Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-17

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Killed-The DesIeaed and Half Famished
Garrison Bnt their Horsea-RepOrtsd
Treaty Between DeEOllado and hirHm0n'
The correspondent Of the New Orleans
Crescent writes from Matamoras on the 7th
instant:
1t is reported, on the authority of private
letters from the interior, that the city of
| Guadalaiara has at last fallen before the
crowds of Liberals, which General Ortega
had been able to collect under his command.
! II is variously stated that the attacking force
was from $4,000 to $4,000 men. General
Castillo, who commanded the town of Qua
dalajara, had less than 1000 men under his
command, with which to resist this over
whelming odds. Moreover, Ortega had 100
pieces OF artillery playing upon the place at
one time.
It is stated that General Woll and many
of bis chiefs and officers were also killed, and
many others wounded. This is a very i'm
poTtant event in the present war, as it will
have a strong tendency TO discourage the
Church party, of which Guadalajara was one
of the strongholds, and at the same time it
will encourage the Liberals, as it is the first
important and decisive battle in which they
have beaten their opponents. Moreover, It
at once releases all the Liberal force, and
allows it at once to concentrate in the siege
of the City Of Mexico. In fact, General Or
tega has already taken up his line of march
to attack the capital Immediately while he
has the upper hand.
On the other hand it is reported on what
! is considered good authority, Via Monterey,
| that General Degollado has taken another
very curious step, which is likely to compli-
cate matters in the Liberal camp itself 1t
seems that be has taken the responsibility of
making a treaty with Miramon to the effect
that both parties shall lay down their arms,
or rather that the contending armies shall
be submitted TO the will of the people as rep
resented by the complexion of the New Ma
tional Legislature. 1t is supposed that De-
gOllado fell into the scheme in order to break
the force of the odium which was falling on
him from every quarter on account of his
conduct in bis late seizure of the conducta at
San Luis. This is the tenor of the report,
and my Mexican friends say that it is proba-
| bly, a fact, as the same rumor has now reached
us in both ways, first uid New Orleans and
| now vid Monterey. 1t is further stated that
Generals Ortega and Doblado both opposed
the compromise, and denounced Degollado
as traitor.
They also threaten to break it off by at
tacking with the forces under their CON-
mand the opposing party. Probably it was
this event that hurried up the attack upon
Guadalajara. | reckon that catastrophe will
put an end to the treaty. The garrison Of
| Guadalajara had become very much reduced
from want of provisions, as the soldiers were
eating their horses. Before the final attack
on Guadalajara, Gen. Castillo offered to
liberate Gen. Uraga on his parole of honor,
but he would not accept it, saying that he
preferred to remain and await the course Of
events.
After considerable amount of "fuss and
feathers" on the part of the States of Tam.
aulipas and Nuevo Leon, it is at last def
! nitely settled that peace is to be maintained
/ by both, and now all parties are as harmo.
nious as a newly-married couple.