The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-03

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0UA HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
HAVANA. Dec. 20, 1885,
Tho Spanish steamer Ciudad Condal, from Vera Cruz
on the 10th inst arrived this port tho 9th and
brings dates from the Mexican capital to tho 18th inst
GuERILLAs CAPTURE MAMMALIAN.
The passengers by said report that there
an intention on the part or the guerss TO capture Max
imillan without doing him any personal harm. On .
recent promenade the Archdukc very nearly being
Kidnapped His custom, whom ct Orizaba, was to take
airing In the morning and evening, either horse.
back foot in his coach, accompanied only by
Of the household but with any Escort He
passed tho ght in Acatziugo and lately in Pusba
having left Orizaba the 18th, and said that he
intended 70 take up his residence in Tucabaya.
Mexico. after spending few days At Puebla He has
entirely recovered his health
The ociedad OF the 17h says that Escander and Duve
lano Rivera had arrived at the Santa Catalina hacienda
about Hfty miles from the capital OF san Luis Potos
with more than one thousand men, This circumstance
and the fact OF the heavy demands made by Seia for
money had led to tho closing OF several commercial
houses and the emigration OF some merchants.
There end 10 tia pcsssc ation Of the '.- ais
One Of tho proprietors named Montiel was recently
seized from his plantation and put In prison for not
complying with the contributions; necessary
give bond for five thousand dollars TO obtain his release
Mr. Morehcad American citizen residing in San Luis
Potos also to prison for refusing pay the
assigned TO him Of the forced loan imposed upon
the people by the imperialists.
The guerillas were daily augmenting, and they
very numerous at different points Of the department OF
Puebla, Orzaoa and the city OF Mexico Some
very severe fights have taken pae, with great slaughter
on both sides.
Matters in Mexico appear to 90 very smoothly be-
tween Macmillan, Aramon, Marquee Nea, Ma rim and
the first will long nd himself again duped BY one or
other or perhaps Ill the Ms together The oraclss
Ba.a!ne's ertaa L,Atetss Is tout Of tune. because
Mnmsrcif1l ateackc u hes made upon him Ttt-forta
General Ca.sslnes. was confined to his BOD. being
~ y h fs rh : not The s ;. ennis
climate and~Iei,Sno.. . '''''A y ~
Tho French conslus sxsrcssing their Wits by selling
their departure iii everything has been turned Into
money: Most probably thcy will not be able to get
day Is celebrated hers the 2sth Of December estsr
dayl and IL Il called ''dta de los santos tocentes"
commercial houses all the towns now occupied BY the
impsriaists were IN state Of inscstersble
Don Juan Castellancs. who was imprisoned some
mouths ago, charged with the manufacture OF false
playing cards, BY which he ruined many opuent fami
lies OF Mexico has been released from his conhnement
Ia erdad OF Vera Cruz, With reference 10 the occu-
patton by the French Of the Custom House OF said port
% IL
boon retained in Office The commercial firms OF that
city had applied to the Minister Of Finance for some
explanations regarding the payment OF duties The
Coaisa says that Messrs Hauit ROLAND have taken
charge Of the Custom House.
One Of the French journals states that In San Luis
Poosi the chief Of the imperist forces had TO
to second forced loan while the tax Of one per cent
been decrccd also in t,uadsajara on ali property mobile
or otherwise, salaries, &c This order was issued by
General gutierrez the inperia commary OF the Fourth
Senior Tomas Murphy has been named Secretary OF
War ad iat>rim.
has never been confirmed, and had 1t really been q
victory, the news would have been confirmed aud re-
confirmed.
The imperiaists report that the Aquarcalientes re-
manned loyal TO their cause
II said that General Airamon would shortly 60 to
Guadalaara together with the officers who accompany
him, to organize regular corps dorado Some OF his
creditors Havana wish him all success TO enable him.
pending here on former occasion The impersiist pa
pers say that cavalry and infantry corps raised with
activity At different places Of the republic "a Fa,ia
charged Max lad gwen orders to admit all those who
wished 70 enter tho Mexican army, sending HON Ithose
terms Of the spniatons Those who enlist win be des
tined to the Army Of the East under the command Of
be tiptop Il we may believe private letters from San
Luis Poos whore Mcjia had forcs Of three thousand
men, exclusive OF other forces under his command and
without counting those Of Guanajuaio and Qucrearo.
which oil subordinate TO him II Is supposed thai he
will soon measure forces with Escobedo and Canales
IN the supposon that these two chiefs are perpotuatag
Don Severe del Castillo has been named second in
command OF the carps domee under the superior COM
Joaquin Martinez who styles himself Governor OF the
Second district Of the State OF Mexico issued proclama
on on the llth inst rejecting the idea OF convoking
national Congress, as given out by Maxs manifest
Colonel Dapin has at last been promoted, being now
General Tovsr, OF the most active OF the Mexican
army as ne was coming post haste the other DAY from
his and fractured hs leg jus, where he received
wound long ago from Juars. ball.
La Pa,ia Of the 18th contradicts the Mexican Time:
Mars manifest and adds thai not one exclamation was
rsised against the comparioss Of the Tms much less
On the nigh. OF the 18th number Of people rushed
Isres, Marin and csmpos the President Of the state
Council and General MARQUEE, who returned from
orzaba Some Of the oilers went as far as Mecacingo
exploring voyage at ihs North pole me party was re-
ceved at the gates BY the Political Project and carriages
having been placed al their disposal BY some citizens
thcy repaired to their homes, under the cheers Of the
populace oil the way.
mail coach from ve Crus With the correspondence Of
the French packet for the Expeditionary corps had
numersu. ZEN Suers band N fscsmsacan 70 iniseep. The
despatched The fate Of the four soldiers forming the
escort was unknown. The mule: were carried or and
new team had 10 take the coach 10 Mexico.
Soon after the above, news came OF bloody light in
Arroyo zarco between French dcta hmont aud large
BODY Of liberals II seems 10 have been obstinate
conflict the number Of wounded was considerable
on the French side alone twenty-five men.
Admirable the resistance made by small force Of
twenty-five Frcnchmcn which was surrounded by i've
hundred liberals near Cuanan Lieutenant Ieeckeren,
finding himself In such position, depuyed, pace by
pace, TO solitary house. where his men formed para.
pet An unequal fight ensucd In which tina, officer got
wounded In the thigh. The fight lasted ten hours bat
ne having arrived of the approach Of reinforcement
from Mexico, the liberals retired The entire force,
cepmg the three wounded, was thus saved by the
gallant Hceckoren