The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-03


In winch the victory again inclined to the side OF
the government. Both engagements, however, are
admitted to have been rather indecisve In their
suits and not to have amounted to much. General
Alatorre has been reinforced by another brigade and
has now over i've thousand men under him, showing
that this Puebla Sierra insurrecti0n IL the most
sequenttal one the Juarez administration has
as yet had to deal with. The insurgents have con-
centrated large part Of their troops on the Cerro
San Miguel, aud It was said IN Mexico city that
General Alat0rre had sent three strong columns
commanded respectively by Generals Cortins, Car
known In Vera Cruz when the Marsella LEFT how
this projected attack terminated. In another part
surrectionary band Of Jesus Garcia continued their
depredatons, almost unopposed The absence OF
nearly al troops because employed with General
Aatorre elsewhere, had left wide field open for the
exercise Of their revolutionary talents, of which
Garcia ana followers have amply pronted. The
neighboring district of Matamoros Izucar has been
made to participate In the scenes OF their exploits
several towns having been visited by attachments
rom Garcia's band, 0ne'of which had occupied the
Cerro San Esteban and Taonal and was still there
al me latest dates Garcia, be II remembered, goes
for Ortega for President.
In the state OF Campeche the revolutionary names
nave again burst out At the town Of Tixmucuy
Colonel Jose Antonio Muhoz. OF the National Guards,
pronounced. some time In July, against the state
the national authorities. At first he had but one
hundred and fifty men. but having since occupied
several towns he must have somewhat increased his
forces. When the Marsea departed from Vera Cruz
report prevailed that Muhoz had been defeated by
the government troops at the Hacienda kanki and
his band scattered to the four winds.
The Legislature of Vera Cruz did not convene In
extra session on the 18th, Is ordered by Governor
Hernandez for want OF quorum II was not known
when this could be obtained. The Legislature OF
Puebia too, was without quorum; and no sess ems
had been held for a week or NOR ION this account.
In consequence the dispute between Governor Garcia
and the state Judges which the Legislature had
been investigating. remained undecided. .,
The employees OF the cotton millsof Tizapam, tai
pam, Miranores, Rio Hondo, Hormiga and Colmena
trecenty stopped because they were not paving ex,
pcnses to their owners have petltoned the national
government To take or ali contributions and taxes
from the establishments and their productions, so
that the proprietors may resume work ana tnus ena
bic the now destitute operatives to Rain their daily
subsistence. No answer has as yet been returned ny
the government
Cruz has at last started and was expected In the
latter place on the 2ist IL brings s23O0o00 oil OF
which will leave by the English steamer on septe.
Der for Europe. Another conducta, reported 70
have g. O00 0O0 had left San Luis de Potos ior Tam
pico. IL will arrive time enough LOT tne EN-.
barkation Of the specie In the English steamer.
Altogether this vessel Will bear away from
Mexico some s5,000,000. mostly IN SILVER CONS.
This will leave wide chasm IN the monetary
circulation OF the country, and money, already
deemed scarce, must become scarcer Inc mexican
press fully foresees this, and many Journals IN con-
sequence strongly denounce the lmpoucy ana Jolly
of permitting such drain OF the nations wealth.
IL u particularly remarkable that OF the - 10000
that left Mexico city only $780, 900 were Tor CONNER
cal purposes. The large balance OF 500 600 are
the funds OF caoitalistsaand others withdrawn from