New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-25
RETREAT OF TIE FRgACH TOWARD OBIzlBl'
rheyareWaitiug forMoro Requirements
rhe French Said to xsave Suffered
a Heavy Defeat.
THE MfMCaNS ABOUT TO TAKE THE OFFENSIVE
Accounts from Havana.

On the arrival Of II. 3. 81. frigale lmmortalit6,
various rumors circulated rs having been brought 10y
that vessel from Vera Cruz, all adverse TO the
French in which particular alone they ogree Inc
Mexicans had mace a sOriie from Puebla under VI
tega, had been joined by COmoniOrt (wbo had oeen
re-euforoed by 70 coo troops FROM Mexco, had mace
an overwhelming attack ON the exhausted FRENCH
and had completely defratedand routed them Gen'
Forey and staff bad relrvaled TO Orzaba, ana the
Grand Arme6 was following wiib oil possible speed
Erou ths oIi,ers Of the Ina Ortaiii6 learned that
tina report in Vera Cruz was that several small sor'
ties had 50 annoyed tie French, who found telt
with their urtil CIV they could 10 nothing win
pn,bla. tbey raised The siege ana retired eighteen
miles: that Gen Forey bad lone 10 OuZaba 10 hnrT!
up heavier batteries from Vera Cruz Iheso con-
sisted Of the guns from the ueu-ot'wAr, ana cur
riayes would have 20 be tnaje for them. These were
all the items could CLEAN since the arrival OF t6e
Fnolish steamer ClyGo wrose news sent you IN
nv Inst uatil The srnvul GU tie evening OF
the lG.h of the French trHuepUrt Enre which
lef Vera Cruz on the llth init, and reports TIE
following: Up 10 The dHy OF departure no'niug nas
beeu heard from putblH since tie S1th UIllnO II
At that date nothing o. ImrOriai &c bad occurred
at the Ineater of A. 10 The operations ag ilhs'
Puebla they had been susio Odrd, the imposs'Dlhty
Of penetrating TO the Fl-za WIN the means USED up
IN tbst tine baviI9 betu made manifest. We have
hen told several tune, that The tronch bad got pos
seasioa Of the Plaza AID vf the Cathedral all which
uroyes We must doubt the reports favorable 70 the
FreDch .lven by themselves uaul the French shoniu
be able 40 dispose OF artillery % greater caAuer'
which they expected from Vera cruz Two Oithete
pieces were already two dats journey from PGebi"i
and oilers were on tie road having been taken
from the vesseis of war. Tne iinpO5sib.bty which
he French troops lid ia penetrating Puebs 10 81
ttbuted 70 the great tlIchDtss vi Le breaEtwoIhs,
and the fact that tie houses which form the INST
line of the p.fapers are ls, Ov5ed TO be nied Win
earth ACanlt tuese means tt CeierSe 1t seems the
riaed l2.lOuuders Cf tLe Fr,Del are insufficient.
Since tue suspension Oi he siege only Hshl thif-
Ipistes had taken piHce wrh pas,Ies who came Out
OF Puebla- i
1t was reported that or the 9th Large convoy Of
meal Tor iuur which the MeXlcaus we've Trying 20 H.
troduce into Puebla, VS. isic-pted, and Hat pro-
visions aboufd IL tie ffeLCD camp. IL Is strange
that DO tidlngs should nave arrived at Vera CiuL
from the French amy Tor f0uTteeH days. lie al
mission OF the French vi "the impOss0 lty on pent-
traupg Puebla' gives the lie 10 very many rIs'e'
mens made by tbeu heretofore, mat thsy bsd ONcu-
pied oUe quarter, Oue-Dlrd Ons-ha, oil tie the cl'y
-esDeclaliy as they now let the ca ont IN admitting
that the "impOrsibilty' lay IA tue lFst Lac Q,
houses being hlitd with earth, aud SHOWS tha1 Oil
they have done lie, after bang three nues repuiseGI
e. tala ,,osseesion of a rsinvJ forIhcaiOu after
aban Torment by the htAlcans-S-u AaVler-aho
even this slight advaut re tney have had 10 ~lNe up
~ the fort IL now OccUPltd by Tie me&cabs, VINO
are IMPROVING the raisrg Of The siege 10 eiaulny
them with eaTlL-lB introducing jOOd bn1 water,
and otherwise preparing o. another slege' No one
believes that the French Undertook 10 beuete "a
town with l2-pound cAubOu; thlt Is merely told TO
sOfen the failure OF the atempi they pickering II
10 be asonbed 10 las tieieht utaLs Tatner tnan 10
want Of yalor.
SWe heard 30 much during the nine mouths stay OF
the French Gag es IL OIlZ4b u tie heavy slege
trainsthat were 30 deuOi sh Pueos and Mexico &c
easily thai we cannot &c pul oil with II pOunderr
THAI they were insufficient III cahLes buow, fol
an officer was seut immediately 10 France to hurry
out sIeee train Of heavy guus. he passed through
Havana in the Clyde.
The EpRlI1h Consul at Vera Cruz wrote 10 bit
colleague here that tie Fr-hch bad raised the sieg
Of Peubla, ebd were TelEDg 10 OTlzabs ana hn'
already got nine mics IRON Pueba, and would "
into Quaiters there iii The aulval OF TeeniOrce
ments from France which viii probably no, arrive
till Settenber that the iOss VI the French from sck
pess Killed and dsseTtlULs was fearful. The FItuci
transport L. Enre is to return shortly 20 YER
Cruz with 81 100 OO0 tue OF faies Of drai
op the Imperial Treasury negotiated lefe.
q From laea'Rn We eniD Ioa' the insurgents
against Ingoyeu, led By R!diguez at Nsvaret'
were defeated Ut MOutui on The &otn nit, which j,
officially announced irOn Iziniali We hear thai
GROUPS Of these defeated insurgents prefented them
selves on the bignt OF the Atb, bot were driven
away, they taxing Hi.bt toward the eRst after nav
ing, however oisaII1ed The garrison Of Izsmal and
Carrying with then the Gmt-but tbht now hOtul
Lssnsl aud Vallad0d again in possession CT The
Government.
= From Campeche we are told that Gen. Marin and
Lis forces were compelled 10 abandon the town Of
Palizsdes and THAI tho Mexican troops OF ire Gar
men district 0eculle II al daylight on tle @0S9'