The New York herald., 1867-04-24
MEXICO.

Max Attempts to Escape from Queretnro-
Description Of the Country Around thnt
City-Riva Pnlacio Closes the Door ON any
Retreat-Slow Progress Of Stewards Swift
The following items are furnished by tho border
papers, and throw some additional light the situation
at Queretaro:-
letter from Queretaro OF the 2sth says that the i'm
peras,s were pushed back within one square Of the
ing them the little hills do Ia Cruz and La Campana,
where they are cut o because our forifcaons on this
sue within gunshot Of the last mentioned fort IL
Is horrible to behold the situation Of Queretaro, aug
mcnted by the spectacle which the copses Of the enemy
present, which they leave unburied where they fall,
rendering the atmosphere insupportable. just think
how much the inhabitants must suffer from this
Las. nsns We % attacked .no enemy ne . Dy
Of the strife the soowlul lamentations Of the families,
and on this account suspended firing.
the poor, unfortunate wretches dying OF hunger, en-
deavor TO TO US they shot down by the enemy.
Thus the miserable inhabitants are compelled 10 aban-
don their homes with the enemy tho Plaza.
Maxim liam endcavored TO take flight, day before yes
which had left guarded only a few sentines; but
the cowardly and disgraceu in which he under
took 10 leave prevented his soldiers from following him.
However hc would have left with his officers alone but
in this he counted without his host; for the day.
five thousand of Riva Paaco's division arrived BY
this road, and closed that gap against him.
The Periodico OTciai, OF Monterey. says
Letters received from Colonel Zepda and Others writ
ten in san Luis Poosi with reference to the news
municated by Gencras Escobedo and rrevIno, confirm
the statment forces within square Of
the Plaza OF Queretaro II stated that traitor
MARQUEE, with q cavalry force, succeeded escaping
and took the road to the city OF Mexico II i also said
that Quiroga and Vdaurr accompanied him But IL
DO possible that they could escape pursuit
the vigilance OF the republicans who surround the city.
The fights have been frequent between the beseged and
besegers. Our latest reaches the 30h ultimo At
four O'Clock in the evening general battle was ex-
pected.
broad open country stretches away from Queretaro
the direction OF the capital Surrounding tue open
country are volcanic peaks and mountains Among
these mountains force or body OF men be nanmu
vred. In these mountains the liberals. They are
there fortified by nature and could be dsodged
than could rabbits be disodged from chaparra Jungle
Surrounding the city OF Queroaro are several peaks oc
cupied by the mperIalsts. On them batteries are
planted to rake all approaches TO the CITY, Five miles
the west OF the city is the hill In Campana the
OF the valley. From this peak the i'm perias,s re
upon the liberals whenever they show themselves the
open country North OF the city Is the bill OF la Cruz
also occupied by the imperiaists Besides these arc
many other peaks or hills surrounding Quereiaro, which
the mperalsis took possession OF some time and
fortified them before the liberals advanced upon the
place. One OF these fortified hills San Gregorio tho
liberals captured on the night OF the i4th ut
Tho advanced lines OF the liberals in the very
edge Of the mountains In half circle surrounding Quere
taro the north, east and west distance from the
city proper Of four or ve miles Iustead Of the liberals
having the city bcseged the imperasts have Lard siege
TO the mountains The mouth opening In the rich val.
ley the south or Queretaro solely the possession
Of the imperiasts and though th" liberals claim 70
have twice the force Of their antagonists they cannot
DO induced 70 risk pitched battle.
THE troops ordered forward by Daz TO reinforce Esco
bedo having, according 10 last authentic accounts,
reached San Juan dc Rio in the last days OF March,
highly probable that the south side Of Quertaro nov
threatened by liberals and communication with the
capital cut of.-ED II.
The steamer Backbrd, which took out Mr.. White,
Mr. Stewards swim messenger TO Juarez asking him TO
treat Macmillan and his followers according TO the laws
or war IL they fell into hands got out Of coal and
had TO put into She Ia TO take tho messenger 10
Tampco, whence hc Is TO find his way through 70 the
scat of war as well as he can.