New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-04
TIE rNcrrpprrrrnN IN MEXICO
THE IySTRgFCTION IN MEXICO.

i BATTLE or la BUFA BEFORE zACATECAs-IJIs
H REyOLUTIONSIsTS DEFEATED AND ROUTED
\ CONDITION OF OTHER PARTS OF TIE
4 COUNTRY.
! lFRol THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF Tux TRIBUNRl
| MEXICO, March 16-The Revoutionists, under
Guerra, Tevno and Martinez having taken tie road TO
Zacaecas, tho Government forces under Gen. Rocha.
followed them speedily as possible On the Cd inst.
Rocha found the Revolutioniss in position covering
the entrance to tue capital of Zcatecas and ready tt
give battle The advance of the latter TO meet him In
Oue as with 6CC0 men, and their subsequent retreat to
2acatccas had been planned in order to bring Rocha
suddenly before the position which they had selected
their battle-ground. They had left in Zacatecas TO
await tleir 1900 infantry, who shoud
be fresh for the fight, and their engineers
had made bitches and thrown UP intrenchments TO rem
der more formidable the hills OF LII Bufa and Ia Bosa
which command the entrance to Zacatecas and overlook
the town. The 6C00 men who formed the expedition had
dwinded down to 5000. but united with the 1900
infantry who awaiting their return III Zacatecas,
they formed army OF over ZOO Rocha arrived
before their chosen position with about troops at IL
O'Clock in the morning OF the ID inst He ordered din
ner to be served TO his men, and made show OF taking
position If to prepare for operations the follow
ing day. and thus throw the enemy off their guard but
at his bucles sounded along the lire the order
form columns. The change Of formation quickly eff
fected and his troops Notwithstanding they had been
marching since early in the morning began the battle.
without waiting for the arrival Of the division under tho
Rochas troops proceeded to climb tho steep hills Of
La Bufa and La Bosa. The enemy being superorin
number, detached columns TO meet them but tho adj
OF those columns effectualy checked by tho
artillery Of Roeha which much superior to that Il
the revoutionss, had been skilfuly placed, and
most admirably served. Nevertheless, the troops OF
Rocha encountered stout resistance The revolutionary
leaders Trevino, Guerra Pedro Martinez Andres Mar-
nez NaraDjo, and Others VIGOROUSLY brave men,
and good officers for the battlefield They were well
b-,n hapJ from, tiaa fpNnt,
who had served in the campaigns of zuzua
and Viauri against the conservative forces Of Sta.
Ana and Mramon aud in those OF Escobedo, Trevno,
and Rocha against the French and InperiaIis,s. Tho
battle ragged with fury until o'clock in the afternoon
in the time Rocha had detached troops In q
flank movement to cut the enemys line OF retreat,
at the above mentioned, when lie thought the o-
perfume moment had arrived he reformed his columns
placed himself their head, and charged vigorously
with the bayones. large portion OF the revoutsoniss
had no bayonets their rifles and when they vera
pressed by Rochas with this weapon, they broke
and fed Over 700 were killed. above Loco were taken
prisoners, about found their safety in dispersion
most of them casting their arms in the fight bgt
2oO0 cavalry under TrevinO made orderly ana
lesurely retreat sustaining fight with Rochas
airy until IL O'Clock at night, when the pursuit
pended. All their wagons, ID cannon, largo quantity
of and ammunition were captured by Roaha. This
General reports that he lost over 400 men IN killed arr
wounded but the belief Is gene that his loss
| heavier.
Private letters from Zacatccas state that So 40 man
with IL small cannon, including Treyiho's yary en-.
tered Tresnlo the Sd being all the force Of the revo
utonsts that had been saved after the ,ote On thu
following morning they continued the retreat I'm the
direction Of Sierra Hermosa Gen. cha rerors Inv te
egraph that the revoutonits o. ,v saved about acox
men, less and that on the 9th inst they separated in
the following manner: Treyo and Martinez with 1000
men, took the road for Nue. Leon: Guerra with Geo. 10,
| Durango: for th.
Canon do Juchipa In the State of Zacatecas in TIA
direction leading TO Jalisco. Consequently Rocha has
u'lueu MS orscs He detached Col Ortoncz 10 pursue
eaicia do 10 Cadena; Gen. Ccrea to follow Tieyilo
ana MGrtinez. and pacify Coahuila and Nuovo Leon,
whi.e Roeha himself proceeds TO and paeifv
J Durango, from which state he viii proceed aea,a's
Mazaan, II his cooperation should be required for Ito
taking or that town. or course the states of Duruso
Coahua. AID Nuevo Leon, have been placed under mar
uai law, by decree Of fesden Juarea, IN order to iaci
tato the mllteryaction and restoration OF order Fot
!ho same oosct tao Stste Of pnebla has been DC, l
~ s"S, aI.i Ton. Alatorre invested with tue political
| any lh', 'rS authority
| ,nr".ng to the latest news from Gen. Rocha lac waS
~ ing the Revoluonlst Don Donate Guerra, on up
.oSd TO Durango, and Cen COrclla, wlh tho secOrt
DIVISION was following MARTINEZ ANA 1reYiMo IN tho ~
leotlO % NueYo Leon. Cob OnOncZ reports thO ~
INST hat Garcia do In CAdena, finding tlo pursuit TOO
close st h@if league from 700 town VI villa Nuoya
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