, 1865-07-27
4blfago Grtbnnes
THURSDAY, JULY q, 1866.
FROM hlEXIC0AND rnEB5RDER.
The Thrce-siled Situation.
Juerez and Negrefe sill Acfixe..Fed-
$4,000 lmpsYia1 Troops En- Rsute-

fY1T Or MEN1c0, lily ", 14t3.
Tho movements os Gan. Negre:e axa:1ss
Natsmoras fsjled on account Of the hostile
denonnst.ntiops Of the Contederates, who un-
dnnSfed1y xere In combination with Gen.
| Militia. tfc commander Of lhr lmpesiaI1sts In
Mo;amcrps. Nrerete fell lack on Monterey,
from San Luis, he occupied tie renowned
mss Of Angostura, known IN your country
by the nsme Of Bnsns Vista. Here ha Of
fert d battle 10 the French commander, Col.
Jcnusgros, who declined It. There WAS
some cannon shots, which caused the French
arrival of another column under Gen. B.ln-
court which was to have taken the
Liberal forces on the flank, and
column Of Mej:a's forces which WAS
to have attacked Eesre.e in the rear. They
occupied paloa Moatsssy y already, and tl1s h s9Eld
Of the Gth,.. Eegrete abandoned his
position and retired to Menclota, where he
divided Ills forces, giving Gov. Escorcdo two
thousand men, who marched to Gatean3,
whilst Ncg:e:te with two thousand six hun
dred men and sixteen pieces Of artillery,
took tie road to Lampazos. Thus MARSHAL
Bazaine's combination. which WAS to termi-
nate the WET. was frustrated. As you can
gee, the accounts # Negsete's defeat and Ut.
ter annihiation before Hata,notas, Is all
pondcnce Of papers friendly to the: Empire
how ofttn poor Neg1etc has been defeated,
killed and taken prleoner. Tho same vita
other Literal commanders; they arc perpet'
usily cut up, and yet by eomc means, tn'
sd I as strong IS ever. TIC tactics Of tie
Mczicans are esid=nt1y with the object Of
firing ont the French uniting TO s!xikc .
blow, dividing when TOO holly pressed, al
Ways harsssing, marching between the In
! pcrinl columns, occupying every place the
incmcnt the French leave it, attacking their
1 SoDv0ye DESTROYING their age.
In the State OF MlchoHcan the War becomes
tyery day more Eerl0us, and IT Was found
Dtce.sary to protect aforclla, the capital o.
the Slatu, 10 send l $50 men from here. THIS
force has not pacited austbing yet, es even
tbc mail docs not come from ttmt city.
Court Pettie., the former commander, has
teen recalled ard severely Eepsimandcd
because he WAS defeated by R.gules; the
sGme with Col. Pauline, who also suffered
disaster.
TIE city of Trla, in the Slate Of. Tamau-
!iras. has been taken BIZ Me1tez, Of the
Liberal party, utterly routing the garrison OF
COO men, --..-,
TIE town of MatehGala, also, was stoymcd
BY the Imperial tioors stationed At C'sEss; ;
They pronounced against the Empire, and
|. killed nearly 500 French soldiers viii were in
garrison at the FORMER place. No quarter
vas asked orgiyen. ~.
TIE position Of aIairs is growing worse
every day. Fson every direction accounts
tally ABOUT the Insecure state of the couu-
: trr. In spite Of all said to the contrary,
Ep, Doue1, With 10000 men, is coming fro N
Frnnce to reinforce the French army il Nexi-
CO. TIE Austrian con'iugcnt, also, l. t. bs
increased by 400 msn. Who are u said a.
l ! NRtamoras.
/ ada the following extract from private
letter, dated Tampico, June 1G:
"On my a,1iSal here We still had coc.mu-
rica.ions open with San 1.uis, aud business,
:hcush mol 'er5 so5d. stal WIS acnse; We w ~
: IA. Of Tam,ultiasl vas tacnaced and taken
:. by tie L!t.rals, II seicl WAS followed by thait
. taking San Hafb1rE, aud to-day Wr htl9 q:
: the capture OF the city Of Tails, With all tho
il Imrers4. garrison. Thu. nll thsa S:atc, With
: the sole exception Of AIatamoras and Tampi'
! 60, is IN the bsnds OF the Liberals. From
. the taking of S:c1or!a, the Liberals placed
( tyGo,,s On Tho road, to impede all eommunl'
( cat!cn with the interior and TWO N !nsLf
. have passed without any malt from Sal Luis
Tnr COMMERCE ct this city is con- rletels par
- a'yzed."
T. We publish btlnw, s5nle extructs VI let
: Ter written BY . gentleman formally OF th!:
}. city, now employed on one OF the great To:l'
cf internal ICctcremea*si In M2x':o:
y 'tTLt only attains b wealth Of this c9uE r.
(, vas that Of the Churches, AID every piece o
: geld or silser 1srge enough 10 make q taEe'
as ceEt piece has been arprupt! lated hY JHare;
=. long ego and further the p:iest Of the chutel
j, Ill this pisco thowed AT piece OF caTpts
with hc ea!d was the only taing Jnarez isf
!; him; ttat he not only desroilcd him Of b.
10 silver, but every article that could be turret
II into money. Tou maT rsaail; understand
why the church Of Mexico adyocates the caus
Z. ofMrximl!tso. Esc:ythtag has been taSei
1, tanned by hard labor. The =lohabitants1geEes
u ally arc The poorest ever saw or heard oi
- They wear uu shoes, aud hut little clothing
The sight Of s chair, table or bed in thti
os abcdcs is very rare They WHY, oh flssns
z ter why come to this wretched cou1trJ:
-. an cure Sou do not come to this country WI
e ak any i1t.ution Of culti7at.ng the ground.
ns you lave any tkste In that direction, you
ID ttnc7c,cnt Tnele Sam VII give you t.rr
q. Again say. Why ccme. 10 tnis couItsg!
Il | stlemnly nBurt yen there Is no booty, nu
1A OH mt the beauty Is just about Us scaESe
>. Tie rtM .zatieu u yous golden aftnms VII
~ he yel!usf lever and dysent-Ey. which ne:ti
:. do c1nereSate in this country"
T. LIVELY TINES ON TIE RIO GKANpE BORDER.
= IFir,a tic New DREAMS F1c7yun..l
e. The advance Of the Federal futces fror
il Erazss ald TIE occupation OF the westeI
"A Lalf of Texas, under Geu. Weitzel, has mad
lively times cn tic Rio Grande frontier. "
= NE told that thu port Ct Brazos Il cons stantl
Oiled With vessels going and coming, loat
- r. ~ rcsd up to Drowpssille is alive day sn
y: Fight with trans portation and trade. The
cu. has not been 81 busy time on tho hoId.
~ since the day Of Gen. Ta}lor's campats'
b. n"r even then, as the number Of troops no
pe. coll, cted Is greater than evtr bstofe. tt
~ ~ wnols country up TO the northern frontier.
oas Texas and ac,cs5 the prairie to San Antonf;
to. will scon be occupied and strongly garr
III ecEed. In the meantime the people are &c
1t ting ahundant supplies cheap. for work or Il
-. money, they sell cotton at good prices. mue
usf u the chsSrin Of the Matamoras merchant
2a- whose larse sticks still remain on hind, q!
r. heucht and unso1d. The heavy Mextcau e,
tort ard american tm1ert duties make 50
=, cst6tul competition Impossible, and their on
-, consumption for Which they we're protested
~. r.. shipped. .....
M THE FOURTH ARs1Y CORPS En- ROUTE.
~ Letter IN New O:lesn. TINES. lsth.1
~ ~ Permit me to communicate word concer
irg tic 4th army eorps, Which hss ,esa. beea
,s.i ~! mast three weeks and as TO whose presen
'% ihetc seems to have been studied rericeu
sse by The city press. 1t mnY be, We have
o1 ccmc 80 accustomed TO the movement u
led ! presence of troops that they fail any long
her 10 elicit note o. comment. The day has G
IL ta,nly 1ast when such al}ustous were Ct
- eldc.ed ..couttabaod.' This noble body
troops, nEder the command Of that gala
the and lLi1cIid officer, Major General stanl'
!, .ae is now efnbark:ns for Te7as. It is comp,.
~. as.s tie states Of Pennsyly yania, Ohio, India,
WI 's'0 Illinois. Wisconsin. kanEas, Missouri. h
=. tucky, and these are made up, with few I
N.Y. ceptioDs, ot men who have EeTred fur Jea
, apd distinguished themselves in all the CO
a. ra.sns and battles from the Ohio river TO
Eth 1arfn. inc ua,ur lie subsequent camps
that eliminated In The battles Of Frank
= and Nashville, Tennessee. ard which effect
xu the destruction and almost total annill!lat
ans: or Urtd's army. These men n;a veteran
noi. var-Vom-wIo, from tteir experience IN
GH Lrofettion Of arms, au fitted for any