Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-06-28

washington, May "a, 1867.
Messrs Editors: have seen in the New York
papers of the 22d instant some discrepancy and
erroneous statements in letters purporting to come
from Havana and Vera Cruz of the affairs Of Mex.
leo. Having loltthat Republic very recently,
deemit my duty, in justice to the Liberal Govern
ment of Mexico to give tho facts, some of which
came under my personal observation, as also the
news Of the most recent date by letters which /
received from reliable aud candid sources at
Havana on tho 10th instant dated at Vera Cruz
the lth instant.
On the 23d of April the French left 0rizaba for
the direction of Mexico, and on the 9Th instant
they had arrived to within four leagues of Puebla,
having had some skirmishing Of but little import
anco; but from letters dated at Jalapa the 9th
instant, it is said that tho French had battle with
Zua ,o;a, the latter hayilg 10000 t oops, but tho
result was not known. A passenger also coming
down from the Interior reported at Vera Cruz on
the llth instant that tho French had battle with
Gen. Maga who had some ll0OO troops under
his command and that the former got defeated.
The effective force of the French is about $500
of all arms, and Lhaye no doubt but they will
reach the vicinity of Mexico without much loss,
but then theirtroubles will commence, as they
have not sufficient force to garrison the towns and
keep the roads open between Vera Cruz and
Mexico.
By dates from the city Of Mexico Of the 9Th
instant the Juarez Government were concentrat-
Ing from twenty five to thirty thousand troops in
the city, and were arranging to throw guerillas in
the rear Of the French Before the breaking of
faith by the latter the Mexicon Government had
nearly destroyed the Reactionary party, but now
of Caurse they have new impetus in this power
ul auxiliary Of the French, whose programme is,
first TO put Almontc inpower and then establish
monarchy under Maxmillian; and also by an
understanding with Almonte to take and hold
possession Of the lsthmus Of Tehuantepec to keep
Mexican influence from getting the ascendancy
and make it French and Southern Conleder.
acy' transit route to the Pacific,
The rusult of all this will be an ntermaable
civil war, unless the people Of the United States
como to the assistance of the Juarez Government
and put down the French insolence, which Is also
in Mexico well understood to be an attack upon
the United States; rs it is well known that N. dc
SaIguy ia in most intimate reletion with the
leadrs of the Southern Confederacy.'
Towards the latter part Of last month the Brit.
ish Minister Sir Chas. Wyke, concludeda treaty
at Puebla with ST. Doblabo, by which all difficult
ties with the English were amieably settled, and,
had it not been for the sudden action ofthe French
treaty with Spain would have been concluded
also by Sr. Doblado and Gen. Prim; the latter
person left, however, the shores of Mevico on good
terms with the Juarez government and Minister
will be sent to Madrid TO arrange satislactoril all
matters in dispute.
On the 18th instant the last of the Spanish
forces arrived at Havana from Vera Cruz.
| remain trulo your obedieat servant,
AMERICANA,