The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-03-06

Later from Mexieo---F Full Accounts
of the Battles.
IMPERLALIsTS VICTORIOUS IN THE FIGHTS
Especial Correspondence N. O. Picayune.
BROWNSVILLE, Feb. 90, 1867.
| We ere in receipt of late and important
news from the battle-ields in the rich dis
| tricts of San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas and
Guanaiuato. The shape, however, in
which the news comes to lis renders it diff
cult to convey correct idea of the rapid
and warlike movements A great deal Of
patchwork has to be done, and not little
| guessing" to make the endless round of
chain perfect. Only by keeping the run
OF things, can any one form the least idea
as to who, what and which are on top, and
who not. 1t is my business to know and
understand these Mexican yarns, and to
nnravel them when they get into tang!e.
If you will not consider me tedious, I'll
tell you all about it.
VII Uuo % I'll u ldbt uiUutu, IcSlutIlU
Juarez, with two thousand men under
Auza, guarding conducta Of 100000, was
quietly resting at the city of Zacatecas,
after a long and fatiguing march all the
way from Chihuahua He was there repo-
sing in fancied security, long distance
from the reactionary, church or imperial
forces, waiting for the devils tail to come
off, or, more properly speaking, waiting for
the empire to collapse under the universal
yankee pressure. He felt all the more Sc
cure, as Escobedo and TrevinD, with about
seven Thousand men, were between him
and the lion, Miramon. But Mr.. Juarez
was awakened one fine morning to find
himself making heroic fight, with the
guns of Miramon roaring and rafting in
his rear.
Miramon had taken the road via Aguas
Calientes, some distance to the west of San
Luis Potosi, and wass so rapid and stealthy
in his movements, that Escobedo and Ire
vino were not aware that he had quilted
| his camp at San Felipe
The Liberals claimed that Auza got
away from Zacatecas with all of the CON
| Quota; but we have heard nothing about
that conducta since, except that Miramon's
| rear guard, in his retreat, was overhauled,
and $4,000 recaptured. There are good
reasons for believing that Miramon captur-
| ed the whole of that specie conducta, and
lost small sum in retreating. My reasons
| for believing that Miramon did capture it.,
and still has it, will appear from what |
have to relate: a IS
EscobedO and Trevino sailed out from
San Luis Potosi in force to intercept Mira
mons retreat, and left that city at the
mercy of Mejia's division, then under COM
mand of Castillo, at Aguas Calientes. Mi
ramon retreated with great CELEBRITY, and
came very near escaping the Liberals alto
gether. He had passed tho point where
the San Luis road intersects the road from
Zacatecas to Aguas Calientes, but the Lib
eral cavalry dashed on after him and over
took his rear guard, the Foreign Legion,
under command of Col. Joaquin Miramon,
a brother Of Gen. Miramon.
The Foreign Legion, about three hun
dred strong. were heavily pressed, and not
withstanding the fact that they could have
reiterated and saved themselves by flight,
they turned upon the Liberal cavalry, sew
enteen hundred strong, and sacrificed them.
selves to give Miramon time to retreat
with his prize Nearly two hundred OF
their number were killed on the spot, and
! it is believed that not less than four hun.
bred Liberals were killed in the deeply
desperate engagement.
! The Liberals were checked; Miram0n
made good his retreat The Foreign LIE.
gion, to the number Of about one hundred
and thirty were taken prisoners, and one
by one taken out and shot by order OF
Escobedo and Trevino. Col. Miramon
however, was spared, but, doubtless fol
only short time, when he, too, will be
executed on some grand gala festive oc.
caSion.
All the Liberals in all directions are
aroused, and every mothers son went in
| pursuit of Miramon, but without any under
standing or concert of action, and, as a
natural consequence, were picked up in de
tail and "dOne for"
Miramon continues to retreat toward San
Felipe, keeping to the east of Aguas Calien
ties. Castillo came out of Aguas Calientes
: and also retreated; but directed his steps
to form a junction with Miramon at any
critical moment. Col. Quiroga, command
ing Castillo's cavalry, took the direction
of San Luis, either as deploy or as Q
| fighter.
j Two Liberal Generals, Caide and Rivera
4 with about twenty-five hundred men, had
been watching Castillo's movements, and
finding him on the retreat, followed him
up and overtookthe joint forces of Miramon
and Castillo in the beautiful plain neal
San Felipe. Here the long to be remem
bered "battle Of the plains" took place
1t opened at early dawn by Miramon or
the left and Quiroga and twelve hundred
4 picked cavalry in the rear.
Thus circumstanced, the Liberals had ne
choice but to die, flee or be captured
They received such cruel treatment at the
hands of Quiroga and his fresh, dashine
cavalry, that would he shameful to,makt
record Of it.
The Liberals admit four hundred killed
and seven hundred taken prisoners. AT
ter this admission on the part of the Liber
ais. you can imagine about what the re
suit was
| At this time Miramon and Castillo couli
have taken San Luis, and doubtless would
have done so had there not been specie
conducta to be cared for. AS it was, Cas-
lilo and Mlram0n continued to retreat, bu
in different directions.
Gen. Rocha, with about three Thousand
men ofthe Escobedo and Treyino command
singled out Castillo and pursued him
When within few miles of the town O
Dolores Hidalgo pitched battle tool
place. From all the different accounts il
was one of the most even handed fights il
Liberal warfare and was desperate TO 8
degree. But that terrible Quiroga cavalry
the terror of all liberal Mexico, was agar
upon the ground; again on the flank ani
in the rear, and the work Of death ani
destruction followed.
| Gen. Rocha found the impossible river O.
Dolores ON one side, rocky cliffs and a steer
mountain on another, and death-dealine
t.all round Gen. Rocha. made good his es
cape, but one-half of his command were
numbered among the deadand wounded.
/ The Imperialists are reported receiving
achievements from the capital and Mejif