Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-09
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HAVANA. Fshruary 15-YEs have again glo'
sious news from Mexco. The French haze
been driven back ia soversl small enccanteTs,
aud bseH obliged TO abandon several towns oe-
cupied by iheu, beside having attempted. to
take Others and been dsiv8n III Ehsir position
grows daily more criaieal, their mssns Of srans-
p9ftation, which have cost them 90 much time,
trouble ard money 20 aceura maze, are day be
c0miDg n0re exhausted By the cssseless At
tseks Of tie gueFllias, wEo have become empol1-
eued by their hitherto uninterrupted SUCCESS
Below I give particulars of the capture Ct mere
tsan Thousand mules from the French nee
our last advicss from Tie Hexic 2 rspn5
On tie 18Th ut, iAe Fe eh ~ tou n
NY ltit, eFs5ua 10 iampieo Ih-s uuu- - now
leaking ont The French aecount was that
troops were sent to that place to insure The ial-
filhnsnt Of a contract for mules etc. The con-
tractors failipg, the obisc; Of the expedition no
longer existed, and the soldiers We're recalled.
1t seems the French did not wait to see the
contract fulfilled They had been kept on tbs
qEi 0igis BY small guerilla parties during their
stay and at lest, finding that these parties in
creased in number, sR3 were uniung under
Gen. GaFza for an attack upon them, they fed
precip5tatedly TO tho feet Col. Paryon eecu-
pied The city on the 18Th, and Gen GaTza en-
tered the town few hours after. The French
feet remained till the 22d at the bar havine
wsntonly destroyed the pilot house and seversl
poor hsheTmen's hUts; but these baTbar0us acts
were amply avenged. ! Translate Gen. Carza's
report to she Minister Of Wer at.1E~-i re-
I marking that, from several sources, 7 kn6W1t to
! be correct, and not iarded, as such Mexican
/ documents usually are, with exaggeraiions.
/ HEADQUARTERS FORCES OF TAmAuLrPss AND}
HUAsTEcA TAMPIco, Jan. - 1868.
GENERAL-IE-C -CHIEF: In accordance with
what has already been communicated 70 the
department IN regard to the annoyance TO De
given to the French on their reembarkasion, 1 /
ordered hat q force composed of one hundred |
infantry Of the lst hataion of the STATE, two |
hundred OF the HdaigO battalion, one hundged /
OF Col Psyon's corps, one hundred Iaacars and |
two rife guns, all under command of Col /
Rafael GAIA should march to the bar of this I
port, where the enemy were located to make
a sligh5 reconnaissance, which took place on the
20th Inst, without any occurrence of iapor-
tance. save some infantry fiag oa both sides,
which vas susisiGed fir some tine
On the next day (2ls) Col CARA returned
70 Tie bar, with the ssn,e force aad after several
shots from cur sTtillsTy at the stsamer-of-wsr
and the gun-anuches, which the enemy had
placed there to protecl tina infantry, the steamer
stsst-d for sea Through the prseipitzney of
hei fight and on account IF the brisk ire of our
gurs. she WAS run aground ia the channel To-
daG she still remained theIe, and to insure her
complete destruction, cur artillery, which had
her, continued its fire upon her ard She other
seamers-of-wsr which form part Of the sqaaa-
rsn snd winch had been outside, but cs.ne in to
aye ihe one aground from the dauger she
was in.
Iavsin wa All they attempted, for not,7ith-
staudiug they h-ed With all their gans upon our
f)Tces, tae steamer remained f aly aground and
Sas abandoned by the enemy, wb0, after setting
her on ire went aboard the other war vessels
40 hor
size ths l9ss--Hhich Is Of considerable impor-
tsnce-ieit in cur possession schooner load
ei With 'msterlEis OF war; large vessel faH
ai DIVISIONS, and anosaas of the same s.zo half
blled vi b e al.
Tomorrow I shall send 70 taks on! Of tbe
steamer the Eve cson0n witn which she wss
a med, aud other cbj.ets Of use wkich may re.
main, and as soon a. I hsve the documents Of
the miouua Of the quantity Of yvsr matariel snd
provisions which are 10 cur possession ( viii /
send you tie proper report, that you may Place
lh=m m beeie tae citizen Ptesidsct OF t1s rgDabNe
/ should also MAKE kaoen to yeu, among
O Der things taa the invaders before re-am5agic-
ug, bRyned up she farm buildings, ete., ,shica /.
were On the bar, leaving ID csasequ8atly a
trigh.tal aeseFt. All Of which communicate
10 you jh2t you mzy make il ka8Wa 90 the SUI
pfema n sistrs:e Of ste naioa PatTiq Liter .
tad q RJ0rRa. JUAN L De La GABzA
cilZaa Minister Of War and Of the Navy !
Mexico
Oh the 39sh Col. Diaz Miron hs5 an enrsge-
aent with 1860 French at place called ii Or {
,enO. They were escgTting trein of wagons
AtteT rhres hears hghling TIC FTelch retired, 7
taking with them twentysiE killed and thiEty I
3T tOgiy wounded. The Mezicaua captured sew |
sral wagons, twelve mules, arms and knapsacks
Gel Mnon then went 10 PUenta Nscionsl, end I
hence, on the 18Th, to Jaags, which place hs g.
n.ered g few hours siter the French abandoned
t This is the Mexican account
The French have established G hospital as Pc
ots, aud two large o8es At Qaecbolsc, In the
after they have 2005 sick already.
a decree of November 231 ordsins that The L
var taxes may 90 pad II goods sszviesable to l
he army.
PROGRESS OF THE FRENCH EXPEDITION. !,
Gen Forsy still remains at Orizaba, but active
perations we're ezpec,ed instantly t,
In The English steamer from Europe, which n
rrivsd as We're Cruz on the 25h. there came an n
ID de camp Of the Emperor Nap0een, the Mar I a
Iuis Of 9alleiet with very pressing dispatches il
OF Forey. He lett for OEzaba or the following b
Az Arroyo de Puchs, seven leagues from Vera il
}Euz, convoy Of the French was attacked on
he 9th, and lost several mules loaded With y
roviaion, which they abandoned. V
The Ffeach administration at Vera Cruz finds
iseli without resources, and pays 5 50 francs n
or Mexican dollars, in bills upon the treasury hi
Paris. Il is probable that in less than forty Sc
ight hours they aill pay six francs. d.
a letter from the Mexican lines at Puebla. a,
lated Jauuasy lS.h, gives tie following: a.
The French, 20 lhe number Of % GOO who
ad bean encsmped ugta the 15lh, in Palmar di
nd Aqua Chee0.ac, about 5welve leagues from o,
'usols, began to advance on the l6th upon
MS place. and it is very probable that flom "
boHi the 5sh to the l0th of net month, the a ds
sex on this city viii be began by tbem We o,
fe hrmly convinced that they viii tail, because "a
ge have al the mesue necessary far our defense Ia
Fe count, with - 900 men Inside the city snd of
utside abaut 10 600 or $4,000 smang whom Il
re 200 cavalry The fortfcaEion7 have been S
lere4sad and are dsisnie by l57 cannon Of CO
aTge caiiber Il is almost certeia that the IA
feneh viii not bs able 70 stand the shower Of fo
rojscIilss that would fall npen them ar
Mach enthusiasm prevails ia tho army, and HI
7e haVs faiih iu cur triumph. Ia short, Pas- III
la, asregarts deianses, is sbassopol. Thsre ia
note building, there Is not street, shat can NJ
OF be defender. May God assist tao brightness NJ
{ our arms h
In q Letter from Vera Cruz Of the lst iast. q
Re arc toid thas lAere preysi.ed in that plac' =
le gIessast sHzie-y, NOS so much TOT what lil
rs done as Tor what they bad fa ed ~ doing" ci
According 60 ihs same letter, says the piano "a
le news from he interior ied to ths bsibsi shas ar
uebiB n
The Hsralao, published At the capital Of Mex d
o, says: lo
We hold it, therefore. IS undoubted that Feb 81
lazy viii not isrminats wish1at one Of thase
aales takiag place ID which be isss Of nations ca
played f9r. Never did msrs serious trans bo
sli0n present Itself ios 4oxco from shs number ri
tiia con5sgantss Whicl wih amlunt TO sons
~ -honsaaa men fast ssrag gle aiil be ter &C
Bile Wacii viii el sna tfofiea.lie nf Families !.
isa mourning i viii serve IS a consolation
Mexico "a her msioftBues, which proceeded ca
Qua ihe fulfilling ef sacred dasy. t.ss thossf hs
70 sucenmb ia defending thaiT dowa-troddeu sc
shss 9Tdl bs 10 -riyrs % she7 country. There s5
80 country Where ons must not differ = said "a
osrates to his disciples o. drinking Hanq1iliy fu
l8 neiniork. Meme nbgr t346 y01 have 10 4