The New York herald., 1863-05-25
ARRIVAL OF the ROANOKE.
IMPORTANT FROM HAVANA AND MEXICO.
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THE LATE BATTLES BEFORE PUEBLA
Suspension of Operations by
the French.
The SIEGE OF THE CITY RAISED.
The Works of PuebIa Nearly
Impregnabie.
HYAyY SIEGE GINS TO OPEN ON TIE CITY,
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Py the arrival Of the steamer Roanoke from Havana
yesterday evening We have interesting from Mexi
CO. principally CONFIRM ing San Francisco des atches
Our Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA. May 10, 1863
n Private Letter from the Fr,neh Cdmp-Nature of the
Ior,fcaEons Puetla--Ths French Adpance Checked
a Heary Bombardmtnt Resoipd On-Condt'ion # the
French Army-Coftare Of Large CenvcJ-Sensation
Ntws, de-, dc.
For fourteen days prior TO the arrival Of the Roanoke
we were without sy liable Of news from anywhere The
Ireuoh frigate Imm riate and French transport ar
rived from Vera Cruz during that interval but brought
nothing new which the nothing at ALL Then,
simultaneously with the Roanoke and shedrako, comes
lite bit OF from Mexico by the transport rEure,
which arrived here Thursday evening. AS usual,
nothing official from the French camp; neither are
any newspapers fom any part Of Mexico, probably
because the transports refuse carry mail, and the
have through private letter from
Wrench officer in camp at Pueba.
You win remember that the last accounts soDt you
ught matters down TO the Esd ut. 1t appears now,
thoush the authority above mentioned that operations
on the art the French had ceased after that day In
consequence Of their having discovered the fortacations
within the town to be so numerous and 20 strong that
they would require heavy artillery TO reduce them. Gen.
Forey therefore determined TO send 10 Vera Cruz for
some heavy pieces and maintain a'mastery inactivity"
27h. those pieces tho road, and some were ex
pocte TO reach Puebla on the 20h when active opera
tons on destructive scale would be resumed
The orthcaons which Obliged the French to take these
consisted In number OF houses around the
Plaza dc Armas and Cathedral, which found packed
with earth, and in front Of them ditch oil great
width and depth. these houses. thus prepared
easily resisted the artillery used against them tho hea
West pieces which Foroy had being than twelve
pnnders and further progress being thus impeded the
use of heavier metal becomes necessary.
Duriug this interval however, are. told that skr.
shing was quite constant while both armies maintained
chat the French had utece ted convoy Of mules laden
with -four and ohcr provisions with hreo hundred thou
use Of tho sarris Of Pueba The number Of mules Is
sail to have been fifteen hundred and the capture was
the orts OF Guadalupe and Ioreto
Our informant paints the condition Of the French army
a xas aboSd and ss thu. hs
nIed with citizens of Puebla who seem to think
own houses. The country people sell their poultry
and other farm produce TO the soldiers without the least
ana ru. at % ext TO mo- nothing " In iaci It is quite plea
sant war and reminds ono OF the grea, Louis march
crrs CT veteran cooks and irresistible, all subdulng
dies u honor They history Is constantly repeating
things least olden times repeated Mexico
But now the question arises. are We 10 accept this
say s the only thing tangible regarding Mexican af
fairs thar have seen Pumors have been Tying thick as
who gravey asserted they had letters from
certain fabulous British consuls stating that the entire
place several thousand had already arrived In the great.
disorder that Forey had lost all his artillery and
munitions and that nothing but his ships could save the
spun, and the that IS daily swallowed consumed
and dgested Is astonishing THIS In due to two causcs
The Spanards jealous OF the French and wish hem
all the in the world and the native ceoles are so
intensely American in feeling that European interference
any part OF the continent repugnant to them. On
The part Of the cubans the feeling decidedly praise
worthy but can find no excuse for the Spaniards who,
III crc instances not as they arc would be at this
h,,r nxhtng the Mexcans side by side with the French,
ofp all thav daerva and
un'errate them.
HAVANA, May 10, 1853.
The Ee,os from nene1ueia-A Months 7ruce--TAe Yep
sraui Il Consul for Neo Haei-Seisurs Of a
Cargo Of Africans-Bloclade Runnrs-Sad Accident
Teresa Carreno-- E1chan0s, de-, de-
The Roanoke leaves to-day. / have a kind Of aGec-
tona,e feeling towards good steamer for just one
year ago took refuge her from tho heat. and rain and
Sickness Of Havana, and safely did she bear till
sley deposited in the dirty though charming
81, New York. therefore like the Roanoke To-
Gay, twelve months from that happy time, instead the
pc of your correspondent she takes you few lines
of such nexs may have driftcd In this direction since
my last etter-a few historical bricks contr ributed by
this part Of the globe to That supendous monument
which shall be competed only when the Of de.
strucio arrives
The steamer Mcco, Of those that run between
here and santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, ST. Thomas &c
it's last arrival, 18Th instant brought important
from Venezuela, which has since been confirmed
by the arrival, couple o days later, OF her Catholic
Micstys steamer Petronia, from Iaguayra The people
o. that country have cone 10 an understanding not 20
mt more PARTICLES or racides for whole month
This resolution come TO On tho 23d Of April the
town or Del Vale, where commissioners from the belge
rent parties met and arranged truce during which an
attempt be made 70 frame constitution which
should meet the appreciation o. all parties, with tho
destandng that General Paoz and his Secretary General
Mr Rojas were retire from government IIappy
will be for Venezuela " her people should length
succeed securing tbe domestic peace and rescung
th, nscves and children from the frghtuI gulf into