New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-10
letter from eur Special Correspondent
FROM THE RIO GRANDE,

News, though long time on the way nus
reached here, giving an account OF some fasue. :
lively fighting in the central or southern par. u
Mexico. ii il contained in private letter from
one of the Imperialist officers engaged anu is
dated Morelia, February rs.
After alluding to several previous minor en-
pacements, the writer gives an account OF final
ana decisive engagement, which took place on the
Goth February, in the valley of uruapan, at Mag
dalena mountain. #y{ W si- +
The IunperiaIists, under Gen. Mendez, went into
action with 1900 men against 1886, fourteen more
would have made it 4000-why didn't he give the
round number p Liberals, or Dissidents, as they
are now called, consisting of the united com.
mands of Regules, Datocio, Canto, Valdez, zepeda
and other southern chieftains. Infantry engaged
infsntry, and cavalry engaged cavalry, stimuli
tanecusly. After firing two rounds, the Imperial.
lists made bayonet charge, the cavalry also
charged, and soon the route of the Dissidents was
bloody and complete, the cavalry emitting them
down IS they fed, and strewing an area Of three
miles with their dead and wounded. Besides two
hundred and sixty of the Dissidents were drowned
in attempting to swim the river Cupachico in their
panic. Those Dissidents who got off, managed
however to take with them the entire baggage
train of the Imperialists. The fight was hot while
it lasted, and the mperialists admit heavy loss
in officers and men, besides their baggage train
I The route Of the Liberals could hardly have been
Us complete as above described. The official re-
port of Gen. Mendez had been received at Guiana
juato; and in this report he says have gained
difficult but an honorable victory for the arms OF
the Emperor. My loss in officers, commanders and
men y heavy; tne enemys = srea'ef sun =
rev grams o. SAT- WONT nurt snese repof's y se
sWasieWihg
on this border things are as yes qaiet' Inc bag-
aad stages nave notyes seh'uiea " resume ,heir
tips, nor nave ~ s,s y soW
themselves mairohs ., Jus nefoic o'eS. cofaha
ana Sara arg quieuy noonoopihs az oah rer'
nando'
i letter from Mr.. Juan This mark) Cortina to
MI. ax-D- =. Consul Pierce, in Brownsville, or one
purportlDg to be such, and to have been inter
cepted, has been published IN the Ranchero news.
paper. In this letter Cortina asks Pierce to pur-
chase AZ me arms possble, that Matamoros IS the
present objective point, and that he will pay for
the arms on arrival. He says also: The step
have taken IN recognizing Gen. Cara as COM
nandersof the forcesin Tamaulpas gives new
aspect TO affairs on this frontier. In SO doing |
have sacrificed my own interests, and prove prac-
Ideally that all desire is the salvation of Mexico.n
| Commenting On this the Ranchero, in its usual
mild and pious style, observes: q" Wien theaiquid
6res of damnation shall turn to holy water, then,
and not till then can Cortina be other than high
wayman, bandit and outlaw
may mention that completely between the
worthy Ks, or Exes, being suspected by Gen.
Getty, led to the latter placing guard around
pierce's premises, and finding and seizng there a
Dt Of arms and ammunition intended for the afore-
aid Cortina. Pierce was q s. Consul in Mata.
noros when the Liberals held the place. g
Canales, with his reported-to-be ragged band of
I've hundred, is believed to be not far oil. IT is
ot long since he was ostensibly in pursuit Of Cor.
ina, Boosting that he would run him out Of the
ountry. Whether he did SO or not, cannot be
lated, though 1t Is fact that Cortina took refuge
Texas, and staid there awhile. 1t would not be
uprising now to find CanaIes and Cortina !. all
unk z again. The " cohesive power Of public
nnder y no doubt influences them considerably.
,esides, these Liberal chieftains are beginning 70
ind that unless they bury their differences
md unite their forces, they will never make any
Roadway against the arms Of the Empire,
Meantime this city is garrisoned with three
thousand troops and Gen. Mejia keeps on the ga
'ice., II may state this Generals name is pros
,ounced Ma-he-a, accent On the he.l A month
lgo portion of Douay's army was daily expected
lere, but it never came. Now it is anuthorital
iyely stated that ii viii surely BE- here h sbort
ime, the said army being now certainly at Monte.
BY. So, Ii the Liberals intend doing ANYTHING to
iatamoros, they will have to "hurry up their
axes. ~ FL 198R sa9s's2 e A2S 1al73s s14
The country once thoroughly and safely opened
, Monterey, there will be prodeious outgush Of
ierchandiseh from this place to that long.
eleaguered region, notwithstanding the heavy
xport duties, which have brought to a standstijl
hat little business was going on. tsfaFe'l 'a''
For some time past the only heavy or consider. |
Bile sales Of goods have been BY auctioneers to
ash customers who, on their part, buy merely for
forage and future speculation AS d conse- |
equence, different kinds Of goods are sold at /
abulousy low prices. XXX n Eye n
a. Catholic priest was hanged few days ago
y the Liberals between Monterey and Camargo |
opposed to be some Of Escobedo's men. The
LEGGED reason for the execution was his travelling
lrough the country after having received orders
OF to do so. The report is brought BY man
Tho saw the priest in confinement before his1
xecuton. Travelling priests are looked upon ~
le Liberals as emissaries to the empire infuenc.
" the country people to their view Of tbe7 oues.
on. " aissa lIaga g5 t'Fi
asiiftts fti II fsss73 ,iie "a March %, 1866
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