The New York herald., 1866-08-02
French View OF the MOvem ents
Of Santa Anna.
THE IMPERIAL SITUATION
30. &c. &c.
oua mArAmoaos CORRESPONDENCE.

| though many are Of tho opinion that Oortina
who Is now in the city with a small force
will not rest content without an effort to gel
the Custom House into his possession, still NJ
evidence Of such intention is manifest That the
liberal ctefns do not loys other is most certanl,
true, me- do hey entertain those feelings Of mutual con
denee desirable TO among supporters OF the sat
cause THIS manifested in certain ynx-ey watch
fulnes air Of being extremely wide awake worry re-
mar.able to stran GER Their fortunes however, have
reached such romely low ebb and tho anticipated
assistance from the United States depends much upon
their present conduct that there probably no chance
hght between them.
Carvajal remains at the head Of affairs and though the
preudices against him of past transactions
have by no means died out, yet his conservative and
concatory course winning for him many friends and
advancing tho interest Of the republican cause.
DEPARTURE oY EscosEDo's rRoors.
The command OF Escobedo, which occupied The city
since the cath ultimo moved out on Saturday tho yth
instant, route for Camargo, and thence towards
Monterey. The General did not leave until the evening
Of the following day.
TEE FORCE IN MArAMoaos
consists solely OF Tamaulipas troops under the
command Of Garza Canales Corna and Hernciosa each
chief being the organizer OF his band It's only com-
mander and acknowledging gradaaons Of rank. AZ
present. however thoy all yield allegiance 70 CaryAja
The combined force win probably number nftcca hun.
dred men and u rapidly increasing IL is contemplated
70 send the commands Of Garza and Cortina Tampco
a an early date 10 operate with Gomez in the rcducton
Carvsja is evidently aware that the only way to pre-
vent dlssenslons among the liberal chiefs 70 keep them
much energy and determination.
FORCED LOAN.
General Carvajal after several unsuccessful attempts
TO obtain voluntary contribution towards the support
OF his government from the merchants aud capitalists
Of the city has called for oan compulsory to tho
nofir md M IL IN tho
Tho money has mostly becn paid BY both classes,
and Cns.om House paper given In security for payment
rccognixlng tho necessities OF the and hopefully
anticipating tho resumption Of trade with the interior
Of their losses during the past year OF business
REPoRr or THE RECENT nArTIx.
General Escobedo issued elaborate printed re-
port OF the recent fight In the vicinity Of Camargo called
the battle Of Santa Gertrudis Independent q
not already published In tho HERALD. follows
RKPoRT o. KILLED. WOUNDED AND oArTuRxD.
co. OF the native imperslis,s 2sl killed. i2l wounded
ard 860 prisoners Of the Austrian force there las
As there were probably not more than thir,y-ave
hundred engaged upon both sidos. IL will be
that tho number OF killed and wounded is proportion
stely very large.
There captured eight pieces OF artillery i've csis
@ swsn,ons nundrsd small arms, NJ twenty-five thousand
rounds Of ammunition. aud thirty thousand percussion
"A hummer wagons lOA0eu
garrison cquipage, commissary and qusr,crmasiers
stores were also taken
courier bearing desyatches from Marshal Bazane
General Donay, recently captured In the vicinity OF
San Luls Potos BY detachment OF liberals The fol-
with interest a. expressive the Importance attached 10
tho OF General Santa Anna by tho French In
Mcxco and OF tho situation Of affairs In the Interior
from an imperial point Of view
CAarsEr ov rHE GENERAL FIELD NAnsntAL. u Carr, l
No 66e. Mrxico June 10, 1896.
lnsf a1ica daa Dalc the
has reached that General santa Anna has Quilted the
island OF st. Thomas TO 10 TO New York This Is the
great political news Of the last fourteen days.
The American journals have taken hold OF this Incl
don't and commented thereon according TO their won't
ssnce with the Juarex government while others state
he will with General ort overthrow Jusrcz
There arc others who suppose that General Santa Anna
acua,ed so,ciy by motives OF personal interest," will act
his account with the moral help OF the Ameri
and the he may nnd in tho country to
fortune al the moment he thinks most opportune.
Another version makes Santa Anna play role In
which he seeks Secretary Seward in hts interest
20 place him In tho Presidential chair Santa Anna being
the who, from the beginning has becn regarded by
Mr. Seward as the proper person to be placed ss the
mencc an anarchy which would desolste the country
moro than ever
the protest OF sonor Romero aud oi those republican
entrants who repudia,e every project Of an alliance
An agreement with oriega, In order 10 get rid Of
Juarez whose etiicaclous political ,6ic seems 10 have
ended and whose ultra republican party is always un.
quiet NAV possibly be projected which would be In
cordancc with certain that Orcgn proposes 10
Mexico through Piedras Ncgrss with ten thsusand
dibustcrs, one hundred thousand muskc,s and forty
/ pieces OF artillery.
I, said he viii move Zscaiecas while cortna and
Barios will attack Monterey and satilo, white a. the
same time Negfete opcrates 10 rsmaulras. Thence
Corina will 70 hazaan The ros of santa Anna
is not this programme but repeat that Il q
not improbable he has made HE arfangemens and that
he viii at Ia concert with 0rtega overthrow the
mon enemycf course for n purpose OF obtaining Tor
| himself the prize Of the contest
INV INTERIOR SITUATION
The interior situation " the Empire " almost always
the same Tho organization OF the forces destined "a
replace our troops carried with activity, and,
trust As soon as they the line the enemy will
find them serious opponents The journals have already
brous you the whole OF the decrces relative 70 nnan
cs measures lately adopted by the Mexican Goyorn-
! meut, AZ also the report OF Mr., Lscunzs
Another decree dated June O. 1s66 says that trial
win be made IN the DEPARTMENTS o. nsseo 9asfe,ar.
the medium Of drafting This ~ the hrss step toward
conscription which will form the basis OF the MILITARY
These measures prove tba' the government vii moi
rcst Idle, and take those efforts a. good omen.
have given orders 20 the tolcne OF Engineers 70 travel
along the line OF railroad between Neyro and Paso del
Macho This superior ofncer after having praised sin.
ccrcly and very earnestly the energetic, intelligent and
The section between Mexico aud zpisaco viii probably
be opcned By the moath of August, while that between
Mexico apo Puebla will be 20 towards the end Of the
| ruptcd. PAR0EDRE, harshal OF France
Lieutenant Coloasl, Chief Of Cabinet
To General DorAr, General Commanding the Northeast.
| rHH ADMINISTRATION oB CUSTOMS
and o. French nnance whose person was demanded o.
General Getty BY Csvaja under the Exfrsditios treaty
mensloesd !. my last despatch has sons 20 G ve,. e
yaou rHs rr~sos.
From private letter addressed 70 . prominent CIT
,so here make the following extracts ss ind casive o.
the course pursued by the French In their treatment o'
~. Inhabitants and ct the sener cpnion " 20 the u