The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-02
TIE REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.
Narrow Escape Of the City Of Mexico Of Being
Captured by Diaz.
Details Of the Battle Of San Mattec and the DC.
cupation or Oaxaca by the Forces Of
Juarez- Want Of Concert
Among the Revolutlonists.

MEXICO, Jan. Is, 1872.
Inc revOiuli0n which month since SO seriously
threatened the existence OF the present govern
ment has, through the activity OF the latter and the
apparent want OF capacity Of Revolutionary leaders,
already given signs OF weakness, II not an early
death. Jealousy ana ambition among the rebel
chiefs has naturally resulted in a want OF concert
OF action or hardness in the carrying out OF revo-
lntonary plans. One Of the first suicidal acts com.
mtted was the drafting OF the plan OF NOria which
was evidently intended to strike individuals rather
than principals and TO avenge some imaginary or
or real personal injuries. This made the revolu-
tionary movement unpopular. In the second place.
the plan OF Noria was intended to remove from the
political arena Mr.. Lerd0 who, IN case OF a vacancy
in the occupancy OF the Presidential chair. sue
ceeded TO the Presidency by the requirements or the
constitution OF 1857 Finally the evident unftness
OF the revolutionary leaders seems destined
to terminate the rebellion at any early
day. As your readers already know, about
the middle Of December General Porfrio Diaz
suddenly appeared before this capital, with about
thirteen hundred men, and it was fully expected by
every who understood the position of affairs, IN
and out Of this city, that he would enter trlum-
phantly III q few hours He remained all night with
hrs forces at Chabeo a march only OF three hours
from the city gates, where, 1t Is said, conhden-
tial agents from this city visited him TO inform
hmm OF the State OF affairs. Tine represen-
tatiOns made TO him by such agents are
not known Of course, but can be really inferred.
IL IS notorious that at that time there were but
few drilled soldiers IN the cty-say 800 in all-and
perhaps as many more men with arms In their
hands hut belonging to the levra, were only DESTROYS
not TO be compelled TO nghr. With such elements TO
oppose him the capture OF this city by General Diaz
would have proved. doubt, trivial affair, as no
fnrft Raaf Hons fnp r,laro md nd
But 1t seems there was
A PROVIDENCE IN THE AFFAIR,
and the news given to Dlaz by his confidential
agents had the enect TO prevent him from improving
his opportunity. The best and only troops OF the
government were marching upon 0aXaca under
command OF General Alatorre or following IN his
rear, under command of General Rocla. The latter
was forty .eight hours behind General Dlaz, which
might have enabled the latter TO reach the city ana
formed therein force OF four five thousand men,
Sufficient TO have held 1t against General
Rocha, at least until tho end OF the
OaXaca campaign. But General Diaz swung around
The circle, and, passing through the States OF
Mexico, Puebla, Hdalgo ana Tlascala, and, touch
ing the state OF Vera cruz. arrived again in OaXaca
In time to see General Teren. commanding the rebel
forces at san MateO, few leagues from Oayaca
city, defeated but too late TO aid him, and in time
10 enter the cItv Of OaxacI to participate IN the
abandonment of that capital by his brother,
pleo by General Alatorre on the night OF
the 4h OF January, and so complete was The disor-
ganizaton OF the forces fleeing therefrom that up TO
the present date the whereabouts OF the rebel gen.
erals and their forces not positively known. 1t
ers Teeo %n force OF
attempted to reach the Puerto Angel. with view
S 4oos Garrison a port Snt S G a
SUCH a movement mas been made. and II
a N nj rot 4 TO alI1 a.
that General pornrio Diaz, with over q thousand
cavalry, moved from Oaxaca into the State OF Vera
Cruz, upon the coast OF S0taventO, where he IS
mountain range zongaIica ana that 1t is feared he
government troops are WITHDRAWN from That part
OF the country to be used against Trevlno: but all
the mails fu and the Wires cut p By the COM
batting forces does not permit the sale
OF = Ia e TO- 1 pes OF me
There Is no concert OF action between 1revlno,
QuIrOga, Martinez, Guerra and Marquee; and while
they are employed in their own personal mIslnder.
standings the government is organizing and arm.
ing forces for the recapture Of Saltlo. Durango and
and zacaiecas. - General Icon Leon tho governor r,
pro tenn. OF san LUIS lin. consequence OF
the troops he had under hls command to General
Sanchez Ochoa, who has been re-established in the
those troops and additional force, making total
OF about one thousand men. 1t Is calculated tna the
government will have in few days about eight
palgn IN the interior. These troops have been and
are being raised by the leyva and yet, strange
may seem, they make nearly as good troops as
General Donate Guerra. 1t is said, recently left
MaZatan for Durango, with 500 men and many
new arms received from san Francisco, leaving
small force or 800 men TO protect that
believed ess a sunless trey are
be captured, as Governor Reubi Is organizing
a force OF about one Thousand men to attack
the place, and Will be aided by 500 more sent by
Governor Pesquira, OF Sonora, and perhaps as many
more sent by Lozada-wno, by the way, Is not dead,
as has been enormously reported. The government
calculates the forces Of Trevlno Martinez Quiroga.
Guerra ana Borrigo DO not exceed s0qo men Win
send to San Luis and Zacatecas.
ARMS SEEM TO BE PLENTY,
and yet General Manuel Marquee, rebel commando
ing In Mazatan, has sent an agent TO can Francisco
with $4,000 Win which to purchase more arms.
These arms are quite likely TO fall into the hands OF
some discussion about the military plans OF the
government by the press IL being the supposltion
force to Matamo Ga by sea, with view OF
his coming down upon Trevtn0's rear and &C.
cupying Monterey. Saltlllo &c. 1t has been SAID
that the American steamer now In port would
be chartered for this purpose. Whatever may have
been the plan OF the government q few hours or
days slnce It's present plans are said not TO include
this movement at least Tor the present, not until
the whereabouts ana movements OF tne OaXaca
known OF the efficiency OF the troops IN the in
terror.
The DiariO ODicidt government organ says 1t has
received various letters from Mazatan up 10 De-
cember 80, containing Inc following NEWSSTAND
Colonel Saavedra had left ManZano, with 700
men, with the intention Of landing them at Cha
metla thirty leagues distant from Mazatan that
Pesqutera, Governor Of sonora had sent an ad-
vance guard OF 400 men upon Cuiiacan, under CON-
mand OF Colonel Castro, and that he would follow
In person with 500 men: that Governor Rubl OF
Slnaoa, was at Ajoya with about three hundred men,
commanded by Colonel Ozuna, lntercepting COM
muncatlon with Culiacan; That Damlan DalletlrO
had been sent from Mazatlan by MARQUEE as com.
missioner to Lozada, TO propose to the latter Join
the re0ei movement, or, at least. remain neutral;
that Lozada declined TO do either on the contrary
sending troops to combat the rebels.
Inc Fe,T0cdrrfi, which sustains the rebel cause,
says the capital oil Oaxaca still has great regard for
General Porfrio Diaz, &C.; that a revolutionary
movement In Queretara on the 10th Is spoken Of IN
consequence OF which the government or that state
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