Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-02-26
FROM MEXICO.
Engagements between the hexi-
cans and the French.


A letter dated, Havana, February Is.
gives the following items of news from
Mexico:
THE FRENCH UNSUCCESSFUL.
Our latest advices from the Mexican
Republic report the French in sad
state. Several important places have
been abandoned by them, and they have
met with several reverses adoat and a.
shore. Sickness among them does not
seem to decrease. The smallpox is
still violent among them, and has been
carried to Martinique or brought from
thence. Dysentery is playing sad havoc
with those in the interior, and the
general impression seemed to be
that summer, with its venom (yellow
fever,) would be upon them ere any i'm
portant change could take place.
GUERILLA FIGHT.
Duraud de St. Armand has sent two
communications to the Veracruzano. one
stating that Joachim Jimenez and
gang of Mexican guerillas were routed
on the 25th ultimo by NJ. Stacking, in
command of force of counter guerillas
at Medelcin, eighteen of the former being
killed; and the other, that Don Anselmo
Reyes having been robbed, on the Oath
utimo. of some mules, fifteen men were
sent from liberia, who recaptured the
mules. These are the ouly victories
that | discover for the French even in
the files of their own organ, the Vera
cruzano.
TOWN OCCUPIED.
The French had occupied the defence
less town of Tlacotal pan, but in few
days were driven out and forced to fec
to steamer of war for safety. which
then left--le leaving several killed and
wounded, besides arms, horses and pro-
visions.
THE EVACUATION OF TAMpIco.
The execution of Tampico took place
On the 9th ullimo. After having COM
mitted all sorts of wanton atrocities in
Altamira and Pueblo Niego, the French
troops went down to the bar, Colonel
Pavon entered and took possession of the
town a few hours after the French left
it. He was soon followed by General
Garza On the Dist and 22d ultimo
the Mcxicans attacked the French on
the bar, where they had destroyed the
pilots and several fishermen's huts,-
The Mcxicans were in superior numbers
and had battery Of guns, one of which
was rifed The French troops were en-
barked on board the fleet. The war
steamer Lance got aground and vas fred
some accounts say by the crew, and
Others by lAc shots Of the Mexican bat
tory The aect abandoned in the port II
schooner laden with ammunition, &C.,
and another vessel half filed with coal
On the 2Gth ultimo the Mexican
guerllas attacked train of pack mules
at Arroyo de Puebla, seven leagues
from Orizaba, capturing and carrying
off the mules which were laden with
provisions.
Three hundred mules were captured
by Don Pillar ViIarcal of the 4th Regi
ment of Zacatecas. between Ticamae hal
co and Quccholac. two places occupied
by the French.
Near San Augustin del PaImas five
hundred mules were captured by the Ma
tional Guard of Tiacotepec. They were
sent to Puebla, and some of them thence
to Mexico
On the Both, Colonel Diaz Miron had
an engagement with twelve hundred
French at place called Ell Orgsno.-
They were escorting train of wagons.
After three hours fighting the French
retired, taking with them tweutysix
killed and thirty or forty wounded. The
Mexicans captured several wagons,
twelve mules, arms and knapsacks. Col
onel Mirou then went to Puente Ma
cional aid thence on the 18th to Jala-
pa. which placc,he entered a few hours
after the Freuch abandoned it. This is
The Mexican account
The French have established hospi-
tai at Perote, and two large ones at
Quecholac In the latter they have two
thousand sick already
Sir Charles Lcnnox Wyse arrived
here in II err Britannia Majesty S steamer
Medea, and left for st. Tho mas and Eug-
land by the royal mail packet Conway
the same steamer that carried to Vera
Cruz the Marquis de Galefeet, Special
Envoy of the French Emperor TO Gener-
al Forey.
A Mexican Lamed Florian Bernard
has been shot, and two other men con
demned to hard labor in Martinique.
Bernardo was serving az escort to Mr..
Ottebourg, United States Consul at
Mexico, VIM. Fl Corwn, Secretary Of
United States Legation, and Mr. Cassat
United States Consul at Puebla, from
Napomulcan to the French Lines. On
approaching Percte Bernardo advanced
with two men bearing white flag -
They were Immediately taken prisoners
and Bernardo was ordered to be shot by
M. GARNER. in command of the French
forces there. One of the men with Ber-
nardi subsequently succeeded in esca-
ping
More of the Jecker correspondence
had been intercepted, all of which was
from his family in France They ad-
vised him to sell out his property, pay
fifty per cent to his creditors, reserving
enough to make his family independent,
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