The New York herald., 1868-05-04

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cavalry, heavily rciniorced exeited tseii 70 the
S ~, ,S sy :s
Americans and Durango bsftail0n. who - many
times charged and drove them back; retreat became
from asssssly % oceupns onsss % line q "S Ssisnss
than their number warranted. fas could not be
& sSa % s an ae S
fanry were clear of the city refre4fing In good bat
RAPID order, Aran1a ordercd hs cavalry 10 fall back
high ridge and hold TO the lasl Tho sight of this
ridge overlooked TIE city; 10 tls position VI the
Americana SIMPLY say.ny, that = the most import
ant position OF the line leave ifs defence Ia the hands
OF men ican implicitly tusLn Tue ne ea defence was
established not 100 soon tnc pursuing imperial cavalry
pressing close on the hecss OF the retiring lbera.s
Al the sight Of tho nbeEai cavalry on the ridge
| advanced. I.lcy met With unusual reslsfaace
| at the naads OF those Aexlc4ns they affected
retIrs S.Scna aassst I rage. When tsey seaiareG
too near llcy were Charged ~ the Ancors And having
enough experience ei lais deadly species Of arms
they most Invariably fe back. About eleven O'Clock
they charged TIE ridge IN iofce After some des-
perate ghting the liberals gave way and the prencn
| a while. On tue right the twenty Americans were
engaged with about 100 Aus.rian@ The later fought
brlvely but LOST heavily Tho distance or 200 yards
was as near as tae uncrring rides OF the Americans
would permit them to adyance They lost heart and
fred Wildly and a. random. but about this time they
were Joined BY body OF MY Frenclnen and again
closely engaged Captains McNulty, Leyee, Adams
and Grover With Lieutepants Green and Davis we're
enemy with tho greatest possible rapidly. They
were ably seconded by their comrades ard alons,
the advancing column, hui Leyee, a. this moment
happening to glance along the line towards the left.
say what had ,t taken place there, He exclaimed,
enemy Is getting in our rear we must fall back or be
taAen.m McNuiiy Immediately gave the order 10 re-
hiIl. During this skirmish Capt Levee's horse was
wounded IN the head BY rine bullet. bullet
passed en- between S;S Legs snd Ills % horses @ BODY
stirrup Capt Adams saddle became ungirhed or
herlossened SO he could not retain his Seat He led his
and amid cloud OF bullets rejoined his companions.
small party of Frenchnen attempted to inter.
cept them, but the Americans dashed through them
and scattered them ike sheep few moments'
sharp riding brought them up with the remainder Of
sn h MY w9S % ~sis ert aGs M ae
From this moment tue pursuit sackened, and soon
ceased altogether
FOUNDER gun had deserted the piece, and some
Frencnlnen were pressing towards 1t. General
gun. Colonel Green and the Americans took the
bInt they dashed back. The Frenchmen retired be-
fore them; tney whipped up the mules and brought
the gun or in safety. Aranda man Of few words,
treat R' had adj been SON somewhat what snDoyed by Couple
spirit and efrciency The liberal losses were COM
puted to be about one hundred and sixty all told;
also all their cannon. The lmperiasts suffered much
more. Colonel MiranOns troops were badly cut up;
the rifles OF the American sharpshOoters made sad
havoc among them; Colonel Mlramon himself was
wounded in the ancle. General MiramOns losses
were said TO exceed three hundred-a most mOder-
ate estimate. Thus ended the action OF Zacatecas.
The liberal army owing to the ignorance sellcOn-
ceit and incapacity OF Auza was sgnaily de-
feated. But, thanks to the courage ana talent OF
which menaced it, and under his guidance effected
safe and orderly retreat. Amanda sustained nobiy
the reputation he had won by years OF experience
and hard lighting by the mastery manner In which
he conducted the retreat When he took
command all was confusion and despair. In
out out of confusion % he Wen Wen deserve deserved 'tHc the
name the soldiers bestowed upon him--the savior
OF the liberal army at zacatecas. Three other
during this action; their names Captain Uladista
Vallejo tson OF the well known General Vallejo, OF
CaliiornaO and LeutenantS Ramon and Richard de
Sado sons OF Ramon de Sado OF Santa Clara county,
California;. Captain Vallejo commanded one OF
escort of President Jaarez The Presdent,s retreat
and safety endangered by a body Of Austrian
cavalry, Captain vallejo formed his company across
the road and brought the pursueIs TO a standst.
A sharp skirmish followed; the Austrans were
driven back in confusion, having suffered consider
ably. The President In the meanwhile had reached
place OF comparative safety. Captain Vallejo was
ably seconded In his efforts 70 secure the Presidents
safety by his two gallant subordnates, the Lieute-
General Miramon decreed pres.amo Of 600, ,oco
on tue CITY. TWO days wele passed in collecting this
money. On the third day he became aware OF the
close proximity OF Escobedo, who was within
few hours march Of him. In the afternoon he evac-
meanwhile Aranda's forces had countermarched and
were hnrryng back to the OF their late defeat
bedo had cut or his retreat. The two armies met ut
San Francisco ranch, few leagues from Zacatecas.
battle took place Mranon was utterly defeated;
his cannon, one thousand five hundred stand of
arms and some hundreds Of prisoners were taken,
he himself escaping by the neetness OF his horse.
/ Among the prisoners were Colonel Joaquin
Miramon and hundred and forty OF his
French and Austrian cavalry. The colonel and his
men zone hundred and forty one in ALL were instant.
y shot by the order OF Escobedo. This took place in
the evening" just after the battle General Miranon
ed to Queretaro, followed by perhaps three hundred
OF the four thousand troops he had led from Zacate
| cas- the evening before.
The result of these few days. operations In and
around Zacatecas were OF the utmost importance TO
the liberal cause The successful retreat OF Aranda
and the overwhelming victory Of Escobedo eilectu-
ally checked the further nOrthward advance OF Maxi
1nilah's army. Mclea, who with an imperial div-
! sion of about twelve thousand men was about to
march on Corona's forces at Guadaaiara, instantly
| abandoned his design and set himself busiy TO
work certifying the city OF Queretaro. The
news OF Escobedos victory gave heart TO the
earnest patriotic liberals OF the north, and
| they joined in hundreds his and Aranda'e forces.
! By the LIST OF March Escobedos army was 6oCO
strong, Aranda's at least 400. Escobedo NJ this
time was city of San Miguel fourteen leagues
| frOm Queretaro. General Corona with an army of
1900 strong, was marching Quer6taro by the way
OF GuadaaJara. Captain q. A. Lever In his journal
| ''5eyeny Days Siege OF quer6taro (which he has
long since scat to his friends in the United states for
puDlcationl has given full description OF all that
trsnspred during that eventful period, events per-
| haps, that would have never taken place, except
lOf AltihOhS Ill SNlIttu eApetlLiOn 10 IacatccdS,
which involved the loss OF an army or nc least
1000 men, so necessaSy To the Emperor dur
! ing his subsequent defence OF Queretaro.
| And SO time passed with occasional picket rear
guard ana advanced guard duty, till the liberal
Iorces collected around oueretaro and the siege conn
meDced which resulted 80 dsastrOusly 90 the MEM
Der OF the House OF iapsburg and prosporousy
| the cause OF republican Mexico.
An eve witness says briefly that on the afternoon
OF March q, 1867 the forces OF General Corona entered
| the valley OF Queretaro aud encamped within q
league of the city and eucompassed il until the day
Gl 4 Who tntArt 90.
Legion was attached to COrona's command, were
allowed but little rest, being forever the alert.
They took rart In the engagements Of l4th, 24th
! aud 26th of March; 18TH, ~ and eth OF April,
and 9th and 'sth of May Having been organ
| ized as O party OF sharpshootcrs they were time
and time again put IN front of y battle line and by
| their presence rs well as their execution upon the
enemy they gave courage TO the native troops. The
command entered Queretar0 early on the morning Of
the end OF the siege and Wiineasod The canlnre OF