The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-27
TIE MILITARY SITUATION.
Location OF the Liberal and
Imperialist Lines.
Organization OF a Grand Confederate
Raiding Corps.
The Land Pirates Contemplate laundering
Expedition as Far as Central America.
DC. &c. &c.
Our vcra Cruz correspondence.
VHaA CRuz Feb. (, 1900

Our vcra Cruz Correspondence.
v.aA CRuz Feb. e. 1865
| THE MILITARY SITUATION MEXICO.
Notwithstanding II IN very diGcut matter 10 rightly
comprehend because OF the many conflicting, Indefinite
aud sensation reports and almost hourly put In
circulation arriving from the interior, and being in
instances connected with the publications Of I'm.
peria officials who, on no few occasions, manage to
! practice a strange economy In regard using tho
truth, ycnr correspondent nevertheless proposes to
into expannton OF the military situation Of tho
hour he understands It, from the several and best
| sources Of information obainabc at this port
| POSITION OF LIBERAL
Near the Pacific Ocean tho extreme right Of the
great liberal line Here find the State OF Lower Cali
forna This, according 70 almost every despatch which
received during the last forty days. II entirely
under liberal control Tho liberal operations al Ia Paz
and San Antonio reported having commenced In earn
about months past, seemed 10 have produced
very decided In that quarter, Gxng the situation
there seemingly permanently for come time TO come
Lcross the Gulf Of California above hazatlan the hbor
| ais keep up constant communication aud indeed, 80
wafchful aud powerful have they become upon Ibis
water that the mperals,s send any vessels there
which are not we'll armed and well manned Al Mazat-
Ian there is imperial garrison Of thousand men,
under General Carlos Rves almost shut mp In the town.
for their enemies very active and hold the country
all around u. This garrison Of two thonsand men ~
looked upon az only strong enough 10 pro-
| tert the city. From q point very close on TO
| Hagstlan, General Carona-iiberai-hcld Ids q line
| extending direct to tho immediate vicinity OF Du-
range Al last accounts he collecting internal reve-
nue. duties upon the internal commerce Of the co niry
with regard To sairs Durngo there Il considerable
doubt but the best Information we have makes II appear
THAT the mperialsts sl hold the place somewhere In
! M Duran ~
ronas line Joins 10 that Of another liberal com
rnander This laer particularly Watches the mpenss
at Durango and keeps open communication via Alamo
| 10 Castanuela. He W very active, very daring. has
good mounted command. and u may be sad hs controls
the country almost chi rely. His hne, although no, n
continuous one. Il nevertheless maintained tina no
imperial commands without his knowledge,
and when u In discovered that they moving either
for rcOnnoiirng purposes or with any other object 10
fghts them and does not always get Whipped even
the panial imperial c0nnis which reoch ~ hero.
From Monterey 70 poiut Juft atosc hAiamoros ihe
liberals continue thor line Thus II VIII be- observed
that tho liberals hold line wli h almost coniinn-
fum their extreme right the Pacific, VIA the
several points mont oned to the RI Grsndc Ing
cess attained principally within the last two month
xrxRiaLirT
The extreme right Of the imperial main line has been
resting for some time past on the Rio Grabde. at haa
rnars ard possing up China aud Monterey. sal
tlio f the last Information vh Oh Ne have feccived "a
true the imIeral which lately occupied Monterey
rcreatd ~ aiilo, and perhaps oiuci by the harrison
OF the last named place, The whole force - retiring On
the principal rad from salt Ito TO San Luis Potes N The
DIRE u the latter This being General Mcla has
| bacorne isolated or else he has las some here say he
must dol rererted from haiaInorns TO Victoria IL -
not thought here that Meia nfain his position
upon the Inc Of the Rio Grande unless heavily rein
forced and the inpsfinsts arc now In such oston
around the city Of Ee,co and pressed other 20
bet~e en- Vera ruz and The city Of Mexico that they
cannot spare tho men 10 send n rcuforcc-
ments to distant points no doab, 10 he
| imperial column viii attemIt o. make stand al
saisdo or la Ptnia, with third mper al column holi.
ing the city % ZacaecbA Hut this could not last FOR
any length OF time, because the liberals. beng concen
traisd and having The advantage Of knowing the ooun
try xell would hartss them aud inter With their
supplies that they would ali compelled fall back "a
the line OF tue RIO fsnuco. Here, on the line OF MS
river commences the new line designed 20 10 taken 10
BY the impcr Asi army both for oo- and defensive
operations md aid them n necessary In leaving thu
country This new line. which Is 10 be made ooniinu.
one. starts At rsnpco, ensDds ON The line o. tho
Ianaco TO LUIS rot thence TO Queretaro. IAN Juan
del Rio Tna and The city " aesha ADD
Vera Vera Cruz. In The even, of Sass sompcrsd
70 leave the country the irnpcfiais army can
A. Ian Luz Po.os. and MARCHING down aud sIab.sns a
| lamp and ths 9th moves down from tise CITY OF
Mexico and sos- OF RON The port a vs.. cur; Mo
| veal p-uy commands lhs isci6c sds bang eui
barked Transports IN THAI nc,shterfood. and The
being made BY miist parsirs b~.ov verA crvs "a
| Tahs-co and Yueaisn, and thus The Whole imv.rd e.
tablshnsai can b. put sa,@i % and vesy ooovv
nienily From Luis Potos 70 Tire city of hsrico ~
X, ~. eoesry n foe. oa n hss ss ss ss-srds u.
fucnc mp fE the river Cams on The nghi and 90
The IN 10 tbs main rad IRON The CITY kesoo 70 Ara
paoo bot not inclusive u aid red, v principally vniss
lbrni control Al prc-o, "a u nothing more than
gr-ai ra,dng srvand fsr both pAri.es. Ard !.
| unsafe asd unscitisd ~ f~~.lbly can b
From tle city Of Metco, ths ealinz w roiaca
ard Tamssosltspsc and on the Acapulco main Rcd AZ
wsloh they q, uaes osd Ibsm-si,e- basely shs W Do
tend
raK WILLIAM arUanou sovrHDs srrico
Desow Yer. Cruz. Al raee,spsn, ther. % Ia,rrsi
fx#Ir I.
and u myyntsd zoe II 70 not concentrated. its
operalore nsverthcie~- NO "A liHns cute tmpDstAnt
GaIcia Looks after liberal Interests IN the drrton u
OrraIa ara the sat- line betweea Vera crsI and
Oaara and In rsiBssro. ON us fssnnc sd, IN The
state a. Guerrrru Geucrsl Aisars has . oo1msod
which reported % b. daily ncr-asns N nsmsss and
% D. buaiy engaged In making mosementa ~hsch have
Of lsio been quite sufsegfal In ue STATE % n>.
| Generai D.x ptt>ral, aibOaxh lsisly defesisd snd
taken priponer 10 asss the nssd, having n.sds q
s~.sc doing someh Coz ts b>sehi ID his csass
Nent fisucroa abe sas sieiy defeated AID 70
| pos,ed killed before ichuaniepec.
4 ryHCtsrsyn-
Here The impefialist have The uppsr hsrd In Cru
cOuntefsi there While Sriiiag In regard " The ,na
ton 90 TIE hihmss, u NO n b .ni.~ 70 s.y that az
| United slaios the sans -Oald take pas-s~soe q ths
Ishmas of Tshu.uieper - sle,aiy a. po.sibls imps
tains q uoopa Ia chiapas. 1stasco ans
yucsian The intrid io1oepce bqt very slightly fsit
| snd Ne po-er there y cioae W noshins a. All
ssnncAss m ssrico cysrrsrrsrss ssp.
Tho seri msiiar ~ mpDtanoe ioslo-ins ,hs 80
treated upon ths foresuug pr,oa q ms eosr~pos
deuce he's cSnnfctinn va Nagess kngwn " an iniil
sts1 small boiy q Anersraa e.tsrns oufcdsress Js
esss m this oouutsy a. tb. time, ssaer ~ SIZE q
"lBdepsodenf frix~ Captures by Lad" IA seems shs
the 'assret mDvensent" frfevred o W your cgurtDn
dent In preyIous Despatch. hss two pary disffnctI
SEPARATE Opo fery mGanirlM gDyf fsith 70 hsii
tha nbcras while the othrr tranch lbs ab1 yr@afa
These sstsr have Their headq1ararn noneshefs " IN
"a me s~lxhsrhooa q lhs ssAts q rsbss Q
They ntsnd W tkroeGh The oosntfy ro'Hn9 nfis
cruinetsy, for Ceptr.l Amsyica Arrivine "a Csnifa
Amcfics her rrup~sse "a s~us 90 sooouno ueF~ a.
thea disT~rre Into thts Iarnsi o~gsnilsaiou
~ - sdrnitief ~ ocsrs pa~toe sfo~ft Anfrc.ts
Tbose who srr grtfins 20 are ssngass q "paHlhs