The New York herald., 1862-10-02

them ueSCrlDed, hhNc
for the Napoleon and believe that good must
come out Of the invasion both tor France and Mexico
AS was retiring 70 my quarters, at little pas'
nine the rain commenced to fall ID torroats. II
tnued pour all night long In the morning we found
that half OF wagons OF the convoy had arrived,
and that orders had been given 10 remain where
that day During the night several horses had been
stolen by the sueltos (lose ah who play the double
role of guerias road thieves Ny horse ungoru-
nately, was one of the missing, and had 10 obtain
anothe. from a teamster To while awayA portion or
the day made OF PARTY in hunt Of game and we
succeeded in taking two fine bulis the property Of
torious guerilla chief Ihe day passed without tie
rival all the wagons, again orders were given
the next day, during which time the whole convoy
got together and the following morning another push
forward was made but the roads 50 bad that We
could not 90 ar-ess than leagueio point known
Santa Anna The day reached In Purea and had
the novelty Of slight attack from the guerillas which
terminated without any result further than makng al
alarm In the The gncrillas were in
with all haste The day following we reached
Arroyo de piedrs, and the next day Aa,n
lively with the guerlSs, who, m number Of
hundred and fifty more lay seoreted IN thicky
wooded oarranca at distance s 81 hay 70 one ~ nuIe,sa
shower of balls that came whizzng over the heads
o. the teamsters and IN advance Strange to say
equal result when the Zouaves and Chasseurs dAfrqro
(of which latter we had about nincty) commenced
attack the bush thick tina. il found din
cult to get the guerillas who commenced retreat
sustaining their fire all the time They fell back
the deeper part OF the ravinc and whore the wood and
vines impenerable except by the small trails
known TO the newiy arrived French troops. but we'll
known 10 the guerllas The scrimmage kept UP
an hour and ended without less the part OF the
convoy. but enc horse five mules having been
wounded. We unable learn tho loss OF the CUE
rilas. We only dead, but suppose others
have fallen in the bush where the Zouaves did pene
trate. Throughout the whole OF that day the guerias
kept fire but gcnerav from points
distant that their shots would have hai little effect, s1p
At Mata dc India remained days. order to gel
the convoy together many Of the wagons having stuck
the mud and become SO deeply embedded that they
could only be removed by thirty and sometimes forty
mules From Mata de India moved to Los
organos, and next day to this place. thus having sea
ten days make a distance OF less than six leagues
Every day we had rain and the road river Of mad
soledad like all her roins along the road has suffered
from the hands of the patriotic gaeras Throughout the
whole Of the journey ound but two three huts left
The cities Of former haotations and aldeas nov
ma ked by heaps Of ashes ard rank weeds. The lazy
dirty, guit-r strumnng inhabitants have points
ditsnt from TIE road, whore many of them have formed
relations with those who hover about the conveys
for the PURPOSE Of plunde:ing mules, hors
and occasi nally something from the wagons that
little escort The whole from Iejera to the.
Chauihut presents the abandoned spectacle. Ma
tue has resned her sway and the road Is track through
apparently country eeming with all the products
OF rich soil and al the gifts # generous Providence
The French Invasion has done much to produce this aban
donmeDt ie DEGREES of Juarez have dene more bat c
real essential with the lower classes of AeX.clns
the uesie - ave without labor IN iact by punderiid
wha, re is but spreading Of the contagioa
which for past has been eating such deep
upon tho good faine OF 'he foarishing districts
the interior, and has produced that anarchy which has
calsd the attention o tho civilized world Gan force acuc
mend rlatters hcre Can any change ofaav governnep,
country and close study n RS changes Of government
must say no The majority OF the inhabitants Ia
dilrs Who have ncf or become thoroughly civilized ard
incline most positively 10 returl the OF barba
Ii an nothing but foreign rule and foreign immt
grasion ca check the rettn Of this country g. barbar
ism. tie Mell1aas Will be Go better 9r ore defeat or
Dozen defeats The day force Is withdrawn they will
return TO their old bits. ihc ireac have difficult
tass before iheu it. indeed, IL be rot impossible
for them 4here can b. no doubt but the United state
tho ural Of Mexico ana the American
civ war j. calamity great for Mexico Tor thlt
great colo;
This former pre.,y little town is now in ruins. Ihc
house IN which the famous convention o. the So.etad
made is heap OF bricks. stones, mortar AID
cinders; scarcely stone is lett unturned. Il.
has been burned down by tic gueriias, and
the river Is swollen by the rans t,l1t I'll
Wagons cannot pass from 0riz iba rcschcd t!e
opposite ~ ten days ag,, and c9sareei t. ictri
To Cordova for provisions During The stay The oppo
site bank the ias opened fire the co,voy from
this bank. sho ting was kept UP al ore day, ana TIVE
Zouaycs were wounded and three Of the ,ucri,s ki.e
On arrival here found a dca body in A hous
whichwe SUPPOSE must have been wognded IN tine iic
empty barrcs make bosas aud to-day we have has
communications. and the wagons from Vera Cruz are
being discharged and hetrcigt nsorrcd these bos.
the other bank whe Q IL viii be sent forward
wagons from Orizaba. Those from Vera Cruz 10 b.
sent beck The encrmous delays on tbe read, and tic
heavy required 10 give protection, result IN =
fearful dimnuon OF all catab.es aad the cargocs
geueray diminished et least twenty five per ccu, 20
ing from Vera Cruz to Orzaba We have now bere
eighty ieur wagons from Vera Cruz aboGt haa,rci
ard dy from orzaba aud another c,uvcy nf eight!
a-ter orr departure
This las, yay has been aitae&c several bs 81
gEer.laF VIII behaved rather flpcliy
ihcy Cha ga u.cn .rtian 81 Tue tsFA -htly cscorie
asa sgccecioS IN cars ing OF abou, dozen mules and
lot or eases o stores belonging a. the officers WHIT ehe
thus engaged the ChasscGrs dAfsique u,u-
them and scrmnagc took place, winch two Of ,he
Chassegrs badly wounded three of the g,eri'as
killed and two os their number taken prisoners
learn to-day iAag which did not know bctOfe-tiiat Is
the two eUnvoys far ofizaba there largc
money for the Of The aud this fact douh
known 70 c gceriilas, which accegnts for their inse
pijity in charging upon the wagons
by mali Just arrived from Orzaba have dates t.
the S;h inst The still remains badly provided
provisions aud great suffering prevails amongst the
poorer classes, many Of whom have led to adtuiGg vii
lagos not from political motives, but order to oiai
something eat Hordcs OF military and political al
from the interior crowding around
hlmon;c, all wiling to him AID Hght for his plat
form; but all are destitute and require little aid in
der u develop their friendly ideas - Atmone has
got the church property 10 give away e Is in ra;h
bad nx, md hts devoted friends empty pcclsetc
But still Almente IS doing what he can IN the 81
keeping bis raItsans together, and BY Tue last Of thu
month irst of ucs VIII make some xncons toward.
Jaapa, which place 10 proposes to take without the
sistancc % the tfcnch. We shall sec how VIII cpnl,
An article published IN the orncisl Journal o
Juarez, IN Mexico against the French, has been.
translated into frerch IN Oizsba and has pre-
duced great effect upon the amy VIII ch before
on account or pctfy conflicts between Tie 'n,rsry
ard NJ de saligny, h,d thought rather ably The
Mcxicans The article abusive and of trut
that has created deep feeling % disgust aongs, the
soldiers me Ireaci arc acciscd OF robbing hrnir.
piilagng, destroying violating chlircc and Old
and, lact, of behaving like many drunken sayage
Tc ca CT this article be t. convince the army
that tho Mexicaas not addicted u telling the truth
they were doomed 10 find out later.
raj copies OF this article have be received here aud
have prodecsd already great Change Ia the opt
ions of TIE oltccfs.
1t was only three days ago that passed
tue scene d The late successful attack q tl'
gucriiias upn convoy, aud saw tho chasici fe
mains OF Wagons, heaps Or C9lisfcF and rilici ca
balls, AMI Other relics OF that bafbarOus alar,
which no quarter was shown o. any Two Breach
officers VINO were ayaiGs were shot their parts o
aud thrust int their 1iths. Tru yiylnTcres wcrc
bruialy murdered their bodies stripped and hnrs
up, aud busnag faggois thrust Their pefsts al.d