New-York tribune., 1867-05-27
MEXICO.

THE sToRMNG OF pUEBLA BY DIA2, AND RCCr OF
MARoUEz-THE oyERTUREs FROM TEE IMPERIAL
IsTs-TTE CITY OF MEXICO CLOSELY BEsiEGED.
2
WAsHWGToN May 2G.-Ihe following extracts are
taken from translation Of letter addressed by General
Diaz TO so0or Romero the Mexican Minister:
GUADALUPE. niGalgo, May 3, 1867.
honorable M.IRAs RoMERo, Dc, &C., BGS"eGion; ,
Ny DEAR FRIEND,-Whcn | was bes.egins Fueba,
earned that Marquee was marching upon ne with 5000
from the city Of Mexico. must oandidy confess
neither to raise the siege and march TO meet Marquee
await bis arrival or Assault me CITY lWnleaia'',y.
bout the necesFy training but moved by thcir great
onragc sormcd the f0rhca;ons and carried their lines
successfully, regardless of the CALLING fire OF Their mus
Lefry and nurcrous hand grenades shOwcrcd upon rs
,r tLo balconics and LOuse tons When The trenches
hal carried the defenders Of he houses fearing they
qht be c or or attacked in the rear abandoned them
and wcro made prisoners The nights in tie vicinity were
ON he IN s then free 10 20 ard encounter Marquee
which Immediately did on the 5th The cavalry GIy,sion
haTasscd iim mEh, barring him on the road 10
Vera Cruz, IN which direct on it seemed he desired to
proceed bat hc Contcarched when about three leagues
crcd linn on thc brts 81 the San bicSo Mil lie took
the road leading Mexico continued the pursuit OF
Marquee though deemed il difficult 20 oTerale him. ~
he had the advantage Of days march over me- Gen
Escobcdo however had detached Gen Guadarrama with
division 0f cavalry IN pursuit 70 which other ioEccs
him orders 20 cut OF arquezs retreat Mexico which
10 seek shelter M tbc Hacienda Dc San Lorenzo when
7efythng had been prepared to attack him, ne hed ny
va comnlSteiy ro9cd Thc dtfcat OF aroucz occurred
on the iOh pr tho fourth anniyorsary Of the Aus
Trans acceptance of the Crown. was determined %
attack Mexico once and marched upon t intending 10
establish Iny headquarters 10 Tacabag0, but Gen Esco
bco having recalled Guadarrama division, was Obliged
10 chang. my plan, and come To th,s place .
Soon otter my arrival, Father Fischer, MaNmll!ans
coniessor came 10 make me some 9naGccp'ahle pro
san PRINCES Balm Sam, the wife OF ono OF Maxi
miaIs aldr}dcc@mp came to see me 70 solicit
she would explain to Macmillan the situation Of Mexico,
AID she had no doubt Ec would surrender Queretaro
denco ia sch proposals Before my arrival in front Of
the Cty - Mexico, Porta who stylea hlnselI tne l
Ter Of war offered 10 suIcuurr to cly 10 inc J.. @
him personal guarante- and Oiiar$n sent me the snc
proposal, adding that he would deliver Marquee 20 me
provided spared h- own Le anu s1Eo nm ~ !" PlI ,lI
to go abroad. The VIII ns are reachcf0us, even tON
each other We h'1to 10" az osl @ - & ~ n ,,.t c,
protect the approaches 70 our WofAr, hay so'lo & 80
froE enemies foitihcatons; and we continue 9df
advances In such manner that the 'apllll o' ue
by direct assault or capItnlation. Withh me oity'
sorted 10 by MatuuCL In order 10 raise money, ana
Increase his forces Tho foreign merchants have an
ton of their respective minister's who have entered thef
protests agant the acts Of Marquee and the newspapers
Yesterday that he about To issue severe
order against them The diplomatic corps seems Is de
srons OF leaving the city aud going 1acubagu As q
matter Of cour.c shall not recognize them their OIL
ca character bet as private individuals viii not pre-
vent their doing oar present station Is an excellent
one since only three places viz Mexico, Queretaro and
Vera cruz, are left the Austrian, aud these are al
will be decided in favor Of the Republic Distrust and
dsmay rife among the tr2orr 40 encounter OF skr
ms takes place In which they are not worsted even
when they have the advantage ofnumbers This increases
tho morale soldiers, inspiring them with confidence
i'm every battle in which half naked and destitute
recruits have vanqshed the well trained aud better pro
proylcd troops of tho Austrian. Gen. Bazaine,
through a third party, offered to surrender 10
me the cities which they occupied, ana also
deliver Maximilian, Marquee, Mramon, &c, into my
hands provided should accede TO passage wheh nc
madc 10 me and which rejected ~ deemed not very
honorable Another proposition also made me by
BaIgne for the purchase OF 5000 muskets and 100000
percnssion caps and II had desired 10 he would have
sold me both guns and powder but declined to accept
H. The intervention and its results have opened our
eye and hereafter we shall be cautious IN treating
with foreign powers particularly with those OF Europe
but especially 70 with France fohfIhio biN'