez arrived ~
Dursngo on the roth ultImO. iHe Of S2sU.Cto
was imposed on and paid between three citi-
zens, and a monthly prestamo of sJa,O0O upon
the city to replenIsh has treasury. Prepara-
tions are being made ~ San Louis Po;osi for
the reception OF Juarez, who h. Is said wlll
establish the seat of bis Government IN thst
city. Mexican politicians are certain that
Ortega will soon be President OF the RepnolIc
OF Mexico, If haximiian leaves the couktry.
i he negro patrol guard AZ Brownsville shot
and killed a oiuzen and policeman on the
evening OF the 10th instant
The Ranchero Of the 2Oth IN stant saws q new
and great movement OF reformation IN the Ro-
man Church Is heing Inaugursted thToug hout
Mexico. Rev. Rafael DlaZ Martinez has been
elscted shop OF this new Catholic Apostolic
National Church Of Mexico The object OF
this movement Is 10 break or from the old Ro-
man Church. for the reason. as charged. that
through the RomIsh 10 fuences came Fren ch
arms which have invaded Mexico and Delayed
that land with republican blood
Rev. Father Hernandez, who was captured
by the lmperislists, was shot oy them, alter
suffering unheard o,strociri-s. He VaS charged
with being q Liberal, and end-avoung -
break of from the Roman Church. General
EsCobedo arrived a. San Luis and claimed
two thousand Liberals captuTed al tha place
The whole Of Sierra Garde, including the old
church party: pronounced for the Republ-
cans. The Liberals are fortifying rampico.
| General Treyino is in San Luis, recruiting
General Mejia marched to the protection OF tho
| city OF Mexico. A force Of eighteen thousand
Liberals under General AlvNez have sur
| rounded Curenanaca and the cTty of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS, Jan p. TIE stsamss y
Victor from Vera Cruz on the l9'h instant
has arrived. She brought the remains " eN-
Governor Allen, OF this state. The French
transports had arrived, and It was sNpectpd
that they would depart IN a few davs with the
French troops. A regiment of Egyptians had
left on the French mail steamer a few DAYS
before. MaximiliaB bad issued another proc
lamation cOndemning in the strongest terms
the conduct of General SedgWIck m taxing
| pc session of MatamOras BOth the French
aud Mexican hags wave over the custoHl-
house al Vera Cruz. Macmillan NJ Hacienda
| ce TeJa had consultation with Council Mn
.sters BaZains and CaStelnau, resulting. hoW-
ever, in nothing. The Liberals continued ID
advance by every road on the canftal sv-asD-
ing every ihing before hem. The prospects OF
holding he capital are small. The evacua-
tioD OF MaZailan, Topic, and q a adalalara and
other western cities. followed by the flight n
the French and Mexican lmperialists, nun
bering some 500, has left the entire country
iull OF fugIUves, who are generally an shR
most Sesttute condition. The most desperats Q
efforts are Masking by The native ImperiaIists
10 maintain Maximilian on the throne after
the French leave the country.
AdyIces by the steamer Constitution from
Collins % January u state that the city s
sun in possession Of the Impsrialists. Qua
dalaJara was evacuated by the Imperial forces
WITHOUT n battle. and occupied by the Lib
erals. Lazodo iorbids the passage OF Corona s
troops through hls territory. Four French
NJ Of
IL IS reported that the tort will he evacuated
on The arrival OF the fiagshin Victoria