The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-02

do as my soldiers do" BY bad management the pas
detail as they entered the valley we're allowed TO flank
the position held by the imperial forces and 70 occupy
all the heights around the city
then commenced On the 14th OF March the liberd
forces attacked the all points. and particularly
directed their attention 10 the convent or La CruA
where Macmillan commanded in person, and which
whole position. BY another blunder on the part
OF Marquee only portion OF the ontworks
Of La Cruz had been occupied. and the
liberal forces under Corona made their way to within
hundred yards OF Maximians headquarters. In the
meantime he had given up his comfortable residence in
the city, and had detailed 1t an hospital for the
wounded During the whole day the Cruz subjected
TO the hottest fire. AT one time asbe dropped piumb in
cept The Emperor threw himself fat on The ground
Maxmilian alone stood boil upright sacrificing no whit
Of his six feet and half and when II all over
and tho shell bad burst without hurting one he SIM
ply remarked in Spanish, SITS getting rather warm,
gentlemen" and passed quietly on. The loss at the
men, including some of Maximilian's best foreign
officers But the positions which Marqnez ought
bsd Kea Of ana were CAPTURED
from them and the combined attack repulssd at
every point without the loss OF single gun so far
was known within the city, OF single pr soneE One
gun Parrott rifed gum supplied from the United States,
was captured from the liberals and about two hundred
prisoners ncludlpg two American ohcers all Of whom
were treated with the utmost humanity.
MAX vEroEs a RETREAT.
Six days after ths-on the 20tn of Marcia council
of was held. Marquee, Miranon, Mejia and ARIEL
lano favor of evacuang the city, taking with
them the mountain howzers only, and spikng all the
larger guns. But Maximiian vehemenuy opposed tho
proposal declaring that though his generals might 60 no
would not He had come the'e to fight 1t out and light
council and passing into his pr told them he
waited their decision An hour passed In heated discus
Marquee and Vidaurr to Mexico city for
TREACHsRy ROUND.
From this time till the final betrayal there was
succession OF treachory Marquee instead Of returning
to Querctaro with tho Emperors foreign troops he
had been ordered TO do, went into business for himself
MiramOn was discovered IN communication with the
liberals. Ramirez, another imperial general de-
teced in the very act Of attempting TO turn the city
to Corona under cover attack and last OF sll
the crownng Judas-iise treachery Of Col Lopez,
the Empcror's intimate friend which there is
much reason TO fear has resulted in the death OF the un
happy, misguided but well meaning Primes
SHADOWS COMING EVENTS.
For weeks previous to the end Of the SIEGE Maxm
sprs, though he vainy strove to bear up against
II, and moved about among his soldiers with q
saying pleasant nothngs Maximian had no equal
He moved about in the hospitals Frightening every Taco
and never leaving any wounded mau without some SUBJ
sianai token OF his regard II the soldiers OF ono COM
pany who had distinguished themselves by bravery
the fight and humanity afterwards he distributed TO
every twenty dollar gold piece Of bis own CON-
His thoughttulncss for his troops knew end.
Three days before the eud Of tho siege he paced In tho
hands Of the present writer letter begging him
i. forwarded to his brother of Austria in which he
asked him TO provide for ali the veteran nvads Of the
imperial army On the day before the betrayal that
letter was unfortunately handed Prince Saim Sam
and captured upon him with all the rest OF the un
happy Archdukes private coIrespondencc In mis- regard
for American interests the Emperor not less con-
sderate. There enlarged American train OF
hundred ana seventy mules belonging 70 Mr..
Wells, formerly of New York. FoHy.two OF these
mules bad already been killed for "beef and Miram0n
given for all the other American mules 70 be
killed for like purpose Macmillan hearing Of ~, at
autograph and peremptory order that no
more American mules should be taken, and further
directed that there sufcicut funds tho
treasury that had been killed should be AID for as
fun value In this respect he at least afforded
strong to Escobcdo who after the captura Of
tho CITY, refused for three days allow the psuero 10
drive the surviving mules out pasture, although thsy
had been living for six weeks on dirt and bcughs Of
trees, and in the last stage ~ starvation, telling
the maj doao when he exhibited his American papers,
that he cared nothing for them and he must make his
recamations on Napoleon.
WHAT BECAME LOPEZ. ~
rho fate OF the officer who betrayed QuereaYo aud the
Emperor doubtful lie was In Qlerearo al large
the day after the surrender That he had received then
hts promised reward seems unlikely. since he made APP
pcaton to OF the loading liberal officers for relief
Meeting Colonel Rincon Gallardo (epe Rnconh he sad
h o,"ne; an net IKE you rcn man Win as many
upon l hope you will recommend me TO posii ion In
the liberal army" Pope neon THE samc man who
piled: Colonel Lopez n recommend you TO any posi-
ton II Will DO 10 position on tree, with rope around
your neck" Colonel Migael Lopez has not been pub
hcy seen SINCE
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NAYS DEATH,
Should the published in the HERALD Of Sunday
OF Maxmlians execution the Goth OF Juno be finally
confirmed, there is every believe II viii be,
the responsibility Of his death will rest among several
persons First, of course, Napoleon and bis hcnch-
man Bazaine; then Mr.. Scarlet, the British Munster,
who when the easily led Emperor ut Orizaba pre-
pared TO mako midnight skedadde from the country,
for which he had completed all bis arrangements, per-
suaded him that II would be dgnlned for him To
remain and fight II out; then MARQUEE, who dragged
him into the Quert,nro campaign and proved untrue 10
him after the expedition had been entered upon lastly,
Lopez. the final instrument Of his betrayal Whether
some responsibility does not rest with the State Depart
ment at Washington for The muddie they havc made
OF the Mexican legation, the country will determine.
Had there been United States Minister In san Inis
Potosi the 10th OF June there might have been,
and ought 10 have been. saximans beod would never
have been shed.