The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-09
THE SOUTHWEST.
Engagement near 0rizaba'
The Latest News from Texas.
Successful Liberal Enterprise-Arresi
and Discharge Of American Citi'

[By Union Line, cor. Monroe and Water sts.l
New YORK, Sept g. The Herald's Vera
Cruz correspondent, writing on the 2oth'
says: Since the sailing OF the Vera Cruz
I4th inst, there has been but one engage.
ment of note, and that is the capture and
abandonment of the Shuycan city OF
West by 10000 inhabitants, nearly thirty
three leagues south of the city OF Oriza-
ba. A week ago to-day the commander
| of the Austrian troops there was inform
ed of the approach of body of Liberals.
He Immediately made application TO the
Perfect for assistance, and was furnish
ed with a few auxiliary troops, and at
their head he marched out to meet the
approaching enemy, whom he found to
be formidable force under command OF
the gallant Liberal commander General
Feguera, whose forces having been aug
mented by Republicans under command
of Col Chato Dias, presented quite all
army. The commander of the Imperials
saw his only safety was in fight, and at
once retreated to the town, where being
met by the Perfect Of the district, the
latter advised the evacuation of the city,
fort of defense, and retired with his tore
es to convent, hoping there to resist
the liberals until success could be OBJ
tained from the adjoining towns, but the
Liberal army at once surrounded the
town and compelled his surrender.
Couriers were dispatched north to
Orizaba, by the Perfect, on the approach
of the enemy and reinforcements were
sent to retake the Chuacan.
A detachment of French troops, in fact
the entire garrison of Orizaba, was or
dered there Gen. Figuerd and Col. Cha
to Dias, however, had no intention of
remaining in the town, and after secur-
ing all the ammunition and arms of the
garrison, raised forced loan of $4,000
and levying on wealthy foreign houses
for 100000, they left. That it was a
stratigical coup de main is very apparent
To have held the town would have re
quired all the Liberal troops in that
State, and stratsgically the city is of no
Importance.
his is perhaps the most successful en-
terprise within several months, aud the
Imperialists try in vain to depreciate the
truth. The policy pursued by the lm'
perialists seems an insane one. There
are only $4,000 troops, and they are di-
vided into a hundred different bodies,
now together and then separated. There
is not one protected highway in Mexico.
The only reinforcements to this force is
the arrival of 500 men mostly from France.
No force less than 100000 men will ever
subjugate this country
Commerce is ruined there are no eX-
ports save the bullion sent to France.
Mr.. Moves, an American citizen, and
Assistant Engineer of the Imperial Mexi-
can railroad, and Major VIM. Anderson,
brother of Gen. Anderson, had been ar
rested, but soon discharged, with apollo
gies from the civil authorities The ar.
rests were made because Mr.. Noyes'
childred laughed at a drunken French
sergeant, who fell in the street. lmperi-
alists were chuckling over the supposed
material reduction of Sheridan's force.
New YORK, Sept. e.-The steamer Me.
teor brings New Orleans dates to the 1st.
Papers contain the following items:
Gov. Hamilton has ordered the neces-
sary steps to call convention.
Ex-Gov. Munah, of Texas died at Mon
terey, August 18th.
Houston papers are filed with notices
of robbecies and burglaries. A band of
desperadoes under one Frazier, are ope-
rating extensively in Gallo county. One
wagon train they captured contained
merchandise valued at $4,000 The
goods were taken to Galias, put in store
and sold in open day by the robbers
The Indians have come within 80 miles
of Austin. Higher up they are murder
ing men, women and children indiscrim-
inately.
The Gotten crop is seriously injured by
the worm.
Mr.. Wigfall has gone to Mexico
The venerable Judge Burnett, first
President of tho Republic of Texas, has
consented to 60 to Washington and make
an appeal in behalf of jeff. Davis. The
request was made by men nearly all of
whom were giants when Texas struggled
for independence.
A Houston letter to the True Delta
says the opening of the port of Calves
ton has given vigor and life to every
branch of trade Cotton has been roll
ing through the State to the cars, and
the cotton sheds have been emptied.-
Large quantities of fancy groceries had
arrived and found ready sale.
All the troops except provost guard
of 300 have left the city.
Governor Hamilton's appointments
give general satisfaction,
A year of unexampled prosperity for
the State is looked for
Emigration from the North is solicited.
| The richest lands in the State are in mar
| ket.