The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-20
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Progress OF tho Revolutionary Move
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Progress OF tho Revolutionary MOvs-
n'A's-Vera cruz aG Ihe Mercy Of A.
surgehtS.
The New York Hera2d's correspondent, writ
ing from Vera Cruz under date of August s,
says:-
Vera Cruz may be attacked at any moment
with gre IT proba olllty of success, there are
no forces mere capable of Tepelling deter
mined enemy. The only reliable troops have
been quar- cred in the Castle of st. Juan de
Uloa, where they are most needed. The Gov
ernmeut's confidence IN the men and officers OF
the other battaons is quite limited, and fears
are continually entertained that they will pro-
nounCe. 1t Is even suspected that the two
dis tine uished prisoners of Ulloa- General Cas-
tlllo, Chief of STAFF OF MaximiIian, and the best
engineer OF Mexico, and General Escobedo,
commander OF one OF the divisions of Qnetetaro,
are likely soon TO be placed at the head OF u
revolutionary party, instead of accomplishing
their ten years Imprisonment.
The military authorities here called for help
from Mexico City, and were answered BY the
Secretary OF War, General lgnacio Mejia, that
not even single man could be sent, since all
available troops were already busily engaged in
the Suppression OF revolutionary movements
against President Jua1ez aud liberalism, as typi-
fed by the present natloual government.
General Alatorre, commanding 10 tue Puebla
Sierra, lately called for reinforce ment of one
thousand men, but only received Two hundred.
The newspapers here aud at the capital have
some sort OF report that he had de1eated the
insurgents, in the sierra, but it is dealt out in
snch way as 10 lead TO the belief that there is
not particle of truth in 1T. On the contrary
well authenticated news from Jalapa has been
received here that Alatorre had reached the
city with only two hundred men ft TOR service
and many wourded, having been badly defeated
in the Sierra ny Negrete, who had reunited
with Lucas. The balance OF General Aatorre's
army, less the killed, OF course is said TO have
gone over to Negrete's standard.
1t this is confirmed, as think it will be ere
long, Puebla and Vera Cruz States are at the
mercy OF Negrete. In very short time the fate
OF the Juarez party will be decided. 1t is esta
blshed beyond the point of doubt, that, all
political parlsanship laid aside. the greatest
uneasness and dlscontent prevails throughout
the republic. But lew persons can form cor
rect idea OF the misery prevalent IN the interior
States. Agriculture IS everywhere almost
ruined; industry has ceased all the principal
manufactures have stopped work commerce
is dead, and the thousands of men employ yed
in carrying foreign goods from the seaports
10 the interior Cities 10 Wns, and villages are
without employment, since there are NO goods
to carry. Live these men must, and naturally
enough they take to the highways aud murder
and plunder for living, Some ambitious in
dlvidual soon gathers nun Der OF these poor
devils together and, forming formidable band,
INDUCES in a prOnurcidnerato, to give the ap-
pearauce OF respectability to his cause. Such
is unqugstionably the source and origin of most
of the armed opposition against the government
one movement crushed 10 day TO be succeeded
by a worse one somewhere else on the folio wing
morrow.