New-York tribune., 1869-03-30
MEXICO.

THE REBELLION OF NEGRETE PUT BOWMAN
ENVOY FROM THE NORTH GERMAN C0NFED-
ERATIoN-RoADs AND TELEGRAPHs.
IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
MEXICO March 9.-The successes of this Govern
ment in the field still continue. small force Of
rebels who had escaped from the defeat of Negrete
on the 22d ut twenty-five infantry and fifty horse
men under Jesus Garcia entered Chanta. but unfor-
tunatey for them Col. DR.. Basilio Cara was scour
ing the district with light column and in the night
of the 2Sth ul he made forced march OF 10 leagues
(about 40 miles, and reached Chantla at day break
of the 1st inst; he found the enemy well prepared
for resistance in some fortified barracks. but he
made energetic attack npon them at once, dis
tweBty-thrro prisoners of whom four were wounded,
and of these one died the same day
large number OF ths chiefs and ON,
GERS who accompanied Negrete have been caught
in different places but only nine have been exc
cuted namely two in IXcaquistla the DID, four In
Tepeaca on the 26th and three in Orzaba and Ilax-
Gala Gen Iuian the second of Negrete is included
in this list of unfortunate criminals but now IL is
probable that the Test OF the prisoners VIII be SUD
jected TO some inferior penalty. lhe public sentl-
ment is decidedly against the punishment OF death,
excepting only in such where the necessity is
clear and great for the exercise OF severity 10 the
utmost extent. For example, II Negrete should Dc
arrested his life could not be saved, but would Do IN
eytaby sacrificed slight atonement for the sur
ferings and deaths which he has caused in the exer-
else of his guilty ambition. A dispatch OF the Gov
ernor of Oajaca, Cen Don f. Dlaz, dated IN HuaJa-
pun Feb "a, shows that Negrete was IN
desperate
The result of this rebellion Of Negrete will doubtless
be very salutary in demonstrating that revolutions
cannot be easily effected as heretofore, and tnrDu
lent men will have to look out Tor some more teas
able and less dangerous mode OF employing their
energy. a,
State of TamaulIpas with dispatches from Gen. Is
cobedo announcing that the rebels under Branllo
Vargas Cuesta, and other chiefs, united all Their
forces to surprise Col Martinez; they attacked out
found him prepared; he made stout resistance and
repulsed the enemy, causing them serious losses go
From COllma we learn that several mercantile
houses are dispatchng agents to various mineral
districts near the Pacific contract mineral stones
for expectation. These can now DO exported with
perfect freedom, in conformity with the wise law
that was passed in the last session OF Congress- ana
doubtless n most important trade will quickly be es-
tablished in this aTticle Virgin mines. and others
which have been abandoned since the war OF inde-
pendence, which are near the coast or naVlgaDle
rivers, will now become very valuable, and many OF
your enterprising capitalists may find here new
We IL ha1s we i SGVces from n Hamburg that Mr. Hurt
Won SchlOgeT, who First Secretary TO the Ger
General to this Republic for the Germanic Confeder
alton, and that he would probably embark IN the
French packet in the middle OF last month. He
brings instructions to obtain commercial treaty,
| MANY families from Cuba arrived at Vera Cruz IN
the last British steamer, and sailing vessel was ex-
peced with many Others, IN seaTch OF a new nome,
passed authorizing this Government 10 construct Il
| wagon-rOad from Queretaro TO point on the river
Panuco or one of its tributaries from whence nayl-
! CATION mi ght be practicable to Tampico. The en-
| gneer, Don Jose NJ. Romero, was named to
survey the ground, and ne has made very lucid
report in which he estimates the cost OF fcoustructon
| from QueretarO to the rancho del MlradOr, on the
river Moctezuma aluent Of the PanucO, in $780,
| 0O0-for a distance of 62 leagues telegraph line
| has been commenced TO communicate the town OF
Sombrerete with the city OF San Luis POos and the
| Governor Of Zacatecas has invited the Governor Of
Durango to cooperate with him for the establishment
| of telegraphic communications between the two
States An Evangelical society exists in the State
of Zaeatecas and is increasing in numbers; its MEM
bers subscribing for the erection OF Protestant
church. and the name of DR.. Severe Cosio ex-GOver-
| nor of the State, and very estimable character,
figures in the list Evangelical societies also in
existence in this capital, and are making progress.