The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-11
MEXICO.


The PrehIa Rebels Defea ed and Dispersed-
severe Fighting and Important Captures by
General AIatorre-The Assassination of Gem
eral PatOni-Fears of General OrteGa for
His Own Life-He Resunces the Presi-
deucy-Outrases on an Anerican.
HAANA, Sept. 10, 1858.
The British mail steamer Mrsey, Captain Taylor.
and the Spanish mail steamer Paris Captain Bayona,
have arrived at this port from Vera Cruz with tele-
graphic dates from Mexico cit to September g. and
with mail advices from Vera ruz to the same date.
The insurrecton In the Pueua sierra had been put
down. Generals Lucas and Eonilla had surrendered
at discretion The sentence OF death that was SUBJ
sequenty pronounced on item for sediton and
armed revolt had been committed. Generals Mier
and Cortina at the head OF 0ree brigades, had de-
feated the rebels at San Mlnel. General Alatorre
himself also defeated another body Of them at
Tetela. The losses on both sdes were great. Gen.
eral Negrete fed with Colorels Prieto and Domin.
guez into the mountain Businesses and had not been
captured.
Governor Antonio Gomez ,uervo OF Jalisco who
had been impeached and deosed by Congress for
having sanctioned the summary execution of some
robbers on the ground that y so doing he had vio-
lated that article Of the federal constitution which
throws safeguard around the life OF the Citizen
had been reinstated.
The assassination Of Genera ]. NJ. Patoni had been
confirmed 1t is reported that the General had been
drugged by order of General Ciuto previous to his
ASSASSINATION. President Jusrez had ordered the
immediate arrest and trial d General Cauto The
papers state that Cauto's intuition was to do away
with General Ortega also. Tie latter had preferred
to return to his prison rather than accept cond-
tional release. lie had also issued manifesto, in
which he renounces all claims to the Presidency and
dnclo
The late conspirators against the life Of President
Juarez had been liberated fDm prison and ordered
into Punishment as also p,est who had delivered
sedtious dscourses at Tehtacan.
Government was occupied with the question OF
military colonies for the nothern frontier
The press Of the capital declare that any treaty on
the subject of foreign prdectorate is unnecessary
Senior lgnacio Vallarta, Minister of Gobernacion,
had resigned his portfolio His successor will proba-
bly, be Senior Rafael Donde.
An American citizen named Pierce had suffered
indgnites at Cordoba, on account of which he had
made formal complaint and application for redress
to Charge d'Afrares Plumb
The Stglo XIX. reminds the Mexican people that
all foreign treaties requiret the sanction Of Congress
Strong efforts we're being made to have the Com
mission for the settlement Of American claims meet
at the capital of Mexico instead of at New York.
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leading part in the Sinaoar revolt, were sentenced to
death, but reprieved. "'.r~
A conducta, with two and half millions Of dol.
lars In specie, had arrived at Vera Cruz.
Senior Augustin Ortega the chief Of the rural police
around Medelln, had been assassinated near that
place. He was inferred at Vera Cruz. A great con-
course attended his funeral.
General Escobed6 had received furlough to at
tend to his Geographic schemes interrupted by the
late Queretaro campaign.
General Corona had solicited furlough to 60 to
California.
The Of the late Senior Gutierrez Estrada Of in
tervention fame, has solicited the return OF his
fathers cOnfscated property.
The anniversary Of the battle between the Ameri-
can and Mexican armies at Churubusco had been
celebrated on august 20 with great solemnty on the
field where the engagement had taken place.
Some slight shocks of earthquake had been felt In
the valley on the I'D ult Accounts had also been
published Of the discovery near Chalco of town
buried In lava, similar to the famous P0mpei. near
Naples. Italy
There is a great deal Of poverty In Mexico, and
suicides still frequent