New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-21

Mr. Matthews, the purser of the ship, will please
accept our thanks for his usual attentions.
From Our Special Correspondent
HAyAsA, Feb. Is, 1863.
We have again glorious news from Mexico. The
French have been driven back in several small en-
counters and been obliged to abandon several towns
occupied by them, beside having attempted to
take others and been driven off. Their position
grows daily more critical their means Of trans.
portation which have cost them go much time,
trouble and money 10 accumulate are daily bscom-
ing exhausted by the ceaseless attacks Of the guer.
rlas who have become embodened by their bther.
TO uninterrupted success. Below give particulars
Of the capture of mere than thousand mules
from tie French since our last adyices from the Mex
lean Republic
On tie 18th ult., the French, as l wrote you in
my last, evacuated Tampico. Tie truth Is now
leaking out. The French account was that troops
were sent to that place to insure tue fai!lmcnt OF
contract for mules &c. The contractors failing, the
object Of the expedition 10 longer existed, and the
soldiers were recalled II the French did not
wait 10 see the contract fulfilled. They had been
kept On the gu. ure by small guerrilla parties dur.
ing their stay and at last, finding that ihese par
ties increased in number, aud were uniting under
Gen. G RIA for attack upon them, they fed pre-.
cipita.ely to the feet Col. Payon occupied tho
city on ,he 18th, aud Ger. CARA entered few
hours after. The French feet remained ill The 22d
ut the bar, having wantcnly destroyed the p,lOis
house and several poor fsbermen's hints, Tut these
barbsrous acts were amply avenged. translate
Gen. Garzss report to the Minister of War at Mex
ico-remarkipg that, from several sources, I know
il to be correct. and not larded, as such Mexican
documents usually are with cxdggeraiion'
HsapqrARrEK. oY THE FoRcrs or TssArLIPAs ,HD}
HU.sTECA, TaNPIco, Jsn D. 1858 }
GEYERAL-N.CBIEF: Ia accordance With whas
Lad already been communicated to the Departments
in regard TO the annoyance TO Dc gwen 10 mo
French on their reemo aria,ion, ! ordered Thai
force composd OF 100 infantry VI the lst BdtiaI0n
of the State, 200 of tie ilidago Battalion, iOo 81
Col Payons corps 100 aucera, AMI two riiltd guns,
all III der tue command of Col. Rafael Cara, should
march to the Der OF this port, where the enemy
were located. to make a sLght Reconnaissance,
which took place on the Goth inst without any oc'
cnrrepce Of IMPORTANCE, save some infantry hrinS
On both sides, which was sustained ior some Tune
/, On tic next day 2lst Col. CARA returned 70 Too
bar with The sane force, aud alter several snol'
tron, our artillery at the steamer ofwar and the gum
launches. which the enemy had placed there TO pro-
tect the infantry, the steamer started Tor sea.
Through the preciptancy oi her ngL', anu po
account of the brisk lire Of our guns, che was run
aground in the channel. To-day she sun reiiii'eu
there sud to insure her complete destue',oc, ous
artillery which bad during The night been bloughs
n hear upon her, continued lts IRE Nv per ana VIC
other mers.of.war which form part OF ne sou u.
ron and which had been outside, but came |" 20 cave
the one aground from The danger she " a. 10.
In vain WAS 81 ;Gey at!emn' 80, .og rotwhs,aud.
ing they tired with zig ,neir guns upon our forces,
tue steamer remained firmly aground and was absn-
doned By the enemy, who, ot:e' setting ler ~ IRE,
%eht aooltu .te ".der war yesstls outside tie ".
re ",rces have, beside this loss-wh.,' n :.
o. No,eluo ..0ie importance-eit in our possession
s'n'V' or, loaded with " mateials o: wa, larger
Vessel iali Of provisions, and another 0! the game
SIZE half filed with coal.
Tomorrow saall send 10 take out OF the steamer
Tie I'VE CANON with which size was armed and
other objects % Use which may ieunain, aud rs soon
IA baye tue documents o. the miDute Of tho luan-
tity Of war material al proyisOus which are in our
possession l VIII seid you the proper report that
You may place them before the citizen President II
the Re public.
j should also make known to you, among othrr
L1cs THAT tie invaders, before r,cGlbaIkng.
burned mp the farm buildings. Nc., which were on
he bar, leaving it. consequently, fryliful desert.
All OF which L communicate 10 yoa, .hnt yoU may
make it known to the Supreme Ma2is;ra.e Of he
ra.ion. Para L'6e,IG9 = RJogma.
JUAN T. DE LA CARA,
Citizen Minister Of War aud Of The Navy Mexico.
Mr.. Darand dc S.. Armand has sent TWO notes ia
the Vera CrHs010, one Of which says that on tho
2jlh ul'. some guerrlas, under Joachim Jimencz.
were completely routed by Commandant Staek,ing az
Medel!in dispensing them, and recovering Is killed
which they had left on the field Of battle; aud the
other says that on the 9th, Don Anselmo Reyes was
robbed Of "somo mules The Commaniant IL
Tesria sept Is men after The thieves and lao says
ST. Armand) captured them. These meu behaved
III this action with much vigor and resolution. One
OF the bandits WAS caught aud Immediately shot"
These are The only successes Of the French eagles
that even their own organs can give, leaving long
column on the other side Of the account by this MALL
Beside the Tampico affair, in which the French loss
fine war steamer called the Lance. sjs guns' IL.
FOUNDERS, aud two N-pounderr, there 10 'hat o.
TlacotalPsn TO the leeward Of Vera Cruel wn''o
was occupied BY tie French without opPos!aons
there being no Mexican soldiers there. tney were
IN few days. however, compulsory ,ouiei, : .h
Obliged 10 escape 20 war steamer anchofee 10 we
river. Ieoyin, several killed and wounded gbesde
arms, horse-, aud lrovislops'
ON the Pacific the French have been equally 40.
fortunate. -Four men-of-war appeared of Acapulco
on The 9Th ult--the Pallas, bearing the penusrt Of
Admiral Bouet, the Galathee, the Corneia and tee
Damant. Through the agent of the American Msu
ste amers, tho Admiral addressed a note TO Gov,
Diego Alvarez exac,ing Of him that he should yiys
he lie TO an article published in Peru relic ting on
he French corvette Bayonnase, (of whose barb9rouS
wrote You scre tiiae encel ard say
rg that ttls exactlon having been compiled with.
10 was willing to celebrate with the Mexican
ieneral treaty or covenant Of noutFsiif', IA
which IL Guild bS ttipulsttd That FIepr. veF ,5 &