The New York herald., 1867-04-15
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY APRIL l5 ls67.-TRPLE SHEET.

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an Informed siso that IN the attack upon N Ceno
Dc saa Gregorio several French prisoner wecs Assns
and that thess hung up on me to.o ss ~ SU
many I'D serious lossssL ny correspondent Dos nos
sAy to mo nom whom this news comes, pus nsve "a
eats1 By either General Corona or General Rsgulss IN
substance believe u authentic xcrv,r.v
to shs 1IsnDu S~%1n .11 3. VTs1sy. Wsn 1sD MAsm
Tho report or Esoobsdo OF this San Gregoro combas
has mot yet bssn forwarded to the government In ON
cal form. he communicates the substance Of the nrss
letter above translated 70 the President in privass
letter.
II appears that In the rsconnoissance General An
tilon, with two hundred Of the Gusnajuaso FORCES
drove the imperiaiss from their position on San Gre
goo; that Anon being supported by the other liberal
forces Il brought heavy engagement the imperial.
lists endsavorng In the meantime 70 rstake the hill but
unsuccesuly Escobedo does not state his losses IN
his letter to the President They are however quite
heavy, and am quite certain from private information
equal TO the imperial list Of killed and wounded.
think the liberals have made great mistake in
leaving Escobedo In command Of their forcea Al
though he 10 good organizer Of troops and is active
ever tame he may now possess as soldier has been
obtained quite a. much By his rosccoored reports
and the efforts Of his subordnates by any military
talent he may poaseA The man to command at the
siege Of ouer6tar0 ID Ramon Corona or Regules; both
men Of excellent ability. From this lack Of proper
commander, the siege Of Querstaro promises TO drag
along for three four weeks yet and wind up not
with the capture Of the entire imperial force but Of s
trains, Its artillery and camp squipsga The road to
Mexico and Morclia is still open to their retreat;
reliably informed II is thus within the range Of
the possible that large part Of the imperial force may
escape and that Maximian gathering around him al
the scattered elements Of stranded empire may make
last bold stand at the city Of Mexico. His retreat
from Querstaro viii, however, under any circumstances
be disastrous and II he reach Mexico It will be with
nothing but scattered remnant Of mis- Quer6aro force
There are more than twonty thousand liberals around
the capital to-day and the total liberal force In the field
ia about forty thousand To this Macmillan opposes
from twenty thousand to twenty-one thousand
troops at different points You may thus OBJ
serve that the struggle has something Of
the smel Of powder as yet But Maximians force
equal to that Of the liberals he would stand chance
for the whole energies Of Mexico are reused to this
effort to restore the constitutional government Every
day the little squads Of men are pouring into the liberal
ranks and new elements o. warfare gre
II is question Of time. have, perhaps, partici
pated largely in the sangune hopes of the liberal
about the speedy close OF the war but with
all coolness and cold calculation, cannot believe that
tie imperalists possess the elements with which to wage
war for two months longer.
cation that he occupies the plaza Of La Cruz or 81 Car
men From an officer just arrived learn that San
contest Were the former taken the siege of Quer6
aro would be ended for they occupy almost the centre
Maximans headquarters are 10 the convent Of Santa
Catalina. The converts and plazas OF La Cruz aud Ell
Carmen very strongly fortified and capable Of long
resistance
xscoBRDo 70 BIZ REINFORCED
On the 14h instant the President and Cabinet deter
Daz for renforcsments to the amount Of vs thousand
II necessary-even 10 send Tor Diaz In
person II necessary The city Of Mexico and the more
upon the result OF the Queraro sege II Escobedo sends
70 Diaz for renforcements under this authority il will
point Meanwhile think that despite Official informa-
tion to the contrary the mperalists ara storing sup
thas he csnnSs the DSncOs MsxiCsn leaders to shoot
them at once. deal with them as he pleases II Maxi
milan Is captured he 10 10 be retained prisoner until
the will OF the general government s known With refer
On the 10th instant the government in a long COM
ordered him to march for Qner6.aro, with force OF
from i've hundred " six hundred men under him, and
Join Antonio Carvaa covering one Of the southern
outlets OF Que6aro with the forces from the district OF
Mexico. Colonel Canaes Y at the valle del Maz. In
southeast San Luis Potos He viii doubtless obey this
u
arrange the difficulty between him and the general
The foreign officers iu the imperial army have issued
protest against the of the Frenchmen Of San
Jacnto lately The official journal OF tho government
here publishes H. and with TIA long argument defending
this shooting OF prsonea Foreigners are very unwise
to onlsr o Mexican army on either side.
EscObed0's Change Of Strategy-Awnifing an
Attack or the Enemy's Skedaddle-Diax
Called Upon for Reinf0rccme ents- Necessity
for a Change i'm the Lead OF the Liberal
SAN Lup Poros, March 20, 1867.
Escobedo has retired very short distance from Quere
taro has drawn in his lines and is the Zeaya
road awaiting attack from the imperialists
On the 10th instant the imperaists down their
barricades in tho tho give themselves
interrupted communication upon the Zeaya road and
also on the southern road to Mexico.
Escobcdo writes that this evidently means attack Of
his forces in the direction Of Zeaya else retreat
wards Mexico He therefore, awaits the result either
to give battle pursue In OF retreat Corona
cupes the road towards Mexico with 5000 men, twelve
mountain howitzers and fourteen field pieces
The loading OF carts and preparing Of trains In Qasre
taro Indicate the retreat Of Maximiian.
wrote TO you that the l4th Instant the govern
mont held council and determined instruct Escobedo
70 call upon Porro Daz for all the troops he wished
Escobedo writes that at the moment he received the
authority he despatched rapid courier to DAG calling
upon him for achievements A letter from Escobedo
dated 18th March, and which arrived this morning.
states that the commanders Of tho required reinforce
ments have reported themselves the march with
thousand infantry and twenty-five hundred cavalry;
that they will effect junction with him about the 2lst
Of March Tomorrow This will increase the liberal
army TO twonty-two thousand i've hundred men, in.
cludng the force Of Serbando Canales which informed
You in my last had been ordered from Southeast San
Luis Potos 70 join the bssegng army with his Tamau.
ipas contingent always providing that Canales has