The New York herald., 1867-04-18
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MAX SUING FOR TERMS.
Juarez Orders Him to be Treated with the
Consideration Due 10 Unsuccessful
ValOr-...When Taken.
PUEBLA REPORTED TAKEN BY DIAZ
&c. 20. &c.


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How the Garrison Of Vera Csax In kept
Loyai-Pleaty Of Fat Msics Left 90 Feed
Then-The Liberal Commando Assures tho
Commander Of the United States Gmnboas
T~ony That Max Ha. Asked for n Truce.
vEaA CRux, April 4, 1851
Tie siego OF Vera Cruz still continues and the disa-
grement which occurred among the commanding
aahores here has not been yet amicaby arranged.
Gsnera Cuevas in command OF the forces with Senor
Burean as Imperial Comm issonsr Civil Polite,
The garrison is believed be kept in toleraby
loyal to their under the pressure OF about two
hundred and nifty Of the French troops and Foreign
Legion, whose time Of enlistment terminated here,
aud who have Joined the Imperial cause sThey
are accordingly compromised, and have life to contend
Tor Besides they not accustomed 10 pronounce
as are the Mexican troops; but having committed them
selves 10 cause its yocates TO It's ultimate
su0enSs or It's fall with themselves the ruina few
u suon s goading the imperial garrison terri
NED them thas i-nbaby not more than one hundred
have deserted and gone the liberals though the num-
DER "ouid DO immcaiaeiy ,ArSely increased If tho
opportunity for desertion sonyenient
Hunger pressing the garriso. as Il IA Tho nao,o
Of Vera Cruz, and although our ,nd vegetables
gave out some days since, not driven "a
Port Hudson diet When, however, we reach thai acme
shall not fare badly the mules in the city ara
in fair condition and would furnish latter steak- than
those Of beef which have been cted upon Of lme
The horses are very thin here having most q
them been discharged from the late French army
account Of sickness and disability, and consequently,
although we m:ht be forced TO eat them, it could
hardly be expected that we could have ''hankeriug
Vegetables are now among the things that were, and
remember tearfuily Poydras and Washington Mar
we exa sardnes and glorify potted The hoped
for provisions fro IN New Orleans have not arrived
Business and the cutters are getting stagnant and
general Micawberish feeling exists. snA
Last evening prases orthy effort was made on the
forget our Ioubes-that were besieged and hungry
people-by furnishing to he plaza band OF musicians
who delighted us with selections from the most appre-
ciated operas, and for while restored. the lovers q
music, Al least, to their customary quetude.
Yesterday the United States gunbOat Tacony, Conn
mander Roe was visited at sacrilcios by General Ba-
randa second in command to General Dsae.,aas. COM
mandng the liberal forces now besioging Vera Cruz
He brought General Benavidcs copy OF his CIR.
cuar Of March 10 relative 70 foreigners now resident 10
sui in Vera Cruz This circular have already informed
you advising OF his intention TO besege Vera Cr0x,
main neutral &C. and remain indoors upon Indications
Of attack BY the liberal forces fearing that n the
event Of capture o. the city nnocest foreigners msns
Genersi 'Baranda also informed Commander Roe, Of
the Tacony that Pueba had fallen into the hands Of
the liberals and further that Aaxmilian, completeiy
hemmed in at Queretaro, had asked OF Escobedo com
adiustmsn. OF terms ana sass Escobsdo had ressd ne
matter Juarez his decision 70 whether nos
he was willing 70 entertain any Other proposition than
We are snxousiy awaiting confirmation OF this news
ths commsndng General Of the impsrial sorcss WSo
does not consider the sufcisntly auheno
70 warrant him In disseminating his offensive and Do.
fensivs do@anstrahons Consequently We have nriug
at the front stm. a-.oar faF ca "
81 tMtleslNf aff II
News Conaiciins-Max Said 70 Ae on His way
10 Mexico Cify-Morc Dsabaful storles, bssh
Impcrial and Ltbcral-NIssserings Of an Isa.
pcrial Defeat and OGer - Surrender 81 sho
Part Of Max-Psebia Reported Fakes ~
0sa esAn b.
ico-Arrivai Of n Liberal War Vessel aad
AmmunitIss at Tampieo, &c.
HAvAxA, April 10, Isez
The Spanish steamer Paris from Vera Cruz on shs ssh
and -isal tho sth arrived at this port s night or
the 10th instant with eighty hroe passenger on hoard
OF all natonalities Among these noticed ssnor Rams-
roe, Bishop Of Mexico. Nevertheless, not one printed
paper has been received from the Mexican territory By
not even the Mexican Consul
The fall Of Pueba contradicsed by Of the pas
scngera
learn from very respectable source in this CITY
that letters from the Mexican capital to the 2s,h Of
March stated that Maximilsn expected there BE-
fore long, and that in several the wsy
his forces had beaten the liberals.
have letters from Tampico the 9th uik and
they make reference to any event Is pre-
sumed that nothing new has occurred th The liberal
forces never left the town, intonted.
Later accounts say that the Arcbduke had srrived In
the capital leaving General Mes bescag the forces or
Escobedo in San Luis Potosi G"erais M'ramon ana
Castillo, after obtaining the vS'oy IN dnerent encoun-
and actions ans psDos sss ,0w wss
very respectable In Vera Cruz, but how far they
may be true. e mot for me 70 conJecturs.
the ronortr4 fall Of Puebia is rather improbable.
The ncs gathered from liberal sources is to the fol.
iowi~s enect-Aithough there Is no communication
rIsn the INTERIOR travellers from the capital give the
The fdi.s under the imm ediate command or MAX led
p Of the liberals 20 % meg srss ou os
ana compe.eo rsan asv. ssr rapselves up in The city
sion OF hosties n ord 70 treat the 1S. =, csnsa
la,on which, according 70 the injunesons q .;SYa
var and with al me consideration due % unsuccessful
avoid further bisodshsd in struggle fruitlss ss
not improbable that the next steamer may pnng me
General Escobedo The 6esiegng forces, composed q
the contingcnts Of tho different states smoun.e1 70
Rssorc sbe sa,o Of General Castillo which took
plscs In Apsceo small town near Vueiesroh tne I'M
or,a sf a, o the "a inst The liberal forces besss
Vera Cruz celebrated the event BY grand parade and
IT The little American squadron moored before Vera
ae o ss
forces before the port, como ON board the corvette ~
Owing 70 tho want Of artillery General Bsnavidss
would have proong the siege until the final srmina-
ton OF the military opcratons " uuerctnro.
The greater part OF the thousand three hundred
inn pcraists In Vera foreigners Their artillery
excellent The liberals arc four thousand men strong
with only one large gum .N8M
Tho chief 10 command Of Tho mperialists In arms n
Don jose Juan Iandero General Cuevss has xuccoedcd
Genesai Perez Gomez who remains In Mexico srritorv
The Imperial Commlssary continues 70 persecuh ana
exile ali pssops supposed 70 be inimca TO the hape-
riast cause ssn6h Rcsas and Barcena have asrivedn
the steamer Paris Many individuals compromised VIM
the politics Of the smpire have arrived from slsal
The liberal troops Of Tzmal advancing upon Merida
which could not hold out many days longer Cam
pache, however, rssssed the continuous attacks Of
zepeda
A steamer from New York loaded with arms and anu
milton for the liberals had arrived Tampco. The
steamer bought by Sshor Romero, the Minister IN
Washington, and In order 10 shorten the military opera