The New York herald., 1868-05-04
TIE zAoArEcAs cAMPAIGN.

the 25th OF January 1897. They were not too soon.
element aud terror; the imperial General Miramon,
| with strong column Of Maximilian's troops waIs
SS e has ss s
the city, was, when he entered, received with every
demonstration Of Joyous welcome which Its inhabl-
tapts could devise or invent. But hardly had he
swered the address OF the people when the news Of
| Miramon's approach became known, Joy was changed
most entirely at the mercy OF the advancing foe as the
garrison did not muster more than eight hundred men,
Amanda, then on the road, about four days distance
ordered to prosecute his march with the utmost
| celebrity. Escobedo, who marching toward
headquarters with column Of perhaps four thou
| sand ave hundred men, aud at this time six
| days distance, received the same orders Aranda
| o5eyed his orders literally. He marched forty-foT
leagues IN three days. and entered the city the even.
| Ing of the 25th. The combined forces now amounted
10 perhaps two thousand strong The President, not
% r ,e , Iepoed 20 escngn % snnH oa MiTaons
| ternined 10 risk battle sooner than incur the
danger OF being compelled II he decred to desert
the patriotic people OF Zacstecas to their fate With
! out blow In their behalf Consequently every pos
sible preparation was made for a defence.
mons advance guard took possession OF the viia de
,a ,Ga.dsiape, % 2 moderately large village about q
| stationed there. Tho night passed on quietly
Miramon making no demonstration Whatever
the body Of Americans called the Legion Of Honor
composed entirely Of officers who Lad served In the
United States during the war of the southern rebel.
of the Potomac from It's organization by Mcclellan
TO The day Of IT. nna triumph n 'front.' OF Richmond.
| under the leadership Of Gran. The names Of these
onicers folows-Major W. G. McMilty OF Troy,
y. VI Captain &. A. Leyee, Pushing N. ". Captain
dell, Benz Hoxie, California; VIM. sherman, Troy,
N.i.; W. :. Defres, BellelontaIne, Ohio; Patrick
Dowrln, native OF Colefane, county of Ulster Ire
land; francsco walker, OF Massachusetts; Prondfoot
Harley ana olhefs schSoled IN sne ART OF war
u%nder % tae eyes of sheridan. warren, Birney,
others. Thcy yanly thought the experience
they had bought 80 dearly In the Chckahominy
swanps, TIE ssanbles Of Gettysburg and the blood
stained Valley, would he welcome offering to the
liberal government uf Mexico These officers, with
Others from the Army of the West ana the California
dvls.on paid thelr own expenses TO Chihuahua then
the seat NJ the liberal government. They offered
their services ~ ir mas,ers and leaders o. the
| raw, inexperienced undriiled Mexican baita,ions,
bat tho jealousy VI Tie ignorant line officers OF the
| liberal ierces could not ee overcome; these orcis
President luarex alone. the Only friend they had &C.
oepied their services. formed them into corps for
the purpose of acting ~ rhafIdhOoiers II wen
he dld "a. for this handful OF men. numboring but
forty -nve, prevented te annihiia;iOn of the liberal
The morning Of the csth dawned brightly. confrpry
20 the opinion of all Miramon did not attack; he
halted at the villa 10 rest his troops.
About ten O'Clock the Americana VINO Ind stood
picket during the night received orders frOm ATan.
da TO move further down the road towards Gulda.
luDe. Either the aide who brought the order W.T.
fully msc1nsirued, II or Colonel Green, commanding
the American Legion, misunderstood it: IL IN certain
the Americans. In column OF platoon 'front.' charged
down the ROAD towards the villa Al fu gallon. IA
they passed the villa Colonel Joaquin Mlramon's
French and Austrian cavalry was formed 10 receive
them. Two brass howitzers. charged to tie muzzle
with grape shot, were placed n position 20 welcome
them. ca they went, however, each man grasping
his sabre ARMY a. ne noted tue Oyefw heiming num-
her opposed 10 them but when within
| about icur hundred and my yards Of
of the cncnys airy line, another AID OF tie gene
raj urging h- neet AIabaa horse 10 IT. utmost seed
dashed past the charging column, and- ordered the
oo.Vhea 20 Sya'eliaa,eh CO.. anu return as qcky a.
order was oheyei Nth the utmost aacrliy, as tie
Americans asiounded az the IDEA ofbclng ordered %
charge ne NnOe imperial army, imagined they were
about 70 lie sacrificed hy The wAim Of LAWYER or
| ctilen general temporarily In command. Hal taey
| charged Tie enemy not single of them would
have escaped deafh or capture. General Amanda,
Who Lad WAlrhcu iie charge, Was utiUgiy astOundcd
4 Dy What he saw, and Immediately despatched an ala
Win an ofucr Tor the column 20 return. "Are those
wila de1s OF Aners ans cta2y or ufsd OF NE ~ ne
| excaiinc 'or 90 thcy Imagine they can dspcrso
qugrtsls" " 4 hsc bravery hui this rccklcss ual-
ness cannot sag admire luch.u Ihe General v as
ugA,; fnc American othoCfs k1CN ihls were gong
| mo we Ja". oi c-f.an aesiaciiihi BAT nGiinnl
pride ANA ihr know eise thai tie ~ ta sadprs
ana poope of lacaieets we've u'on ihcia urged taen
/ onward CA thr ma4,ap adventure wl.hDat htst 70
| questing an expansion ~ tiis rasa ora,r Auer
| thcr rsirfn TIE Ri.lr WIS explained AMI GcnerG
Arahda bilers s,Pnnnnled thc aid whom DE- had
| canIe generally kuOWa 40 tac army tlsi General
Amanda was not ia ch'f command llc
ol TIE state ANA ccfnman4tr uf Tie neparilnell ~
ZScaic,ts. this' by ne PRINCIPAL oifccfa oi tae
hy lio Americans considered an aissoigio en-
ainifg. an the soldiers entertained tie hlgacgt
rcspct 81 the military ta'cats sid repufaiion ~
Aratda, WHO, as genera, Nss conslicf.ri socund
90 none ol tho Liberal leadofs. General AuEa how.
ever 49, tae rspa,a',soa ?, ee.nE 2 assrn, ssce'
ana capag ~ cunccrne1 "a sas tlyul lic bg t.lf
| WHO pretended 70 know sointMhAi ~ the matter
whether le could ever manuu,r a single coinIi1uy
oa pafai-, lei alone handle an arIaf IA acoa. hut
| .hc chnrrc wn- made cut 81 rpFpert for casipn
having iis orln iA peFnicioas asiss % stale
/ - n. a. "a u :.
e,fr wa a. fuiouH,-1he sotvrnor of sale u1s
pa Also az, lliiti 81 iiie ulet military iofyoe i1
stale. 30 i5r Fuod ise oseruurE fof stat
bui ue rAtCuufes 81 AeNicAn aite pussl*s tle tx.
tfaurflsp yoecI % ltusilg efiui--iln v genera
| COMMANDING iorrs- oi tae feneIh not ruinsut io
PASS difuugu .hlu sairs; when rAld isrccs once
eater ecliaiu slate lirs log NE tilaf hclils
Al latalccas Ocnersl Anga siai,sarniy refused 81
.ofrc ider his rs4i- in faspr - Ar4ada N Goa
snse.c "i thti rracln = vel k1own .eEuiea1. .ns
.l..natl t-il fhi 80 rop .sfrg sih tle nfIf
MA Was ihatAihie sni uls ifeeidgat .as caia.
Pelsa W .ifc ~ ii.c ps-ii.
| bufng the teth Auas msfe tis preparations lof
tAc dsienoe. ne tiss 8sf.ol nara4nr pFscsaalatsa
70 tir sray ~ ehi1h d. cailei upoa tne seldisn ~
fc cnnf ie pr y o. ~ = hl0 y tne1 aore hait,.
anu W ngsi bravery a. tsir dsl,n aa drslffa iarnl
| W itih.lufi iefu'f fnefai tuuuIn.s over ilr NEfl
i ,t'i,oi alNn,n uns opp'siuf tis.n ~ as arm
VI msi, tnait l"it.rsrs ala annse-llr iTtiiofs Ee
ehnel ~ e--ui iuecs "a Nilipry uhief bee ieaiiefs
topics Ol we piocia1 1ilpa ucro i.suci o. c0nuia
| The only unsNtf tuasle aas ,g.iyo 10 hrandai aa
have soaelesce in hm' ao knos be- h a go0d aqt.
4 .tt'i l'l' WIZ. Nsh EafN.
| by crinehN euiff iaNoruf ufcrrs afa frtsly asel
the backs % tcu s~oias 0seF sac neas q l ~ N.
| muTers.
zacatecss y sliuaird IN a vauev on az sisoa sar.
rounded 10y high hnh, Wcl deserving me nnnno "A
mountains, thuf requiring sroaf mailg nleu % a..
fend lt successfully in Tact nalg accfhe nsssitlars
enilrely command che town. One ol tl-sr nl.lfl,.,s
occupied by enemy placed tas town ai - g1srrv
10 Was also possiOe. win tut yelg aftlr aare tap
ordinary eNeftiOn, to Transport artillery GO uotleraie
cnlibre 10 the SUBMITS Oi those ecFaii0ua. Thegs
| positions IN n manner Isolated lroa esfh aiasr rea.
ocrrd the power OF rapidly reinforcing la ar pfcs.i
POINT a matter OF tine aud dlniraliy A f1orfl-l. h
kn0wedge of the situation 0f tacliecaf ana it aTr.
round nv caused Oien quoted obseTs ai1u 70 -
cane tue lips Of General Marques umpnr.slL c0pslf
ergd 10 bc the moet skfu general Of hrsiean b,rsn
ie ssN.-"Whea tsse i9ss consideration t4s .bas,