Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-06-19
Latest from Mcxico-Movements of the
 French-Condition of Affairs

We copy the following from tie St. Louis Re. publican of the 2Gth
 We have through New York papers late news from Mexico. The accounts show that the Fren h are advancing upon the capital without meeting with any resstauee worth naming. They expect cd to req, h it by the 5th of May. Jnarez had, it
 s said. retired to Queretaro, where he and his cabinet were at last accounts. Several districts
 had pronounced in favor of the French intervention, and at Orig ba there had been an eecton of pres- dent ad interim of the republic which resulted in the choice oi Almonte. Very few participated i'll this election, bus Almonte considers it ought tO satisfy the Mexican people, and addresses the Orizabanans III one of the usual procamations.
 The onward mayement of the French was 1t seems, precipitated by information officially com nlunicated to the French admiral that the French soldiers, si k in the hospitals at Orzaba to which they had been committed under agreement which leit ther safety to the care of the Mexican autht rities were in danger of an attack from the Mexican troops. ThereupOn the admiral at n e started, with an escort of one hundred men, for Or z tba. Near that place they were avacked by some three or four hundred Mexcans, who ran away in confusion, after having a few more taken prisoners. The French were lucky enough to have none of their men harmed.
 The dispersed oI this gallant attack fell back upon Orzaba, where Zaragoza was and, to account i for their own cowardice. made the French one !! hundred legion. This spread panic among those who were threatening the lives of poor devils in I the hospital, and they all (incuding ZlragozD ! took to their heels and made off-that is, three ! thousand ran before one hundred.
 ' The French then Isttered in aba, and with | ther whole force Bgrchat thence on the 27th oi 1 Aprl, anu passel all the dangerous points without : beng molested. Zuragoza, wRo was in their front all the time, retired with proper caution, huining up the few villages he found on his way. Ilraso- i zl s reported to have had II ,t00 men. One ot his generals deserted from him, bringing his forces -number not gVen--nto Orizaba, where they all jo.ued the Alm0nte marty.
 Trade and trave. 70 the interior from Vera Crn2 were suspended There is 10 food for animal; along tbe road, and most Of the stations have been destroyed. At Orizaba and CoriGya forces o Alm0nte, and Galyez, one Of his chiefs. hold. 1 Chiquhutie. There are parties of guerriilas, ol
 rather robbers, all along the roads, who shout toi this party to-jay and shat 10 morrow, as it suit them, but there are said 10 be about as many offer i ing to the French Co JuaTeZ.
 The Eco de Europa states that the army e 1 Juarez does not exceed cUUO men, 5000 of whom
 were in the capital for the suppression of reYolu 1 tionaIy attempts which were in progress there.- ! The remainia X 50DJ ssre divided between Perott
 and Canada de lxtap1; but it seems that the force
 from tliis last point had precipitatey marched away
 on the route to Tehau"an, iIl order 10 avoid en
 
 l however, been tuL ofI by Marquez.
 Gen. Don Jose M. GalveZ, who commanded {
 brigade oi Juarez troops, has pronounced in favo l Oi Gen. Almontc, his troops following his example ] The garrison of Chalchicnluma had also pronounc
 ed for. as tev said to fhe people, [" it is eviden ! that the French have not come here to oppieSs Us
 nor to deprive our nation of lts independence, bu ! to assist us' They have, therefore, proclai ID ed
 not only the sensation of the authority Of DoI Beuito Juarez but the naming of the fl st magis
 trate of the country the most worthy of it's sons that is Gen Almonte. The pronuncamento wal ] SO emnzed by Te Deum and the procession 0 1 the host through the streets.
 | The government of the department ot Vera i Cruz had been put into the hands 0f Manuel Ser
 rauo, by "his exceeUcy, the provisional presi l dent oi the rerIblic, Gen. Don Juan Almonte. '
 Among all the movements none interests ou people more than the reported conclusion oi treaty bets cen Mr. Corwin and the Juarez govern
 ment; and the protest in connection herewith O the French commissioners. The commissioner | addressed the Mexican minister of foreign re.a
 tions, Senor Teran. The commissioners solemnll
 protest in the name of the government, Of the em
 peror and of their national ests, against an,
 such treaty that has for it's object the partition 0
 Mexico by sale. grant, etc. Senor Ieran, n rep!
 substantially declares lst his government will ac ! in tse premises ss i gsIeagsk.
 l From sf this il appears that we shaii sooa hea 1 from inc French al the capital oi Mexico. "hea there, probably, the first tep taken will be the go l lensn prDnanciamento that the Juarez goyernmen has ceased, and that Of Almente has pr0pisiOHali
 superseded 1t. For what is further on the cnd that has not vel been exposed, must watch an' wait. Evidently our governmen. has, on accoun ] Of CorHn's treaty, new incentive and an addi tiouz necessity to be mixed up'' in Mexican DO ltics.