The New York herald., 1867-02-20
M MExIco.



Sketches of sfsramsn, sfarOaex and Diaz-
-" opsss@' ~s' fvurrA JnnL 81, 1861
Evcryshinr sssotsns sgas n Mexico Frsm Maisnc-
rosI Monterey and ss,ule; frsm cnihauaaA paransc
and San Lns rutns frsn sszs,isn; IRON oa'sca vsrs
orun and ru~sas fsr every poas q ths eom9Aas, ~
Ac. shs ht~rNs are concuusrsslas thsr forces and
msrcAias on nexlos city. Nor Nnrsasr. MirAfnon
and tho church party ldln NJ fsrcsd sas forced
loans tasy STRIVING ss~rsrscsy place army q
forty shoessns men IN ms valley of nsrias. snd,
possible wi'i nght before hsy svs up possession of ihe
capital
The sue ~ ~ ne virtual isrulna,ion q the
French inservsntioa very slmpAe polsi MS re-
vivai cf the Cd struggle wha nH~ ern Esd distracted
kesice say time shese shr'y yss. and h.s produced
iairiy-sis chAaxss @ fovepmeat usdw ssvsnty-tse
dnsrent ruess rstnrn 10 fhs ed sxhi between herzs
and ehurchmsn, prcr~ssss sad r~ausonisss Maxi
milan d bas rarrst hy azure N ne drama
hirsmoa. nsrqssx sne ths church rsry are
using hin for thor ovs ends, and provided
they ca bm secure pew~ wln sscnfce
him wishous esmrancsisa hs~ssssos should he nos
prove subservseet 70 their inssrsss Nor oesa much
more prvminent ms sdosvsss not ss6cispsly M
70 wssken to sppree,ssie sxsses Jusrss
They have the prayers cf half the women and
the sympathses Of many of ths v~sIthisss IN the
country Jusrex is eonssndin@. he has dous ell hs
life, through good report and svn report with osn-
ss.ency rarely surpassed for rcpancan form of gov
ernmsnt bssed the consultation and the ain o. ne
people Thcss the 70 be tested ~
q appeal 10 srms
Chief among the liberal commander who's troops are
now convsrrlng the capital is porario Dlzx Lssy-
ing osjacA the 22d instant with force of sx thou
sand men, and Il II said thousand staad OF arms
and ten thousand uniforms sspp''ed him from The
United states by way Of rsbssco General pAs s nov Al
Acaan In the southern part Of Pacbla and about
hundred and twenty -lhree miles from Mexico city.
Waiting to Join him. the northern part af The Stale,
are the commands cf Generals hendez Juan Francisco
Cavrote and Fandcr, In al socu, ax thousand strong.
and occupying the tosns OF Apam San joan Dc los
Llanos, Haanchinango aud Aisca Na,amoros Axurcar,
which lies In Diszs line OF march, hold by The I'm
pcriaii-ts but they have evacuated m his approach
and retired upon PusslA While Dar and hi. subordi-
nato chieflaIns Thus within few days march Of
tho capital tho southeast side, forv~s equally
formidable approaching II 10 other directions Gen
crals Escobcdc, Corona Auxs and Rlncon Gasrdc, with
entire force hardly short OF nscn thousand en
all on the march from Guadaajarl San Luis zacalecss
and AguascalIcntes. and will probably effect junction
at Guansjrao, sixty leagues from Msxic, To oppose
them there Miramon. at Siso lost below Gsansjaa-
to, with two thousand imperial troops, and Mea, 81
oueretaro. with something like the number Of
Mexico city itself pominslly held by NArqaez
whose army numbers from four to six thousand. Al
Touca within twelve leagues Of the ei,y, four
thousand liberal troops under the command Of Martinez
and Rvas Palacio This 10 the nearest point "a ns city
OF Mexico yet reached by the liberal linea Cusrnsvsea
Eve leagues further SOUTH Is held BY the liberal chif
Alvarez. who has marched up fsom roadlss. unkaswn
guenoros, which both the French and the spAnIaras
two thousand men, In an, the liberals have teasg
thirty thousand troops modorntely welt equipped whn
shape themselves the liberal fososs divide
rally into two main bodleshs army Of Puebla. twelve
- soe
most probably. BY Escobedo. Upon Marquez viii de.
yolve the task M q Iepu'sns & hs ssn tLe attack q
70 Escobedo aud his forces either Qerstao o. st some
other selected point You have already your core
cumstances seem to warrant II, purpose accepting
courteous invitation from Porarc Daz by attaching my
President Juarez remains Tor the present Al San ra.s
Potosi with an escort Of one thousand men.
Tine syscus lon S n mefSS y By ss EsnGA vii
soldier viii leave on the sh II before thai me rornro
Diaa present himself N front Of the capital With strong
Diaz little disposed TO accept this orsr preferrIng
to take possession % , Of ne city s%ss rather 'Aaa o
Maximilcn transfers his scat Of government u Poe
bla which unfortunate city is bound the nrsl and
will bea stubborn fight But the armies Of Marqucz and
Miramon composed OF the most unreliable materials
and it is than possible their forced Isviss may
desert In body 20 the liberals soon a. they are
brought face 10 face with them II Otherwise then the
valley Of Mexico D. may oe tne scene OF protracicd
may once more stand siege
Bazaine and D,ax are playing at cross purposes Ba-
leaves, 90 that he may surrender the city 10 him, aud
on various pretexs has postponed hs departure from
His surrender Of the capital 10 the liberals would
give him some kind Of claim on tho government, and
tat ons with Juarez respecting the French dsb Dsr
through this design aud times his march
ingly. When BazaEc said ho would leave Mexico city
on The. 5th February DAz ANNOUNCED that he would
arrive these on the 9Th Now that Bsxaine has post
poned his departure 10 the stb DU Is preparing to ap
pear in front Of The city on the eth. willy the French
Dictator H. he has his match In Daz and DON Rafael
Garcia, the liberal Governor OF Puebla
NlRANoS.
Miguel Miramon was born in Mexico and educated al
the Military College Of Chspucpec. His life has been
fc OF turbulence He nrsl into notice IN 1856 by
a pronunciamento In favor OF the Church party and
against Comonor the liberal President This incipent
rebellion being crushed out the good-natured. weak
live in his paace But the INSCRIPTIONS ambition OF
Mramon could brook no restraint In less than year
he pronounced again against his beuefhotor imme
daiey afterwards lomonfort himself betrayed his party
I and attempted to make himself Dictator Out Of this
arose the complications which have continued down 10 70
country. Juarez Judge Of the Supreme Court became
President BY virtue Of the constitution But the church
PRESIDENT and pi.osS S,ramon s second ia commsa of
the army Not long after this osoo the commsnderin
chief died mysterously Of poison, thereby benentng
both Miranon and the church party for the former bc
commander in chief and the sttersgained able
unscrupulous tool Mraon fought and won two battles
against the liberals In the Interior and 90 increased his
power that Zuoaga eventually obliged 70 abandon
10 him the Presidency and % leave the country In the
middle or 1859 ZuloaGA returned and demanded back
the office hs had given mp. Miranon disposed Of his
/ claim in very summary manner by forcing him Into
Miramon had bssn twice defeated By the liberals and
finally lost Mexico and the Presidency Juarex coming
The stealing Of the money Of the British bondhcldes
from under ~ the British ag and the seals
tIon IN Nexicol, and Miramon's connection with
the JecKer cIa the pretext for the present French
ntervention are OF 70 recent hardly TO
nasi rWsyI6r President Juarss put prce OF twenty
th0usapd dolIars 5n ss.s e their hssds which atm
remalnS ia force In person Nnns. 70 sooTs an Sns
thIrty-four years OF aga A. soldier he has