The New York herald., 1863-04-30

bringing date5 from the city q Mexico TO tho sth and
Poebs 70 the Glh ns received via Acapulco, at which
port she touched
since tho ss. ul, tho French had keep, up constant
bombardmcnt Of Pucb;a. Their nre had dcs,roycd the
convent Of Aogas,n and six blocks Of buildings.
with special progrcss towards occupying the city.
Tho fight continued on the 9th inst.
Gen Comonfort, with is 900 soldiers, was DEFENDING
tho road leading towards tho city OF Mexico, and
having continued skirmishes with tho French.
Tho foregoing Is Of from Mexican sources,
tho authorities stating ,h but small plrton Of tho Oh
STAGES tho way .of tho capture Of Paeba wcre yet
overcome
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 1858.
French papers publish letters from the city of Mexico
10 tho s,h representing that Gener, forcy s posses
sion OF tho cnyrons Of pucbla and master OF the
muncatons aud fortified works cnimaldlng the city.
lie continued Advancing slowly but surely without sacr
ncing soldiers Inioscp, pors,ns think General Forey
has n,anouvrcd 10 enclose the Mexican army In ruobla
and will ultimately captsro all than twenty thou
sand.
Official of the Same date take aging
view, and say tho bcsegcd forces fully able TO
pulse the Freneh-tDe pncpal forti0cions stil remain
ing intact There sky four fortified buildings IN tho
city, Including three oriresscs of great strength. The
Mox,cap soldiers have shown remarkable bravery The
French lost over Ave hundred killed and wounded
attacking one fotthcat,on.
Our Havana Correspondence.
HayAs,, Apri s3, 1893.
Tho arrival al This port from Very Cruz Of the French
ship Of the line Jean Cart places In possession of tho
news oa complete reduction of pasbia by the
French sxpcdtionary army under General Forey fay
aost there yet remaiDed at tbs departure Of tho
cou from that place for Vera Cruz, two IostsGuada
uye In possession of The Msxlcans while
aba othsrs together with about seeoar,bs d hc city,
were hed BY fcnch, who had succeeded, sfr very
lighting In capturing vsy the for
tGed roln,s We may ssfey ooseiade hu ty tins time
PueblA is 10 mpe,s possession d The rrench
Ths foIlowing details wili b road with interest,"
O tbs az ef MARCH ~ pa.os ss~psssiy
rsssdsi pass u she Preach force sirs~Ay inside
shs waits On that day . rsach from ihs hli ~ s-n
Juas lsx ards Pusbla Was comncDc-i and The :Ith
Ere opcoed the pcbhentsry, which well
tined, and continued ali the 3ist, when . breach
havsg b. o. sssde, the trvops advanced and earrird
the piAe by storm. from there the storminy par.
ues pushed On. taking succeqsiveiy. ut the bsyo-
nets tint, t~o other fosrncd posi- ans, and pre-
scutly ceered the city, ocsupyng two d the
principal streets leading 10 the Plaza de Armas.
The r,cadss n ,lose streets being also carried the
french soldiers ,sn zooavcs aud soIdrs u the Ninety
pD,h Of ,hs nusD, assisted by sapters made their way
through the houses, being obliged " d,Iodge from them
the Nex,cans who defended them with great encrgy.
Iher % reach in this manner anil gsi p1
u tho Paza de- Arnas and cathedral, which latter
h,d been converted into kind ef fortress.
The en,re cty wss FUN u barrIcsdes tho greater part
@. the houses w.rs fortified AID the defenders of
fought WIN ,eoaei,y.
On tho ID the French had Tnssosei themseyes Of
about 'hrd of the city, sud were distant but orc hun
drsi metres from the Plaza de Armns. ~ IN that day
,sey had ic>t Lanred ard MY ted and aboat tvs
red u
fore amounted To acoat 100 mon, sho relieved each
They we're siso IN posse u The bridge over Iho
r, ,cto on the ether Eie a which General CDonfft
the bead of 100 men, Including fenf"fcemcns sent
IN. aboye scaosnt IS all that ~s have received on.
eisly ap 10 the sa Ins. rsvsr,hss-, ~s h.ss .'ef
On The zsd and slh ole trench ias flom The hl
of San Juan Tow .rds the psnssntary, which va vi
fortified and defended by nsmsroas saf pro,toi
with artillery. Ibe trench was not competed ti the
ns e tho I.s INST the yea,sn,ary sas asen by storm
Once master IL thus Inaithn The AttAskhs i"'.',
COMPOSED Loaav.s aud : ae''.hmen,d ,b' Nins'y
san Xavier. which Was soon taken after d~rI~rae
struggle fhsse imposssn! rsssn n. eenr 'eeal TIE
streets u which obstrvesd by bsrrcsass, CessrA
toreys beet beng :: get p-.rssa ,ss ila.. ..
thu ssselve. 1bs aghtsv IN the vsry severe,
bot houses snd barreAd-- q. well a. ,vs o
ward the rrepes had take hoaso BY house. the SAP
p.fs breaking down tbs walls "a eIsn vay " Tie
soldlers me sousyr- aud Tinsmet mosn,si W tho
,~rraoss asd from ,henss d,fee,ei their weapons
against the artIicrstsd ~ baisry placed the ~
drai whish dung .usaersbls tho as-al-
anti Ihs nrlns deadly, ON ths 81 tbs attlclln lnr
Isfte~ we're Advancing thoash slowly fof their "a
WIS ob.tinsisy ds.ated and th.y ~sse distant orIy
hundred ysras from The irszs d. Arms..
Inc reoiisp,sry having ben set ars darlog ts a
taes aioat hundred Nsslcsnr bsaly bsrpsd Nh,
tssen % ,ne Ffeceh Geld hoyas and Attended
In the thing q ,hs, building ,hs fort q Fan xAvsr
as.x
" go sen, smsa aud wounded. The t.sar u tho
first .esed s~f the Ncxcsns pss u 30 at 9oo
W sisd sounded aud pssoosrs, and the E'ech ssssoy
Du'nr the attack 90 the rennsnilary. us rreeeh
General u sftli~ry, n. yesnst de faam-s, terslys
ergsed tbs 9Th. cokts carsisr, u the my nra
reglnest, reoersi msskst ball IN the arm, and iour
ave CAPTAINS and iseussnans sers aons The kdsd and
r.s vsrosn foroe ~s. oaiculaied At Is 200 nen. ff.
vso.s getting scafcs scsy ~stsr sncs all the
,seuesai f0rsy had pA.csi ogssavsbts fosos tbs
rosd " the capital 70 BID Cimoni'', n ehecs
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