The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-31
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SPECIAL Correspondence oF THE HERALD.
vory Hard Fighting ar Qucretaro in the First
Week Of Furnishing Situation Of the
Besie9ed-Ncws from the Capitnl-DiRz In
Possession Of the Main Portion Of the City
The American Consul In Matamoros, SC.
MArAnoRos May IL, 1857.
We have from Queroiaro TO the Sd, San Luis 70
The 5th and Monterey the 18th In relation TO the
Sight the 9th, General Escobedo in letter to Gov
Gourez at Monterey says thai the Of the
periasts At the beginning Of the light soon changed
70 complete defeat He acknowledges loss OF eighty
nss TO ninety men, In reference TO the situation he
ayA ''our most advanced lines the north and east
md into the city The second extends TO the foot
q the bill Of La Cruz which the strongest position
she enemy has, but the value Of which will soon be
destroyed by the position OF our advanced posts
Bsldiers and officers deserving every day and
coming into our nes The scarcity or provisions and
ammunition felt and more In the city every day,
and do not doubt but the enemy win soon surrender.
light took place the 18th instant the official re-
port Of which has reached US. It is as follows:-
CAMP IN FRONT OF QuERErARo, May la M.
6BNoR PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIc:--
AS was preparing my report of what had occurred
mp 10 nine NJ Of to day, the enemy, who had estab-
lhed battery upon the house OF the hacienda dc Col.
Ieia. opened q fire upon u.s. which continued for half
hour after which he started out three columns the
rst between arcades Of the aqueduct and the gate
q Calea third directly upon the Cailea ITSELF
whtch, after feeble resistance, was taken. arrived
Leon and placed myself at the disposition Of the valiant
and modest General Jmenes, commanding 1t that point
who advanced immediately with his forces and part
Of the troops Of tho South Meanwhile on the left
rived the First kade Of Jalsco under the command
Of Colonel Ccpeda which General Corona had sent with
sbot time, and with great ntrspdity Our forces re-
Sook thA line which they had before occupied many OF
Shc enemy svng been killed and few prisoners left
r p0sss very light but We had the misfortune
% lose Colonel Lug G. GARLIC, belonging to Of the
bsttalons OF rapuca .e p,ersea VIII Two 20, Da,
breast Of . French officer wIau ne had killed with
pistol shot, The valiant Colonel aiacios, On tne
headquarters stan was also wounded aa co'onsi
lgnaco Atamirano conducted himself very WELL Soon
shall have the honor 70 transmit you detailed regorS
In reference to this fight my correspondent at Mon
tsrey, an American gentleman OF much prominence,
than whom few are better informed, writes :-''The
Rsstle the LIT was hard fight Of ABOUT four hours
duratioK Al hrst the impeialists, with their usual
Dash. gained some ADVANTAGE but the arrival Of the
reserve they werc driven from position which they
had captured called Casa de Calleja very considera-
Ne number killed both sides. Several foreign
Ioh1cers we're found dead on the neld. General
Corona commanded In the nshln
On the Sd another battle took place. the official report
a which s found in the papers Of the interior fol-
lows:-
CAMP IN FRONT or ouERrARo, May 3-s:4oP N.
0EnzzN President OF THE RRPUmIc:-
Tho enemy opened vigorous nre or artillery upon
sur positions tho northern ne at sevcn O'Clock this
4 ~, TO which our forces answered equally we'll from
NE Chief OF Division Narciso Echeagaray. half
hour after the enemy sent his columns the posi-
81 S e CO s
The First brigade Of Coahua under command OF Colonel
Uspeda, who stood the attack without retreatng
non covered by General Martinez with the forces Of the
second district OF the State Of Mexico the right OF
General Marques Ga,udo With II the Bssds o. Pusbs
which position ID on the right Of General Marqusx
The enomy took the two lines and went up a. far -
driven back through the timely assistance Of the re-
esve combating Of the fourth NTH battalions Of
e the first battalion OF Durango frat Of Nuevo Leon
WAe assisted General Marques Gando The enemy's loss
isssss are trifng General Trsvno with the activity
which characterizcs him. was everywhere commanding
s cUn :ay .a n soon that
- win send It TO the ministry At this hour every.
Thing quiet in the valley and forces proudly
covering The same positions n ESCOBEDO
OF this light my Monterey correspondent says:-" On
- "a another worry fight took paos the north
Nas, commanded by General Alatorre A large number
e foreigners engaged in IL on the imperial sde
I'D MAxmiian's best oface1 were In command. They
uade desperate effort 70 ascend the hill Ban Gregoro,
gos up more than half way and succeeded In capturing
fsur guns when General Trevno made splendid charge
sscapturng tho lost guns and taking one moro. He
6ove Mramons whole force with less than half its
bsr back 70 the stronghold Trevino received Q slight
vound in the Leg His horse was killed He 10 stil
1nty"
In postscript the correspondent says" Tho
sat attack, which to have been made the tors
= Quer9taro the 5th, evidently did not OF,
she news would have reached NJ"
-Four pieces Of heavy artillery, sent BY Governor
Gomez Of Monterey had arrived at the camp Of Esco-
bsdo ON the 1s and had been placed in position against
ousretaro f
Private letters from in front OF Quer6aro say the
famine in the city 10 terrible; several families have
slsady died from hunger The beseged have ct least
Shrss Oh ousand wounded In the hospitals and the
snmbsr Of the dead and dying 10 very great The Em.
Ssror Il n stased is willing 10 surrender but his gen.
erals refuse TO do 20 and declare that they will defend
Ia Ressa Dc Orodasqjaru says that the nomination Of
General Corona to the command OF the army operating
Sumo forty nfty impsriAliss out Of Quertsro
= the night OF the 26th The deseres say that Men,
sSisi Win escape from The cty one assr the o.ns and
~ organizing guerilla bands return 70 the old style Of
varfsrs 20 mech in vogue before the Intervention
collats the following from various papers IN the
rhs Rssasrseio~ Of Morsa. says that the defeat Of
Marques San Lorcnso was complete He loet one mil
uoa dollars his trains and artillery He fred all his
anEnunition- On the 10th ut 81 eleven O'Clock p NJ,
- entered alone into the capital whore his arrival Gre
go great sensation.
Harqusz before his defeat had routed the forces d
Uonerals Leblanc and De Cuear and made number Of
ysonsns Enconragsd BY that victory he finally waited
lss Generals Diaz and Gusdanama BY whom be was de-
foaaed in turn.
Private letters from Porno Daz's camp 1t Guadalupe
Idalgo dated April 90 say that the soge 70 complete
0has iI mpoesble for anything 70 enter come out
e The capital A battery Of thirty pieces OF heavy
ossry has been placed exactly opposite and bearing
MON the gate sral Of Psralvile. The papers Of the
capital mention the fact that the IRE from this battery
sohes the principal streets Of the city, mentionng the
eersets del Rslox h Perpetua, Ensenanza, Maurequ
nn jose 81 Real and odd that the situation of the
psrialss 70 prscarous that 1t cannot remain % much
longer
The CaArisns says that the latest dates from the
capital Por 1io Das occupying that city with ths
exception only Of the Cathedral the Palace and the Cit
sdeL In which The imperialsts were still defending
fnansslyes LAteu from reliable persons, received q