The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-09
our HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.

HAVANA, Dec. 4, -
The s,eamer Manhattan, nom Vera Cruz on ~ oe,n
nit. arrived here yesterday afternoon. AvnAng ,ha
messengers notice n Basains, artillery n,.r,n.
nephew Of the Marshal with special s.sn.,chs. c,or,
the latter for Napoleon; also the la pr,,,.n !,
Mexico Sir Peter Grant scarisst =. 100 a. Ma VAN
for Europe and Captain Turn, formerly ms.sr Of M.
Manhattan, and lately COM n,.ioped bv .he ovners "a
make settlement Of ~ cunts with the Nescan gov.
eTnmen. fof subvsnstGB, A.d other i.sms
The news from tie Mexican capital II TO the asa ult
The report that Marsl Baxane was to leave Mexico by
the end q November 10 rot confirmed General Nsiqre
retired
The Austrian corvette Dandoo seft Vera crus for Sac
nCoe ON the 18th ult, and has remained there ever
Maximihaa, according the last accounts was still
10 0rsaba undecided whether be should At embark
Minister Lsres and sixteen Councillors Of STATE len the
capital for Orzaba the 22d In three diliesncea pro-
General Airamon, Gsner1l Marques, Senior Marin and
sixteen members Of the cabinet were according 70 the
LAT Gates, in oriaaba asccnpanyins Ma.imilien.
taken place. and that Niamon and Marques deter
miaod 70 support MaMmiian The Church party is sasd
The empire and meet the coming events Bat other pa
pers state the amount TO b eA0oo,ooo presume
ven hsS tho css &. q ss ''
events the papers are not very particular in rsportng
ciphers
Tho Austrian troops about leaving for Vera Cruz
The Belgans already their way. The section OF
the former which capuaied in Jalapa had arrived at
PueblA 4
Some imperalist ofncers, named Cortazar Dufo and
lonteroa belonging TO the forces Of General Roses
LAndA were imprisoned In Toluca the night Of the
18th ut being suspected Of conspiracy Emilio Davila
who commanded force at Teguila Guadeiajara, has
been assassnated BY his men receiving less than
fourteen wounds.
The dates from San Luis Potosi are to the 18th ut
The Juariss occupied venado Charcas, Matahuala and
CedraL II rumored that Riva Palacio had Joined
them at Venad0 which report doubted, because he
was recently the road to Toluca General Mejis had
made forced loan Of 600 900 In San Luis for the sub
sstence Of his forces These together with those Of
General Quiroga, numbered three thousand men, well
equipped and in good condition. Part Of the Foreign
arrived from Guanajuato.
According to despatch from General Mendes, dated
Zamcra the nth ult, It appears that after forced
march of fifty miles Of bad roads, to flank the C0ene0
guerfllas under Aras, that menacing Zamora he
pursued the liberals twelve miles further The latter
had all the advantage Of ground and were protected BY
their infantry However later In the day the latter
entirely cut up, and the cavalry suffering severely, fed
to the mountains Mendez made two hundred prisoners,
captured many horses ana took great quantity Of arms
killed and more wounded.
LATEST
am told that before the Manhattan left Vera Cruz
received TO the effect that Macmillan had
taken the resolution to return to the Mexican capital
Three not ten miions IL worth while gong there forl
Some OF Maxs Austrian bodyguard, preferring to 60
home once, have taken passage in the Manhattan en-
route for Europe.
The Occupation Of DIatamoros by General
Scdgwick-tseneral Sheridan Investigating
New ORLEANS, Dec. 8, 1886.
II is positively asserted at department headquarters
that General sedgwck will be removed The command
ing General the Rio Grande investigating the
occupation Of Matamoroa