The New York herald., 1867-04-05
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~ HAVANA, March %, 1867.
The Havana Offices have again been deprived OF their
regular files Of newspapers both from Vera Cruz and
the Capital. All they have received papers and cor
respondence OF dates which evidently been
dstansd Vera Cruz Post Office. they could have
come BY previous steamers
Tho news obtained from passengers n 70 tho fellow
ing effect
vera Cruz is besieged BY the liberals who made lit
10 progress want Of heavy artillery Tho town is
defended by sixteen hundred impsriass and dftyssix
pieces Of artillery The rebels threatening Vera Cruz
thirty six hundred men, waiting the arrival OF six
heavy pieces Or ordnance TO compel the town TO
der Y ~. \ = r
ARxmilIan had ten thousand men 10 Quere,aro but
hacks money and provisions and s deprived OF all kind
Of resources and continues beseged by Escobedo and
Corona who reckon force Of twenty twenty five
thousand men.
The press is completely muzzied, that the small
sheet which s published there little better than
wrapping paper.
The walls OF Vera Cruz Sebastopol they are
all strongly fortified.
In obedience 10 superior orders the city OF Vera Cruz
and municipality formally declared 10 be a state
Of siege the 10th instant according the following
decree Of General Perez Gomez the brigade military
oommandant.-
The following items are from imperias. sources which
seldom lack us:-
Tho command Of all the liberal forces in the Mexican
valley has been assumed it is said, by General velez
not excepting those which under the orders Of Rva
PaIacio
courier Of the English packet badly treated on
his appearance at Rinc0nada and compelled
Jaapa BY order Of Milan He bad alternative but
surrender the correspondence or which ne was the
il anfir lint In 3vou
supposed 70 carry with him being adverse 10 the
Juareziss and probably including that OF Escobedos
flight
The rev details obtained about the latter were that he
had taken up position in Celaya whore he At
tackled BY the forces Of Mea and completely routed
This appears enabled the imperiallsts 70 reoccupy
San Luis Potosi.
III will be observeby the reader that osr Vera Cruz
lessr q the 3st ul makes mention Il the Aefeat Of
Esoobedc although reports that Nejia had attacked
and forced bask Corona, Who sndeavorus 70 form
junction with EscobedA Az our HAva2a ssrrsspeu-
dent received Vera Cruz intelligence sf only day
laasr the news should be received with eauaon.-ED
HERALDl s. e
The city OF Taapico is said TO have been abandoned
BY the liberals who received persnp'oy orders -
march Immediately for the interior and sntrust TIE
keeping Of The sswnAe tho police force
DON Jose n. Nala, who styles himself Governor and
chief Of the forces OF State,n has imposed another
forced loan the extent Of s3o00oO promising the
>.sgage OF shevera Cruz Custom House in guarantee,
~. I OF one per cont on Ill property and four
General GaivezT~
,o,cs ar i've tho,s.no spored 70 have arrived with
mot binding an attack conveA Puebla and Porvio Daz
back on Huamantla sending DO - intended nad fallen
interior Later accounts state 81 ms forces 70 the
with his forces in Orzaba and RAD arrived
letters the latter city 10 exlected 70 pvste
municatiops would be reopenedSssw ~ com
and Vera Cruz oap'a'
The Jalapa Railroad can barely b recogAs-
railway the large French train came throuS-
valleys OF Santa Fe for better sec urity. 10
number Of government employees in Vera Cruz
have induced to volunteer, and having been duly
organized into company had chosen their o1fcers The
authorities harangued them on the 0cason and good
deal OF enthusiasm prevailed
Trevino Is said 70 have pTonouDce< Tor OeeRa having
been seduced BY influential parties take that step.
The liberals had fight as Loma de Pedras with the
guard Of the town. which they ony beat en-
Sss IN their hurried fight abandsned thoir arms and
everything else.
me ln.aepsy In charcoal and other commodities OF
Ars necessity has been arrested the city authorities
Of Vera Cruz
Puebla being Admiralty gasrsoled, there fear
sa any attack On the part OF the lberals
ths autonomy sf the State Corona viii nv aeknow-
lsdge the power OF Senor BerFiszabaL
Cortina Il last dates In DeinosA Ino Lorcss which
Isft Matamoros and joined the troops kuevo Leon,
under NAranjo. fight CortinA were REFUSED AnGher
attempt from Matamoros and Monterey ~0 oade against
COrsina, bus The issue Was net yes knosn