New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-05


/. u,v,ev Of the. military Operations "'i'i'
Ppebla-w .exicnn aud French
rr.eltv or tho Freuch-News from
Santa y1somipao-Fo"r oil
OF the Revolution 10 DC
Nom Our tecil Correspondent -, On 1864
,., one day later news from
che NJ Ax;oan Republic we have 30 many ue'''i'' sue"
INV ,.,,sr wouh be heightened to Oil alarming eH'
49,. 7 ~ send you all. We have now Mexi-
- F,sneh versions. The latter couhrm the
-. and even they place the French in q bad
.,..acsmeut. Each party claims vieto ry-ies us see
Nth what reason.
Tn. Diario lHavana)-ope Of whose editors is O
S-enohman-says: "The multitude Of news and
che varied versions referring TO the rege OF Pueba'
which we insert 70 day, taken from the various cor
vespondence brought TO Santiago de Cuba by the
steamer Louisiana Of the St. Nazaire line, which
advance Of that published some days since In toe
Diarto received directly from Vera Cruz. u uans
lated for you those news items, which nave PIUy,e
false stating at the time their impro5aoiiity.
tAey do, however, 10 to augment the cchiusion su
sbscurity which reign in all these a1ais .ononnt.
come they from one or the other parry.
The Siglo, which has always been more truth
ceiling has come out with the disasters 70 'he
French though the Censors anu Tue The
nnhlisbes letter received In New-Orleans from our
Vice Consul at Monterey, which the D.dro had but
td not publish. This letter was given In The
TRIBUNE about week ago.l
IN the letter from Vera Cruz Of the 10TH and in that
Of the Sd from Monterey, has been confirmed by
fhe Louisiana. The news brought TO Cuba by tins
stesmer very contradictory In regard TO results
The Mexicans claim aud celebrate VICTORIES US 10
Also the French. In all this there may be exaggera
lions but one important fact stands FORTH Pueblo had
not been TAKEN at least nothing 70 that effect was
known in Vera Cruz on the 18th. You Will re-
member disbeleved the news pretended TO have
been received in Vera Cruz on the 18th, up TO the
9Th, from Puebla Cur latest dates are 10 the 4th
A correspondent writing from Vera Cruz cautions
against believing the newspapers from that port.
Did they not deny and rideule the news OF the de-
feat of the French on the 9TH OF May last Ana
now do We not with surprise the lie given to the
statement of Puebla having been taken, published
by the papers here over the signature Of M. DuraDd
ds st. Arnsud1 Did it not tell US that there was
great rejoicing in several towns on account OF the
French victory % Wide letter from Monterey and
the cause OF rejoiciugl The EccO del Comercio
aives ne the following account OF what iranspred on
She 18th, 18th, aad 18th ult:
March 1.-THE French forces established their
lines On the right and left OF Puebia.
March IS-The Genera-iD- hief arrived on the
aeld Of operations ~ The columns situated on the
north and south Of The city commenced moving The
&ysion Of Gen. Bazaine took possession OF the south
Of Puebla at a league distance, and the division OF
Gen. Donai took hike position TO the right.
'sMdrch l9.-The hull OF St. John was occupied
hy Gen. Donsi and his Mexican troops almost with
out the necessity OF firing nagle shot. The mills
and bridge at the back Of this hill, toward the road
70 Mexico were occupied the same day. Gen.
bod his he41uuartars n .J0hn' a
Hill In all these movements not a man was killed,
and only few wounded. A cannon ball entered
The room of the Generalin-Chi IN an old house
psed by him on the hill grenade burst near the
tent Of the Quartermsster-GeneraI' throwing we
fragments about the tent OF Gen. Alnonte, but
without wounding any one. There is great discon'
Apt In the city Puebls and CREST scarcity OF water
- the aqueducts have been broken.
"Before the place was surrounded, some OF the be
s,eeed troops managed 70 escape, favored by thu
NarSness OF the night. Among the escaping troop
were the cavalry OF Aureiaho and Carvalal, who ne
toward Tlaxala, with only few hundred inen
Later a considerable force also tried 10 escape, bu
were surprised ~, and Obliged 70 retreat into til
etty IN with loss af Cvpivnfort, who had bi
headquarters at San Martin, with 5000 or 10 0O
nan. attempted an advance upon the French Lies
mi wss completely routed by column unaer Gen
fhsrilIer. Comonfort was LETT with only 3,evO men
the rest ran away III the light. On the loth OF APr
AZ Ereoch themselves said that Comonfort was a
Rio Prieto with 1900 men the IL, ooo he had, ant
rssdlt of all these operations was lnat the place be
ssme entirely surrounded. The bsseged work Il
Sstablsh battery of heavy cannon IN front Of st
Johns Hin, and the besiegers do not even attemp
70 moIest them IN their undertaking. will coutinu
communicating to you what takes place. T."
Mott OF this is eilher false falsely colored, an
rivals the letters of Peter Hicks Of your city TO th
Diorio Of this port. The hill OF ST. joan was &C
cupied without shot because il neither iortl
6ed nor defended, and is commanded by other hill
which are. Yet cannon ball entered Forey' room
and grenade burst scattering fragments, &c
(other shots not menlioned), without iDJurlng any
BODY What miracle We are told tie dsconteD
q grsst in the city, and thai Aureliano and Carva
ial made q nocturnal escape, when never have they
been shut up in the city. nor p IT, since the appIoac
Of the French All, including the scarcity Of wa
ter" &C., is q Punch, got up to quiet and console
ahe French people. Ii the MoXlc&ns are 80 dscon
tented why bav they not Joined the reduced ram
MARQUEE the "1iger Of Tacubayap II the troop
of Juarez are such towards, why have the French
allowed them to come out and establish battery O
heavy cannon In trout Of ST. johns Hill Wher
wae this battery established But the principal thinl
y the surrounding Of Paebls. TOe would be
impossible for double the force that Fofey has 81
his command. Inc country directly behind The fort
Of Guadalupe and !Lore,o s very mountainous, in
Serspersed with innumerablc gorges aud ravines
The lines fortified by the MexcaDs are al least three
leagues (nine mies, III extent, and include the wilC
country Of the Sierra Maiinobe, which would re
quire large army alone to hold it so 10 prevent
communication with the city, and IN spite OF wha
the French say daily communication il had with the
capital and provisions can come III unmolested By
the French, and the besieged can leave whsp they
choose. THIS mountainous region causes about one
third Of the circumference Of Paebla 10 remain
always open 10 the Mexicans. Still no one doubts
that Puebla will be taken. We only assert that IL
n NO longer merely handful Of rasseraGLes who
defend it," Az Forey said Ia his proclsmaton-and
that though the French proclaim the Mexicsns 10 be
few and cowards-they commenced not an attack OF