, 1865-08-28
FROM MEXICO,

Severe Fighting Between the Tu,uerJai
md Liberal Forccs---Dcprela:Io by
Euerti1ns-Cosynrdly Murder Of an
austrian officer and Seventeen lIext-
can Pfivntes by a Juarist Lender.
Translated from the Dia.io de Ia Marina, Auc. 19
By tho arrival OF the American steamer
VEN IEuz from the port Of the same name we
inst. W w sA1~
A body Of Austrian troops, divided into
three detachments, had met with ynrious suc-
ccsses i'll Tnlancingo. Tue first, coumaudcd
by Count Thun, had taken the heights Of
Agne1, 01!e6 cIn YRS h9Sra The
had desperate struggle in thickly wooded
section, without any special advantage being
gained on either side.
Cualco was ngnin orerrm with Gucril1as.
One band, under Ugalle, had captured a
town near lStlahuaca, containing merchan-
dlse valued at s10o, 900, and another had
seized French merchant: whom they held to
ransom for cool 10000. II Is reported
that Rcgulcs Ind died at Huacana, Of typhus
fever.
According to the Pajaro Verde, q force Of
republicans, estimated at $500 strong, under
Patoui, had entered Durango. The French at
once threw up earthworks and Notifications,
md made preparations to repulse m attack
should one be made, but at the lost report
the enemy had withdrawn In the direction of
Guanaecri. Not long after they formed a
junction with scrcrnl small bands OF liberals
and attacked the town Of Santiago Papasqui-
aro, but were repulsed.
Gen. Negrete WIS at Paual on tho Tth,
with small force, all Of Ills horses and q
O large number Of his men having died from
want Of water.
a force Of fifty cavalry had defeated Rodriz-,
ncz's band near Tcran, and the same duy they.
met with and attacked q strong body of re-
publican cavalry belonging to Escebcdd's col
umn, resulting IN the complete rout of the
1attcr, with the loss Of large number of kill
ed and wounded, and one hundred and ten
horses captured. The guerilla bands Of Ugalde
and Troncoso were committing lcpredations
In the vicinity of I1tlahuaca- ugaldc is re-
ported to hare three hundred lnfnntry, three.
mountain lowitzcrs and four hundred cavalry
Hts forces Is described as nothing more than.
an armed mob, and the leader carries lis atro-I
cities 10 such m extent that scycrnl Of the:
men, who refused to plumber and pillage wan.
punished In consequence. Both officers and
men wear ribbon round their hats, bearing
the words "booty and beauty"
Advices from Ahuacatfan state that a fight
had taken place there betwccna body of fifty
five Austrian lancers and company Of Mex
lean infantry on one side, and q far more nu'
merous forco Of Republicans on the other.
After capturing the town the In,pcria,ist5, !!
finding themselves outnumbcrcd ten to one,
withdrew to the principal church, where they
kept up valicnt resistance for three hours,
during which time they inflicted severe loss
on the enemy. Capt. kurzrock, after rcceiv-
ins M three wonnasl hayinG twenty-five men ,
possible, US the enemy had set 1rc to the
church, surrendered, with the remnant Of the
Austrian detachment, and one officer and
seventeen soldiers belonging to the Mexican :
company. notwithstanding the heroic valor
with which this handful Of men had defended
cold blood. The captain was carried by two
Of his men before the Republican Chief Perez,
who brutally placed his pistol to the wound
cd mans bead and blew lis brains out. The
Mexican officer and his seventeen brave men
were put to death without dciay.