Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-11
1IiIitarv rToveuents i'm mexico,

We preseet Cur readers interesting account
from the HerIld's correspondents Of the late mill
/ tary movements in Mexico. Il nay be necessary
to explain that OsoILos is the commander Of the
forces which sustain the government Of which ZU.
LOAGA is the President, DEeoLLADo commands the
revolutionary OF constitutional forces:
Important Ntiiary H0Dsaens- Cgp,ars Of San Juan
Del Los L0gos by YidqHris Troops -UsOllos' Arri-
VI at Saa LUIS POtosi-Eforts Of the ZaiO0gz
Government % Crush The Northern COnsfitHtJHGsts
-Ihs Great &rHJ7is Vih tie Clergy, &c, &c.
On the 22I Of May, force Of some !, $40 rife
men and battery Of six p.e,s, we're detached
from shs Army OF the Norm 70 form junction
with Don Sautos DegOlladO, EhO, as Commander in
Chief OF all the Constitutional forces in the repub
tic, was advancing the city Of Gdad4i4jara which
imp lrtant place Is held By some 500 900 men
under Bianca1e, general by profession aud hat
er ~ trade, assisted by Gen Casanova, Whc is Que
# Santa AnUs's bastard sons, and the same fellow
who in January, 1888, so basely murdered the pa
triOic RufaO Rodriguez in TamPieO.
TIE rihemen reached the city Of San Juan de los
Lagos the 27Ih, aud finding It occupied by saIne
SIX hundred men under the command Of the notOri
GUS priest, Sanilians, Immediately attacked it. and
IN less than two hours routed the enemy captUring
ne warrior priest one hundred Of pea. one
piece Of artillery, and some $4,000 tbl fad been
deposited in the church for better secdSity. Col
AudLut5 COmmbn4lng tne army OF the NUrtn, on
receiving the report OF the action, Immediately or
dersd Col BlsneO to execute the priest Saniillaua
sad he others who figured leaders Of the forces
dispersed. The necessity Of punisaiug with death
50 manv criminals in high places is commencing 10
be appreciated By such Mexicaus as sincerely de-
sire the welfare Of their country. .ss @
On the 18th Of May, also, sOme 2 600 men under
General Miramon came Out Of San Luis to meet
their Commander in Chief Osollos, who vas adVan
sing Oreinforee tire threatened city with some 500
or 800 men. They formed 3 junction aud entered
San Luis, which place they nov hold with over g..
OOO men, and t0lrty odd pieces Of artillery. This
OsollOs is their big qua, and the Zuloaga gov
erument pretF Rds that he will be able def a. and
dspeFse the forces from this State in the Deighbor
hood Of San Luis he may possibly bsye nerve
enough 70 try IL, and imagine that his numerical
superiority aud the advantage Of artillery will give
INN the victory To cope with him and his ten OF
d5zsn generals, We have some thirty Te hundred
men and fourteen pieces Of artillery under the com
uand cf one ColOnel-in Chief, assisted by four
other cOlonels
The military, the priests and the Spaniards con
slider the destruction Of the frOlti forces Of such
consequence that they have absadoued Guadalsjara
o It's fate. as Mramon did Zacstecas, and if they
were to succeed in giving our forces serious blow
they would claim new pr0gramms wiih Osoilos a.
President aud Miramon as Commander in Chief
Il is nov well known that all that keeps tas gambler
Zulosga in the presidency in the city Of Mexico is
the tact OF their being threatened By one c0mmOu
llBgeF. and that desth waits them ii they are de-
-eatei and captured Common danger and the
cohesive power Of punder are what for the present.
Seep together this criminal combinations OF ieeches
and vampires
Fer rbe last eight or ten days Guadalajara has
been besejgsd by the combined forces OF SANTOS
Deg llado, General in Chief Of the Jaurez govern
nent, and Blanco, one Of Vidaurris lieutenanis
he place is defended BY Generals Casanova, Yanez
BlaueaFte, AMI Cardena. The beseigers at the last
accounts had got possession Of the important point
knOWn as the Edi6ce Of San Francisco, but nothing
further is known Of the progress Of the siege.
Osolles having fallen dangerously i'll OF brain
fever at San Luis POtOsi Gen. Miramon is the only
commander. He has left San Luis at the head Of
5000 men, evidently with a view Of succOring Qua
dalsjara, bat it is impossible that Zuazus will suffer
him pass, and decisive action between the Two
armies is consequently expected Z1azua is fine
aetician, and provided Win well disciplined troops
Miramon is young and brave. but headsrong and
over confident. l think he will be defeated By his
cooler adversary.
The Monterey Ofeial BH.Isfia Of the 29h, pub
fishes the news OF another Viclory gained BY the
cOnstituuonalisis over their enemies. Fhe fight
occurred at San Juan de los Lagos, and is said to
have lasted three hours, when Gen Blaneo found
himself master Of The field, with some one hundred
prisoners with the equipPage Of the enemy. Gen.
Banco, it is said, acting through orders Of his supe
rior, had shot all the chiefs, among whom were
SanfaBilla and reverend Priest Of the Church.