New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-24
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Tho Vera Crps steamer City of Mexico,
which arrived Wednesday 1t this port,
brought Mexico City papers ~ late - the
| fifteenth instant. From the Ztso Republics
| the following items of the revolution are
compiled:
Martial law has been declared in the
State of Tlsxcals.
It is said that there are 1000 revolution
lists in Sonora.
There il but one band of revolutionists in
the State of Guerrero
In the battle Of Jszmin, the revolution.
lists had two pieces of artillery disabled.
Forty pronunciadOs captured the town Of
Jaltipam, near Minatitlan, on the seventh
instant.
The rebels in the neighborhood of Mineral
del Monte were dispersed on the eighth in
slant.
General Corella, in private letter, states
that he lost eighty men, killed and wound.
ed, at San Cristobsl.
The revolutionists that entered Aguasca-
lientes from Jalisco, have been driven from
the State.
The force of revolutionists commanded by
General Galvan was defeated on the fifth
instant in Zapotlan.
The feeble revolutionary movement in
~SSAe seAAAe~>SS
completely put down.
General Escobedo will take up his head
quarters in Celaya, in order to direct the
military operations in the centre OF tue re-
public.
One of the aqueducts bringing water
| into the city was cut few days ago in the
Canada by q small band Of prOnunciados.
A band of 600 revolutionists, under COM
mand of Rosendo Marquee, was defeated
| in the State of Aguascalientes, few days
| AGO. bv General Sanchez Rivera.
The remnant of Meas band of Micho-
acan revolutionists has entered the State
| Of Jalisco. The battle cry of this band is
no longer "Viva Ia religion" bat viva
PorfriO Diaz."
General Rodriguez Bocsrdo is at the
head of about 200 revolutionists near Hus-
manila. Although this force is near the
railroad, up to the present no interruption
of travel has been attempted.
General Alatorre has been appointed civil
and military governor of OaxAca, instead
of Mr.. Esperon. He left Tehuacan at the
head of . strong reinforcement on the eighth
| instant. The government has sent two
Calling guns to him.
Tehuacan dispatches of the thirteenth
instant bring favorable notices from Cen
eral Corella at Yauhuitlan Up to the
ninth instant Corella had been attacked
| successfully three times, and each time the
s1pronunciados'' had been repulsed. Cen
ersl Alatorre was expected to form juno
| ton with Corella on the thirteenth.
The thoroughfares are filed with gossip
| ing men. INDUCING in the most absurd and
| eminent. A friend at our elbow suggests
| that if all the patriots who remain at homo
| and talk. would 90 to tho field of operations,
where the fighting should be done, the rev.
| olution might stand some chance, but that
| 90 much cooking ON paper and in the streets
spoils the revolutionary broth.
BY virtue of authority granted Novem.
Der II, 1875, the President has directed an
extraordinary contribution to be imposed
within the limits OF the Federal District, the
several States and Lower California. The
commission appointed to make the revision
| of the impositi0ns in the Federal District
are: Messrs. Manuel Maria Arevalo, chief
| of section two of the Treasury Department;
Jose Maza, director of contributions;
| Tomas Mendoza, chief of the second con-
tributlon Office; Luis Ordaz, chief of the
fifth and Rafael, chief of the sixth.
As our readers are aware, after the battle
| of Jazmin General AlatOrre asked for rein
forcements and awaited their arrival in
Join him with 400 cavalry. At COixtlahuaca,
nine miles from Yanhuitlan, this force was
met by 1900 revolutionists. General Corella
dismounted his men and repuised two at
tacks made on the town. The revolution
| lists finding themselves repulsed, surround.
ed the place. At $50 P. M. General Corella
formed his force into two columns and
broke through the enemy's lines. The col
umn commanded by Colonel Gonzalez came
out on the west side of the town, and in the
darkness found it impossible to join the
other body, therefore it returned to Tehu-
acan. General COrella and his column
reached Ysnhuitlan in safety.
Later advices state that General Alatorre
left General Corella in command of the
army at Yanhuitlan and came, with a suf
ficient escort, to Tehuacan to confer by
telegraph with the government. This indi.
Gates that the revolutionists are no longer
this side of the government forces. Differ
ent bait alions, making a total of about
1900 men, have been sent to join General
Alatorre. which will give that officer over
1000 men with which to conduct the cam
paign in Oaxaca.
/ General Alatorre's official report Of the
battle of Jazmin, shows that the govern
ment forces lost officers and 81 soldiers
killed; officers and 100 soldiers wounded,
and officers and 26i soldiers missing. Nc
positive estimate of the casualties of the
insurrectionists are given, but from &C
counts received in the towns through which
they passed after the fight. their loss must
have been very considerable.