The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-29
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Movements Of the ImperiaI Navy, sach ne Ia
Js-A Chase-Tbe Bombard nenl Kept Up
san Juan Opens ON the Liberals. sc.
VERA CRUZ, May 9, 1867.
The warm weather IL upon with its full power and
the deaths among the garrison, though carefully
ceaed possible, for the moral effect upon the troops
themselves and the enemy without is yet known TO be
diminishing its number notwithstanding the reinforce
ments arriving In small numbers from Havana
II s believed that the mortality among the liberals be-
seging also fearful; but they persist threatening
us in spite OF all rumors
The imperialists whispering OF attacks upon
Benevites in the rear but the bugaboo sufficiently
alarming TO induce him to change his base The troops
from the upands will hardly venture 10 remain the
Terras Caentes
Since tho mail Paris which left on the 5th,
We have little confirming the OF defeat
Of Daz in front OF Mexico and Escobedo Querearo,
and there are many besides rebel sympathzers who
want more proof before believing that any serious mis-
fortune or defeat has happened 10 either Of the armies
We are so accustomed TO manufactured just before
the ah and 5th that inclined TO distrust these
rumors Of the sudden OF The wheel Of fortune
You may have Macmillan At either place, Mexico city
or Qusretaro the imperiaiists erals.
II Is not good policy as We are now situated a. Vera
roons The nra nsvv nss bsen Increased Of
late, and now consists OF the iron steamer Tapas-
co, with three guns; . schooner carrying one
eight-inch gun, and q steam launch acting a.
. tug for the schooner. The Nuevo Neptune
which cleared this port months ago for Brazos
Santiago has not made her appearance She is reported
70 have been purchased BY the liberals to have foun
dered at sea, or TO be fitting out by the impenalists-
nothing positively known as yet about her she
originally blockade of the late Confederacy
and n the surrender instead Of being paused to the
Uuted states government, she was run down to Vera
Cruz and sold for about $780, Some repairs were put
upon her. and she In trade between this place and
Avarado and Ilacataipan She was owned, 80 said, by
some Mexican house when she left here.
We are looking for complications here, resulting
from the expected) arrival OF an No ron-cad man.
ofwar vessel in the interest OF the liberal cause IL Is
rumored that gentleman agent OF the liberal govern
men left here few days since with the funds for the
purchase Of such vessel fully armed and prepared for
contest with the Tabasco and It expected that such
vessel will be able to blockade the port and render
the surrender Of the garrison certainty. Such finale
was 10 result In serious consequences 70 such imperial
under the guns Of San JUAN Tabasco can DO secure
and her late who not yet been paid for
her In full will do all In their power to secure her not
being exposed TO the danger Of capture.
few days since schooner vas seen passing along the
coast to the southwark OF Vera Cruz II being supposed
that she American vessel carrying arms TO the
liberals at Avarado Antoine Lzardo, immediate chase
given by the Tabasco The pursuit frutess %
night before the swift sailor overhauled
The Tabasco for fear Of capture by the terrible
unknown and unseen liberal gunboat bought from the
Yankees
few days SINCE Spanish brig came into our harbor
and discharged for imperial garrison eshty thousand
pounds Of powder This was great accession TO the
munitions, which were becoming scarce, owing 70 the
reckless thereof In carrying on the Chinese warfare
OF mako big noise and . large smoke
Provisions BOW plenty and We are now INDUCING
In vegetables meats, no. though we are not oxtrava-
CANT demands remembering the past and fearing
the future Several schooner loads have lately arrived
from Havana and New OreAna
Shot and shell continue to be thrown into the city and
to the casualties have boon added that Of Aeuador
twatsr carrier who had his hip carried away BY solid
shot few days since - hs was unloading his mule In
the street.
me report in regard 70 Ne death u General Barands
and a Colonel Aria b not confirmed Ihe toSpe4oee
which hsSs bssn painted By the fnpsrIam outside o.
the vain - very near TO tho waIh - nsas thai NO
eesr would think e approscbing thslr vicinity exsept
IN aseapk b mada II General Rayanda y dad
he has did Of A3aknenD-not Of wosn1l He = WehahU
WIN IN command outstde the walls slfve and ven
~ I'm aOat closing this ettsr the guns On San Juan
nsng the shipping and ever The etyat the
liberal works lately thrown on the sand bills west Of
the city. Five shots have been fred. Wthwhat eject
cannot immedAtely learn.