The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-09

The Brownsville exas) Flag of the 18th ut furnishes
the following summary Of the latest Mexican II Is
interesting and goes show that the cause Of the liberals
IS not so desperate hearing Of Vdaurrs defeat
were led to expect According TO this account 400 Of
Vdaurris men, taken prisoners by Mramon, subse
quenty massacred by his soldery II that these
Mexcans cannot imagine victory complete unless it is
sPnazej by nhuman buchery of defeneiess prisoners.
Ry the last mail from Monterey have the Bolcin Of
ciai Of the l6th, which brings interesting
Cen Vicaurri had resigned his position as "Generain
Chief OF the army OF the North and conferred the charge
upon Col Zaragosa, Of Monterey, who had already began
active reorganization OF the liberal troops He had
already an armed and equipped force Of than two
thousand men,
forced loan bad been imposed upon the commerce Of
Monterey and voluntary contribution had been opened,
by which combined means IL thought that ample
funcs world be Iaised enough, at least TO enable the
fFontcrsmen TO sally out again upon their enemies.
u IL stated that "reason in camp has been the cause
Of Gen Nidaurfis defeat as the following facts, stated
by Bofdin OF recent date, will show-l seems that
several oi Ndaurri's guns had been spiked by
in camp previous 10 the attack by the enemy who
smGn neous charge exactly upon the point where the
battery thus disabled had been placed feeling confident
Met the hre OF muskets would be the only resistance
be met With ana before that point could be reinforced
tne enemy bad eaned TOO much ground Confusion en-.
sued and the liberal chiefs thinking that all lost led
Easily, and u rs SAID, an ingorious retres Lieut.
Nunez, Of The liberal army, Spanish merchant named
toreIcio Avo and several oaers, charged with III.
ueasoL which said to have occascd the defeat Of hs
lbeI al amy at the North
The rescuonsis, who have now a comparatively fre,
scope Of country which TO rove, committing al
sorts of depedaons uron everybody and everything thai
belongs 10 has belonged 10 the liberal party They el
recently upon the hacienda Of FL Canelo belonging v
Cen Aranberri LIBERAL and after pilagng its contents
al itit aud dispensing the IN habants they set fire to
a. leaving nothing but the ashes vestigos Of what Ia
ssia so have been beautiful place.
Generals ruebllia Huerta, Coronado and B!apco wee
by last accounts threatening the city Of San Luis which
s now the stronghold Of the reactonsts. They had
very respectable force, their soldiers well armed and
equipped, and they anxious 10 encounter their
enemy noubtless battle may take place between
the combined forces Of those chiefs and those Of General
Miramon.
T,h.
the ocia report Of the total defeat Of Casanova at Qua
dsaara by General Dcgoado, and the capture OF thai
important place by ne latter. In this achievement the
liberals have recovered ALL II not more, than vidanrr
lost before San Luis. Ths being they be said t1
remain IN their former state, Notwithstanding the partial
defeat cf tho northern forces.
In the engagement between tho rcactionist forces and
those d vdaurr four hundred Of the latter cap
tued by the former the leader Of whom after dsarmna
them and taking from them their most valuable equip
ments ordered bis second command take thom from
hs eight and do with them he thought A. This nhumar
bs n @ anaa 81 hs uen
were just then In bessty state of nsoxcation. They
fell Mon the csltve- who were entirely cfcnceicss anc
horrible massacre followed. At the end Of the terrible
scene the ieess bodies OF four hundred human beng
~efefonnd stretched upon the ground manged and vel
terns IN their blood patent sacrifice 10 the holy
of liberty.
fumer has been rife in town that Zuoaga had dc crt
cd The capital and gone SOUTH In quest OF port wherea
70 embark Tor some foreign country. or Tins n bu
ran,cr yet Is 10 be hoped there Is some foundation
tor n
Nuanrri nad issued proclamation calling on severa
merchants along the frontier 10 pay annexed to he
names, amounting TO $3.50 600, or ~ with thel
goods from the counrv although most OF the goods bad
paid him duties. He says ~ will give no explanations
and wish questions hut enfcrce on you (his ON
ccrt) 10 zee this carried out Many foreign and Ancr
can merchants were prerarpg 70 remove, when he re
vOscc The decree and left for parts unknown.
letter from San Eizaro, Texas dated Oct !, says
Our ncirhbors the other side of the river, the
state of Chihuahua, entirely without any government
and are divided into several pars,cs and neither party
has any SUPPORT from the several governments Each
pafty claims TO be the true friends o the "magnanmous
Mexican nation.N