The New York herald., 1863-05-26
The French Fairly Whippes
in Equal Combat.
oRoasl Dispatches from ortega Snd
Comonfort.
The Mexicans Prepared to Pursue the
Shattered French Army,
as, Sc.s Ass

rrropslatci from the Reysa CuutcnM cf the city OF
Mexico or May for the NEW YORK HERALD.
Making their preparations with perfect calmness NOV
tag with and a. their ease allowing that they
took hundred ind five days to advance twenty eight
seagrcs-provded with everything which they requir
ea-the French supposed in Europe TO be nvincibe ar
rived rom 2aragoza front Of Puebla on the leth o.
March, resolved 70 and capture Puebla without
DELAY Forgetting ress the contest Of the 9Th OF
May 1882 IN which they completely routed on the
sane gro nd flying In tho most shameful manner, toer
extraord nnry commanderLthc general OF twenty hve
the strange question. "who can resist
my cgons? the dash OF those soldiers xho
in the Crmca Italy, overturnug every obstacle that
ne id their way conqncrng tho solid columns Of their
enemies assauing trenches and fortified positions plant
ed tho glorsus banner Of France Of Bonaparse the Se
on the nvunerable works and fortified cities Of tho enc
my defended on every by veterans who bad
gathered glory on many nelds' Whos In.
quired forey whoa say we. We know aad
have The men who have answered the question
ae Mexicans-men whom the French, In their absurdty,
have affected 70 despse soldiers Of free people who
rights improvsed generals, chiefs and com
manders, prove thor title 10 distinction by the
points OF their swords, their hearts beating with
the purcst patriotism; whose extraordinary valor md
patriotism the admiration OF the world
From the 10th of March, we have said, Forey began
his Pueba marching from the city Of Zaragoza
but up present the French have gone back
ward instead of forward their scheme Of conquest.
Fnce through the caprice of the despot Napoleon 30
nasarte hos lost before the word-before Europe and
Ame ca-tho prestige which, a civilized and powerful
ration, she has hitherto enjoyed Failing to keep the
solemn promises and agreements pledged by her repre-
scntaves she has rather laughed at her responsibilities
and now the bloody edof Aght she has received the
punishment which her have deserved, and in the
ic
that their and reputation exaggerated and that
they which has hitherto
been extended towards them.
For forty eight days Forey has been besieging Pueba
Continuous firing, mines to blow up public edices, shells,
red hot shot, rife and musket balls all have been put
into operationa have been resorted 10 by the bloody
French commander. And despite oil this time wasted
useessy for the qualification Of this army Of slaves and
sheir inquous MASTER the invaders have made pro-
gress whatever They have destroyed FORT burned and
Tuined buildings and blocks and nothing moro,
while thousands OF victims have sacrificed 70 tho
unfortunate Bonaparte.
On the 23d ult General Comoufmt transmitted the fol-
lowing letter received from General Ortega, Commander
in Chief Of tho Army of the East, on the Dist
SAN GERONIMO, April %, 1868.
have just received tho following from General
Ortega -
My DEAR ERIESn AND FKLow CocMRYnAx-I write You
10 explain that could not communicate with you
s,nee the 18th ns'ant,whsn sent you the letter mum
You will have heard Of the sustained and continuous
IRE OF tho enemy this city and of reply 70 the
enemy The iug began about half an hour after the
closing d my last letter.
or the day (the 15th) the enemy
received sixty wagons with ammunition and money, and
swo days afterwards ninety wagons more with ammuni
viii b. impossible for me to give you detailed idea
or what has passed during the last dsys In this city,
et less concerning the corps that have taken part In tho
pOiuis
tho 18th. late the evening, caused the FIRST bril-
eadc Of 7acatecas TO Lave Carmen under the comnasd
General hard supported BY battery Of artillery,
with d cons p-ocoed TO Ii Tca Tor the purpose Of
stopping the operations enccs which the enemy
was erecting tnat int with the view O. assaug Car
This rise 10 u slight encounter which occurred
:. the above menoned place bs, which was sermnstsd
the combat lasted the firing became general
on the one side ana the other along the the
being directed against the parapets OF our works defend
ed by Generals Bcrrozaba aud Daz and Colonels Aura
where General Aatorre present. directing the
mcpts against the enemy.
be opened from the city upon In Iea he broke up bis
southern encampmeni even thai OF tho san Juan,
foreo tho troops which 10 had a, thu point ''' =
AZ said, night put an end 10 this encounter.
Ihc nre with more Or lsss regularity, continued the
tct wo bodies OF the cncmys infantry were cut on con-
sistng Tor the most part, OF rhenen ana good many
enemy dislodgcd nom their postozt, while
TNe Ore Of inc snemys artillery lad destroyed part
The re continued durirg the night. the following day.
the night Of that day aud the morning. OF the isthith
nterrupton but the fire OF the enemy al
though IL extended nlcng the whole limo already men.
toned concentrated against 1he blocks
side of small square OF San Augusta front OF the
pam Tho Fourth battalion OF ZacatecGs under Colonel
Ion joaquin Sanchez Roman. defended tho FIRST. The
second division from the same state was directed by
Alter sumo days labor the enemy succssicd erect
ins series Of bteastworks extending their parallels
through the centro OF tho line er Morcos which is stu
tcd yon know On the plain on the road santiago
ineso oLe.aons, n3veyer were leauenuy 'n,err"p,ed
cecaed occasion In dodgin the enemy capturing
many OF their engineering Instruments and destroying
ale FGih battalion Of the soldiers OF zacatecas.
The encmys works 10 which rc'er situated some
eScity twcrty Ave yards from the ground which
defend Our fortified position consists N the
old hluses TO be found on the edge OF this
lending VA IL i we're a fcrtress Ice enemy sad,
h,veyer, been mining our position and nakng prepsra
tous 70 attack -, erecting baiiesies Nc We have how.
have determined 10 defend the city TO the last cyea
though we be cut IN pieces
Al four o'clock on tue 19ih inst the enemy epenei Ore
from his artillery these blocks, making The cannon
aiding general aiong the hses already mentioned, M
fotcss that came rcpaed by Tho boaesss OF
nr FIRE An hour after large breaches were opened
croads OF our soldiers who could not be AIDED
by the lre OF o,r infantry, which had bean
irg blocks facing tho plains being also within reach u
tho Gro Of their guns. soon after other blocks
wero attacked by the 7ousves They were,
however, defended by the brave General Por6ro
Dar, and the enemy bravcy repsed two or three
lines but being convinced that tho works were not de
fsnsble gave the order 20 abandon them.
Or Les was orc hundred and thirty men OF the Fourth
oa'Iatn ,na sn equal number o. each oI tne
Ihci two bzttsions belong To brave division OF
General NeN,.e The block occupied by Colonel Auza,
brlwcsn MIA Ic u and Cnnas streets, also fired AZ
b. ,he enemy who sccecdcd in making breaches
h. H. The con,nander defending them, according 10 his
sncny attacked only thc NJ cks dcicndci BY Sanchez
Romin Worry late ai night vs ed tDat block dcxpcct
ing hat the enemy would destroy " 'fuc.u .o Aua 70
hb ndon and ftt -, and then 10 rsl eppc ncxt ono,
ssled Santa incs which forms part Of saons ,ines