The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-26
PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL ALVAREZ.

PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL ALVAREZ.
JUAN AIyARE, GENERAL OF DIVISION coMMArDER IN
cIIu OF THE ARMY OF THE RESTORATION LIBERTY.
Soldiers Of Acapulco The moment has arrived to
comply with the duties which, guided by your patriot
ism you have voluntarily engaged to your country The
enemy before YOU and victory waits for your Efforts
to crown you with everlasting glory.
am very close to you, nearly in your camp and
ready to assist you in case Of necessity have this
moment seen with satisfaction fight bravey and de-
feat the enemy who dared to attack you, and congra
tulate you on the victory you have obtained
Soldiers who under the orders Of General Santa
Anna You have how the soldicrs of liberty fight.
Filled with patriotic ervor and animated by the full faith
with which they inspired through the sacred
which they defend they face the danger being Of
meeting with an honorable victory glorious death.
You in the meanwhile the arms which the country
trusted to you for It's Defence against own brothers
You are without any fixed principles, and nscnsble to
the misery Of so many families crying for being aban-
doned. Shed your blood in defence of tyrant You
who come dragged by force deuded by deceit TO
give your lives for the support of only man, who
self-under what faith do you 6ghtS How can your
conscences be tranquil before death when you per-
petrating parricideY
time you should your II is time you should
know that you deceived and show to the world that
and that deserve to belong to worthy and enght
ened people
Come and unite your efforts to those Of good Mexcans
who struggle for national rights and liberties In my
camp you will neither find the abuses the oppression
which you suffer under your chief but the liberty Of
the soldier in favor Of the interests
to leave their families, honor, and country
southerners our forces have had victory over the
perhaps very soon we shall fula the great work
we begun To that end it is necessary to continue
with valor. expect this from you and rest assured
you shall always have me near you to protect YOU
ACAPULCO, April Is, 1854. JUAN ALVAREZ.
IsyAclo coMoSFoRT, PRINCIPAL coxMASpAsT
TRICT, TO 1HE TROOPS UNDER HIS COMMAND.
CASTLE OF SAN DIEGO,
ACAPULCO, Mexico, April 10, 1854.
SOLDIERS OF THE SoUTH-General Santa Anna is now in
front of The of the will be salute.
We going to fight for victory death. As at the
invocation Of the holy principles Of cause it the
voice of conscience heard it was the road to
glory which we undertook.
Soldiers who follow General Santa Annals flag If it
not that record that the conflict which is expect
ed is against brothers, my satisfaction would be I'M
bounded But the idea that my fellow countymen may
suffer, fills my heart with grief.
know that am at the head Of free soldiers who fight
for the rights of the people know that defend the
pei the aggression of men who have to interrupt
the peace of inoensve people; who have left their
homes only to claim their liberties. But notwhstand
ing this repeat it, my heart fills with grief when
consider that is fratrcdal strife Soldiers consider
that you come by the supreme will Of man who seeks
his aggrandsement at the cost OF your lives Consider
that his object, principles and views, wholly
trary to national will And likewise consiier that,
If in the present strife you should out victo-
rious, you will not meet with any recompense-not
even conscentiousy-because 1t is always shameful
to fight for tyranny nor from your chief because
despots look upon poor soldiers and hardly believe they
have fulfilled their duty Should you fall in the Strife
you viii leave the world opprobrious memory and
u
Men of the South Continue with vaor in your enter
prise; fight bravely Recollect, that being attacked
only stand the deensive-that the host which Is
coming is composed principally of forced and de-
luded men, who wait but for the moment to break the
yoke that Expresses them and join the banner Of the
free whom you will receive with open transporting to
brave.
Fellow soldiers Hurrah for liberty Hurrah for the
IGNACIo CoMoNFoRr.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN-NEw DEFEAT.
ARMY THE RESTORATION OF LIBERTY,
CAMP MAR PERGRINo, April 80 1854.
EXCELLENT SIR-With the greatest satisfaction have
the honor to communicate to you that with the brigade
under my command defeated on the morning Of this
day the of the division Of General Santa Anna cap
turing the greater part of his convoy and killing in the
action some persons Of high rank.
There still remains force OF one thousand men in
Yene del Pergrno surrounded by the section under the
command Of Col Don Incarnation Alvarez, who has kept
continual fire on the enemy for more than two hours
my brigade which will be Joined with the section under
the command of Sol. Ojendis.
As before the enemy, and when the conflict which
is 10 take place to morrow is shall furnish your
Excellency with a minute account of the same as also
that Of this day, God and Liberty
And have the satisfaction transmit you, for the
Information Of the garrison under your command and
that of the inhabitants of your district
Signed, JUAN ALVAREZ
MAY ], 1854.
To Col IGsAc1o CoxoxFoRT Chief Commander of AGA
pulco
From private letter extract the following which
add to the foregoing Official stin:-'A quarter
to II O'Clock this morning, up with the Of
the enemy After the irug had ceased in the Pcrigrno,
and which heard little further up the Hlgua Heidi
sondo, and after an hour and halfs hard fighting we
drove the enemy from the advantageous position 10
which they were and then their complete defeat eff
eced. Yes, complete-so much so, that theyran most
shamefully leaving in possession hundred and
forty pack mules large number of horses and arms
lot of clothing provisions and other articles which will
be of great service and benefit to our troops"
If within few hours the Dictator has not persisted or
been taken prisoner he will be compelled TO capitulate
his position is difficult annoying Up to the
present moment for the short distance of the road the
enemy have travelled they have abandoned more than
two hundred and fifty mules, plenty of ammunition and
provisions, of which troops will make The mum
Der Of killed and wounded is very great The lesson will
be complete.