The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-01

Cerro de Ia Campana where Maxim an was afterwards
captured its le under Castillo, extending 10 tbs Cerro
OF Gregono and rght, under Mella reaching to
Abe Cmeterio hill and Miramon in command Of the ad
vance guard Here Marqaez who as chief OF stan
tation that the liberals, who advancing up the
valley would attack In the position chosen by him.
tail as they came up and defeated them Instead OF
that he waited Till the morning OF the 9th Of March, and
then woke up to dnd that In the night the liberals had
hanked, had taken possession OF tho suburb OF San
Luis tsomething else unpronounceabel separated from
Querearo proper by the river, and in command Of
all the heights round the city This is how the siege
came about Escobedos despatch about the capture OF
strong position of San Gregorio after fight
in which he captured several pieces Of artillery and
many guns, was blatant nonsense. Marquez's great
mistake was that he occupied that position IN
force all Had he deoe SO he need never have been
besieged al all
The first attack was made on the 14th OF March. In
the meantime the barsades and works around the city
had been made stronger, but not anything Ike the
extent to which they were afterwards strengthened.
The liberal troops attacked four ponsat the Cruz,
where Max defended IN person and was always in the
thick of the 6re at the Ceno de La Campana. at the
bridge and the Alameda They repused with great
slaughter at each point, and captured not gun
WORK Prince Sam. Salm on tho other hand. made
brilliant little sortie the bridge and brought in
rl1ed Parrot which was doing considerable execu-
The loss OF the attacking force in this engagement
may DO estimated from the fact that the beseged who
fought behind enrencnments and were victorious lost
Eve hundred killed and wounded.
REMAINED.
After this came the discovery that there was no am
munton left the city, and that the attacking force
immensely outnumbered the garrison. Then Vidaurri
manufacturing ammunition in the city, and he
and Marquee put for Mexico for renforcements. The
result OF their expedition you have already been advised
Of After this constant quarres between Escobedo
and Corona, tho advocating soge and tho other
renewed assault For some days these qnarres threat
ened to divide the armies OF the north and
west At last the siege policy prevailed, and Esco.
bedo. to cover his hack Of energy and military
skill began circulate the most grotesquely exaggerated
reports Of the strength OF the imperial garrison After
wards the Path Of March, Corona taking the law
account, marching column OF about ten thousand
upon the Alameda but so badly was tho position chosen
that the left unsupported between cross fires,
moved down at pleasure. and easily rcpulsed,
Mea capturing large number OF prisoners. Suisse
quently rrcvinos cavalry made deperao attack upon
the Casa Blanca, another point in the same line The
point dappn held here by Prince sam. Salm, who
did justice his American training by repusing them
with heavy loss From this time 70 the 25th OF April,
the date at which my detained dispatches, previously
sent you, commence there nothing but few Skin
mishes, in which the imperiasts always more or
less successful and in OF which Prince Salm salm
again listing himself by capturing two guns All
that written about sortes headed by the Empe
ror in person. and desperate attempts OF the garrison TO
escape, is pure bosh The garrison, small they were
far superior In discipline and morale TO their
tagonists they could have their way OF the
city any day they chose and taken TO the mountains
where under the leadership of Meia they would have
been inaccessible Ii was this knowledge which kept
them in the city till al last they were sold like sheep in
PEN
MORE PROBABILITIES.
To this graphic narrative of correspondent is
only necessary add that If Macmillan has been shot,
Meiia and Mramon, who tried with him, were
probably shot a. the time The Mexican way
of doing these things to place the victim IN the centre
OF hollow square, and then detail four soldiers to shoot
him the back, a traitor to the country. The first
voley seldom fatal but whether it is or not there
Is one course which is invariably pursued the corporal
walks up the wounded dead man, puts the muzzle
of his piece his left and blows out his brains In
this way Mepdez was killed. and this has probably been
the fate Of the Emperor Next in order Of trial come
Generals Castillo, Valdez Arreano and Prince salm'
sam, who holds American papers The programme is
to court martial all in patches according TO their
rank but with the petty officers 1t is probable that very
short work will be made There are altogether about
four hundred and thirty, among them Mayor Chrisman,
Austrian long resident in the country Who acted as
General scotrs interpreter in ls4s.