The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-15
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE q the HElAlB
The Relative ssreassh 81 the Liberal and
Imperial Navies-The Inhabisauss II Ysca-
tan-The Fighting the Laguna-The Cap
ture Of Canpeachys-saek and Pfllase Of the
PIacs-Ths Bnecutiea Of General Rspsio
CAMrEAcxY, Yucaiaa. June I. 1851.
On TIE 2sd day Of Deeember lsss the army Of isva-
SION made M appearance in the faburbs a this city,
com named by General Brito and the sx-Oovsrnor p
Garcia six foot negro The city and inpsrial troops
were commanded BY General Esps5o who had under his
command from one thousand twelve hundred drilled
and disciplined soldiers, we'll odncsrsd, with an album
dance Of supplies and materials Of war.
The invading forces had nothing but few old mus
ksts with . scaat supply Of ammunition and few
old bungoes and canoes with some old artillery
dashed on rudsly constructed cariages which, in the
state they mounted, estirey worthless This
feet was under the command Of the logwood cutters and
canoemen OF Tobaseo and Laguna The imperial feet
consisted Of schooners Of light draft Of water some
caSoes and two steamers ono III. mail steamer Tobasco
heavily armed and tho other the sidcwhesl steamer
major pars Of them were commanded BY Mexican naval
officers At one time they had eghteen sail and yet 90
worthless and cSwardly were they that the good for
had repeatedly challenged them. but they (the imperial
iss did not dare TO attack them at close quarters Many
naval combats took place. but the cannonadng gen.
orally at from three 70 four miles distance, until nnaly
tho ammunition Of tho liberals gave out and in
formation Of this fact conveyed tho imperaiists
They then Sunday morning up ali their naval
forces and attacked and boarded the liberal feet lying
anchor and carried than on prisoners 70 the city,
gagemcnl without the loss Of one man ON
either side. The greater part Of the liberals.
on perceiving the enemy coming 10 close quarters,
jumped overheard 1.-THE water being about four feet aeep
whore they were and abandoned all to the attacking
but at such distance that they had no effect sucn
the fats OF the liberal feet. Had IL been properly
commanded ana the artillery PLACED or mounted IN
kept command OF the port Inconsistency and gno-
rpnce destroyed it, There was At the same time In the
liberal camp large number Of mafcud (seamen of
the mercantile marne the article which the others
wanted, Tor they had Officers, but sailors and their
vessels manned by the land troops except three
four IN each 70 them and manage the sails
The steamers were sufficient to have destroyed both
that the vessels are worthless 70 them All this took
place last January.
Notwithstanding all this the imperialists, who had
full command OF the harbor, with free intercourse with
the outside world, managed their affairs III that from
very day which they could annhilated their
the in the suburbs who would not have stood
their ground long enough 20 be seen. They contented
S S the psr o. % os and
other papers the 5ombastic victory and capture of the
grand armada Of the liberals
Al this time the whole peninsula OF Yucatan was in
favor OF the empire, excepting Rno, Garcia Co. with
only two hundred and Nifty wretched Mexican soldiers
brought from Tobasco without clothing arms ammuni-
ton any other material carry on war against a
power who held command OF the city, its shipping and
cJmmerce-ail out the will Of the people. The inhabi
sand, are as foows-Four thousand Of mongre race.
mixture of negro and Indian; thousand mixture
OF Spanard and negro ave hundred spanish and Indian
mestzos, and the remainder OF spanish. what Ia
called hero sangre az -Europeans by birth their
le. in favor OF their vorte Governor FL Senior
Don Pablo Garcia who is the Fred Douglass Of this COM
munity Il must not be understood that all the inhab
tans OF this peninsula OF this mongrcl race the
eastern portion are of Indian and Spanish Span
ish and pure Indian the mixed breed, mestizo pre-
dominating tho Whole Eastern Department. were LOYAL
TO the empire. Campeachv-that 70 say the suburbs
and camp-were Brito liberas
Finally, after I've months siege. Laguna fell One
hundred men were sent from Camp Brto with four
armed bunroes, which sailed daylight from San
l rraso,sso .. camp ss;o in ssn. Of the
each vsesel They entered the haIbor Of Laeuna and
and manned, beside the city Of CARMEN and oil the
stores munitions Of war, i've guns nvs hundred stand
Of the government With the Ioss, as they SAY hsrss
'.Enfvs muertos Aoidos Nn0sSo-nobody hurt on our
sds The enemy suffered @.ch.ons woman siil ed.
Of the batteries fred 81 random through the town.
All the eastern portion Of the State has now formed
its pronunciamiento At the head is Manuel Jose
CepcdA Of Merida military man Of spirit and energy
Who with few followers attacked tho impsraiists
them until be has This moment shut up the las.
nant of the empire in the citadel Of Merida closely
Finally our new: Of yesterday that the fnpspi. COM
mssary has asked for suspension Of hostities to cap
This city OF Campeschy was taken BY nrs and flood on
the LIST day OF juno after siege Of ave months.
Three Of the bastions-or, more properly speaking,
three Of the city trat0r0usly delv
cred; the walls scaled by thousand mon
the defenders amounted 10 eighty, rank and ne. All
the loss Of single life either side, except police
man named Loso. who was shot In his house the
The rates are yet closed TO the public none but the
assauters are entering The sacking OF some private
residences 10 vet going on. saw the McGregor Palace
Of the New Orleans folks This the resting place OF
the Empress carlotta during her stay here.
Nerida, the capital city OF this peninsula. will fall In
few days and thus ends tho last oothod OF tho empire
and ts Abetto in or on the peninsula OF the ancient
The schooner Atlas sails this night with twenty-five
prisoners Of war, all foreigners At midnight General
Espeio Nicholas Durantes and the Civil Project Of
Ia'una were taken out Of the public prison and con-
vayed under military escort towards the interior evil
tongues 10 have them assassinated their way TO
the most proscens cus.hrosss Of the country Il was
heart rending sight 10 see the wives and children Of
snoss prisoners Of war begging for their safety could
Is that the liberal forces have attacked the
mpevalsis from the outside, under command
Of Generals Navarste and csntsni, and cut Their
through with the loss Of sixteen killed, wounded
and prtscnen The attaching forces amounted
o ne s
forces were killed with many Of their followers One
two Of the imperial on1cers were also killed during
the skirmish From the vos del Pubic I take the
followingT the impsrasts cut their way through,
and placed In citadel OF Merida I'VE hundred men,
well armed and provided with Ill nscesssres Of war;
and the liberal commander OF the forces Of Merida
has requested reinforce TO attack the capital
Some three hundred men have been sent from this
city. and they arrive there 10 longer any
hopes Of the empire on this peninsula.
The latest news General Espc1o Durautes and the
others have paid their penalty, and at this time
beforc the judgment throne OF God there render
account Of their good and evil dcsds
NEW FACTS IN TINE suaaATT CASE
A. a. Rrihe Witness