The New York herald., 1867-03-19
oua SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE FROM the IMPERIAL CAMP.

thanks are duo the Puser OF the Columbia for prompt
delivery Of our dispatches and nles
oua SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE IMPERIAL CAMP.
The March TO Qaeretaro-The Imperial
Forces A FIght-Marquez md Max mt Log
gers-Imperiai General Order-Attack from
GaerilIas-Tho Emperor's Reception-Re-
Wow or Max's Army. &c.
HEADQUARTERS IxPERIAL ARxY
QUgRETARo, Feb TO- 1857. !
This morning the Emperor entered Queretaro and
effected junction with the division OF General Meja and
at the head Of q we'll appointed army OF to n
thousand men, With this force he will move on San
Luis Potos Is heard Of General Mendez
who with the twentyh hundred troops he brought up
from Mchoacan is expected to join the main army on
the road The Emperor viii then give battle TO General
Escobedo near San Luis practicable.
On the morning Of the 18th February Macmillan set
out from the capital to take command OF his forces
The move a bold one. Miramon's army having been
utterly annhilated by Escobedo tho retreat from
Zacecas there remained for the defence Of the empire
only such troops General MARQUEE had in Mexico six
thousand under Mejia Castillo in Quaretaro, and
the flying column OF General Mendez estimated to be
twenty-five hundred strong, but probably not number
ing moro than fifteen hundred men Macmillan deter
mined to unite these forces into one main army and
settle all eaouses and questions Of precedence among
corps with which he set out from Mexico comprised
barely three thousand men, of whom the greater part
were infantry, forced into by conscripton,
and seven hundred and fifty cavalry. He
accompanied by Generals Marquez and
VidaurrL On the road he had 70 take
there bands of liberals, which II united would
almost equal the imperial forces in numerical strength
and there passes and defes which handful
Of determined could hold against army 1t was,
therefore, light task that tho Emperor undertook
Scarcely had he got Of sight Of Mexico city when he
was attacked, and brisk little fight ensued in which
the impcriasts lost killed and four wounded
and the liberals about the same.
On the night OF the 14th your correspondent set
from Mexico TO cast in his fortunes with the imperial
army AT the gara guardhouses Of the city the stage
detained three quarters Of hour, while the mpe
rial guard, hooded like the Capuchin monks
of Mount st. Bernard. examined the passen-
gers and their papers and made each record
his name and business small squad was sent
TO clear the road for butwe had not proceeded
league from the city walls before rode clear into the
liberal camp Il rather startling affair." the sudden
halt In the darkness and the mysterious appearance Of
hundred horsemen round the diligence The leader Of
the band took down lamps and by their light
ined oil the travellers then asked and obtained the
and bade us 60 on. mile two further, just day
ment brow Of a steep hii round which the tele
graph hung limp and aaccid, in twenty differ
ent places, il would not suffice. The
again asked and given, and once more we
were allowed TO proceed. Stray bodies Of liberals
afterwards AT tho little town Of Cuautitlan found
entirely In their possession yet at the next batting place
Msxican oicsr in I1 JosepSs blanket Of many coiors
and with more tin pendants strung about him than
Comanche Indian, brought u to stand, and dashed or
n koura IN cnmm An
hour Afterwards We were told to so slowly ahead and
THE IMPERIAL FORCES
marching in what would be thought strange order any
whore out OF Mexico. First we came TO herd Of
irregular charges their account; then regiment
Of lancers, well mounted and fairly armed, and very
Inv on their lance shafts but reminding one moro Of pica
dores at bull fight than soldiers the march, Then
two regiments Of infantry, trampng barefooted with
and very many more on foot trudging along with that
peculiar fiat footed trot which never seemed 70 tire
these Indians. and carrying behind them enough chi.
dren make respectable corps OF infantry In them
selves Then the artillery, one twentypounder, two
howI,zers each drawn By SIX or eight oxen Who when
they came TO little river found tho cooness OF the
water SO refreshing that dsregardng the oaths and
Of stones rained down upon them, calmly turned up
stream and brought tho whole rear guard to udicrous
sngcr who had set out from Queretaro to to Mexico
days previously, and were being taken ignomni
sas aud the Emperor himself on horseback
in blue husar uniform, his legs encased in tight fitting
black leather eggIngs ana great white somorero
carriage close behind him. but much he dislkes
equestrian exercise, Maxmilian mde Of
encouraging them by both word and example; and he
did so his look OF rubcund enjoyment pleasant to
see. Thus the litilo army moved across the broad
bounded plain winch extends for many leagues
to the southwark OF san Francisco Looking up from
Xnf cd a say n lQnn
very fine, but II Is not war;
At the village Of San Francisco the troops were
halted for tho night, and rapidly dispersed among the
few and foidas ia search OF provisions Every
thing obtained scrupuously paid for, and nothing
allowed to be taken by force The Emperors orders
were rigid this point and the Mexicans
voluntarily hospabe, many Of his officers came
and mat Tho inmates OF the captured dtligences-
ourselves among the numbercurled themselves up, in
upon and under their vehicles and vainy attempted TO
repeated Gala At half past ve the repee sounded and
ut six the march was resumed.
A Copalulpam three leagues or 20 further on, tho
place where Ortega defeated Mramon and Marquee
In 1853, tbs Emperor attacked by force Of hvc
hundred cavalry under General Cosea The road at this
point passes between two steep hills, forming dehc
casy guarded The liberals however, occupied the left
side only and opened up brisk fire OF musketry. After
brief skrmsh the imperial cavalry and infantry adj
vanced and took possession Of the hill the right,
The liberals then massed the lef and Marquee sent
out skirmishers TO feel their position. Tho Emperor
himself went with the skrnishers and exposed him
self fcaries9ly IN tue tnCkest OF the nre. several
OF his stat endeavored to draw him back but with
spirit OF the old Hapsburgs before these degenerate days
the Austrian Prince replied, ''No, am soldier now
and must 90 with my men, One OF his attendants
shot In the face just behind him, but Maxmilian
NAMED TO the last Meanwhile the unhappy diligence
from Querearo attracted the attention OF the liberals
who apparently imagined that the Emperor there
and volley Of at least hundred and Hity rifles at
the vehicle. The mules plunged and upset the coach,
but either In or the diligence was shot,
though lancer some distance OF killed and four
wounded by the discharge. This bad marksmanshp
seemed less remarkable Afterwards, when found that
tho liberals muskets were rfed and their bullets round
instead OF concaL After this grand onslaught on a
coach the firing sackened and the attacking with
drew They lost two killed and two prisoners. The i'm
peral loss was confined 10 tho casualties already men.
toned
saw only one, poor devil with sabre cut his
wrist; he was without nrearms having probably thrown
them away. General Marquee wanted have him shot,
but the Emperor strongly protested. "Good," said
Marquee TO his Aduant, with meaning lookl, put
him with the other prisoners" The trembling wretch
taken TO tho rear, and - well, he missing
shortly afterwards In the diligence that from