The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-25
MEXICO.

Civil War and Individual Muir sAr-Ea,,rve NJ
Crops and Fanisc-Raily cod In,eresas-No-
thing Due 10 the Up.fed stn,e,-Fourth Of
JIiy.
HAVANA, July 1s, 1sos
ihe steamship France arrived here on Thursday
evening rom vera Crvz, with journals from that
place to the 18th and from the Mexican capital TO
the 9th. 4 $50
General Escobedo ana the insurgents OF the Que
retaro sierras hav not 40 vet measured strength.
Inc heaVy rams of the season had somewhat retarded
the movements of the first and delayed an encounter
between the pposing forces. General EscobedO has
WIN MIN oW n g. 500 men and about 500 more were
the way to ioin him.
"eneraI Aatorre has had several conferences with
tne eadf RS OF the Puebla Instruction but settle
menu 5as arrived at. The revoutonists appeared
rs WI ing 10 accept the issue of as the govern
mem and Lucas, Ferrer, Betanzos and other leaders
pos lively rejected the terms OF submission rendered
~ N. Unable TO accomplish anything ny negU, LIVE
:" u.s. General Alatorre had made forward ny'e g,
REM anu ;A'l occupied Tezntial ,ne Ieat en. nd
the insurgents rereating from the place at one emu
while the government troops made uleir entrances a'
rhe other. General Francisco lucas was , concen-
trating ms forces in the mountain passes NOntlng
General Alatorre's present position, and II was not
thought there would be any more retrea'hg on
Lucas mart unless he was defeated IN battle.
The papels of the capital give particulars OF the
killing Of The imperialist General, Jose M. Gavez,
Ircuit!apco, on the night OF June %. IL seems
that I man vas arrested by detachment OF govern
pleaLIroop s lor GTving mule loaded with ammuni-
ton. Questioned closely, he stated he was taking
his iUad 10 two who to meet him that night
at n fouse few miles OF. AT the appointed time
the saueteer conducted the detachment TO the house
question, where men were found, but only one
arrested, the other making good his escape
The arrested gave his name as Albarran ana on
tlc Way 20 Acuigaplico attempted TO get away from
has ca tors, when ne killed. From the appear
OF the boGy, from papers found upon 1t, from
the~atci OF The deceased and from other indications
1e CONCLUSION arrived al that the killed was
40 Oiner thaD than the redontabe GalveZ and great
has been Tie joy IN the government camp IN conse-
qpeDCe cf tAas having gotten rid OF so troublesome
customer.
Lieutenant Co,one Medina reports that he de-
icated q body OF insurgents (leader not stately on
the Cerro &c iejOloe, lar from IeXcOcO, State of
Mexico.
FIVE men have been sentenced to death in Quere.
faro city ur highway robbery.
from The two states OF Chiapas and Chihuahua,
hunGieGs OF leagues apart, come the general COM
plants CT 10 rains drought, failure OF crops, grass
wIhered aniniais dying from want OF food and
water, ADVANCE III the price of provisions ana des-
tution an! misery among the people OF the lower
classes.
notwithstanding its 100000 square miles and
S2o,Ctu inhabitants the republic Oh Mexico mas out
leo lnLes OF railroad IN operation divided among
1--WE ineS. TWO OF these are now badly Oil.
lhe government through lis organ az the capital,
has announced that IL Knows nothing oi the heavy
thai At considers legitimate nave been represented
and arran enenis cOncl1ded for their gradual SET
tiement.
On the Fourth Of July the national flag was kept
1ylne nom al public buildings IN Mexico city, Tie
Same cone nj Vera Cruz. The United states
"A s.lnie Oh t.!rty.seven guns, which was responded
To by IKE Caste Ui Sau Juan ue UllOa.