The New York herald., 1863-05-26
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY e. Is6s-rkIPLE sH

he or e.,,m,es. ro-veng everything dead and pass
iny away, ard flxrg its view npon mug. a.a ny
Cnties has more and rsen when u sp 'eu,
has its forces mraeulousy breaks wan foeisa
AID s ,hs bonds OF much mnlicated situation and
heng already IN sesson of imnerishaole glory WI
ha 'rId liberal democraiic and civilized, by Hdasc,
The 18Th OF September si0 by Iaraxoza otn o. hay'
1852 and by Gonzalez Orsega and Auza ns zo'n Ap'n'
So severe was the blow received BY the French on the
o5h nil that np NJ Of the 2sh the date OF inc
nS"r,ater noihrs new Of mporiance that Gene
raj IN chief determined 10 take the initiative We Know
that y the ss roS. Ss ssy ssd that
they did not carry them into the oatfea very senmoe
thing possible that tne so,G,eIs 10.
dying In battle That IN sn exceens mode oscnrhs
from leaving trophies in the hands Ct the enemy rare
verspicacly is that cf Foreyl Foreseeing admirable
talent and worthy Of snch braeeadoco 1he letter TO
which we referred and which contains interesting state
m'0''' !" - ANOTHER LETTER FROM oHrsoA.
SAN GERoNxo, April 80, 1858
lteceiyed In Mexico AT i've minutes past nve r. n.
Sono MINISTER WAR;
Genei al Don Jesus Gonzalez ortega, letter Of yes
terday, which have just received. says.
- ZARAeoxA, April 29-5 p N.
rrAR Fprrsp AND CoxRApE-I send you AL the docu
mens and general orders that have been pabshed IN TIE
army in to the action OF the 25th inst Have tho
goodness forward them TO the Minister q War either
by telegraph Since the 2Sth tho firing has
been slack and the enemy has not wished take
initiative ! arranged on the 27th that General
Mssee , wn strong sam. Anita 0e road s"'to TO
attack the ercnmpments Of the enemy on that road that
the whole south line should its artillery and musket
nv the enemy's nc, and that all these operations
should be made smnaneousy--that Is, at the moment
when should indicate by an understood signal from rhe
Also instructed General rrozabal that, soon as
che firing would be close. he should attack with snail
force the orchard which Sanchez Roman formerly occ
red with no other object than OF burning the rub
bsh that had remained t. and which the enemy was
using nhe construction OF parapes and to cover himself
Ar these orders exactly In my letter
No. T. Of the 2sth instant, omitted saying that on the
22d 2d and oath the forts or Zaragoza, Tectmihuacan
and Carmen had been fighting with the enemy, making
soe raliyways from those forts Cen. Pinzon, with the
troops General Paton with the troonS Of Dn
range and Chhuahua and General Ghardi with those Of
ZacaAecas-these forces succeeding IN dislcdpinR the
enemy from the points where he had earthwofks 70
THE enemy has ooutnued TO throw shells and other pro-
jectes the plaza but slowly He has also continued
some earthwofs. extending his parallels and covered
roads attack santa Anita He has already suspended
the works which he had against the Carmen
fort You will remember that to-day have had fcrty
five days siege and forty 0f opered trenches and
that in this month and half the plaza has sustained
many assaus-two ony OF which were favorable tn the
French arms in which We lost dismantled fort and
orchard For thirty days there has not been lost
single nara o. sss OF M @ ~ SanS o~ sIy
still occupies many orchards, which the enemy has not
attempted to assanh have endeavored TO force him
to- enclose q letter addressed 10 me by one OF the
French officers taken prisoner After the whole force
that entered Santa slain or captnred our
officers and soldiers were eagerly seeking the nag OF the
Zouave battaon but hey discovered that the flag had
not carried into the fight and that was In the hill
OF San Juan This fact explains why the French forces
The army Of the East is proud my friend for having
fought month and half with an enemy as cunning and
sulfui as he brave As matter OF Justice, will saw
you that other general than Forey had attacked
this city he would have been already routed
Ihave the honor Of transmitting this the informa-
tion Of the citizen constitutional President
Liberty and Reform
SAN GERONIMO April 80, 1863. COMONFORT.
LETTERS IRON FRENCH DEsERTKRs.
We copy tho following letter Of thanks addressed TO the
President Of the republic by somc Of the unumeraole
French descrters before being mrched TO the INTERIOR
s"a 40 not wish "a . se on bnrS a
the kindness which We have experienced from the Mexi-
can army.
good hearts new family. We are confident that our
Emperor viii abandon tho error Of having come to shed
Be,isvc Mr.. president that ws are not towards we
have abandoned coors II 10 because our conscience
has 50 sGasd Us; heart Ss nsSs s
good will feel that We have beFayei our coun.
try II our scyessign had performed his duty he would
serters leaving the ranks q the French army In the
crmca and in Italy soldiers ala not Leave their ranks
shed their blood Willingly because they had just canse.
n ". s rns,
for the hope Of returning 10 their families You would 500
half the army come, - We did, to place themselves under
your protection.
why come three thousand leagues from country 70
overthrow order and establish another government Pro-
bsby our Emperor deceived not KIN wing that the
Mexican government composed only OF select and hon.
orabe men. We praythst your government may be as
stable as Il has always been.
We have the honor, Mr. President, to be, with tho
deepest respect, your faithful servants,
AUGUSTE TONNER,
JUAN BANTfSTA OIIUr,
POORARE.
Up to three O'Clock A. NJ Of the 30sh we have news
from Pueba de 7aragoza Upto that time nothing new had
occurred The French evidently disheartened with
their losses and repuses There s tho greatest onthu
iasm there and the rm decision OF dying beneath the
| rui. Of the beroic city rather than surrender.
Yesterday tho citizen President Of the republic and
the Ministers OF War and Of Foreign Ahrs set out fo
the camp OF tho Army Of the Centre The object OF hl
journey is hurry up the operat,ns Of the campaign