The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-22
THE TALL OF QUERErARo.
Particulars of the Capture Of Maxi
MILAN.

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New York.
La Cruz forming the key to the city,
many lives have been lost In attacking
and defendinEiL. Macmillan had his
headquarters in the building; Escobedo
his In the mountain of CarreLas, imme-
diateIy opposite. Escobedo's best in
hantry-the SIprenIos P0deTeS, or Hsu-
preme powerD battalion-occupied 1.-THE
valley between the convent and the
mountain. Maximilian's best infantry,
the first battalion Of the line, were sta
toned in the convent.
GROSS PURPOSES.
On the night of the l4Ih OF May, a Gu
rious game of cross purposes was play
ed. Reduced to the last extremity by
starvation, with no corn for his cavalry
and no food for The people but the flesh
ofhorses, mules and dogs, Macmillan
had determined TO attack the enemy
and cut his way through their lines.
What have seen since convinces me
he could have done 1t.
AT IL o'clock at night troops were un-
der arms in the city, artillery moved
up, and everything in train for the sor-
tie. The night was especially favorable
for the purpose-stormy and dark, with
only occasional glimpse of moonlight,
lust enough to enable one to see without
being seen. At the same moment Es-
cobedo, pressed by Juarez to bring the
siege to n close, and hercely tainted by
Corona for his supineness and want of
energy, had resolved to abandon his
LdiSSez jqire policy OF starving out, and
to attack the Cruz at dRybreak. Bogus
news was brought in by supposed de-
serters, and the unreadiness OF some of
his Generals, caused MACMILLAN to
postpone his plan. Escobedo's project
| was deferred for more weighty reasons.
TREASON In CAMP.
La Cruz had been sold. The betrayer
was one who stood high In the Empef-
or's confidence, and professed for him
| the warmest personal regard. Traitors
there were known to be in the city, but
no one suspected Colonel Lopez of trea-
son. If such suspicion had been en-
tertained, one glance at his portly,
handsome person. his jOvial face, with
not a trace OF Mexican about il, but
rather the look OF an aristocratfc An
RIO-SaXon, would have repealed the
idea. Unlimited trust had been re-
posed in him. He was first made Col
onel of the Empress regiment-a regt-
ment which, on the frontier, earned a
| splendid reputation, but which, during
| the siege of Queretaro, has made but
| one charge, and then got whipped like
| q pack of ours. Next, when a reserve
| brigade was formed for the especial
protection OF the Emperor, Col. Lopez
was named, with universal assent, to
the command, and latterly he had been
| transferred to the still more important
post of commander of La Cruz. Yet 1t
| was Colonel Lopez, and none other,
who betrayed the city to the enemy.
| Just when the Liberal cOmmAnder-in-
chief had given his orders for attack,
Lopez sent him a letter, offering for
| money-yariously stated at sums rang
| ing from eight hundred dollars to three
| Thousand ounces-to deliver up La
Cruz to the Liberals. The offer, what
ever It might be, was promptly accept
ed. Under cover of the darkness, Esco-
| bedo and Corona moved their forces up
under the very walls OF La Cruz. Then
Lopez, commanding his own troops 10
| lay down their arms, quietly marched
them out at one door as prisoners,
while The Liberal troops marched in at
the other and took their places. Thus
remained La Cruz all night, garrisoned
by Liberal soldiers, Macmillan
pIacIdly sleeping and dreaming Of no
harm.
THE DISCOVERY.
With the first faint streak of daylight
came the discovery. The Emperor, an
incorrigibly early riser, was one of the
q A. 4
Hastily waking Prince Salm-Salm, he
exclaimed, Come along, quick ~ and
made for the door. But here file OF
Liberal soldiers, commanded by Col.
Rincon Gallardo-or "Pepe Rincon," as
he is called-were awaiting him. As
the ilI-starred Prince passed on his way
out, Lopez, In hoarse whisper, ex-
claimed, "That's he," and urged Rim
con TO secure him at once. Then occur
red one of the NEST singular Incidents
In the whole OF this singular war.
Colonel RiI.con, a brave soldier would
have rejoiced to have captured the Aus
TRAN Archduke in a fair fight; but he
had little relish for his present work or
| for the treason that had brought II
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-UdmosI"
anu 80 buyluBS puSueu Lne dSLOulSueu
Emperor out Of the convent. Five
minutes aIterward met him, still look
idg utterly dazed, but making his way
on foot as hard as he could for the Cerro
| de la CRmpann, at the other extremity
of the city. To the same point also his
Hungarian hussars, and such OF his
Generals and officers as could break
through the Liberal guard, also make
their way, and the narrow streets ruDg
/ with the heavy Clatter OF caValry-ths
pursued and the pursuers.
MIRAMoN SHOWS FIGHT.
| Thus far few shots had been fired.
Corona, always swift in his movements,
| entering by La Cruz, had taken posses
sion of the whole of the Imperial lines
from the inside, the troops at his APP
proach dropping their guns and shout
was not disposed SO tamely to submit.
Rallying a portion of the regiment OF
the Empress, whom he encountered in
the Gale de Capuchinas-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 tired 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 10 extract the bullet, but in
\ the excitement OF the moment only
made matters worse, and before Mira
mon could recover himself he and his
whole troop were surrounded and taken
prisoners. Miramon was placed under
guard In n house in the street in which
he was captured.
i SURRENDER OF MAMMALIAN.
i Meantime Macmillan had been
Joined ut the Cerro de la Campana, or
Bell Hight-a fortified hill command
ing the extremity OF the city-by Gem