The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-14
MEXICO.

tWGNtSOs
Tho Guatemnlnn Encroachment Question
Trials Of Two State observation-disclosures Of
the Sierra Gorda RevoIt-The Whole COun.
try Disiurbed-The Indian Massacre I'm Cam
pachy-Murder Of Prisoners.
HAVANA, June g. 1858.
The Royal mall steamer Mersey arrived here late
yesterday evening from Vera Cruz, which place she
left on the LIST inst Her advices from the Mexican
capital are up to May 20 by mail and May 81 by tee
graph.
Congress adjourned on the 31st ult. to meet again
in September. The several necessary government
appropriations voted In railway matters only
the Zangronig road was approved The English
concession and the divers American railroad schemes
were given the go-by until next session. Mr.. Arson
Bangs and other speculative American nnanciers
who went to Mexico to supervise the passage OF
their applied for grants through Congress are
now returning home, quite disguised, wiser
II not better men. The La Barra-Pritchard
projected line OF steamers from New Orleans to Vera
Cruz failed also OF obtaining the subvenon solicited
for it, which no doubt will be the means OF prevent
ing the line ever getting beyond state OF project.
Congress, Notwithstanding the remOnstrances OF the
Executive, passed the act for the classification OF
taxes and contributions. In the last days session
Minister Lerdo de Teada, Secretary Of Foreign Rea
tons, stated in reply to questions propounded him
that the government was investigating the COM
plants made Of enCrOachments the part Of Guate
mala.
Sitting, like its great prototype at Washington, as
a "high court" the Mexican Congress has tried
SeOr Gomez Cuervo, Governor Of the State OF Jalis
CO. for 'high crimes and misdemean0rs," consisting
in the arrest, Imprisonment, whipping and shoot ng
of citizens OF the State by his ORDERS without
warrant or triad, in contravention Of the
constitution and laws OF the land. Gov
ernor Cuervo plead mot gullty;' but, less
fortunate than President Johnson. he was
found guilty by q vote Of 107 to 25 more than two
thirds. He was defended by Senior Lancaster Jones'
The case has been placed before the Supreme Court
for decision as TO the legal effects Of the verdict
rendered. Governor Cuerv0 has been allowed q
congo Of six months by the Legislature Of Jalisc0
and Don Emetri0 Robes Gil was elected Governor
al Interim. On the day succeeding that Of Governor
Cuervo's conviction, General Felicano Antillon Gov.
ernor Of Guanajuato, was likewise arraigned before
Congress on charges somewhat similar to those
brought against the Jalisco Executive, but more for.
tunae his trial resulted In his acquitta This result
generally anticipated Governor Cuervo's appear.
ance before Congress surprised many, and he is in
Obeyed the summons served upon him, instead Of
responding with pronunctaratento.
The revolutionary movements initiated at Jaipan
and Cadereyta, reported in my last, have extended
to nearly the whole State Of Queretaro and the CAPT
tai was about the only place IN possession OF the
besieged. The insurgents carried the city Of San
Juan del Rio which at last accounts was menaced,
and Immediately thereafter the municipality and
citizens made common cause with them. The whole
Of the Sierra Gorda and Mejias Sierra have joined
| Anna has been proclaimed Chief Executive of the
| republic. The leader of the instruction Is Colonel
Jose Velasquez, actively aided BY Don Vicente Mar
tnez and Colonies Francisco Morales and Tiros
Reyes. The latter captured the town OF San Giro de
Abercas in the State OF San Luis de PotosL but near
/ OueretarO a demonstration
against Rio Verde, but did not attack
maS apS ss that s ys1ds
had been captured by the revOutonists and the pre-
feet killed In view OF the difficult condition Of
affairs In the State the Legislature OF QueretarO had
invested the Governor with "extraordnary powers''
for sixty days, and he at began armng the cit
teipated assault the place. He had also dissolved
the city municipality for having protested against
The national at Mexico at rst treated the
Queretaro Instruction as OF but little consequences
then It announced that the insurgents did not num-
Der five hundred men, and finally It realized the
magnitude OF the rebellion and ordered division to
the relief OF Queretarosad by the opinion Nacioal
to be that Of Escobedo and by the Constitutional
that OF COrlna. The latter paper charges that the
insurgents Of Japan captured and then shot Senior
Francisco TreJo the leading Juarisa Of that place
Latest private advices received represent the Quere
| taro instruction as nourishing.
| A band Of four hundred headed by General D. ].
BetanzOs on the oath ult. captured Pachuca, and
then proclaimed General Porfrio Dlaz President. It
| is not supposed the movement meets his approba-
| ton. The government has at last accepted hts
| resignation OF the position OF Uommandern-C Chief
| OF the Second Grand Division, and has appointed
| General lgnacio Aatorre, OF late Yucatan fame as
Colonel Foster has been named Military Commander
| OF Vera Cruz, vice General Milan, removed The
government troops are reported as pursuing General
Aureliano Rivera and followers, but without having
t able as st 70 orcs cSsm n a On
forces entered the village OF Tlanepanta but eight
miles miles, from the capital causing considerable
| one, cOntenting themselves with pressing q rev
horses. At last reports General Rivera was at
Huerta and Colonel Pauline NOriega have pubiishe
denias Of any completely In his revolutionary. move
ebla rendered his resignation as Brgadier General
IN the regular army, which the government accepted
Now that ne mas broken on an connection with the
General will pronounce at the hrst favorable oppor
| tunity.
| on the 18th ut he united his forces with those OF
General Cravioto, and early next morning
sition on Mont Chochichiqua, and 'V after "a a
short combat completely routed him. When last
,uf % NegTee was at
| quently again reported that on the 2sth ult. he
attacked and drove out OF the village OF Tecamac
General Betanzos the hero OF the pronuncidn
| at Pachuca In favor OF General Porfrio Diaz. Gene
raj Bocardo's troops killed three OF the enemy's
forces, wounded i've and captured twenty-five.
ON the goth ult. General Cortina, at the head OF
| two hundred men, surprised the guerilla Rosaio
the village OF san Pedro near Fula aud In quarter
| Of an hour killed two, wounded four and captured
twenty-five the rest OF the band Flores OF the
ber erecting their escape. The captured prisoners
have been brought TO Mexico city to be tried by
court martial.
Colonel Canigal pronounced against the govern.
ment atzacar state OF Pueba, the 10th ult., and
assists Zertuche in sustaining the claims OF General
| Mendez TO the Governorship Of the state. Colonel
Catarino Fragoso, at the head Of one hundred men,
Is maraudng his accustomed beats In the district
OF Tepeji. He Is enlisting men and pays for what
ever horses aud provisions he takes with notes pay
| able In specie whenever General Porfrio Diaz be-
| comes President On the 2st ult. General Silva,
with al hundred man. entered the Aiuchit.