The Weekly Arizonian., 1871-04-22
A Correction.
TUcsoy, April 17th, 1871.

TUcsOS, April 17th, 1871. ED. ARrZoNAx; In the Overland N onthly for tho month of April is aa article entitled, "HOw and why We took Santa Cruz" which asserts that shs taking of an unknown Mexican Pueblo on the frontier was the cause of driving the French from the Northern States of Mexico and event. ually from the whole Republic: it looks like q badly-cOnstruetsd pyramid standing upon its apex n a sandy foundation.
 The credit of commencing this movement Is giv- en to Morales, while it should be divided with Pes qusira the latter of whom deserves the lions share. While Don Jesus Garcia Morales remained in the northern part of the State of Sonora Don IgnsciO PssqUeira with few cavalry made forced march from caIabasos to 0pssura, thence to Les BrOnces to await the arrival of Don Angel Mar. | tinsz, who had already passed AlamOs with hiI "M&chetsros" sn routs for the upper part of the | river, Having joined fOrcsn they attacked Hsrmo- sillo and were defeated by Tanori; second attack aided by the troops under the command of Mo rales resulted so disastrously that the Liberal forces rstreated to the eastern side of ths Yaqui river, until infantry endorsements were sent by Corona, under the command of DsYnlos, ts help the SonOranianS. By this time it was known that the | French were under orders to leave the State, but the Colonel commanding having received letters from merchants informing him of the third in-
 tended attack thought it might be possible to ontrap the whole Liberal army, and accordingly I marched with all the French troops on HsrmO-
 sillo-tO find that he had arrived too late, and that Pesquiera had gone on to Ures where be de- 1 fsatSd the Mexican Imperialists and ended the war. Ths French Colonel knowing that he would l be severely reprimanded by his superior officers for 50 unauthorized and unsuccessful movement, blew his brains out snd was buried at srmOsillO. The Colonel Garaisr mentioned ;n the article | had long previously left Sonora.
 After the battle at Ures Tanori ssospstl and Ar- rived safely in Guaymss, and might have embark cd with the French, but preferred going over to Baa California. While crossing the Gulf in an open boat and extremely sea-sick he was captured by | liberal officer who took him and his companions prisoners Neither PSsquisra nor Garcia had arrived at Guaynas consequently Martinez WAS in coInmnd He immediately ordered Gnori and his com rades to the burial ground. file of soldiers Wsr detailed and thsysswsre all shot-dying as bsiTsl J as only Indians can die when all hope is lost. ! Had sithsr Pesquiera Garcia been prsseRt thoroughly believe their lives would have be en spared.
 As for CorOnas "spark of patriotic nrdOr taxi Rg
 fire from the torch of Morales" the ides Is siI ply prspostsrieus, as Corona wsS fighting the i'm T. isIs before the French landed in Sonora, anil h' could afford to dstaoh from his spark, eight knn-
 drsd cavalry and six hundred infantry to pre- 'rsA
 the torch of Morales from being sxtinguisht d. Psspueira is represented as only returning to So
 nora after Morales had conquered the State, HThil
 on the contrary, he was present at every bat ls importance, notwithstanding his continued suck ness, and had his horses shot from under hin | in the attacks on Hsrmosillo.
 1 think we must look to the effect produced D. the wise heads of certain city called Washimg
 ton, D. C., rather than to the taking of tum ble
 down adobe village in an unknown part of a ! unimportant State, to find the, reasons why tn French left Mexico.
 l FL COLORADO.