New-York tribune., 1869-05-19

SENSATIONAL REPORTS - THE CIVIL WAR ~
sINALoA-CHARGEs AGAINST PUBLIC fUNc-
IONARIEs-OPESING OF TELEGRAPH LlNLs'
lFRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
MEXICO May 2-Strong sensations have not been
deficient during the past month. First it was re-
portcd. and also believed by parties who are gene
rally well informed that the movement 20 long ex-
pected for tho independence Of Sonora Snaloa. Du-
range. and chihuahua had at lengh taken form and
snbstance The Federal officer who had been ap'
pointed 10 visit the maritime CustOm-liouse OF
Guavamas arrived suddenly at Mazatlan IN boat
with the object OF frustrating smuggling transaG-
tiOn; and immediately We were staTlSh Nv 1o aul,l.
ge1ce that be and tho rest of the Federal officers
in sonora had been expelled bv the Governor OF tnat
State as the first step IN the war of separation Whtn
was 70 be aided 10y California goq ana Dy thousAha'
OF American symplthHeIs. Also, u was conn,
IDENTIFY asserted that Pacido de Ia Vega had landed
in that State with so tuns OF ammunition ana
materials OF war with many officers Va assist ~ tue
work but time iu his undertaking night has shown
the fasehoOd Of these reports C0rgncl Don AdoIo
Palacio escaped from confinement snort time ago
and collecting few men, he pronounced against the
Government of Sinaloa and entered Culicah' Hheie
he obtained some resources by imposing forced loans
but he abandoned the place when some OoysrNhehl
troops from Mazatlan marched 70 attack however
he was followed. oyertaken, defeated. ana ne, 20
gether with bis principal adherentS, WAS klled OH
the battlefield. llo appears TO have been DIaEe
man, but his revolutionary career was soon ended'
tbus afording another proof that these KIND OF en-
terpriscs arc infinitely more dangerous than hereto
fore and that the circumstances Ol the hati3h hhlo
wonderfully changed. sonora ana SIhaioa "iV
at urescut cnioying more peace than usual AIltI-
ward We were surprised by the news tn1t Con pun
Diego Alvarez had pronounced IN the ot1le oI 1iSi i
ZERO that his forces had taken Acapulco, ana thls
,vas Ia be the commencement of general rising 10
overthrow Juarez Our old friend Time mas also re-
vealed the true dimensions OF TINS movement 'o.e
turbulent characters or ambitious patIlots pro
,o,rccd ia the Costa Chca" and attempted 10 sur
nrise Acapnlco bnt were fOlled by the garrison ol
that port, and have since dispersed; Don plVsU 80 nr
I,4a Sagr,
in this captal To assure tho Government that nc
lad no participation in this foolish ailalr; ne Au
ministTation appear To nave Oeeh I i H.; H.
when the first exaggerated reports arrived they us
Matched Immediately over 1900 good troops, under
the command of Gen Egulluz TO reontorce!Arce VINO
Ia the constitutional Governor OF guerrero Eoi-
tunately they will now have notmngi 10 90. "a.
| In Talnaulipas the TevOlutiOnists Cucsta BrauIo
Vargas and some Others, are still struggling WIN
tenacity worthy OF a better cause DIt tn9l J,o
IDENTIFY i'm n desperate position, aud probably VIII
coon have 10 choose between the alternatives oi con
ccoiment flight or death. The operations IN that
State have been OF such sangunaTy character US 10
pTecude any chance OF mercy Tor the revolutionary
chiefs who may become prisoners. O.
The chiefs OF the army, Geus' EscoDeno, So@ioIa' @
and AlatOrre who lately assembled In TINS cap
ifoI have all returned 10 resume the command oi
their respective divisions. " =, .
The extraordinary powers demanded by inc pov.
ernment for the more eectua persecution OF robbers
end kdnappers have been granted by Congress, ana
| II is 10 be hoped that henccforward there WIN 10
more security against these gentry, ana that conf
nroyed a law presented by tho Minister OF Jnsilce
Tor tbe establishment Of uries for the tral OF cri
nal canses i'm the federal district ~ IN TO De hopsu
| that this good example will DO followed by the
| States. III ,Loro hos boen
mite a mania" to accuse public fu4cuonares IN the
Eedcrol and State Legislatures. Ia Queretaro, ths
dnuties lately fell in with the fashion and accused
their Governor but this gentleman s popular IN tS
town and on Friday last, when the deputies retlLed
from their labors in the palace, they were moDpeu
and ronphy used by the populace, and force had 10
| be used 10 restore order. - ,,,.o 81 a., ,ort ~
The telegraph line from GuadaaJara 70 me port "a ~,
| ManzaniIl0, Via COma, has been completed, anu @
connects Vera Cruz with the Pacific. telegram mas
arrived this afternoon by this line, announcing tnas
near Punta Arenas the steamer America was buIneo
ne neu, IT, ,,o%aae from Panama TO San Francisco the
passengers and crew were saved HeL 70 Pnabnd
m one aide and TO Tlapam on the other me ran
way to the latter place has also been sno
@ also voted sums in aid of the telegraph lines rom
Zacstecas 20 Durango, and thence 70 Ha@s "a Mata
and 10 finish the line from this caPtal 10 nao.
noros which will place MS ia magnetic CONF colJluiii'"
Hou ysitb tie land of the Stars and Stripes"