The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-11-13
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hiss Q tionsa AZ y Gssnefal:f n-C 1y
bf Tho Ndrth, and coniared The cha,
Col. Nsrngusa If Monterrey. who had asSsEsEs :
began an active reorganization Of the = I
troops; be had already an armed and sgsNSlsa'ss
force Of more than 1000 men. gssAgy I.
"A forced loan had been imposed Ms$If ~
Commerce Of Monterey, aud . voluntfA Ey ~ ~,
iribution had been opened, BY which @sf'e1,s a
means it WINS thought that soon an1if9 q, wy ~
would be; raised, enough at least To ell ap's y.
ffontiersllen to rally out again gSoa sn'''
enemies. ssss &##33 1 40
II IS stated. that { treason in ManP nas
been the caase Of Gen. Y ldlasusstr Assa s'eas' 9
the following facts, sta||e ssa a., ,, saaassI sns q 81 i
Vidas- guns had been spiked NSMskome one
ii camp, previous to the attack lkASAh be enemy,
who made b simultaneous chargeazs81actly upon
the point where the battery thus MfAsabled had
been placed. feeling eontiilent she fire Of
mnskets would be the only Ststai@ae 10 be
met with and before that point could NE rein
forced, the enemy had gained TOO mnctfN Found,
Confusion ensued, and the liberal chiefs, think
ing that ail was lost, led . hasty, and 1t il said,
an iilglorious retreat. Lieutenant Nunez, 5of
the liberal army, 4 Spanish merchant, na.ned
FIorenci0 Alyo, and several others, are charged
with the treason which il said to have Qaea.
stoned tbe defeat Of the liberal army i'll 9TH lie
North.
The reactionists, whe haze now a cBBmpara-
lively free sGssHe Of country on which to rove,
are csomnnifss 1s al sesssaa d depreda1iops npon
every body and ever aas1afs dg that belong; to Or
has belonged ID the liberal party. They fell
recently upon the hacienda Of III Ganelo, be.
longing to Gen. Aranlberri, a liberal, aud after
pillaging its c~l,itepts al Ebaum, and dispers-
ing the inhabitants, they set fire to. ii, leaving
nothing but The ashes as vcsliges Of what IS
said TO have been a beautiful place. sgss
Gems. Pueblitn, Hnerta, Coronado and
Blancp were, BY lust accpnnts, threatening lie
city of San Lsis, which Is. now the stronghold
q the reacllopisls. They bad q very r~esrecta-
bic force heir soldiers being well armed and
equipped, md They ares anxious to encounter
their enemy Doubtless Il batile may soon take
place between the combined forces OF those
chiefs and these of General Miramon.
Fhe northern chiefs. CARA and Eiidaurri,
have received the official report Of The total de-
feat Of Casanova at Gradalaaiara BY Gen.
and the capture DC that important
pace by the latter. Iii this achievement The
.Ioerhls have recovered all, If not more, than
Vidaurri lost before San Luis. This being SO,
they can be sad to remain In their farmer
notwithstanding the partial defeat Of the
ltrtberir forces,
N the engagement between the reaciionist
'orcrs and these Of Vidaarri, four hundred ofl
pc iatiers men were captured by the former,
Nho, after seeing them disarmed and taken
rom them their most valuable equipments, Or
his secoad in command to take them
rom his sight and do with them as he thought
i. This inhumatt wretch, who we'll knew
that wonld ensae from snch a course, placed
hem ~ the hands Of his soldiery who were
ust then in a beastly state Of intoxication.
they tel upon the captiyes, who were entirely
!!efenceiess, and a horrible massacre followed.
IT the end Of the terrible scene, the ! ~teless
'odies Ct four hundred human beings were
pnnd stretched npoll the ground, mangled and
referring il their blood, a patent sacrifice to
be holy cause Of liberty. I'll !
A rnmor has been rife in town that Zuloapa
ad deserted the capital, and gone South, ii
'1est Of some port where to embark for some
'lelgn country. Of course this is but a ru-
lor. yet it is to be hoped that there is some
'llnda'ion for il. American Flag.