The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-30
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO

We have received the Boletin of Coma to the
It'll instant, containing important news in relation
to the operations of the civil war in Mexico. An
intercepted letter of General Mora Viamil to Gen
eral Miramon, dated Guanajuata July I'd, thus
nouces the fall of San Luis Potosi
CATER heroic resistance the city of San Luis
Potosi was occupied by the troops of Nuevo Leon,
at halfpast four P NJ. of the Both of June. | has
ten to communicate toyou this unhappy intelli-
gence, in order that you may remit it to the Su-
preme Government, and will give you the particu-
lars at the first opportunity"
4 communication from Gen. Degollado to the
Minister of State at Vera Cruz, dated 'Headquar-
tiers, San Marcos, July So has the following partic
ulars of the siege of Guadaajara and the retreat
therefrom:
After having collected two thousand five hundred
well armed men, and the scant pecuniary
at my command, requested olonelZuazua, of the
army of the North, to send me five hundred rilemen
and battery, for the purpose of attempting the
reoccupation of Guadalajara, and marched on that
city. soon after received advices that Gen. Blan
co, with somewhat less than one thousand men and
six pieces OF artillery, was on his march to join
me.
On the morning of the third he occupied the vii
lage of San Pedro, about three miles from Guada-
jara, and at noon we reached the same place On
being joined by the forces from the interior and the
frontier, we marched on the city and soon occupied
the hospital of Beeen, San Juan da Dios, the San
tuaro, and other points near the Notifications of
the enemy. While preparing for the assault, re
ceived advices that Miramon, with three thousand
men and fourteen pieces of artillery, was at Pc
queros, three days journey from the city. The
enemy also received the news which was announced
with the general ringing of BELLS Under these cir
cumstances considered it inopportune to make the
assault, and | resolved to withdraw the troops,
which was done the 2lst of June, in view of and
under the fire of the enemy, but without loss.
On the retreat we had to hold the enemy in check
at Atenquique with the infantry, while the artille-
ry passed the barrancas of Platanar, and Beteau.
On the arrival of the enemy the eastern ridge
of the ravne of Atenquique, he deployed his forces
and portion of them descended to the bottom and
assembled the winding road on the other side as far
as the second turn. Here they stopped by
our forces, and the guerillas captured thirty-two
prisoners. About two hundred of the enemy were
placed hors de combat. The result ofthe battle was
that the enemy retreated toward Cindad Guzman,
from whence he continued on to Sayula, leaving hi
wounded on the road. l have directed his pursuit
by section of light troops, and shall soon march
with all the DIVISION upon Guadalaara.
The Boletin adds that from communications from
well informed persons, Miramon was retreating in
such disorder that he would hardly take back to
Guadalajara quarter part of the forces he took
from there Great numbers of the enemy were dis
persed in the hills of Huescalapa.
On the LIST of July Gen. Alvarez still continued at
his estate La Providentia, in good health, and con-
fdent in the triumph of the liberal cause He was
in great want of arms for his troops, but private
letters from him, which we have seen, are written
in hopeful spirit.