The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-06

MONTEREY, Mexico, June q 1853.
Important Military Movements Capture Of San
Juan del Los Lagos By TidauTis Troops sol
los ArTiudi at San Luis Potosi-Etorts Of the
Zuloagd Gouernmen! TO Crush the Northern Con-
stitutionalists-7he Great Struggle scih the
Clergy, &c, &c.
On the ODD Of last month q force of some l 500
rifemen and battery Of six pieces were detached
from the Army of the North TO form junction with
Don Santos Degollado, who, as Commander int hief
of all the constitutional forces in the republic was
advancing on the city Of Guadalajara which impor
tant place is held by 500 or 1000 men under
Blancarte, a general by profession and halter by
trade, assisted by Gen. Casanova, who is one of
Santa Annals bastard sons, and the same fellow who
in January, 1853 so basely murdered the patriotic
Rufino Rodriguez in Tampico.
The rifemen reached the city OF San Juan de los
Lagos on the 27th and finding it occupied by some
six hundred men under the command of the noto-
rious priest Santllana Immediately attacked it and
in less than two hours routed the enemy capturing
the warrior priest, hundred of his men, one piece
of artillery, and some $50 900 that had been depo.
sited in the church for better security Col Zuazua
commanding the Army of the North on receiving the
report of the action Immediately ordered Col Banco
TO execute the priest Santllana and the others who
figured as leaders Of the forces dispersed. The ne
cessity of Furnishing with death many criminals in
high places is commencing to be appreciated by such
Mexcans as sincerely desire the welfare of their
country.
On the 18th Of last month also, some 1000 men
under General Miramon came out of San Luis to
meet their COMMANDMENT chief, Osollos. who was
advancing to reinforce the threatened city with some
500 or 500 men. They formed a junction and
entered San Luis which place they hold with over
6!000 men and thirty odd pieces Of artillery. This
OsolOs Is their big gun and the Zuloaga govern
ment pretends that he will be able 20 defeat and dis
perse the forces from this State in the neighborhood
10 San Luis. He may possibly have nerve enough
10 try H. and imagine that his numerical superiority
and the advantage Of artillery will give him the
victory. To cope with him and his ten OF a dozen
generals we have some thirty five hundred men and
fourteen pieces Of artillery under the command Of
one Colonel thief assisted by four other coones
The military the priests and the Spanisrjs con-
slider the destruction OF the frontier forces of such
consequence that they have abandoned Guadala.
lara 10 its fate, Mramon did Zacatecas. and il
they were 10 succeed in giving our forces serious
blow, they would proclaim new programme with
Osoos as President and Miramon az COMMANDMENT.
Chief. II is now well known that all that keeps the
gambler Zuloaga in the presidency Of the city Of
Mexico II the fact of their being threatened by one
common danger and that death awaits them If they
are defeated and captured. Common danger and the
cohesive power Of punder what for the present,
keep together this criminal combination OF leechcs
and vampires.
The fate of Guadalajara has certainly been decided
by this time aud In a day or two we may possibly
receive the OF its capture. II. believed. such
has been the case, Degollado will then have over
5000 men with which TO operate on San Luis or the
city OF Mexico. As 10 General Alvarezs move
ments nothing Is positively known further than that
they threatened Mexico, aud that his son. Don
Diego has established his headquarters at Cuerna-
vaca. which Is some forty miles from the
capita.
chihuahua forces that some days ago were advanc-
inc on the city oi Durango. which place j. the only
in the hands OF the reactonsry party in that
ton Of the country Should Durango be captured
the forces from Chihuahua will advance and unite
with the Army OF the North in order to continue ope
rations in the interior.
Gov. Vidsurri has reliable information that 0sollos
Is fully authorized 10 treat and grant whatever be
may exact for this section Of the country provided of
course, that be will withdraw his forces from the in
terror. No attention whatever will he paid 70 them
as the patriot Vidaurri is fully resolved that the
question shall he now decided forever, whether the
people the clergy and the military 10 govern
In the country. The this is known the better
IL will be for all parties The constitutional party
asks no quarters, and will certainly give none as
respects the generals and other leaders Of Zuloagas
so called government.
Should Zuoaga's armed minions carry ont their
threats and shoot any belonging TO the consttu-
tonal party, the heads Of General Nava, aud forty
four other officers now in Governor Vidaurri's
duly guarded and the reactionary party has been
distinctly informed 60 their fate IL they continue
Persecuting unarmed men simply because they are
known 70 be opposed to the clergy and the mill
taTy
The Dex express from Headquarters will certainly
bring Intelligence Of moment and without the loss
OF time viii endeavor 70 communicate the same
60 you.