The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-14
the i7th short Of provisions the soldiers in dis

SO the IRE ch commenced their retreat forces
left Pucbla In pursuit. but With the view OF pre-
French than of giving battle the latter On the alter
OF tho 18TH 0rzba the forces Of carvaa and
Cuelar appeared on either side the forces Of Marquee
who were marching for the town. and bat
tie and were In fair way Of completely destroying Mar
queZ. small French orcs Of some eight hundred
went against Cuelar and farvaja and not only defeated
thsm but took nearly the whole of their prisoners
the French suffering loss Of less than twenty between
killed and wounded, and the Mexcans leaving three
hundred dead on he hed.
The French are now q,artered at Orizaba with force
Of i've hundred men at Chquhuite In these positions
they will remain until further advices from France. In
taking possession OF tho Chqnhuite the French were
hred nnon by tho retiring Mexican forces and one man
was killed and another wounded The French, in COM
pany with their Mexican allies, have entire posses
sion Of the road from here % Orizaba. and two
hundred wag leaving here to-day with provisions
and army stores for the French This does not look like
an evacuation Of the country as come people state as
probabe In add to tha he IVY stores going forward
some heavy sogs guns TO be sent oil ON the "a or Sd
BY letters OF tho 2sth from the capital learn that
General Zaraeoza expected back at Puebla he hav
ing left in pursuit Of the French. Gene al Lave Is sick
al Huatisco with fever. His forces were at Chqui.
hue and retired on the approach OF the French. Gene.
rails Cuear and carvaa' having lost nearly all OF their
the battle Orazlba the 18th are supposed
have retired to Puebla Gene al tega with six thou
sand men, at Queretsro at ast dates, on his way
TO the capital The report OF having arrived at tho
capital some time ago turns out false. General
Governor OF the Stotc II ia isco will send contingent
to the capital account Of Of funds and on ac
against Losada and Carlos Rvas. The strength Of the
government Is very much overcstimated by the general
reports. II may be roughly estimated: $4,000 men at
and near Pueba 5000 at and alapa and Huatasco
5000 men under General 0rtega 800 In the capital
with perhaps 1000 more in struggling bands. thai
only be made OF service in their respective localities.
Altogether the government may perhaps count upon
army OF near 20 900 men, badly fed clothed and
still worse paid. Still, with the affair Of the French At
Fueba they in high spirits, and the bombastic
qCence Of native and writer's has filed them with
ideas that they superior to the heroes OF Magenta and
Solerino. This conceit and tho no u getting money
aid from the. United States mako them valiant enough,
and the French will not be able treat with hem bof0re
they have given them good drubbing. If they fail to
a. an end in Mexico Not ali The salicnys in ali
France will be able TO bring the Mexcans treat the
French with respect and consideration Thus far their
operations have only injured their own cse and that Of
the party they stupidly have tried 70 Uphold g. !.
The condition Of the rsactionary party has not mate
M 4: m 1ssss msesS' % rSo sS
two partiss live the country BY keeping the
struggle. Mea remains in the Sierra and is regQrled
to be stronger than ever his forces hold the Mczqua
and San Juan del Rio at their mercy Buitron at Las
Cruces and holds all that part Of the country and part
Of tho valley Of Mexico, including Tacubaya at his
mercy Losado and Carlos Rivas strong in Jasco,
and bid defiance 70 the goyerrment The plateados have
control Of the region Of the south Of the valley II
Gavss some zoo in Vera Cruz M.dsiin md nd a. points
along the road from here TO Orzaba Zuloaga and
Cobos, who were At Matamoros zucsr with their
government. Their operations discovered
by MARQUEE, who seized them both and
was going to shoot ,hom but they threw themselves
the generosity Of General Aluontc who has banished
them. They are to sail from hcrc to-day board the
English packet, and their troops remain incorporated
with those Of Marquee. Alt gether it will be that
the Of domestic dscord continues In sufficient
strength to keep the country on Its progressive road to
ruin.
sions OF truth which published abroad through let
ters written here II Is said treaty with tho United
government over all its enemies After assurances Of
this kind being published every mail for nths lead
journals and directed to the state Department by the
American Minister in Mexico, treaty is finally made.
This treaty provides for the aheaing ointment in the
shape OF eleven millions Now, how graft yng IL will
bc to those who have supported this teaiy f it has
been ratified at Washington TO know that already
ly the whole Of the money has been squandercd-
less than half million remaining uncompromsed.
Who did not know this would havo been the case
after witnessing the prusats Of tho clergy pro-
psrtyS And what conclusion can we TO the
motives Of men who have thus played into the hands OF
spectators about tie Mexis an palacc2 n do Sagny
may be the tool o. heavy bankss and sockobbars but
certainly be has not and cannot do for them thaa
Il oa,y like tnat made by NJ. Corwin.
The English pubic have been beguied by phantoms
similar to those held TO tho gaze Of the United States
and now We have treaty which is said to be "better
treaties and II for them had beon enforced there
would have been no complaints recamitio and
now, because Old compasss cts have been .ramped under
cssly the samo guarantee a. formerly-viz, Mexican
"good faith"
Report says that state Of civil war prevails in tho
French camp. General I.orencez, chagrned at the
defeat or reverse M Pucba, is said TO denounce u.
dc Salgny in no measured terms. The French General
IL also opposed TO General Amuntc and decarss he viii
nothing " do with the Mexcans In this the
General is wiser than his Minister Pleuipotentary.
The General is ssd to dsnouncs the whos expedition.
lie sends forward special TO tho Emperor by
his mail, and NJ. dc Saligny does tho II impos
sble to say what the views Of Gene al Lorsncez but
imagine he shss throw the blame ihe Pueba af
a Nj. Saiguv
be freed from the interference Of the latter The famous
padre Miranda, who arrived here two days ago in COM
pany with MARQUEE, also goes to Paris agent from
General Almorte 60 that from all sides the Emperor 10
gopg have versions " tho Mexican question lie will
surely have 70 abandon tho clergy party he wishes 70
alliances would In short time dgaw the good people
20 II. They have now become nthidated by tho mill
ary gandage which has ruled tho country for years
and will only show themselves aftor the establishment
Of order which only to be done by foreign arms, with
ou, the aid of ono Iarty or tho olher.
Commo t0ro Dunlop arrived here from tho capital
few days ago In company with Mr. Plumb, OF the United
States legation aud Captain shueldt Uniod States
sui vt Havana Thsy met with special adventure
The road. Msssrs Plumb and Shuisd sail to-day for
Havana, and Commodore Dunlop will sail in short timo
for Jamaica.
All communication is now cut or with the capital
u s only by occasional courers from 20 egn ieg ions
that get even news On the Orizaba road the 60
yernmept forces burned even The bridges The rronch
are now at work rebuilding them. From Jalapa to
Puebla there Is diligence line, and those who
fortunate enough 70 get passes to 50 up 10 the capital are
UDUgeu 10 pursue tnolr lOurncy Ou uoftSUaCk
The of he lth here remains bad. The French sol
disrs suffering severely especially the officers They
persist In thor old mode Of treating tho vomto and the
consequences i the majority Of their cases lost The
English escort, who were up country with Conn., Dunlop,
ordered board ship 81 their arrival here
and OF the mon allowed 10 sleep on shore
ror fear OF the vomito.
Hero many complaints ars made against the new au-
thortios who act In the usual arbitrary Of Nsx-
cans. They have recently boen making some mprixou-
ments which have with the approval OF the public.
An American was thrown In prison and only liberated
after tho active interference OF the United States Consul
Mr. Proctor, who seems wido awake 10 his dSty. IL
the authorities imprisoned this American citizen
without having specific charges against him.
General Zaragoxa 20 the Mexican Minis
ter Of War.
HEADQUARTERS, PrKm.A, May 0. 1862.
Having completed the rctrosrade movement com.
monccd at Acuzingo, arrived here the id hftat
had The honor Of informing The enemy ndvanc.
ing nj q short distance behind me- and detached the
SECOND gade Of cavalry, consisting Of three hundred
men, anuov him iu the rear, whilst occupied my po
sticn In puebla From tho nrst moment gave convs.
nent orders TO provide for the defence Of Forts
and reto and 10 complete tho fortctions OF the city
witch had not been attended 10 before my arrival.
The 4h, at dnybrcak, ordered Con. NJ Nogrete, with