Year: 1876

GUAYNAs, MEXICO, February ?, 1876.

 EDITOR CITIZEN: Affairs in revo- lutionary point move slowly here. Since the district of AlamOs pronounced against the State government, it has become what Arizona was for two months,-a refuge for those dissatisfied persons who did not wish to fight against the revOlutiOnistS, but who de sired to escape the rule of Pesqueira Small parties of revolutionists from different parts of Sonora have made their way there, and it is supposed that there are now some eight hundred armed men, in and around AlamOs, opposed to the Government Those who are posted, here, say that the de ciSive battle of this revolution will soon be fought somewhere in that district The Prefect of AlamOs left that town when the people, aided by about one hundred men from SinalOa under Colonel Lorenzo Torres of Fuerte, pro nounced. After leaving Alsmos the Prefect collected and armed about four hundred men, and Governor J. J. Pes queira, with his force of four hundred, has left the neighbOrhood of Gusymas to join him. Their united forces will about equal that of the revolutiOnists The fighting qualities of the combat ants must then decide it.

 Governor Ignacio Pesqueira and Altamarano are at Hermosillo with their men, estimated at three hundred, and keeping that section quiet At the same time they are levying forced loans on the oppositionists, to keep up ex- penses, and imprisOning a few occa sionally.

 It is very hard to give an idea of the situation. Guaymas is now outside of the conflict The General of the forces here is accepting all who volunteer and enroll themselves as a home guard for the defense of the Port, and these are con sidered for the time as part of the federal troops and are not under the control of the State government De- serters who come in from Pesqueira's forces immediately enroll themselves in these troops and cannot be reclaim ed by the State government Some one hundred and eighty men have avaIled themselves of this chance for refuge. Whether this is founded on law or right or what, is hard to say, but it has given Pesqueira big disgust, and he has sworn some huge oaths.

 Some time ago a petition was for warded to the city of Mexico, praying the general government to declare the State of Sonora under martial law. No answer has yet been received, but it is the prayer of the oppositionists that it may be granted, as It will check Pes Queira and place the State under federal authority.

 As for General Serna no one knows positively where he is. Some say in Alamos, others in Arizona, others that he is on the Sonora river. So far Pes queira is master of the situation, and. although seven eighths fthe people ap-I pear to oppose and be against him, he still rules over them with his iron rod A people like these of Sonora are only fitted for the government which they have. When seven-eighths of the people are willing and anxious to be led out of this Egypt and not a solitary Moses can be found to lead them, they deserve to remain under the rule of Pharaoh.

 The Yaqui Indians are reported as having burned some of the buildings of the ranches ten leagues from this city and killed six persons You can imagine the condition of affairs and state of business in these parts, under such a reign of terror.