New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-05

Disappoiatmeat and Retirement from Pubic
L5e-Positioa Of he 6onteadaa9 AyDies-A |
Net1 General In Command ofthe Liberdls-Tke |
Proposed Campaign Reliable Information as
to he Movements Of al Pdrties-Otlter Items.
specialtothe New Orleans CRESCENT
MArAMoRAs. Sept. %, 1866.
Mr.. Edhor-The return of Gen. Caravaial from
the wars" has given me the latest news from the
scene Of operations between Mirarnon and bs foes.
| Gen Caravajal went ont from this State in com.
mand of the contingent furnished by the State Of
Tamaulipas to the Liberal army; and it was said
that he entertained strong hopes Of being appoint
| ed or elected, commander Of the Constitutional
| forces As commander, it would have been but
one step to the Presidency Of Mexico. His expec-
| tatiops failed of fulfment; he found himself only
third or fourth rate in public appreciation; and he
| backed out in disgust, and came home with most
| of the Tamaulipas contingent. He is now at his
| rancho, near the town Of Victoria, and rumor says
that he has retired forever from public life TO at
tend to those private interests Of his own which
have suffered by his continued absence in the
vice of his country. Gossip tells many story and
/ rumor gives many report about the General, both
for and against; and it is doubtful whether he is
more blamed or praised in his present retirement.
Contemporary judgments are not always correct;
therefore it would be unfair to write Gen. Cara
vajal down either as great humbug or trascend-
ant patriot; for if j conceded him to be a hum
bug he might point " me to his record,n and if
said he was patriot might be confronted with
the same document. 1t is dubious testimony at
present, to rely upon ones record, for men will
differ about the reading to be rendered to that
same.
However, Gen. Caravajal does not let his pique
overcome his hopes for he reports the Liberal
cause to be in fair way to succeed. Gen. Con.
zalez Ortega y in command Of The entire Liberal
army, in place of Gen. Degollado, and his name
seems to give more courage to the friends of the
4 Juarez Government than any other ehieftan who
has yet commanded in opposition to Miramon.
And in fact judging by the result Of the battle of
Lagos, or, some call it, the battle Of Silica. Gen.
Ortega is the only commander who has ever been
4 able to meet Miramon face to face with any sue
cess and that alone is great prestige in this coun-
try, where the army is 50 liable to defeat sue
cess, according as the reputation of its command
er prognosticates the or the other. Degollado
might fight forever, and his troops would forever
run away for he has lost SO many battles that
everybody believes him predestined to defeat. IA
4 Gen. Caravaial reports that Gen. Ortega has
| under arms in the camp between Guadalajara and
A Queretaro near 1900 men, and that he expects
to augment his forces to $4,000 before he makes
the final move upon the city of Mexico. His de-
sign atpresent is to keep up close siege about
Guadaaja-a, il order to force Gen. Vol into q
capitulation, eYafswhen he has destroyed that arm
of the church forces, then to make descent upon
Miramon, in the capital. Gen. Vol has under him
in Guadalaiara about 5000 iss2, and with these he
can make protracted fight; baapsut off as he is
from all hope Of assistance from saon, and sur
rounded by an overwhelming force, tit Liberal
lists argue that he certainly will not delay to max,
/ the favorable terms which 0rtega would grant MI,
now. Besides, his provisions said to be runnin
j. short, and with starvation or even snted ration
in prospect, it will be difficult for him to retain hi
forces in the defence when the chances for deser
Q ing will be so numerous and SO tempting.
y Miramon has under his command in the city
:. Mexico force estimated at 1000 men, but h
troops are disafected and dspirited at the reverse
q of Silloa The official account of that battle rel
: resents it to have been most disastrous to Mir;
y mon; and notwithstanding wrote you that it wi
rather drawn fight, have now to correct tbs
statement Miramon lost in that battle sewers
:, prominent officers, twelve hundred men an
twenty-five pieces of artillery, and barely mad
n his escape on horseback, with chosen guard
His present force OF 1000 men was the old garrison
l. of the city of Mexico, which he cannot NOV
against the enemy without leaving his capital ex
posed. Perforce he must remain quiet until he
attacked, and there is no chance of his giving ali
v OF succor to Gen. VOL, in Guadalajara.
Tt is reported authority that Miramon ha
i determined to raise two millions of money by
new issue of copper currency, which is to be emit
ted in three insaments and that in order to rails
: the material he proposes to debase the copper b
a mixture of zinc. This is an old way Of raising
Il the wind, and has always proved disastrous to TIL
: Spectator who attempted it.
l The late election which took place in the Stat
< of San Luis Potosi was so closely and so warml
contested as to become tuniultuous, and both pal
~ ~ ties have declined to abide by the result It
thought that an appeal to arms will be the last II
II. sort to settle the dispute.
81 Reports from the village of Coenllu report
n horrid condition of political persecution in TIL
,r' locality by the Church party. Colonies Vicar
: and Gutierrez, who had command of the force
wv made demands upon the town for money and pr
: visions, which the people either could not wou
A not comply with. The military at once commence
= a series of military trials and executions which
Is last resulted in almost ndiscrminate massacre
'r' The victims, including women, children men an
= servants, amounted to $500. Vicario, the mo.
blood-t thirsty of the two commanders, was subs,
% quenty recalled
n News from the Northern States says that Coel
ID the bandit who has devastated Chihuahua on til
a Is same scale that Cortina did the country abot
Brownsville has at length taken his departure
is now, with near 1000 men, making his way to til
= Pacific in the direction of Mazatlan. It is NJ
known yet whether he intends to attack that plac,
or whether he is simply striving to effect a jun,
ton with the forces of Gen. Vol in Guadalajars
or with Miramon in Mexico. Another probability
IL that he intends to continue robbing on his ow
TX hook.
y suppose you have heard by way Of Vera Crr
/. of the complete overthrow of Cobos who WI
ys dispatched by Miramon to take oajaca. He WI
.y successful at first, but he has since been drive
VI back with loss OF all his forces and twenty-tw
pieces Of artillery.
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