The New York herald., 1865-05-04


Our Hsvsna Correspondencc.
HAvANA, April 20, 1885,
Prospect Of War Between FrdWcs and As United
ISsa.s-TAe OxerisIas IN Asssoo-Ne Quarter Aaksd
Given IN SindloG-7ney Sscarw IN kschodcan and
Pusbla-Tke Edvs0w Legion to be Increased &c., DO.
Everything promises interesting and exciting time
In Mexico during the coming In fact the crisis
has yet be passed which will test the resistance and
endurance Of the new empire and ts supporters The
revolt Of Corna viewed by ITSELF is nothing but taken
with concomitant circumstance It IL OF the highest sg
ni6cance and s most probably the forerunner Of rs
mendous storm. Further intelligence from Maiamoross
Anxously looked for and the steamer due to-day from
Vera Cruz must bring us, is supposed, Of
the gavest Importance The opinion Of those here who
pay any attention Mexican affairs Identical with that
Of your city Of Mexico correspondent who
that the Invasion Of that country by tho Northmen"
has positively commenced 1t s no longer then secret
but has already flown the seas to roost Ike
ominOus bird ION the marble bust of Palas" above
certain ''chamber door" The long 'threatening has
length come. and the French are to be "drven out"
fairer challenge TO fair fight mover was gtven and the
gage will be accepted am not called upon 10 say any
more for the result Of the contest only be matter
Of opinion and calculation and do not intend add the
business Of prophet that OF correspondent without
extra salary There prophetic merit In saying tha.
you will have fair square stand up dght with France
neither In there remarkable shrcwdncss get credit
for; for even the most broken down old horse
snu the baltic from afar and indulge In quiet H hal"
With thus much Of prologue for your enlightenment
let proceed TO give you few scraps Of the latest
news brought hither by French steamer and interest
Ing only In far as to show that the guerilla war
fare continues throughout the country, being carried
with peculiar bitterness in Snaloa, where quarter is
given by either side. In that State or department.,
therefore, as well as those OF Michoacan, Puebla and
along the northern frontier that geam of peace Of which
lately spoke can not be discovered The news from
which may be relied on. since there are
great many guerilla pares-estimated in all at about
probable tho numbers are greater. Among them Is the
General Valdes, who had submitted to the empire and
lately deserted and whose influence over the troops he
lately commanded In still feared.
Saltillo the capital of Coahua, is being fortified.
Dispatches from Meja to the Baron Aymard were lately
counter guerilla force has been orsanized-al Mexcans
A great many petty fights are spoken OF, in one Of
which, near Morela, tho imperasts got the worst Of "
losing Colonel Suarez their commanding officer, killed,
and about 0nehaf the entire force In addition 70 the
prisoners, the vico1 got seventy horses and six thou
sand dollars In gold The beaten party were all hexi
General Gamboa-a new name 10 you-has been sent
down 70 Osjacs, by the Emperor to distribute twenty
thousand dollars among those who suffered during tho
attack that place. Two hundred Of the prisoners
from there have reached the capital where s supposed
they win be liberated since most Of them are unwilling
conscrpts largo number Of the officers who surren
dercd with Poro Diax have already been set at liberty
from PuoSa that quiet has been harmony
re-established between the citizens and military" From
the quarter wo learn that eleven officers Of all
grades, from captain upwards voluntarily presented
themselves at the imperial headquarters and took the
'ron-clad" One Of the number was Governor Her
nandez, Of Vera Cruz.
II 10 said the Foreign Legion " III DO increased 70
twenty thousand men, From six TO twenty is consid
erabe ADVANCE but not enough for the time that is CON-
ing
Maxirnilan has returned thanks TO Marshal Baxaine,
In meat and appropriate" note, for his labors In or
ganizing tho army and ministry Of war he says-"0n
the 5th Of Inst July entrusted to wise direction the
Of forming project for the organization OF the army
Of Mexico. I thank your Excellency for the aid you
hSve spontaneously lent me for that purpose and
other services you have rendered my country by
cooperation In the work. The committee and sub.com
mtecs shall DO dissolved, and the Ministry Of War;
Gently organized will be able relying on the regulations
put force TO take charge Of tho last questions not
decided. Your aHoctionate friend, MAMMALIAN"
The steamer Barcelona not having arrived up 70 the
she may bring will have TO stand till Wednesday,
when hope to bc able TO write 10 you by the steamer
HabanA