The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-07-12
THE FALL OF QUERETARO AND CAP
TURE OFNMAXInILIAN.

on the ground, gives the following ac-
count of the fall of Queretaro and the
capture of Maximiian:
The convent of La Cruz, formed the
key to the city, and many lives have
been lost in attacking and defending it..
Macmillan had his headquarters in
the building. Escobedo's best infantry
occupied the valley between the con-
vent and the mountain.
The Cruz had been sold. Colonel Lo-
pez was Commander of the Cruz and
he it was who betrayed the city to the
enemy. Just when the liberal Com
manderin-Chief had given his orders
for attack, Lopez sent him letter offer
ing for money-variously stated at sums
ranging from 800 to 5000 ounces-to
deliver up the Cruz to the liberals. The
offer, whatever it might be, was
| promptly accepted.-Under cover of
the darkness Escobedo and Corona
moved their forces up under the very
walls of the Cruz. Then Lopez, COM
manding his own troops to lay down
their arms, quietly marched them out
at one door as prisoners, while the lib
eral troops marched in at the other and
took their places. Thus remained the
Cruz all night gd7risO1ed By liberal SOL
diers, Maximilian placidly sleeping and
dreaming of no harm.
The Emperor, an incorrigibly early
riser, was one of the first to find out
something was wrong. Hastily waking
Prince Salm-Salm, he exclaimed,
"Come along, quickr and made for
the door. But here a file of liberal SOL
diers were awaiting him. AS the i'll
starred Prince passed on his way out
Lopez, in a hoarse whisper, exclaimed,
''That's he," and urged Rincon to Sc
cure him at once. Then occurred one
Of the most singular Incidents in the
whole of this singular war. Colonel
Rincon a brave soldier, would have re-
joiced to have captured the Austrian
Archduke in a fair fight; but he had
little relish for his present work or for
the treason that had brought it about
Giving away to a sudden impulse of
generosity, he went up to Max, and
said :-"You are citizen; you are no
soldier we don't want you-Udna0S! ?"
and so saying, pushed the astonished
Emperor out of the convent. Five
minutes afterwards | met him, still
looking utterly dazzled, but making
his way on foot as hard as he could for
the Cerro de Campana, at the other ex-
tremity of the city.
Thus far few shots had been fired.
Corona, always swift in his movements,
entering by the Cruz, had taken poses
sion of the whole Of the imperial lines
from the inside, the troops at his ap-
proach dropping their guns and shout
ing" ViUe Gu Li6ertad % But Miramon
was not disposed so tamely to submit.
Rallying portion of a regiment whom
he encountered in the Gallo de Capuchi-
nas-One of the brOadest streets in the
city-he formed them in line of battle
and prepared to defend himself to the
last. One of the first shots fired struck
Miramon in the face and lodged under
the left eye, binding him for the time
being. A citizen surgeon, whose house
was near, attempted to extract the bull
let, butin the excitement of the moment
only made it worse, and before Mira
mon could recover himself he and his
whole troop were surrounded and TAX
en- prisoners. Meanwhile Macmillan
had been joined at the Cerro de la Cam
pana, or Bell Height-a fortified hill
commanding the other eXtremities of
the city-by General Meiia, Castillo
and Avellano, and Prince Salm- m-Salm
and others of his officers, but it was
quickly evident that resistance or escape
was equally impossible. Four battal-
ions ofinfantry and nearly the whole of
the liberal cavalry surrounded the hill.
A large white flag was accordingly sent
down from the CerrO, and the Emperor,
with his principal officers, surrendered
Internationally to Gene al Corona.