The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-21
M E x &c O.
Corona i'm Command of the
Liberal Armies.
Orders Issued to Spare Maxi
milan.
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TIE SITUATION ABOUT QUERErARO
sc. SC. sc.
TIE SITUATION ABOUT QUERErARO
,pfcIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

Labor In MexlCO-Ino kAhtc AmptFhuuSt ACs
counts of their Successes-What they are
Worth-A Batch OF them, a Samples-COr-
tina ordered TO the Front-The Fate Of Maxi.
milian-Orders Issued to spare Him, &c.
MArAMoRos, May 4, 1867
While the fact that we upon this border, have but
occasional communication with the outer world, is
great annoyance to the correspondent anxious to for
ward the latest intelligence at the earliest possible
moment il has least advantage that gives time
for the explosion OF the nnumerabe ramors rife in
reference TO the contest going the vicinity Of
Queretaro.
AS the road to that point is open and couriers
constantly passing and repassing numberless
little papers are published in the various towns
and villages right up to tho walls of the besieged
city would matter of but little difficulty
10 obtain correct information, but this is by no
means the In Mexico and under liberal rule
the press is practically loaded with chains Nothing is
published permitted TO be save /, is favorable TO the
cause and therefore nothing OF disaster is made known
save it published in official documents furnished to
conductors Of papers for that purpose Again. with
the difficulty Of understanding the real situation is the
fact that the government does not tolerate reports unfa
vorabe TO it. whether verbal written and the best
and way the great OF the people avoid study
into and conversation concerning It, Moreover such
reports as are received coored by wishes and
are orteniimes left the dark entirely, and much
that is received here, whether from source n
other cannot be relied on
OF late the mperalist sympathizers both sides OF
the Rio Grande, OF whom there not few, to
have taken "a long pull, strong pull, and pull alto
geher" with view OF convincing themselves and the
pubic that the liberals have been defeated and are
rapidly falling back towards the northern From
tier. In my last despatch | mentioned . few OF
the reports in detail Since then the main story has
been again aud again reiterated II has been constantly
spoken of by the mpcrasts and by the by nine
imperial sheets published Brownsville estab
lished fact and various incidents OF the battle and OF
the retreat which followed mentioned, giving 1t
air Of truth; and though the stages they arrive
after The other give the lie these assertions they
still chung to with the proverbal tenacty of grim death
to aged African colate the important Of the
statements made as follows
In the pitched battle which occurred the Goth Es
cobcdo defeated and compelled to the siege
Before retreang he shot another lot OF prisoners The
liberals in their retreat have fallen back far La
Quemada. and will DO At San Luis SOON Trevino and
Naranjo have abandoned the ibers cause The former
declares himself sick OF fighting, and has inscribed on
upon his banner "Mexico Peace, q stable government
and Nuevo Leon" ''gttering generality which
would seem in its beginning and end 70 embody the
principles Of both federalism and State rights Before
abandoning the army under Escobedo in the affair Of
the Goth, he by his galantry saved from destruction
declaring that he would not leave his old commander
che urch Castillo beat Corona in pitched battle
the 18th. The OF life terrible With this comes
the s,aiement-for mperiAlists do not agreetha
She liberals believed be the of raising tn,
pege N they have not already done SO" The suffering
among the liberal troops has been greatly augmented
.kte, and If not relieved must break up the army.
The whole country from Queretaro to Sao is flooded
Tit rowing bands OF deseers who committing all
0orts OF depredaiions and atrocities In consequence
rade business and travel are virtually suspended Cor
1na has arrived ct Sao, on his return, with Other
retreaing liberal forces may remark here, paSan,
that II has been intimated to me that much OF this i'm
portant comes from this renowned chieftain who
Is disacctcd the liberal cause though protesting to
has been imposed San Luis ANOTHER account makos
the sum 5000
The mpesis,s also state that Pornro Diaz has been
defeated by Marquex in Tacubaya Quiroga is in the
city of Mexico No liberal force menacing the capital
Last. though not least hiramon Is ~ san Luis This
Having thus like an impartial historian furnished
your readers with the news from very imperial point
Of view, will merely remark that no authority what.
various statements aud proceed to lay before them such
have been received through the regular
channels which, though perchance made up Of Lies,
charged by the imperialism tnerc IL at least the salts
faction Of knowing who Is the liar.
BY the stage which arrived on the LIST was brought
news up 70 The 10Th ut from Queretaro and the 27th
from Monterey. letter OF Escooedos Of the former
date says:-
The enemy is short OF subsistence and ammunition
He attempted come yesterday the San Miguel
SIDE repulscd with the loss OF few killed and
ten wounded The latter included two commanding ON
GERS, who wore captured.
The Monterey Psrodsco Ofcidi publishes q letter,
which II states is from reliable source in which IS the
following -" As to MARQUEE, Vidaurr and Quiroga,
doubtless you have heard about them. The nrst, as
have before informed you, Was completely routed AZ
reasons unknown US. The latter Is also there he
reports himself sick. These gentlemen got out Of
the city surrounded, as It now Is Operations 10
front OF Queretaro going on slowly. We are hred
upon with stones mixed With iron and with other mate
rial and the enemy Is using 'spaseboard'' caps Not
wthsianding which the Communicated who Is opposed
20 sping blood cannot be induced TO charge and
90 be caught by the enemy At this time our friends
the traitors eating regularly horsefesh aud Other
varieties IL Is thought that the beseged have not ye
learned OF the defeat OF Narquez for whom they
nate position Ia which they ara"
The impcrialists made sslly-says the same paper
during the night OF the 1sh but we're repuised THEFT
rolumns started from the right and left Of the hill Ia
campana, add attacked simultaneously the hill Sar
Bregorio The head o. the ccumn was ca. 70 pieces
20 Guadaramas force there have arrived al Qneretarc
400 cavalry and infantry and three pieces Of artillery
under command Of Colonel Banco, and several bastal
ions from Morea, Guansjuato and San Luis
RI Obsrrddor OF this city says that Cortina was
leave san Luis on the zSd uL TO march 70 0ueretaro
and by order Of Juarez incorporate his forces with shs
army there.
Great preparations are in progress for the celebration
o. inc anniversary OF tno VCtofy Tue uu0ct
Sarasosso 81 Pueba in 1s62 There will Be grand dis
p,syo fireworks concert 81 the theatre ns evening"
free to the public, bull fight and other sporss
gentleman, well known In New York and California,
Who has for sometime past been In negotiation with the
Juarez The purchase Of certain portion
OF Lower California, with view 10 colonization, recently
arrived here from San Luis rose for Washington, In
company with Mr.. white, Minister Campbcls msssen-
ger 70 Juarez He states that the only object Of the I'm
pensss nov in oueretaro 70 make
cnoe the scarcity OF provisions among
tnem are unoouoted that the inhabitants literally
starving Toe ia o. the city be long postponed.
though y not impossible that the impsrislsts By
desperate enort against weak portion Of she lbsral
line may succeed IN breaking through That this viii
BE- eventually attempted there 10 no doubt he further
says that Juarez Informed him. short lime previous 70
his Departure that the ibers forces nov ahoat ouer
taro number thirtynve thousand men, thst sunol,ss
from various portions Of the country are conssn.iv
moving nhsr. and that provisions among the liberals
are abundspt In the various salies which the lmps.
rialists had made they were casy repulsed. -
In relation the probable disposition 70 be maa. AZ
The imperial garrison " captured he states that Jus,s,
viii do all he can 10 preserve the life Of MaxmiIsn
that Immediately after tho arrival Of Minister campbe