The New York herald., 1863-03-17

drawa OF the Count de saigny In December, 1851 Mr..
Gorwa declined q E seeep. ,; ns S Ing
Juarez party the Minister Of Prussia compelled
10 throw the interests Of those whom he had been pro-
tecting upon the diplomatic corps Tho action Of MT
Corwin may have been very and In accordance with
the Instructions he has from the State Department. but u
rather unchartabe at moment Ike the present,
although it is probable he cannot Dc much for any
foreigner who may get into trouble with The govern
msns a. The present time with Baron Dc wagner sy.r
from the desperate situation In Mexico. Amenest
these are Msssrs Barron and Forbes the chiefs q inc
house Of that Don Antonio Escandon, the wife ana
daughter o Colonel Taloott Of The raroad and several
o.hors Of good social positions In the capital Baron dc
Cruz by the English packet on the Sd Of March.
BY these recent arrivals have very exact inform ma
ton Of the state Of things w Pueoi. ana aexoo' Inc
whemed with visits from persons Of all classes ana par
ties The general voice " that the hexicans intend 70
fight The French. They have some 1900 70 600 m
fanry inside the city, and 900 70 900 cavalry Their
works for defence are On grand scale, and tney nave
and plucky occrs-mosty foreigners But IL said tho
troops dreadfuly dcmorallzed that they are badly
thing disposed 70 ght What IS certain s that there is
cud between Generals Comonort and Ortega, and that
Comonort, who has 600 men with HIM At San Martin,
viii not TO help 0rtega at fueba II this be trUeand
there seems no reason 10 doubt 1.-THE effect upon those
inside the devoted city, will be most unfavorabe for
the defence. A gentleman, who is an old resident In
Mexico, and who has plenty Of similar exhibitions.
assures mo they will not fight As he saye the Jrarez
generals doing 20 business il evying forced
loans Tor TIE defence aud long they can keep mp At
this they are not going speak OF running away
but the moment they find that the time is at hand
TO stop collecting these mposs they will not much
bother their heads about the defence. My opinion ~
very similar to this gentleman's but In this strange
country Que must be prepared 20 see the most mpoba
bly, things happen, and the hexicans making a
heroic defence at Puebla II would be too much TO anti,
epae defeat o! the French but that may happen
from their extraordinary bad management
In Mexico they are still going forward with their deen
sive works and collecting forced loans accordingly They
have cut down all the AL the fne roads and
passes about the capital aud cut up all the roads and
streets with dches ard barricades II Is conce led how
that the fate Of the capital will be decided at PIE
bla and IL that place falls Mexico surrender,
matter OF course
We near that the French Consul at Taapco has been
thrown INTO prison. very natural TO xlect alter
tho evacuation OF that town. General Forey goes with
ms system OF evaenatng places where the French have
been well received by no inhabitants The last case -
san Andres Sbi!chcomula where the French we're very
We. received and furnished with many impr sup
plies and this town rs left at the mercy Of the Jra
goerias.
FEBRUARY 25 1868
General Torey should be with his generals Aci.
zingo, ten leagues thls sdo Of Pucbla The Count
dc sagny, with General Migre and the g. ard, vii
leave this the 2sh for the encampment In front Of
Pueba Orizata III not be entirely abandoned but the
place is putting on very sad appearance with The with
drawal OF 50 many gay uniforms. The grand attack on
Pueba viii be made on the 10th March. the Mexcans
only fight The french force before Pusba VIII be % 0C
men, with 3, 900 Mexican allies.
General paz Mron The Juarez Governor OF the State OF
Vera Cruz, who was doing good thing for himself and
commerce at the time by letting goods go mp to
Jaapa for certain high impost each package, has
been cut short his BY order OF Juarcz, who
CARDS this liberty on the part OF state Governor
better than high treason. he uarez) considering II tho
special prerogatve OF himself 10 appropriate all the pick
ngs which be had from allowing foreign gods 70
be taken 70 the interior for sac.
The Frenchmen exed from Mexico some time since
hear have all been embarked ~ ManxaDilO, and
rected TO arrive nt Vera Cruz by the next English packet