Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-25
TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHES.}
FROM MEXICO.
Desperate Fighting at Puebia.

IRON MEXICO.
Desperate Fighting at Puebia.
SAN FRASsIsco. May JS.-The steamer
Golden Age brings advices from the City of
Mexico 10 the I'd OF May, and from Puebln TO
the 3tfh ult.
Gen. Ortega's dispatch to Comonfort states
thaf, on the night of the oath OF April, the
French exploded mine in a block called Stem
mo, occupied by Mexican troops. A number OF
Mexicans were buried in the ruins, but the
balance resisted the French all night, fighting
desperately. On the morning of the goth, both
parties were reinforced and continued the fight
with the greatest determination and ferocty,
the Mexicans at its close holding their original
position. During the contest the French .ex-
ploded another mine in Santa Gesu. Another
fight ensued here, lasting seven honrs, the
Mexicans remaining masters of the field and
capturing one hundred and thirty prisoners
from the French ZoUayes.
The French lett tour hundred dead on the
field. Since these fights the French have kept
up the bomhardmeEt of the city, though less
vigorously than before. On the first OF May
President JuareZ left the city OF Mexico for
Comonfort's camp, near Puebla, for the pnr-
pose OF urging immediate offensive operations
against the French.
SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 2O-Cen Ortepa's s dis
patches 10 Gen. Comonfort, dated Puebla, 2ath
April, thus sums up the military situation du-
ring the last month and a half: The French
nave made eight assaults, succeeding only in
two. We have lost nothing save abandoned
forts and our line of Gefences. For the la,t
thirty-one days we have lot lost a foot of
ground. The French continue to throw bombs
into the city, ard are cutting bitches and
covered ways Tor an attack on Santa Anita.
LATER.
The Siege of PGcbla Raised or Suspended.
NEW YORK, May ot-The steamer Roanoke
from Hay yan 4 on the 18TH, has arri we'd, bringing
Vera Cruz dates to May 1itb, received at Ha.
yana by the French war steamer. She renorts
that no news has been received from the army
since April eth. That the siege Of Pusbl1 hod
teen raiS.d or suspended until the arrival of
reinforce ments and heavier guns, as it has
been found impossible TO penetrate the cjty
with the artillery, and they being only l2-
pouEders, though rified guns from the vessels
OF war in port have been sent ashore and are to
so TO Puebla.
Two guns had arrived within two DAYS
journey, and others were on the road. The
imposs bility of entering Puebla consisted in
barricades eighteen feet thick of earth and
stones and, IN fact, the Mexcans had flied
me houses o. the first line OF parapets with
earth. The Mexlcans again occupy Fort Xavier,
which they are repairing. Light sklrmishes
occurred daily with parties who came out TO
attack the French from the city. On the 9th a
large convoy OF meat was captured by the
French, EN- route for Puebla.
A French offlccr passed through Havana by
the mail steamer Clyde, bound for France
whence he was TO send heavy seige train
A Vera Cruz letter says that nothing can be
done until these guns arrive, which cannot be
earlier than the lSt OF October.
TIE English trigate Immortalite brought
feaied al Puebla, and obliged to retire lS miles
10 OriZaba, 10 which place Gen. Forey and
staff had gone.
A letter from a person of high standing in
Vera Cruz says that the French have been
obliged 10 raise the siege and retreat nine miles
and that ii is understood they go into quarters
at OriZaba, and there await reinforcemeuts and
heavy guns from France.
A report says thata convoy Of 81 ,C0O,0GU from
Vera CrnZ was captured by the Mexican guer-
mas. Mllliens OF specie have been procured
III Havana by the sale ot drafts on the French
Government, which will be sent to Vera Cruz
tor the wants OF the French army.
Advices from Yucatan state that the rebels
have been defeated, and that the towns OF no
tul, Valandolla ard 1zamalia are again in the
hands OF the Government.
Gen. 5larm had abandoned the town of Pa
lesades, which was occupied by the Mexican
troops.
The news from Venezuela states that truce
mad been agreed upon tor the formation OF a
new government. and including the cessation
9! fhe dictatorship by Gen. Paaz.
A mum ber OF small blockade runners have
arrived al Havana. Several schoonerS had
sailed. probably TO run the blockade.