The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-13
MEXICO.
versions Received at the Capital from the
Aeoes Distrfcts-General EscobedO 70 Watch
fuibssters on the Rio Crande.

Versions Received at the Capital from the
Aeoet Districts-General EscObed0 20 Watch
H"'essters ON the Rio Grande.
Mexico, July 20, 1868.
ine revolutionary clouds are for the moment not
'o potenIous as they have been. Should the few
sms4nlng disturbances be not aggravated and none
o'nefs occur before the sitting OF Congress In Sep
tember, and that BODY devote tts severe attention
'uere'o tnere lust now promise Of brighter days,
comparatively speaking. or Rivera we have heard
nothing OF late, except that his command has been
reduced TO nothing and rumor that he Is not many
miles away from this capital secreted In Hacienda.
where he lies wounded and is awaiting the nerm,s.
sion OF The to pass out of the
molested. or Negrete we only hear that Juan Fran.
cisco Lucas has declined to afhliate with him. az the
question which Lucas agitated Is local one ana not
directly against the general government and that
Negrete's force, having by DEATH wounds. CAPTURE
and desertion become essened efforts to subvert Pres
ident Juarez are puerle. General Escobedo arrived
here on the 18th OF this month. He reports that he
has completely put down the partlsans OF Santa
tan and SnalOa remain in statu quo and until few
new and, as yet, inconsiderable prOnunctanaientos
LEFT the aar Of the State Of Paeba. In regard 70
this the government has been using every means to
terminate without , ca%paign General Lucas
ernor and the general government sustans the
State Legislature OF Puebla in the installation OF
lieved to have been made few days since by the
government. the condition imposed upon General
down Of arms. He was given eight days to accom-
plish this, at the end OF which period, II the terms
are not complied with is expected and agreed that
operations. The eight days have not yet expired.
The late lesser revolutionary clouds Of which
speak are the 'prOnOuncings" of H0norat0
Dominguez and Senior Navarro against the gov.
eminent Of the State Of Vera Cruz. They
commenced with seventy men, which have possibly
been increased. A Geographic despatch to the Sgio
XIX, OF the 10th Of July. from Orizaba, says that
pee and Zongoica and that the rebel force has Just
occupied Paso del Mach0, which Is the small town at
the western end Of the Vera Cruz Railroad. There
has been not little anxiety to know II any attempt
has been made by them to take possession Of any Of
the railroad property there or arrest the course OF
dts as usual on the roads, r0bbng and kidnap-
ping people, but this class Of gentry has been some
what reduced Of late by the summary punishment
meted out to Gavez and Julio Lopez.
The stages running northward, eastward and
westward from Pueba are TOO often of late attacked
and their passengers robbed, and hear OF a Con.
gresham In Mexico, well known In the United
States having been robbed as he was entering Que;
In Mexico the repetition OF their recital is perhaps
hardly necessary.
| The reports which have reached here in regard to
proposed flibusterng expeditions from New Orleans
and other portions of the United States have not
fallen upon lisess ears, and the government has
fully Weakened to the Importance OF the matter.
General EscObedO will leave here very shortly for the
Northern frontier. He will probably make his head.
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command such troops the government shall de-
eide to collect along the Rio Grande for the purpose
which may propose 70 venture on Mexican soil.
This government evidently expects that General Nc
nom the Texas border, and rely upon EscoDedo %
The press Of Mexico is still criticislng and con-
they have taken towards Mexico and the prognosti.
cation which they freely make as to the future Of
this country. Some OF the New York papers ore not
passed by, while special denunciations conferred
! upon the HERALD. The editorial In the HERALD OF
June 10 seems to have particularly touched tender
part of public Dtiment. The statement therein
| contained In regard to new loan being sought In
the United States by Mr.. Romero is handled by the
press here 80 gngerly that there is betrayed even
| doubt as to the nature OF the business which MT.
Romero may possibly have had in the United States.
| July IL upon the article OF the HERALD:-
We insert the following from the HERALD), in
Carried against Mexico. We Cannot do more than
protest against these caumnies and insults and cast
doubt upon the question OF loan which the HERALD
has no power conferred by Congress to ask loan,
nor wond the constitution permit 1t without sucL
Exchange on London 44Xc a 45c; exchange or
New York, 1osa ITO; exchange on Paris, 4.67h q
Freight from vera Cruz to Mexico-ootton, Amer.
| lean, $36 per cwt.
Market quiet But little business done. In consc.
quence Of lack OF confidence all business Is pros.
| trated. No freights from Vera Cruz.
In consequence Of q COnducta OF silver going 10
Vera Cruz in August but little is done in way of ex
change Tor the English packet Of August l. Blt
| little or no exchange with New York.
| Details Of General Escobedo's Cumpaina
| Against tho QucretarO Re6els-The Affair
Reported Settled.
HAVANA, August g. 1883. b
| The English steamer Tyne from Vera Cruz on tina
| LIST inst, arrived here on the 9Th. The Amercs Il
| steamer Granada, from Vera Cruz on the 3oth ui,
via Sisal on the Sd inst, arrived the following
| morning 1.-THE 6th) on port, but had no comnuMca-
| ton with the shore, to avoid quarantine IL New
York, IL any.
The news from the Mexican capital reaches July
| o. General POrnro Diaz is reported to have gone
| to Guatemala on mission which Is said to be OF
some importance.
General Escobedo arrived in Mexico city on the
18th ult from his campaign In the Sierra Of Quere.
taro and reported the instruction there AZ vr-
tually at an end. The events that led to this co.,
summation, briefly detailed, are as foows:--
On the 9th OF July the insurgent Leader
Macario Silva emerged from the Sierra with
strong column to make dash upon T0man, which,
1t Is supposed he expected to take by SURPRISE 10
was met on the way by large body Of the govern.
was badly routed. His loss, according TO the gov.
ernment reports, was very heavy, though General
own (Escobedo's losses Silva retreated to Jalpan
Joining the OF his forces with those of Zar,
zua aud yelasquez On the 18th Colonel Montesinos,
with the First brigade OF General Escobedo's diT.
sion, attacked the place and drove out the insui-
gents, who retreated to the Pnal de Amoles ard
Then to Canaos. The next day Colonel Flores VITA
the Second brigade, occupied Ibarras after little or
no resistance on the part OF the enemy and Genera
Martinez, with the Fourth brigade entered Bucar4i
unopposed. On the 11th Governor Ceramics VIA
the second and Third brigades attacked the
rated forces OF the insurrection under Silva Fart
zua, Montes Reyes and Others and after stubborn
Eight OF two hours duration, badly defeated then.
The insurgents scattered In all directions hurriedk
seeking their several mountain Businesses In small
detachnents This engagement, which occurred
near Cana0s, was the last military trial OF strength
OF the campaign. Having virtually suppressed the
insurrection General Escobedo deemed 1t useless to
further press the insurgents, and his troops, there
fore, advanced no further into the Sierra Tho
routed leaders have since signhed their willingness
to submit to the government and have given up In
trust their arms and ammunition to q Senior Olvera,
who Is treating for them with the government. The
tone OF the press Of the capital indicates that the
Senior will succeed In his mediatory efforts and will
obtain easy terms OF Cancellation for most not an