The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-29
MEXICAN NEWS.
Siege Of City Of Matamoras
EMIGRANTs TO MEXICO.
Successes by the Liberals.
Heavy Fighting Between the Liberals
and Imperialists.

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New YORK, Sept 2s-The Herald,s cor
| respondent, from Brownsville, Texas,
giyes advices from Mexico.
The heroic CITY of Matamoras is fairly
besieged by the Liberals under Zen. Es-
| eatedo. There is garrison OF ,ooO men
in the city, and the attacking force con-
sists of 1880 or 5000, exclusive of Corti-
mas predatory bands. Efficiently han
died. the Imperial troops should suffice
TO hold the city, but the Juarists think
80 meanly of Mejia, the General in COM
mand. that they assert that with little
more ammunition they could carry the
city by storm: The Republican forces
had captured the little town OF Catorha,
| in Leon, and secured musketry ana am
munition. Moreover" quantity adds
the officer in command, the merchants
of the city furnished me $4,000 tor the
use of the troops" At the pass of Ca
| bras, the Juarist also claim to have de-
teated 900 Imperialists with 200 cavalry,
and are further said to occupy the town
of Coraraiel. Matamorss papers make
light of and entirely deny these success
ses. Juarez is at chihuahua with 5000
| men.
By way of Havana we also have ad
vices from the city of Mexico to the 7th
The outrages of guerrillas was being
checked BY an organized campaign
against them by the Imperial troops
The Republican. forces under Cortinas
and Escatedo have fought desperate
engagement of three hours duration with
a column of Meiia's division at Los Gu
heras, in the State of Mura Leon. After
firing their last cartridge the Imperial
lists fell back in good order
Heavy and lasting rains had fallen
near the capital, the valley of Mexico be-
ing i'm some places completely inundated
causing considerable damage to the roads
and farms in the vicinity of the valley
The state road between Mexico and Pu-
ebla was impossible, and to such an ex-
tent in one point that passengers had to
be transferred.
The Tribune's city of Mexico CORES
pondent says the news from Sonora IS
that the evacuation of that State by Ju-
arez, was caused by the lnsubordination
of his soldiers, who refused to serve him
any longer. Gen. Pesqueira who is in
command of Hermasillo was abandoned
by his men. Out of a garrison of about
1000 soldiers, $50 alone consented to re-
main with him.
The city of Oposura, in the northern
part of Sonora, has pronounced for the
Emperor. The French prisoners of Marini
and the soldiers of the Algrian trailleurs,
have recovered their freedom The band
of Dario Garha, $50 strong, has been
routed near MontamOrellas by Lieut..
Trobey of the French army, and lost 40
men. The band of Caraola was surprised
nearGarcia and beaten by 1t. Yalstrom,
commanding the county guerrillas.-
Caraola left 90 dead. The inhabitants of
Leran, against whom these bands in
| tended to operate, organized themselves
into q sort of militia, and have by their
bravery contributed to repulse and defeat
them.
The government is actively engaged in
obtaining lands from the wealthy landed
proprietors of the country for the pur
pose of transferring them to the emf
grants, who have either landed in Mexi-
co, or who contemplated going thither.
The Minister of the Interior has ad-
dressed a circular to the projects of the
departments, advising them to invite the
owners of Haciendss, to yield to the State
on conditions advantageous to the emil
grants a portion of the land not under
cultivation. In doing this the govern.
ment does not pretend to deprive the real
owners of their legitimaterights 1t leaves
them entirely free to exact such condi-
tions as they like. 1t will see that these
conditions should be fulfilled and to this
end acts as an agent between the emi-
grant and the proprietors. At the same
time the latter are advised that the gov
ernment asks the lands at their disposal at
from fifty cents to $3.50 an acre, accord
ing to the value of the land and the
number of acres bought.
The Tribune's Matamoias correspon-
dent says the successes met with by the
force ,under Gen. Escatedo has encour-
aged the Liberal party to fresh Efforts
In or about Camargo there is now good
force of about six hundred men, among
them being twenty-five or thirty officers
who have served in the United States or
late confederate States armies. These
will prove good soldiers in army opera
tions that require courage and skill. 4
second body of some five hundred men
is at Minor, twenty-one miles from CAM
argo, and at other points south of the
DldC6 dIC tOulCo VI WV w ehhSO
hundred men. In all there is force of
about twenty-five thousand ready for the
next blow to be struck at the enemy.
Under date of September 7th this cor
respondent says the entire force of Lib
erals about the San Juan river has been
put in motion, but what their plans are
is not yet known. The plan may be to
attack this place at once or to operate
in the State of New Leon, which. lies to
the west of the plain. Cortinas, after
| q good deal of insubordination, has been
forced into the traces and is now acting
as if in q proper spirit and with the in
tention to do some deed of note. To-day
he crossed from the left bank of the Rio
Grande with his command estimated at
four hundred to five hundred and three
rifled guns delivered to him some time
ago by order of Gen. Seele l think
that an attack will be made upon this
place within three days and that if any
other movement be made it will be only
| as feint.
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