Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-06-18
FROM MEXICO.
DETAILS OF THE SURRENDER OF puEBLA.

Accounts from Vera Cruz to the lst Of june received
by way Of Havana bring the particulars Of the surrender
OF Pueba on the 18th umo to the French forces under
Gen Forey, of which had intelligence some daYs
ago from San Francisco.
Early in the morning of the 18th Gen. M-ndoza was
sent by Gen. Orega t. offer capulation IN condition
that the garrison should be allowed march out with the
honors of war; This proposa Gen. Forey refused. Gen.
Or Ga then called council o his principal oficers and
represented the state of sfr The council agreed that
further defence impossible and. since conditional
sure nder was refused, they advised that oil the small
arms and artillery should be destroyet, the fags burnt
and then word sent to Forey that they bis prisoners
10 compliance with this decision the following note was
written;
Gen Ort ga to On. Fory.
GENERAL: l. bep pos ible for me to continue de-
tending TINS plce for munitions aud prvisious
have disba ded he army whch NY orders and de.
.iroyed the arm including al the artillery The town.
th-r' 're remais at dsps Il. you order its
"ccupa ion taking, 1t you de~m it pr"psr the urss
which Prude ce may suggest to nt The evils which
10 clb occupat will brng with IT, when th-r- 10 new
no nr c.rsiy FIR such. The gen, l chiefs and cers
1T which this army 10 comp.sd in the Govern
ment Palace and surrender themselves prisoners Of
war cannot, General, connu to drfe"d M self any
obgeri il could, d no. doubt that would do 90.
J. GoNzALEz URTEGA, General-in-Chief
General Forey, rec. ing Gen. t-gs's ~ to- sent
small force 10 occupy the town. the egade N. xicans in
bis service being he frat to enter which they did at sx
o'clock in the morning Of the 18th
Between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning Of the
18th Gen. Forey sent the following his prisoners for
gnnture:
I'VE The underagned officers of the Army Of the East
"ls Not again interfere the polite, of the coun-
try, aud o. remain rel during the presout war.
2t Not tn lave ihe limits or the place which the Ge-
nsra-,n-Chief Of he Fr,ncb army msy assign Us.
I'D To commun tn onr, not even our fami-
he', without bis previous consent"
In reply, the following protest sent:
Neither the laws of The country, military honor nor
private convc ions permitting 10 sign the pledge
presented to u.s. We protest against it, sguing a. fol-
lowr," &c.
in nsequence Of this refusal they were necessarily
trestrd prisoners and distributed ia various buildings
according +, their grades.
letter from Vera Cruz dated June states that Gens
Ortega, La Lave. and eight Others with large
number Of officers and men, made their escape while ON
the road to Vera Cruz where they going order to
be sent to Martinique
Az the Of the surrender Of Pueba became
known to President Juaer he proclaimed it to tho nation
10 manifesto from which the following pas
| sagei
"Mrxicans; This calamity cannot iu any manner dIs
you in the holy undertaking you are carry
Ing Prove TO the French, prove all the Dations
VIII" are watching your action. in this unfortunate sius-
ton that adversity is not sufcent for failing
determined are republicans when fighting for their native
land and their rights our country is vast contains
i,numerable elements OF war, which will against
the invader Not only will the o,pta OF the Republic be
defended to the lat extr nifty with all the eencnts whch
We command bu all places will be defended with lko
vigor The National Government will urge with enersy
all sides and attack the French, and
will not listen TO any proposition Of peace from them which
shall offend in any particular the Dd pendence, tho COM
pete sovereignty the liberty the honor OF tho Republic
and ts glorious sntecedents in this war"
The surrender Induced 1t 10 said, by scarcity OF
provisions The French bad not at the latest ACCOUNTS
moved upon the capital city Of Mexico.