The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

McH;oo-Tho Trcochcly Of Lopoa,
A letter from ioalti.lo gives the fol-
lowing particulars Of the mode in
which tlucrc;aro was taken:
Up to the Tth inst, The Imperial
iSt%, rs now admitted BY the Lihc-
rails, were successful in every engage
mont. From The ith to The lJ.h,
nothing Of Importance had takon
Place. Ga the morning Of the l5lh,
th" !mprrialists were to have made u
general attack, and if not successful
| i'll routing the Liberals, at lcuS; COM
pei l.@cobcdo 10 raise the scigo. The
| plans were well laid ana success, was
probable; bat there WAS traitor in
the camp who, for several days w>
yious to the 18th, had been in consul.
! tation with The Liberal General elo2,
formerly 4 Ncactionaro, uml or the
10TH he delivered his sacred charge Of
, human flesh up 70 his enemy.
Escobcdo was aware Of the treason
able pot, but was far from expecting
such results. As evidence that he
di$holicvcd il to the last, he would
send but 300 men to take possession
Of the iuvunorAble ror,iGcations cr
l." Cruz; but he was soon appriScd OF
the occupation Of that main fort with
out lining Il shot. Thcrcupon, he or
dered force to enter the city, under
conmand OF Col. lclacio, who took
the place BY surprise. He surrounded
the tent Of MaNimilian and demanded
surrender. The Emperor advanced,
sword in had, in = G;gnilied and un-
"amtcd manner. lie told Col. Pc
lacio that he could not surrender to
an officer Of inferior grade, and de-
handed the presence Of the command
cr-in-chcf.
Gen. E3cobodo, who was II league
distant, was sent for, and on his arri-
va. received the sword of Maximi-
liam, which, report SAYS, was richly
decorated with diamonds, and valued
| ut an immense sum of money.
EScobcdo now reports that he took
tittccn officers Of the rank Of general,
5000 prisoners, all ;hcir arms and i'm
mcnSc quantities of ammunition. The
result was not credited by The Lbc~
| rails here until the matter was cx-
| planned by the exposition of the sue
ccsstnl reasonable plot. No fighting
whatever occurred, and The only shots
fired wcro BY the traitors upon their
former companions-in-arms. The de-
livery OF tho garrison Of the Gross
was complete, and was done under the
supervision and by order Of the officer
OF the day, in person.
1t was Colonel Miguel Lopez who
commanded at Chnpultcpcc rs Cover
nor of tho castle, and afterwards Col
onel OF tho Empress Regiment Of Ca
valo. lie acted as escort the En-
press lie was the bose friend OF
MaNimi!ian-- man that had been
loaded with favors by that Prince.
Mnximilian was godfather to The
traitors first child. lie was uncle to
Marshal Bazainc, and had, by his
prowcss and gallantry, won docora-
ton of the Legion Of Homor-~all to
conclude with an act Of treason and
iniamy. His price was 1000 ounces
or $4,000.
But they have already commenced
shooting by executing Col. Mariana
Campos, who was taken prisoner at
| Quarctaro with all the otn,"s Mem
dcz is also reported slot.
On tho 18th, 5000 men had left
Quarctaro for The capital, under Es-
cobodo.
A letter Of the same date from
Monterey states the same particulars
as To the cause and mode Of surrender,
and adds:
On the arrival Of Escobcdo, tho
monI r;n@ and ,hcm noJo ,,"ol;n,;na
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