The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-18
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sG the engagement Aer the Emperosa party left the
S,ruz tsei9 tet obervaton was fairly rddied with
halls Ead they moved they did IL is probable
that All would have been killed
I have spoken OF the Inscriptions disregard OF truth
manifested by liberals in their bulletins and oicia
drsna.cbes lie. in justice add that their opponents
are NOT much behind them IN this respect Lying seems
70 pssas essential weapon Mexican revolutions
swords rifles After the failure OF the attack on san
fregorio special bulletin issued announcing that
az dhe moment whom 'the valiant young GeneraI'
tKaramor Lad captured the first lines and when the
sne We're retiring IN confusion, the Emperor received
Important dispatches from General Marquee that
nc Immediately and In consequence thereof, left the
for Church Of San Francisco and ordered the
scontnuance OF the attack Another bulletin followed
day giving details Of the gbt Of the 9th April
snd terming the decided check" received by Mramon
behind the hill OF Simatars successful 'recognzance
which only terminated by order OF the Emperor
who thought that sufficient had been achieved for one
day. In the bulletin Colonel Rodrigucs unhappy
expedition against the 0ara OF Mexico is sermed
ether 'recogn,zauce.o No mention is made OF the
death OF Rodriguez, but big spiurge Is made over the
wounoiug OF some important liberal Officer whose
name never heard before
The May, the anniversary of the defeat OF the
French In PuebIa celebrated with much rejoicing
IN the liberal lines aud by heavy sautes with shotted
guns These rejocings eliminated in a drunken attack
tho bridge, the strongest point Of whole lines
Two columns OF infantry marched up 70 within twenty
I'VE yards OF our guns and were literally moved down
BY grape and canister. They threw up rockets
show them where attack; but threw them badly
that the light fell upon their lines instead of The
attack lasted from O'Clock in the evening till nearly
eight The only damage received on this side was one
man slightly wounded The liberal loss must have been
A crisis has been reached at last We remain
here three days longer There no corn for the horses
button OF and mule have been established all
The CITY, but the lack OF breadstuds cannot be got
Nothing 10 heard Of Marquee; there Is
prospect Of relief, and nothing for but TO break
through the enemy's lines.
HEADQUARTERS, LA CRrz, May N-Midnight
The final resolve has al last been taken. In few
minutes the whole army moves out, attacks the enemy
and attempts to force passage. How hazardous this
will be glance the map will show. But there Is
other Open Surrender is out OF the question,
after instructions of President
have received from Pueba Of captured generals shot
there by Poririo Diaz All the citizens between the
ages of fifteen and fifty have been called out and armed,
70 hold tho lines while the retreat is Effected but ques.
ton whether they will fro than one shot before
they drop their guns and run General Meta, however
has charge Of this and he has previously de-
tended the city with six hundred citizens against three
thousand liberals SO perhaps, the plan may work bet
ter than Is expected. In obedience nv instructions
accompany the Emperor. Where, when and You
WIN next hear from me IL case Of quisa sate The in
] can say, with authority, that any idea Of CIV
me up The fight is furthest. from Maximilan's
the results Of to-niqht's work remains to be seen
We 60 out with about three. thousand infantry ana
perence Mexican warfare, the infantry will desert
just as soon as they can, and the morrow will find us
personal safety is perhaps, much the BETTER for
movements will then DO unimpeded Thus ends the
she peistency Of the Disagreement and the gaantry
Of the defence stands out almost UNPARALLELED IN Mex
Scan history Next may possibly follow the siege Of
Vera Cruz
Reasons why the Imperinlists DesIsted from
Breaking Through the Liberal Lines
Treachery All Observation-Disclosures Plans.
QUERErARo, May II, 1867.
A POSTSCRIPT AFTERWARDS
Before this readers Of the HERALD have hoard all
the details Of betrayal and surrender Of Querearo
with It's entire garrison. Now remains TO be told the
why the breaking through programme shadowed
forth above not carried out Late at night there
officer with six men, apparently desertsrs
from the liberal limos The story they told entirely
consistent with tho strange which had circulated
In camp for days past that Juarez himself be-
seed San Luis Gonzales 0ega and had seDt orders
% Escobedo 70 raise the sege Of Queretaro and
20 his assistance Add 70 this that Mcja cavcd little
time for the perfect organisation Of his three thou
nnd citizen soldiers and you have the reason why at
he last moment tho orders to attack were counter
manded. The deserter's story may have been, and
probably was, de gserre. SnguarIy enough,
however I have found since that belief somewhat |
similar prevailed largely among the liberal officers. The
Orega part OF course, nonsense but IL was generally
credited that the city did not surrender in day or
very with them, and the leading generals were
u open rupture More singular still, a the very night
Of the betrayal Escobedo, whose plan lad /
always been to starve the city out, while Corona
desired to carry IL by storm, suddenly changed |
his tactics gave orders 20 General Rncon Gaardo
be ready attack the Cruz with daylight in the
morning soon AFTER the orders we're issued Escobedo
himself riding down from the mountain and said
20 Rncon, You need not attack have got the Cruz
Three previously had the project OF breaking through
been mooted Two OF these attempts have been men,
soned above The third he hrss In order Of tme) has
hitherto renamed state secret On the 10th Of March,
twelve days after the commencement Of the siegc.
council OF was held The timidity OF the Emperors
Mexican generals had greatly magnihed the strength Of
l.xnrnI fhau ding nd
ammunition falling short they began 70 consider
themselves in tight place The council resolved 10 spike
all The large guns and taking only the mountain pieces
make retreat for Mexc Three Of the principal c
OF Queretaro had been selected as delegation 10
she city They in the saddle ready to start and
the evacuation almost un fun dcccmpl II was
prevented by Macmillan. He alone subbornly OPP
posed the proec', and finally after hours Of warm dis
cussion, brought the council TO hts side Then
"a. devised that notable plan Of sending Marquee and
Uncovered somewhere 10 the city Heaven WIDOWS where
stock Of sulphur sufficient TO make any quantity OF
guupowder. Marquez. buskpg' round, dis
covered purely accidental i've or six tons
Of sulphur in q ltie city where one wouid not ex-
Piled the next thing to get men, These Marquee
vas 70 fetch But ns arrival the city OF Mexico Mar
ques dsrcgarng his instructions left Max to his fate
and :. o campaigning his own account He had
been the most trusted Mexican the Emperors stan
Known be cruel savage and interruptions he was yet
believed 70 be true Tho discoverywas made
that Marquee playing traitor and designed TO make
isht having broken 10 upon Maxmian the 10th Of
April be detailed his trusy hsnchman Prince >sm Sam,
With q handful OF German comrades 10 cut through
MEXICO aud put Marquee under arrest The direction Of
the sham attack which to enable tue adventurous
band 70 get through entrusted 10 Mramon Unhappy
choce Miramon, himself traitor. had schemes OF his
10 serve and no contrived the movement that
leaving tho Emperors little band unsupported exposed
70 . rakng Are for more than an hour he pushed
through the lines o company OF his own selection with
dispatches the purport Of which none but no knew:
Prom this time til the end Of the siege Macmillan had
only guard himself against Marquez's perhdy out
side. but Miramons ireachery within BY the advice Of
Prince Salm Salm he kept General Arreano, Mira mon
head man. BY his side under professions OF pro.
fuse personal regard but prepared at the first manifcs
faibon OF Nramons treason 10 seize upon him and bold
him as hostage He also withdrew all his foreign OH
from the Held and surrounded himself with them
Mt the Cruz
Remarkable as these facts may they not the
only about which The Of events has remov cd
from the obligation Of secrecy In the event Of hts