No. 448.
Mr. Foster
to Mr. Fish.
Mexico, July 28, 1875. (Received August 13.)
Sir: The elections for senators and deputies of the new Congress, which convenes in September next, have passed off without any serious disturbances of public order. The administration of President Lerdo will have an overwhelming majority of supporters. In this city and very generally throughout the republic, except in two or three States [Page 948] where there were double elections, the opposition, both of the church and liberal parties, took little or no part in the elections, alleging that it was useless to do so.
The revolutionists in Michoacan still maintain a guerrilla warfare, notwithstanding the efforts of the government to suppress them, and bands are reported in many other parts of the country. In this respect the condition of affairs has not improved since the date of my last dispatch on current events.
General Cortina has reached this city, and is under confinement in one of the public prisons.
I am, &c.,