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MATAMoRAs, Sept. H. 1850.
M. Ed1or-I have just had conversation with
a gentleman from Monterey, who reports that
Miramon is again on his feet, and "spiing for a
fight From what have heard of the late battle
OF Lagos, in which 0rtega and Doblado claim TO
have given Miramon tremendous defeat, it ap-
pears to me that the Lberalists cannot claim any
credit from the affair at all; but that on the CON
trary Miramon is, as usual, entitled to all the pres
tige which resulted from that disaster, As wrote
to you in previous letter how he was taken by
surprise at Lagos, and, although beset by an over
whelming force, he still maintained himself so sue
cessfully with his small force of two thousand men
that the enemy were not only satisfied to let him
alone but let him withdraw in the direction Of
uadalajara with the greater portion OF bis forces.
He only lost small pack Of light artillery in the
fight at Lagos.
After evacuatng Lagos, Miramon still pursued
the road to Guadalajara with view to form
junction with Gen. Vol, who had been left in
command of Guadalajara. He was not interrupted
again, and consequently succeeded in joining his
forces with the 4500 men under Gen. Vol, which
gives him now an active force of about COCO men
with which to take the field 1t is true that this
is not equal to the army of Gen. Doblado, which
probably numbers 10000 men, at the lowest calcu-
lation, and which is constantly on the increase.
And more than that, Doblado is different man,
according to all accounts from any OF the other
chieftains who have been appointed by President
JuareZ, for he seems to be quick brave and STRAIT
egic. He holds command, too, by an act Of usur-
patton, for when Vidaurri and Degollado quarreled
Doblado, as Governor of Guanajuato, joined inter-
ests with Vidaurri, and actually overthrew Degol-
lado and took the command upon himself Degol-
lado is a very incompetent man, and has only been
continued at the head of the Liberal army to pre-
vent any other general from gaining sufficient
eclat in the war to make himself President.
Gen. Doblado has given evidence OF considera-
BILE military talent, and at the head of the large
force which is now gathering around the Consttu
tional camp, as the followers Of Juarez call their
party, it is probable that the Church party is likely
to suffer considerable reyerses. Doblado and Or
tega are both strong Liberalsts, and, moreover,
they have the confidence of their party which is
an advantage Degollado never had, and without
which it is impossible ever to succeed unless by
chance on numbers. Gen. Dobado has long been
Governor of Guanaiuato as Gen. Ortega has been
| Governor of Zacateca Since the advent of Gen.
Uraga, whom the Lberalists have more confidence
i in than any other Of their leaders, and who was
wounded at the storming Of Guadaajara, the
Juarez party has never had SO fair prospect as at
present.
Eowover, Miramon has still faithful little army
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great resources at his back, and it is, therefore,
impossible to predicate upon the present aspect of
affairs any assurance of what is to take place in
the future. The fortunes Of Miramon have been
lower than at present, and he has still come out
from the depths, and it would be folly to declare
him lost now because the numbers seem to be
against him. If he can manage to gather all the
Liberal force in the valley Of Mexico for the BUR.
pose of attacking the capital then he will cali his
troops about him and march into The same field
bent on disposng of the controversy in a battle
under the walls of the CITY, This is thought to be his
design at present, for he Is confident of victory
whenever both parties shall agree TO make given
fight with all their forces. Heis willing to let the
Liberalists have advantage of six eight thou
sand men, if he can only select the battlefield IN
the vicinity of the capital. And to this event all
things seem tending at present, as far appear
ances indicate, for the Liberals getting large
force in the valley, and the command OF Generals
Ortega and Doblado is soon expected to withdraw
from watching Guadaajara and direct its course
towards the city of Mexico. AS matter of course,
them Miramon will move in that direction, and the
grand finale will probably come off.
Gov. Otlega writes letter from Silao, after the
battle of lagos in which he states that the Liberal
army at that place, at that time, (the 9th of Au
gust) numbered 5000 men, with 6l pieces of art
ery, without counting several other detaehments
of considerable force He says the army is all
ready to march on the City of Mexico bat is await
ing the order Of Gen. Degollado. He says in the
same letter that Gen. Hernandez was killed in the
battle Of Lagos, on the part of the Liberals; and
that great many of Miramons officers and soldiers
were taken prisoners, but they have all been ber
ated on parole. =.m
il il stated on good authority in this city that
Gov. Nidaurr has given the bandit Cortinas a po-
sition in his army, and that there is every proba-
bility that the rascal will become as great man
in Mexico as he may desire to- Whether this re-
port originates in the well-known enmty to VII
daurri, or whether it is true, your correspondent
does not undertake to say; but this | can deter
mine, to my satisfaction, that if Cortinas rises
to the Presidency of Mexico, it will not tax my
astonshment in the least. In fact, think he would
make an admirable head for that government; for
Cortnas has this virtue, that he will be obeyed by
his subordinates, and he does not allow his men to
do indiscriminate stealing, as most Mexican Off
GERS do. He is true to his friends, and that is re-
deemng trait in the most abandoned.
1t is further stated, as an offset to the above
that the same CortinaS has written a letter within
the last week to a prominent man in Matamoras-
in fact, the Governor of the State OF Tamaulipas-
nquiring if he will consent to afford him an indu
gence or permit to return and 1--we IN Matamoras
if he will behave himself. Whatever answer Gov.
Cara returned has not been pnblished but this is
certain, Capt. Stoneman, of the United States army,
says he has Mr.. Cortinas name in list of crim
nails to be arrested for treason and if he ever
comes in reach of Uncle Sam the dragons will be
h, likely to get hold of him. Cortinas thought that
an indulgence from Gov CARA would screen him
from punishment for offenses on the American side
OF the river. This is good exhibit OF official in
fuence in Mexico, where criminals can compound
their crimes with the highest officer in the State
The cathedral of this place is shut up. The
priest VINO mas Deen IN the naplt OF oHlclatInS IN
the church has left, because he could not take the
oath of allegiance to the government and an
application which was made to the priest in
( Brownsville was at first denied but, on further
consideration, the pious Father said lie would act
as the minister of Christ in the cathedral of Mata-
moras, but that he would not be responsible for the
SdDing efficacy of has erork. The church is, there
fore, closed and the faithful are left to themselves.
think, too, that they rather like it. since they have
} been forced into some kind of dependence on
themselves, and there is strong talk of starting a
missionary meeting house. The Holy Fathers are
cutting their throats, for they are learning the
Mexcans how to do without them.
The rains falling in every direction which
renders travelling so bad that we are rather be-
hind hand with news from the interior.
A Protestant EPISCOPAL BISHOP IN TROUBLE.
Bishop Whtehouse, of Illinois, has been in trouble
!, ever since his connection with that diocese. On
, last Friday the Episcopal Convention at Quincy,
ILL.,, broke up in test vote relating to a
question referring the action of the bishop in the
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