Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-28
rse aesea, of the F,ench in Mexico.

The news which has reached us from
the city O Puebla is as cheering and en-
couraging to the heroic defenders Of Mex
lean soil as it is disheartcning and unwel.
come to the friends of the French invad
ers. In its importance 10 the United
States il ranks next to that received nj
the same lime of the brilliant operations in
Mississippi After a gallant defence of the
citv for six weeks, the Mexicans have com
peled the French to abandon the siege of
Puehla, and fall back on Orlzaba.
According to the dispatches of Gen.
Ortera, the Commander-in-C Chief at Pue-
bla. the French exploded mine on the
NIGHT of the Oath OF April, buryiag a
number Of MeXicans in the ruins but the
remnant of the heroes bravely continued
10 fight with the greatest determination
and ferocity," and succeeded in driving
the foreign enemy from his position.
After exploding mines on the defenders of
the city, the Preach sought to take it by
as sault in the midst Of the confusion; but
the Mexicans, we are told, fought them
desperately all night, and, although both
sides were reinforced, the Mexican held
their ground to the last. During the con-
test the French exploded another mine,
when fight of seven hours duration en-
sued, the undisciplined Mexicans again re-
naming masters of the field, and capture
ing one hundred and thirty prisoners from
the First regiment of French Zouaves.-
In eight assaults they only succeeded in
two, and then they obtained nothing but
the abandoned and dismantled works of
their antagonists. In six weeks opera
tioBs the Mexican general boasts-with
good reas on-that he had not lost a foot
of ground; and TO make matters worse
than ever for the invaders, President Jua-
reg in person had joined the army of Orte-
ga and Commonfort--now vastly increased
by heavy achievements from every State
in the republic-to organize immediate OIL
teDsive operations against the enemy.
We may well imagine the
chagrin and sorrow with which the Third
Napoleon viii receive these tidings. His
invinclble heroes, the soldiers of the Cri-
mea, of Algeria and of Italy, with their
victorious eagles and and triumphant ban
ners, ANONYMOUSLY defeated and routed |
by Mexican rabble. 1t is a matter that
80 seriously affects his pride and the honor
OF the nation he governs that 1t is hard to |
say how he will act. One thing is certain: |
that the heroism Of our Mexican allies
for they ale indeed our true allies, and /
are lighting our battles with great skill /
and brayery,ls as important to us as if we
had an extra hundred thousand men IN the /
heh. In keeping the French so well en-
ployed, they shut out all pos ibility of any
European intervention in our domestic
luarrels, and therefore they are entitled
10 our warmsst sympathies and encourage
nent. They are also proving to the world
how absurd it would be for any foreign
,at'on TO attempt an invasion of these
shores for if the best generals and SOL
ffers OF the greatest military nation of 4
Europe can make no impression on a Mex
can army, how is it possible that they
enid ever withstand our gigantic and
overwhelming strength ?
The siege of Puebla is destined to rank
among the most celebrated sieges in the
history of the future. While the Euro
bean press has sarcastically reflected on
BIO slowness of our movements IN quelling
he rebellion, they have forgotten the tor
oise-hke pace of their armies in the Cri-
nea and Italy, and now in Mexico. In
TX months Gen. Scott marched from We
a Cruz to the City of Mexico. The for
ner city was surrendered to him on the
seh of March, lS47, and on the l4th of
he following September the City of Mex
90 fell into his hands. The French, on
he other hand, have frittered away nearly
wo years, and now they are no further
han Puebla.-N Y. Herald.