New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-04

LAID on ne Merchauts Of Moflcrey-.I Iateresting
Matter generally.
| Special to the New Orleans Crosccn,l
MATAMoHAs, Aug. so, 1860.
1L'. Edao,-This city is considerably enthused
just now account of the report of victory said
to have been gained over Gen. Mramon, at the
| town Of Lagos, in the State Of Guanaaato, by the
Liberal forces under Generals Doblado, Caravaial
Pacheco, Ortega and others. On Friday, the 24th
instant grand salute was fired by the artillery
company stationed there, and on Sunday afternoon
the firing was repeated accompanied by fireworks
at night.
Your Vera Cruz correspondent has informed
| you of Mlramons attempt to march from GHada-
| lajara to the City Of Mexico, and how he was
| caught among the mountains and there surren
| dered. He had with him 1000 men and consider
able pack of artillery but it was thought that he
was cornered in rather tight place, for the Lib
efalists were all about him in strong force, and the
war would end if they were successful in catching
| the leader of the opposition. For this purpose
/ four divisions of the army concentrated about
Lagos, guarding all the roads, and watching that
/ no chance Of escape was offered 10 the Church
/ President. The Liberal force is yariously esti-
mated between 10000 and $4,000 men, but sup
pose that the lesser number will cover the strength
| of the besieging force.
| Several engagements took place which resulted
in no particular benefit to either party, until about
the 9Th Of August, when the Liberal generals plan
ned an attack on the city Of Guadalaara, intending
|
/ think they were busy in watching Mramon. The
latter, by some means obtained clue to the move
ment and not only gave Wol notice, but prepared
| to make movement himself When the Liberal
| lists commenced their march, therefore, against
/ Guadalajara, Miramon quietly Withdrew from Leon
| by circuitous route, and marched in parallel
line with his enemies, hoping TO attack them in the
| rear when they were attacking Vol in front.
The plan would have worked well but that now
/ the Liberals received secret information of Mira
mons movement On this news Gen. Doblado i'm
medately diverged from his proper line Of march
for Guadalaiara and took the road to Lagos where
he hoped to intercept Mramon. The town of
Lagos is situated among the Cordilleras, and is
surrounded by natural Notifications, and into this
place Miramon Immediately retreated when he dis
covered that his movement was comprehended
! Dobado attacked him in Lagos with fury, and the
fight is reported to have continued olstinately for
FIVE days, until the llth Of August when Miramon,
| with most Of his force, cut his way through the
enemy and took his way to the City of Mexico.
The fight was brilliant one on the part of Mi
ramon, considering that he had only 1000 men and
his enemy had at least 10, ,O00 He is said to have
been wouaded, together with General Mejia, his
second in command. His friends say that he en-
tangled himself for the purpose of deceiving the
Liberals into an engagement. If he did there is no
fact at present which gives color to the report In
the battle Of Lagos the Liberals claim decided
victory, for they captured the enemys cannon and
many prisoners. Their own loss, however, was
very considerable, and among the number of the
dead was a General Of Division, Pacheco. / have
| read four reports of the battle, emanating from
first class officers and there is not word in them
as to when, where or how the fight took place, nor
what was done; but every one contents himself
4 with grandiloquent announcement that they had
gained a glorious victory. have doubt that
Miramon considers that he won the fight, and prob
ably if the truth was known he did, What par
| ticulars | have written, have been gathered from
private correspondence.
| The result of this fight will no doubt be of very
disastrous nature to Miramon, for he has lost
ground so steadily since his campaign against
| Vera Cruz that any serious drawback now would
leave the road open for the army of Doblado to
enter the City Of Mexico. However, ,Woll still main
tains himself in Guadalajara and Mramon has q
strong party to back him; SO the fate of the
try is not settled yet
Coming nearer home, Gov. yidaurri still carries
matters after his own fashion in the State of Nueva
Leon He has recently imposed a new tariff or sub
cription certain of the foreign merchants, and his
terms were that the money should be paid or the
merchants should leave the State in four days.
Most of the merchants left and on the Rio
Grande waiting for some change in affairs in Mon
terey which will allow them to return and resume
their business.
Gov. Vidaurri has also issued a sanguinary order
, to the local officers of the hacienda neghbor-
hood ofSan Gregorio, that he intends to hold them
responsible for the assassins who assaulted and
killed Gen Zuazua, of whose death wrote you by
the last steamer. Aramberri, the leader of the
revolutionary forces, has answered that he alone
!, is responsible, having commanded and directed
the party which did the deed
The report is current in Matamoras that parties
are now busy in this State ensting volunteers to
assist Aramberri in his attempts to overthrow
Vidaurri; and it is said that Gov. Garcia, of this
, State, has furnished this secret party with con
siderable quantity of arms and ammunition, l an
told that two wagons, loaded with muskets, have
quietly left town. believe, however, that Vidaurr
will maintain himself, for he is undoubtedly popu
lar in Nuevo Leon and he understands how tt
govern Mexicans better than the majority of men
His latest movement, in fact demonstrates hi
strength, for | am told that he has left Montere,
!. for Vera Cruz for the purpose of pretemint
: charges against Gen. Degoado before the Govern
5 ment at Vera Cruz He has lately reconciled hi
!. difficulties with Gov. DobIado of Gnanajuato, am
t they are warm friends, and it is reported
e adherents of Comonfort
| Comonfort's friends still continue to press hi
: claims as the compromise candidate for President
a but so far, the scheme does not seem to have re
: suited in anything.