The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-24

Interesting from tho West CO@gt-MaEat-
An Assault Projected os Iho 2ad uit -
Charge Ofthe Ltbsrals into the streets
Of the CIty-Che French Bottled Up An
MAzATLAN BEsIEaED BY THE LIBERALS.
SAN FRANCISCO February 28 The steamship
John Stephens arrived from the ports Of Western
Mexico on the evening of the ed inst bringing
ater advices from the of hosiities In Sonora
and Stnoa The city of Mazatlan was at the time OF
the SAILING OF the stephens tour latest da es)
p,eteiy invested by the beras under Corona, mum.
bering fully FIVE thousand men, well armed ana
toleraby well equipped Governor Ogazon, OF ia
lsco, OF whose departure from here iHcog informed
you in advance, had arrived at COrona's headquar.
ters, and council OF war, at which Corona, RUhi,
ogazon and Others, were present, took place early
Corona declared his ability to carry the town by
assault IN an hour, but ged that general attack
should be made on the intrenchments OF the French,
the Ground that II the city carried by assault
II would be eveed to the ground by the batteries of
IN the roadstead Off the city. HIS plan TO OFF
all supplies in front and rear, shoot down al the
sentinels and corral every expedition winch left the
CITY, and by every other p ssble means haross and
annoy toe invaders. his course opposed by
Oyazon ana RuhI, who advocated au lmmediate
assault confident that the effect OF the
victory Il Liberal cause would more than Off ct
the loss which the nation would sustain ia the de-
Corona who Is the idolfof the army however
hnaly gained his point, and, in pursuance of his
policy, his forces drove IN the French pickle and
even charged into the cty itself Tor three nights IN
succession, keeping the garrison IN constant alarm
until the steamer sailed On the night OF the II n
instant while the beras were beating up the out.
skirts of Mazatau and keeplng up fire of musketry
on the garrison, party OF thirty men came around
to the city front, and swimming OF to the fishing
boats which were supplying the garrison with fish
the only article OF fresh food they had be receiv.
ing for long time-captured the boats, nine n
number.
lhe capturing party then came up to the landing
and surprised Captain AvalOe, nth twenty-tw
OF the lmptria forces, and carried them of under
the very guns of the French steamers without the
loss OF a man. gentleman with whom am
acquainted, who came through from Duran 90 just in
time for the steamer, says that he never man
who seemed o have the cause of his country more
thoroughly at heart than Corona. lie sa s that
morey is no object to him, and he appeared only
desir0us of lberating his country and driving out
the invaders. The correspondent of the Ata, writ
ing from Mazatlan, under the date of February 10.
savs:-
The truth Just this The French and Mexican troops
in this city are muth bottled upHas ever But
at from three five Thousand men has established his
picket line at short half mile from the city gates ami
fl is the belief hat he could take the town
tme He says that he do at his pleasure but is
unwi ling that the place shou be DESTROY ed Ii
tninly would be by the French menofwar that are at
anchor in our harbor." M
Maximilian's prospects here are anything but
fattering. The educated and influential Me xicans
are far from supporting HIM, and the lower classes
would JOIN Corona If he could give them arms.
Corona is probab the most popular man in Sinaloa.
Young, brave, ambitious, and successful in nearly
all that he undertakes IL is no wonder that he car
res the popular voice along with him Ever active
always seeking to annoy the enemy and endeavor-
ing TO draw them from their strong works to meet
HIM in the field, he is per ectly posted as to the
detenses So1 the town, the number OF troops, etc.
HIS men come INFO the city every day ami on
thursday evening last counted at least dozen of
tn, IN strolling through the Plaza and listening to
the music OF the French band N. Y. Herald.