Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-13
The Murkrille Gnquirer,
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL l3, 1871
THE MEXICAN REVOLT.

patch from Brownsville, Texas, dated April
End, says "At o'clock this morning Por-
frio Diaz, with an army of about one thous-
and men, appeared before Matamoras. Gen.
De Labarra, in command of the garrison,
sent out three hundred men under Gen. To-
ledo to attack the enemy. This force, how
ever, when out of the city joined the ranks of
Diaz. The National Guard, one thousand,
and the artillery in the city, refused to fire
single shot when ordered by DeLabarra, and
the revolutionists kept advancing. Upon
this all the government troops turned over
except the 9th cavalry, which stood firm.
After some fighting, Gen. De Labarra said he
was betrayed on the battlefield, and left the
city with squad of cavalry for Brownsville
He is now here. The United States gunboat
Rio Bravo is in front of Matamoras to pro-
tect the American and foreign citizens. Diaz
captured $50 men, II pieces of artillery and
712 stand of arms. He lost FIVE killed and
sixteen wounded. Diaz says he will remain
iu .Matamoras until his troops, enter the city
Of Mexico. The commander of the United
States steamer Bravo reports that be can see
no prospect of the Mexican government reta-
king Matamoras for some time, as its troops
in that vicinity have either surrendered or
joined the insurgents. ..,
Intelligence from Mexico, by way of Ha-
vana, as recent as the 9Th instant, represents
that declarations of martial law have checked
the progress of the revolution in many States;
but Oajaca continues in possession Of the in.
surgents, General Alatorres' movements hav.
ing 80 far proved fruitless. General Escobedo
was at Queretaro. He had placed 5000 reg.
ulars at the disposition of the Federal govern
ment and offered 5000 more within fort
night. The number of persons in arms against
the government throughout the country was
estimated at 10000. The rural police at
tackled and dispersed large assemblage of
persons who had met in the neighborhood of
the capital to rejoice over the revolution. A
hundred of ,'.e rebel sympathizers we're killed.
The Isthmus of Tehsuntepec, with the excep-
tion of Jaohitan, WOO in tho Aands of tho row
olutionists. Work on the Central Railroad
in Nuevo Leon had been suspended. Travel
on the railroad from Vera Cruz to the city of
Mexico was almost entirely stopped in conse-
quence of the damage done the road by insur-
gents.
Gen. Loaeza had recaptured Tehuacan, and
was pursuing the revolutionists who interfered
with the railroad. The families, which ar
rived at Vera Cruz from the United States
for Mexico had returned. In view of the
state of affairs, the Diario, the official organ
of the government at the capital, declares
that, except in the States of Oajaca and Vera
Cruz the peace of the country is only dis.
turbed by small bands of malcontents, who
have no concerted plan of action. The Re-
vie,o asserts that the present troubles are
mainly due to the influence of the Church
party. The parties in opposition to the posi-.
ton of the government are divided. Some
proclaim for Diaz, but the majority of the
opposition seem to have no chief in view. The
Trait d. Union says commerce is paralyzed on
account of the increased taxation, and prices
of all kinds ofmerchandise have risen twenty.
FIVE per cent. It complains that the country
is moving more and more toward barbarism.