The New York herald., 1863-04-22
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
Defeat Of the French in Front
Of Puebla.
THE TEN DAYS FRENCH B0MBARDMENT.
Desperate Resistance or the
MeXicans.
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OFFICIAL DESPATCH OF GENERAL 0RTEGA.
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Terrific Concentrated Fire Against
the Invaders.
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POSSIBLE SUCCESSES OF THE FRENCH,
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The TEN DAYS FRENCH BOMDARDMENT.
OFFIulL DESPATCH OF GENERAL 0RTEGA.


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The exciting received yesterday by the steamer
Geo. washi gton Is Of the highest Importance as affecting
the Of he French expedtonary army Mexico.
ny these advces hesr Of the complete rout Of the
French before Puebla. The Is contained off,
cial despatch from Gen. Ortega, who MmAnded the
main body OF the army at Pueba to Gen. Comonfort
Santa Clara with the desire that 1t should be transmitted
10 tho Minister OF War the city Mexico This letter
or despatch published In the Gudrdia Nac,onal OF
Matamoros Of the 9th April received In New Orleans
by the steamer Melville from that port This translated
document shows that the defence Of tho city most he
roicay sustained by Its defenders The annexed Is the
despatch referred to -
SANTA CLARA, March 27, 1858.
IhAve just received the following letter from General
Ortega, dated 2eth instant
CoMpATRI0r AND FRmNp:-
Please to send by telegraph the citizen Minister OF
War the following despatch:-
The enemy has just suffered defeat from the
valiant army have the honor command During the
day he succeeded destroying part OF Fortress HI
dalgo or San Javier, with shells and well directed
IRE, aud between eight and nine O'Clock to-day he
throw forward certain columns Of attack and assaulted
said fcrcations which columns repused and do.
extent that to attain this triumph did not require the
Of single one Of the brigades OF infantry
which have in reserve.
20 morrow will give you some details respecting the
important feat Of arms combining myself at present to
saying that the assault resisted by the chvarous
battaions Second and Sixth OF Guanajuato commanded
by thelr worthy officers aided the right flank out
side OF tho ntrenchmens by the battalion r1emen
and the left flank and the redoubs by Morees by the
Third, Fourth and Fifth battalion Of Zacatecas, CON-
manded by the brave Miguel Auza.
The brave Gcner Forenco Antion and his second in
command, Francisco Lamadrid, commanded the line
which was attacked and the less brave Cen. Aatone
the supporting forces. The officer in command OF the
Notifications WIS the brave md chvalrous
young B. sormith, to whom entrusted their
defence but few hours previous to the attack and as
discsvered it would DO made. To the artillery
belongs, in istce special and honorable mention for the
manner In which II sustained the Gre bombardment
Of the day. and the brilliant passage Of tho night
About six In the evening. when that the attack
would take place. provided that four batteries OF the
general three OF Zacatecas and Of Vera Cruz
should place themselves In such position that aa the hour
Of assault by easy march they might place
themselves in an open ned enveloping both
,nxs Of The enemy This order was 10 wen carried out
by Generals racx and Garcia that In few minutes after
opening nro the enemy involved 10 the rs OF our
batteries and musketry while at the time the guns
10 the ortncations commanded BY Gen. Ghlard and Col
Auxs opened on tho foe.
Tho General Negrete committed the charge or the
two batteries OF Zacatecas. which were placed on the
right Of the forthcson the brave officer Joakin San
talices. native Of Zacatecas, who satisfactorily per-
formed his duty.
The cncmy's shells caused much suffering among in.
offensive inhabitants OF this city.
Our dead and wounded number but sixty.
The above In the letter from General Ortega. leave
this moment for the camp.
coxoNroRr.
~ 0.ardin Nacio~cI adds the following:-
This news is confirmed by private letter from Monte
rsy which states that the French lost defeat OF the
21th u. sixty pieces Of artillery and eight thousand
men. Tho writer Is worthy OF oil confidence He asserts
that We have achieved . complete triumph.
From San Luis they write that the 9th u the in.
vadcrs made general attack and repulsed beyond
thouca. and that the defeat Of that day complete
one that the enemy has found impossible 70 continus
his operations and that four thousand mon have beer
sent 70 occupy 0rizaba.
To preserve the regular chronicle OF these important
events rcpubsh tho received by telegraph from
San Francisco referring to the commencement Of III
sogo Of Pueba and which Published In our paper Of
Monday last
San FRAycrsco, April 10, 1858.
city Of Mexico to the LIST OF April have been received
The French bombarded Puebla ton days, and were 70
pulsed twice. The Qualifications Of San Javier were ron
dcred untcnabe by stes from rfed guns The Mexicanl
withdrew and tho French occupied them the 3Ist o
March, taking Que hundred and n.ty prisoners.
The French hold the outside fortinca,ious round all III
city.
Tho bombardmept was continued at the latest dates
The principal fortillcs atoms still bold out.
Foreys headquarters At the church Of Santiago
inside tho Garta.
Comonsort was at 20. Martin with 10 900 troops
Ortega Is In Puebla with 20 900.
The French have cut the communications between Or
tega and tomonfort.
The French strength 20 0oo and 900 Mcxicans un
der Marquee. Their base of supplies b Amozo.
Relnforcemens caily arrive from Vera Cruz There ar
10000 Mexican troors In the city OF Mexico
1hs main part OF this nows, will be fully born
Out In The despatch Of 0ress to comonfo although
are few variations in some points. ortegas despatcl
bears date the 9th OF Mrrch which day be says sh
French columns attacked the fortress OF san Xavier bu
repused and destroyed n less than one hour Th
Topographic news from san speaks Of two re
pulses Of the French bu, adds tha, General For.y'
troops occupied these works the slst OF March-av
d,ys after the ropvse reported by or,ega This there
fore, shows that although tho Merisans have fought will
great bravery and cmination the French may hav
succeeded in demo,sbins their outer works aud oc
eupying tha IrtEcipai points commanding tn
oity OF Puoba. The dates mus, he carefully re
gardcd we would arrive any proper ide Of the srus
gle Although the French pretend tina, they had taker
all the works o. the MeSieans the sIst ut exceptn
the central oes. win be observed that the Frcno
VIII oh arrived at II wana tho 10th instant
with ola Vera Cruz 10 The 4th and from Pusba
tue I'd did bring pord Of reus, far aeti,
correspondent could iearps This to imply that
vac something tho wind which the French dn not fes
inclined 10 blow abon.
As his-onc Of the greatest sieges that Puebla hs
ever sustanedis likely to attract great deal Of scn
ton both on nis continent aud In Europe whatever ma
be the nnal result Of the French assault we give brie
sketoh Of the principal actors in tie - enc
THy 10 PAAN OF TRUE MEXICAN
rom ths Guardia Naci nal Of Matamoras April 81
We nave Just received tho following news which ~