The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-19
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
yEsECH OFFICIAL REPORT or TUE CAMPAIGN

from tho Paris Monitor, June 81
Public attention being directed with increasing
rest 10 the operations OF The exped enary corps Next
%, think il well to Up the military facts
which have up tho present time s1naized the pro-
seAce Of the French troops IN that country.
General dc Lorencez, who hid arrived at Cordova on
the sh Of Ap, was preparing 10 carry ato execution
the conventions ~ the treay VI Soedad, when ietter
from General Zarasoz Of the lSta a APRIL summoned
him 70 withdraw the French soldiers who had been st
~ Orzaba Cor the protection Of the SICK in hospital
there General de Lorencez being warranted to fear
anything from enemy whose character he &c
aAnee Of those sick and tine 10Th lie addressed
Tho following order Of the day 10 the force under his
Command
soIprERs AND standing the assassina
gwen 70 those attacks by the procanaons the xexcan
*, moment to The scsomlishmsnt Of me
" 's eee er sns s e asl Genera
rasosa by which the safety Of sick left at orzsoa
saed In Of such fact. can mo onser se
& Vet " on osss ~ q -four hundred
ssarch their rescue To the cry o: "vve rEmperrur'
On The following day the French troops proceeded In
- direction o. izaba. Captain Captain, Of the staff,
who commanded the advanced guard, learnt that
two Mexican battaons with four pieces Of artillery aud
passage mat oficsr charged disperssd the Mex
squadron, killed hvs and took and nf.
teen horses. In this Affair Sub Lieutenant LAmare OF
shs African Chasseurs and Lieutenant Kochc and pr
Yates Bcrtn Hendiustock Lelneere, Francois and Lei
vile psrs,eaiarly d.snss:hsa ,hsmseiSe. The Me,i,
French occupied orzAba wiehout resistance, General
Zarag having quilted IL ON the previous evening with
A,00O men aud eight pieces Of artillery
On the 21st patrol OF four gendarmss commanded by
Corporal Lauriac, perceived a. about mile from the
scwn frcs OF ssvsa handred cavalry, preceded BY
thirty lszcsrs. The Corporal feignsd retreat on
Orizaba, IN order 70 draw away the Ian.
esrs from the main body, and then, tlr ming them
charged with his four men, killed two hexicans and
wounded SIX. The gendarms Voitey received lance
wound IN tie side.
On tbs 2sd the Mexican General GaIvez, belonging 10
1arag army 10 Gensra do I.oroncez with
90 men, explaining bis dseton BY the effect produced
thu Mexican army by the Ioeaain Of the French
General, declaring that he made only tho govern
mint OF Juarez and the Mexican people General
- lorsncez, 0o lat On I've 2I.a for Puedsa, arrived
Che 18th ut Aclbongo, where he Intended stop
day before ascending The Cmbfcs. but about a
shar IRE omuskesfy from the advanced guard lsd him
~ aect serious resistance The position T. be taken
hill about $50 yards above the vilsge Of Aegl-
cingc; the hall was very woody ami the position
Ssass w.r. ssu S Ds fs
Esxicsns lost two mountain howlrzsrs sud twenty
prisoners. General Zarasosa did not defend tho
steep the cmsres which Is only three hundred
ysrdy hgh The Of he Cmbres cost the French
sou Killed and twsa.y eight wounded Among The latter
are iastenan, do Coppen OF the Marines and sHb leu
senant Lem trio OF the African Chassaurs but, happi
ehrir wounds are not serious When The desi ach OF
10 ETsnez came OF the loss VI the Mexcans was
not kn va but is evident that Laraguzi feared 10 risk
bats WITH toofs whose alone already caused
grs-t encouragement n his army.
TIE health of the French army is excellent the cases
81 yellow fever have only boon except ons aud have
ssen among the men VIM frst arrived the country.
The todiers in sp.rts they have nee
q the anticipation OF combat The SICK at urzsbo arc
mstAe IN h9 best situation, anc the army, IA advsnc-
ND ON frebla. met with reception from tho peorc
which proves that the mission of tns French 10 a well
Gndersteod az u will be faithfully fuiaisd.
GENERAL DE LoErycEz's REPORT.
From The Paris 3ionitcur, Nay al
dcspetch IRON teaesa 10 Lorelce2, daled syouac
- IA Canada, April 70, says.-rho troops under nv
nrders had yesterday glorious combat which will make
asensaton IN Mexico. 6eneI IL zlras has been suc
cssEyely driven from Gil tho slrong positions Ia the
Gsbres Noun taibs. There 800 10 900 Infantry
20e cavalry and eighteen guns. I'm aware OF tis
easmys ss but Gcncrai Astiaga bid his tAirh broken
ard has ss was ampua.ed here General ZaruaO.a who
sIot yesterday al La Canada has left IN tho direction Of
PsiIaan Twenty prisoners and two mountain guns have
beau captured "a wis tha Z0uaras, tho rst bat
fali " GhaxsuT iec and squadron Of Chasssurs
a. rque thai carried ali ths positions Of the Cmbres
t- Nnoty-Di1ih rssin1Lt AMI tie battalion " mariss
suppgrtiu. Tas DsJayof OF the troops Nas adrira
be. Tbsg cash Gas ifrsslsiibi3 ] have thirty -snO
wouuasf
lDMrRAL &, sR.vIEBr's nrroRr.
'arg .Juas ~ golTuslt laelcs ~ London Times,
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