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Important From Mexico

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
October
Year
1865
Copyright
Public Domain
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New York, Oet. 3. The sleamer Star of the Union bring New Orleans dates to September 23d. The Times1 City of Mexico corres pondent says the arresta of Liberáis anc those suspeoted of Liberalism are so nu mero.118 that it will take one half the nation to guard the prisoners. The most barbarous orders are issued by tho French commanders. One ia tbatevery man wearing leather, and the lower clas use no other material, shull be hangod Persecutious, pujüsh menta and iraprison mente show the state of the sick man. - Od the 14th of August the Austrian garrison of Tephacan, eomposed of 50( men, were attacked and annihilated. - The Estafette says the battle lasted two honrs, whon the place was carried by storm. Our losses are enormous. The JuarÍ8ts captured over oae hundrec thousand dollars, besides levying an impost of twelve thousand more. A Belgian detaehment of 170 had been captured iu Michavion. The occupation of Tephacan had caused great sensation owing to its importance, and it wag fenred all the Austraiu detaehments on the road would be captured. The Liberáis hold the road between Montprey and Matamoras. The French general, Briancourt, at Chihuahua, demands reinforcements, as his column was not strong for Negrete'a force. The French garrison is kept shut up in the State of Durango by the Liberal, Gen Patoni. A French eolumn of 1,200 men are unable to move out of their encapmont, 40 miles from Tampico, as the guerrillas bad captured all tliir mules and horses. The Liberáis hold the main towns in the State of Mexico, which form the key of the country called Huastria. No one dares go a league outside the city of Mexico. This oorrespondent says there is no submission in these people, and the coming winter will show ua a struggle on a grnnder scaie than ire have yet witnesBed. Tho Imperia! forces hold most of the largor cities, and the Liberáis the smalier, of the couutry. Extracta from the Estafette, of the 17th, confirm all this. A French bishop said lately, in a sermón, " Let womcD remember, whilo put ting on profuse and expensive attire, how narrow are the gates of Paradise."

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Old News
Michigan Argus