The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-29
From Mexico.

| NEW 1okK5 september IS.
The HeralPs correspondent from Brown
vile, Texas, gives adYices from Mexico.
Ine city OF Matamoras is fairly beseiged
Dy the Liberals under General Escobedo.
AnsIS Is garrison Of 800 men in the city,
and the attacking force consists of $500 or
5000, exclusive of CortinasP predatory
bands, efficiently handled.
Inc Imperial troops should sufice TO
hold the city, but the Juarists think so
meanly of Mejia, the General in command.
that they assert that with & little more am,
munition they could carry the city bv
storm.
The Republican forces had captured the
little town Of Cotorazo, in Leon, and se-
cured musketry and ammunition. More
over, quantity adds the officers in COM
mand, the merchants of that city furnished
me SIS, 600 for the use of the troops
At the pass of Csbrss the Juarists also
claim 10 have defeated 900 Imperialisls
with 200 cavalry, and are further said to
occupy the town of Csravsjel. The Mata-
moras papers made light Of, and entirely
deny these successes.
Juarez is at Chihaahu2 with five thousand
men.
By way of Havana we have sdVices, from
tno CITY OF mexico 10 the 1th.
The outrsges of guerrillas were being
checked by an organized campaign sgsinst
them by the Imperial troops.
The Republican forces under Cortinas
and .Escsbado have fought desperate en-
gsgement of three houls' duration with a
column Of Mejss' division at Laseolorss in
the State of Micos Leon. After firing
their last cartridge the Imperialists fell
back in good order.
Heavy and lasting rains had fallen near
the capital The Valley Of Mexico in some
places is completely inundated, causing con-
siderable damage to the roads snd farms
in the vicinity of the valley.
The stage road between Mexico and Pus-
bla was impossible and to such an extent
at one point that the passengers and bag
gage had to be transferred.
The TriDune's Mexican correspondent
says: The news from Sonora Is that the
evacuation of that State by Jusrez was
caused by the insubordination of his SOL
diers, who refused to serve him sny longer.
General Pesquirs, who is in command of
Hermosillo, was abandoned by his men.
Out of 3 garrison Of l, 900 men 25O alone
consented to remain.
The city of Oposers, in the northern part
The French prisoners Of marine, and the
soldiers of the Algerine Trsilleurs, who
were captured in that city, have recovered
their freedom.
The band of Daria Garzs, $50 strong,
has been routed near Monterellss by Lieu
tenant Tuby, Of the French army, and lost
forty men.
The band of Cavsola was surprised nesr
Garcis, and beaten by Lieutenant Golstein,
commanding the counter guerrillss. Cav
aols left twenty dead.
The Inhabitants of Teran, sgainst whom
these bands intended to operate, organized
themselves into 3 sort of MALTA and
hereby their bravery contributed to re-
pulse and defeat them.
The Government is engaged in obtaining
lands from the wealthy landen proprietors
of the country for the purpose of transfer
ing them to the migrants, who have eth
er landed in Mexico or contemp plate going
thither.
The Minister Of the Interior has ed-
dressed circular to the projects of the
Department, advising them to invite the
owners of haciendss to yield to theStste on
conditions advantageous to theimigrants1
portion of the land not under cultivation.
Tie Tribune's MaGamorss correspondent
says the success ct With by the forces of
General EseOoado has encouraged the Lib
eral party to fresh efforts.
10 and about CamArgo there is now a
force of about 600 men, among them
twenty-five or thirty officers, who have
served in the United States or the late
Confederate States armies.
A second body of five hundred men is at
Mier, twenty-one miles from OamArgo and
at other points south of the place are bod
les of two hundred. sod tRzRe bDpdrad men,
hundred ready for the Dext blow TO be
struck at the enemy.
Under date of the 9TH, this correspon-
dent says the entire force of Liberals about
the San Juan River has been put In mo-
tion, but what their plans are is not known
The plan may be 70 attack this plsce 81
once, or to operate in the state Of New
Leon, which lies south of this place.