The New York herald., 1866-08-24
OUR VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE.

VERA CRUz August 10. 1896.
The French mail steamship La France leaves here to-
day for Havana aud St. Thomas, by which your cor
respondent il enablcd to forward later and important
news. LA France has already on board 800 troops.
Among the number are some invalds, and not a few
whose term OF service expired short time since. The
whole is made up of detachmcnts from the several
foreign corps The most OF those To 90 To France
and the rest to remain temporarily at st. Thomas
ADDITIONAL ASp IMPORTANT rAMrco.
The following additional particulars the subject
of the taking OF Tampico by tue Mexican liberal
forcos:-
The city capituacd the 9th inst. after withstand
ing series Of spirited attacks made By the liberals dur
ing consecutive days The capitulation was sim
lar 10 that OF Maiamoros. Everything connected there
with was done in the most orderly maBuer and with
such good grace that the foreigners surprised and
overwhelmed with sstonishmeni. this done by
men whom those very foreigners were. until hut few
hours previously, branding with the epithets Of s.cnt-
ihroats, 'fhcyes, and "blrhafians of tho woods
men who were always referred TO ns "gueriilasr and
'ladroDes. The liberas did not interfere with one,
and permitted their enemies 10 take on their
wounded slowly and in accordance with The best dictates
Of humanity.
The rctreating troops permitted take their bag
gage With them.
vsRA cGuz.
The MagelcD, French man-ol- war, arrived nt this
port the afternoon nf the 10Th instant From II
landed 400 persons including troops, contra euerias,
seriously wounded bad to be kept hoard rhis dis
embarkation took place about seven r H. Tho scene
was piiiahic one all who were landed appeared in
miserable uleht
,srauAii-r ,ccorSrs rur LinsRu sipg.
The mperaliis that the liberal force numbered
two thousand and hat oss these, In tho different
assaults made reached high figure When questioned
closely, tho inpcra ls said Thar thoy believed The hor
al loss TO have hccu TAO hnn'ired men The npcf.l
garrison was from four 10 iee hundred strong
iarogTaNr AND yssy s.SigTc,yg.
Al helms forces who weic sent iron here 90 fampcp
passed bodily 80 tho liberal side. This Hc@s Is
irinrht will great significance.
The French hnvc beon and organizing native
Mexeans rcgim, brigadcs aud arin ng them
for icid ryicc Tho ohicct in view s protect
the French tronn. who are here lrcuclnwn may
laigh I'd say this an boe fnt W. rcitnra the ns
tion emphasis '-io protect the French troaps,r
because know t - hc a TACT, Now wii those armed
natives nroyc tracs wh,h would No bcst-to have,
those "ireachrrugs native within the imperial lne*
armed and al nny favorable Domeni ready 10 revolt,
on the usdo ot such Lines, csc a. opeu enemies hclof
Tine @l show.
~ Im wTapgaw.L or TUE frsxcu
We have received Tie news that some vessels which
were are under The command of Roar Admiral DC Ia
Rorc.err were ordered 10 Mexico 70 fce vc on board
The troops of the French ENycditioaIy Corps.
st u has not procured any rcmarkaplc cnec, tho
people horsHbOlis do lcel by auv means
that Napoleon - ncilns In good f'tL >ono
have been So hold as TO say ,hal thc-s yes.
scs aro a. take Oh hoard n large quantity
o. artillery gathered in tho interior of Mexico. THIS
may or may not bc 50. II IL Is so then We may OK
ION s;oops 70 gc' bac. small part OF Frances cIpcnd
turcs by dealing in old junk
A this particular moment all eses herea,ouls arc
there win have aisirs connected With Mctico TITO
Mexican people class believe that The nted
s,ncefe aud viii aid them aud they aIsipnsiy await
Nsp0ieons ui'imaium In tic cnGlug ue citations they
very dsirusif of Mr seward A. u is they do nat
like his policy aud hecnrss or this they have rtpug.
nance Tor hIin personally. Ne must other
plainly and say ,ai he had nuthinr g. 10 With Santa
Auna-'hai he did not cneoumee him In any wa,nr
ese he viii remain below par true and noble
before this people, who struggling Tor tliciF
right' On tho French s.ic We have hcsrd i,
remarked that proHyn ds Ihnvs eogid beat Mr.
In l,ul A. Of hi4 lin n
correspondence. Tine people hers hope thnt tb8 may
noa prye true md verify tho tre sayilg tat ''nsry
true word IA spoken IL icrt -
TE ypuu,AL SITUATION.
Peo poco the aliais ~ the mushroom. are going
down hill The French running tiin machine
entirely. ~ tho Oh cmplpyss In the several insterai
departments have bcon rcpltc.d by french
WffTAHY rtATIua.
several States hove been declared = state of ye~r
and about 10 have change in Ners cruz Tie
Prefeci PDiItco - 10 be reIlcei Dy French naval
officer IN The peron OF Commander PeFcE.
Tie ronuiry y greatly excited Ths ls not boi tee.
og-iy. neither u t openly manifested bpt nsgcrfhc'cs
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