The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-02
Terrible State of Affairs in
Guanajuato.
Trevino's Army Ready to Open
Fire on Matam0rOs.
Reinforoements Landed for the
Defenders of the City.
TREvlNo'S OPINION OF THE BLACK FLAG.
MatamOrOs to BE Defended to the
Last Extremity.

m0C0mOFOS 10 O0 D0l0uucu W IlO
Last Extremity.
TELEeaAMs TO THE new YORK HERALD
The following special despatch has been re-
ceived from the HERALD correspondent at the
headquarters of Trevino's army
REVOLUTIONARY CAMP,
FIVE MILES FROM MATAMoRos, Mexico,
APRIL 30, 1872.
A courier arrived here from the interior to
day with dispatches stating that General Por-
frio Diaz is alive and well. He has reappeared-
and occupied Guadalajara with a large force.
The State of Guanajuatois in state of in
surrection and completely under the control
of the revolutionists. The Juarez authorities
have been driven away; murder and robbery
go unpublished, and the worst kind of anarchy
prevails.
RoCHA PURSUED BY DONATE GUERRA.
General Rocha, with his government force,
has evacuated Durango and is now marching
on Jalisco. large revolutionary force, un-
der General Donate Guerra, is following him.
A detachment of Guerra army. commanded
by General Borrego, has reoccupied Durango
and captured immense supplies and ammuni-
ton trains.
FIRE ON MATAMoRos.
So Sc "a. N1s,
are slow, on account of the poor condition of
the mules and horses, which has delayed the
artillery and for several days condemned the
revolutionists to inactivity. The siege guns
are in wagons, and will be mounted tonight.
By tomorrow all the guns will be in position,
when the revolutionists expect to open fire on
Matamoros.
There are no signs OF any movement by the
revolutionists against Bagdad, though most Of
their cavalry is absent on some expedition, but
its destination is known only to few.
General Treviho received notice yesterday
of the unfurling Of the black flag from the for
tifications of Matamoros. He laughed and
said, Flag of ,wardsl"
Government Reinforcement TO the Aid OF
NIatamoros La ndcd at Bagdad-The Rev
olutionists Threaten to Cut Them Or
skirmishing Going ON.
MATAMoRos April 80, 1872
The steamer Tobasco, from Tampico, ar
rived to-day at Bagdad. She landed REIN
forcement Of 800 government troops, two guns
and 100000 for the defenders Of Matamoros.
The troops started hither at two o'clock by
land. General Cortina's cavalry with 800 in
fantry, have gone to their assistance in order to
enable them to reach this city, as it was under
stood that the revolutonists would attempt to
cut them of.
There are no signs yet of the revolutionists
being near the Notifications. Indeed, it is
stated that General Trevifio's main force has
not advanced since yesterday, and is still some
miles above the city. Slight skirmishing is
reported to be going on between the advance
guard of the revolutionists and the force COM
manded by Cortina.
Protest Of the American Consul at Mata-
mOrOs Against the Display of the Black
Flag.
MATAMoROs, April 80, 1872.
The black flag being still displayed from the forth
fcations around the city, the United States Consul
has represented to General Cevaos that should the
beseging forces take the city the exhibition OF such
flag might be used pretext by the revolution
lists to show quarter to the persons and property
of foreigners who are compelled to remain insid
the city on account OF their business interests and
solicited him to withdraw it.
The Flag Of Death Taken Down by Ce-
wales, at the Request OF the Ameri-
can Consul - Five Thousand RevO-
iutionists TO Attack Matamoros-The
City to he Defended to the Last Ex-
tremity.
MATAMoRos, May /, 1872.
General Cevallos has caused the black lags, with
Deaths head and crossDones which have
heretofore been nyng over the fortin-
cations, to he taken down on representations
OF the United States Consul that this might be
sidercd by the attacking party as Justification to
show no quarter TO the foreign residents and
non-combatants, were the city to be captured Gen.
Cevallos said these nags had been raised by the
volunteers merely as an indication to the enemy
that they would defend the place to the last ex-
tremity, and that the rebels will understand them
to mean nothing more. They were often used for
this purpose in Mexico, but TO allay apprehension
they would be taken down as they had been raised
without his authority.
several hundred OF government renforcements
were landed at the mouth OF the Rio Grande yester-
day, and have reached the CITY, with several pieces
of artillery and munitions OF war.
General Trevihos army is still several miles above
here, apparently inactive, with the exception of
slight skirmishes between the advance cavalry and
the scouts.