The New York herald., 1866-04-30
NEWS FROM Ell PASO.
Juarez's II. .adquarters-His
csoanst ana Army-An Interview with
ehe Fresidsnt-Firm Patriotism Of tho
Liberais-Enscu OF the war In Texas.
'NfoNIo ooRREsroNDENcE.



San ANTONIO Texas April s. 1900
Having recently arrived In this city from the State OF
chihuahua, in Northern Mexico somO items from that
far distsn, and isolated country may DO Of Interest 20
your numerous readers.
Opposite Franklin Texas ON tho Rio Grando ia stu
atcd the picturesque and beautiful town % paso del
Norte present at least whom ef the heAdqaAr-
tors OF President Juarez where he Ia surrounded by hs
Cabinet stan officers and about three hundred sodies.
The government IN short Of resources the rcmnans
of his large and powerful army exposed TO many
privationA
This army OF patriots presents tho world sublime.
sympathzin and noble aspect, ngiung they Zoe
liberty Their homes and republican institutions rhciS
country invaded by numerous merconary soldcry,
backed by ono Of tho most powerful nations OF
tho Garth, this small but gallant band, owing IA
tho viscissitudes and msfortunes OF war, has been
obliged 10 retreat step by step before powerful cncmy
and take refuge the extreme border u thcr native
land, with the determination 70 conquer die there.
INTERVIEW WIN JrAhKx
dent JuarcL lie stated his uusl.eriho do
termination never To abandon his native soil
aud tnat no hoped eventually ~ have tho ala
Of tho United states, and that he confident and
sangnins OF ultimate suoccss o. addrcss pleasing, with
pol khed manners aud classical aud m shed education,
that honest aud true patriot would be ornament W tho
best society In any country An Indian by dssccnt he
possesses IN great degree the prominent characerscs
OF that race IN hs nrmncss and determination II 70.
mains secluded AT Bis headquarters the PLAIN al ~
Paso most OF the time, and although ho receives many
and urgent solicitations rom the Americans the Unltod
States side OF the river 10 visit them ho has respectfully
but firmly declined, for the reason that he thinks
the enemy might miscons,ruo rlch acceptance,
for he has never yet during tho loft his country
RerUnIIcAs GARNET
~ composed Of public men OF great experience
and public worth Tho officers Of his eian and army
embrace many nationAlltes -heKirans aud Americans
pvcdominatng lie has n park OF artillery nj " Paso
OF thirteen pieces, Of which forty Founders.
The executive and Judicial occrs OF the fias o CHI
huahua at III Pasothc liberals only holding when
left the territory In the immediate vicinity Of VI Paso.
unicaiion IL held with tho different independent
liberal commanders through Mexico by way Of the United
Sstes, aud sometimes by eourpcrs the Rio Grande.
republican principles, they have the sympathy and re
spcct of their sister rcpubic, the United states OF
America
We left III Paso Mexico, February l. rou'e for fan
Antonio vast and mltable plans whsrc, for nvo
hundred and sixty mer, not human habitation h Ia
bo seon and where tho Wild Indian rcgns supreme
amid the solitude The mail has not yet been
about forty men, we'll mounted aud well armed with
nine baggage wagons.
Az kaglo springs, one hundred and thirty miles
below III Paso attacked by the Apache Indiana,
numbering aboui thirty Warriors we'll mounted ON good
chargers. We captured from them bead Of beef
cattle, they IN return cred into our camp, Killing ono
horyo and woundng two O,hen They made cIarso on
tour OF party, but Tepulasd, the rest u us
coming their rescue. No further damage DOM.
We fonnd the government posts The frontier occupied
by tinted troops before the war abandoned and
destroyed nothing bat the shells remaining Among tho
number of permanent posis dettfoye Fort Qaitan
f0ri nays Fo stockion. Fort lam sster fgn Hudson
sidcrng Tie road had been abandoaed long, " In