The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-14


Our Havans Correspondence.
HAVANA, April 9. 1883.
Position Of tie French Army on the 24th Depotchss
frow the Mertcar Generals One Of the Gaes of Paea
IN Possesren u ne Fresca--SSsrmishes. DC.
Tho anxiousy expected British mail stes,ner Conway
from Vera Cruz arrived hero last Sunday with dates
oa that port 70 the LIST inst but again destined
V b disappointed for out Of tho great Of details
>sspaschss and rumors with which the Mexican newspa
psrs ase nsd there nothing like the expected
x startling importance't to DO discovered.
We In possession papers from Jalnpa Pueba AID
hsxeo city with dates to the 22d Esd cath Of last
mouth, It which time the Frsuch advances were skr
mishing at tho very gates OF Prebla, gradually
atng atvarious points around that city until the 31st
u, when they occupied the eminence Manche to the
North Teotimehuacan 10 the SOUTH aud tie hill or San
Juan 10 the west, which last completely commands pus
- on that side. On this hiH, which is about three
tiartsrs Of mile from the suburbs Of Puebia, Cen Fo
W had established ns headquarters between the road
" the cspltal and that 70 Matamoros do Izucar.
This the actual position Of affairs the time the
steamer Conway sasd and the most natural superstition
H. that Gessra Forey intsnds laying regular siege the
Ia Mexican Gibraltar. ,sr ~ ..i5 eo ff
The progress Of the French army from the time they
slowed from their encampments may be traced In the
dispatches Of Generals 0rtesa, Comonfort and others
Contained In the newspapers. The arst Of these find
published IN the Zrdpssdnss OF lalapa dated from
Pusba, Marsh 10. and aligned Ortega, stating that
Maismeros had been reoccuped by the national Forces
Aer short contest with Franco Msxicans The
order Is from Gen. Comonfort dated Martin March
IL the effect that the French moved that day on Anna.
lucan Then come three from 0rtega dated At Puebla,
.nshing wM our advances commenced At that hour"
fs@a N his a. Ssys at
despatch nom Chschepa informing s that Forey
e : ga. s re a.
pieces or artillery IN Amoxoc, and that nfty wagons
which ,s:cssa sss. point from AsasznsO returned an
q the sis xiI: q the Capital, ana the following
H. u
occurred ss enemy Ssn.ass. j. 81 Sosisisss zsosos
ssnoss aS4by pipes from Aesisse % Amc.od, since
the Withdrawal q our troops thsy alisa Up n the
dsspaishss from General o'Roran, IN which u in
FERNS me that our cavalry y now engaged with
X: ss%S pae ssa pS: e S p:
march Ths ssrchs sunlight prevents lnyshmeI bclng
s.'ssa = 9 i as:f; s' ": :~ Ss
spsschs s from our adysncsd line . Our esvslty ayh.
~. T.; :ss= :::ss =. = E; e. e
oSab. W. p5Uy s;sos ,aS 'sssa 'ArG Ss
. iasnrssirs 70 CIsshapss non whieh point
ssasy 49, ssodsod ey our s:v " ss.a5 ne.
~ failing bsoE 70 - main BODY he gfsoeh army
q % S a;S '1 y e
y soOrrs Sodhdsd n .ppssr1 ilal dSny intend
NJ eaup 70 The right 'sos shis s1sdg scnarmA
~ condemnation appears subsequently, IN u oauc.s
S.:s q rS.S wn s $1,000 s q: rs.
stiug considerable force On ne farm q Los Alsmo
rsy bad A. plated :op ,sI p''s .ss.y on T:pc
THAR various positions siowy, bus with very trinng
dirousy. and On the 10Th gun from The hill Of Guads
ss; sSpssse sa.y es s,1 'as
ssdtsrs great enthusiasm manifested By all in the
rstod tho French residents in Pueblo to remove 70 the
oagita guaranteeing them Immunity and protectisn.
managed nssniously 70 visit The snsmys camp has told
Us that the number Of invaders who were in mont Of
nsa. VIA only twenty pieces q Artillery =. r:sads
being In Amozoc and Chachapa, and withn few hours
tue, saDscssd the s.' convoy from or.,ss that
Spanish he learned that General Forsy was engaged in
writing letters 70 France but that nothing was known in
regard TO the last instructions from the EMPEROR that
WIS probable the attack would be delayed beyond
Tomorrow, when, 81 nne O'Clock at arshest,
after with redosblsd vigilance that not having much
confidence IN karqaez he had been guard The road
IRON AmoaSo 70 and that they were expecting the
The next Iicm In this chain OF occurrences despatch
from Colonel Rosss Lxnda, dated Rio Prieto March a.
which is a. foiiows:-'I has sastfed myssT sn Ae mod
Ps:1ix .annT q &c oospaion x.thir s gate Of Pueosa,
TIE RepA army Tbs basssries Of the town have nss mo-
Tested them probably because houses between the
the forts o. ST. the Carmen NAV have preveut
ed"
on the same day Oomonfor writes from his quarters
Cuanllanoingo:-"M hvo o'clock this morning received
Information through my scouts that the enemy pre-
pairing two strong columns 70 attack Immediately
mounted my horse and proceeded this point watch
his movements more closely. I failed 10 nna
thcse columns on my line but saw . considerable
lofo0, which my outposs said had come by
way san fspe Ths enemy have fortified the factory
81 seoA cruz AKA improved the road over the bridge,
has doubled his Hrnc. guards ia and 70 zAposs hs. 81
ron eriesoe aosng GUY y 'front.' and md everything
IN orocs ~ tnch Posss. ~ seems mat the enemy has
perceved us on tne rising ground, and 10 depbying
snan column csvshy snd Infantry against us,
slight ounssss psaos Win tne rnsmee OF New
ievo. Ine nr,us ~ oLskM snr our men advance on
Tue enemy VIZ newIs ~ Wy us men Forward Inc
eotroy coaeod, Ne losing one man killed OF the Parras