The New York herald., 1872-07-06
Herald Special Report from
Matamoros.
Dtaz's Secretary on LerdO de Tejeda'S
Chances for the Presidency.
The Lerilistas Masters Of the
Situation.
Saltillo Not Yet Captured, but the Garrison
Offering Conditional Surrender.
CEvALLVs MARCH ON MONTEREY.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
The HERALD correspondent at Matamoros
has forwarded us the following special de-
spatch:-
MATAMoRos, Mexico, July 5,
Via BROWNSVILLE, Texas, July 5, 1872.
General Poririo Diazs private secretary is
now in Brownsville. He denies the authen-
ticity of the alleged proclamation of Diaz,
which was published in the Juarez papers
some time ago, purporting to modify the plan
of La Noria. by making Lerdo de Tejeda,
in his quality of Chief Justice, the
constitutional President of the republic.
The secretary says General Diaz thus defines
his position: :-Benito Juarez not being legally
elected. therefore Lerdo is President er oticio.
The adherents of Lerdo, adds Diaz's secretary,
agree to this definition of the pact, but are re-
luctant to rise in arms, as they wish to avoid
the extension of civil war and would only en-
gage in active hostilities as last resort
against the growing despotism of the
Juarez government. The Lerdistas repre-
sent the wealth and intelligence of
the country and if they can only be induced
to pronounce, will dictate terms to the govern
ment Of Juarez. They would probably not
see and endure the complete triumph of
Juarez without pronouncing against him.
Meanwhile the revolutionists now under arms
are willing to fight their battles.
sALr1LLo NOT YET CAPTURED
Dates from Monterey to the 1st instant were
received here to-day; also news from Saltillo
to the 30th ult. The report of The capture of
the latter city by the revolutonists was prema-
ture, but General Treviho is surrounding it
with 5000 men. Colonel Ruvuellos, the COM
mander of the Juarista garrison of Saltilo,
numbering 800 men, has already offered to sur
render conditionally, but General Treviho has
refused, demanding ON unconditional surrender.
The revolutionary Generals Naranio and Barra
were holding Monterey with 800 men, and
General Quiroga, with another large force, was
within supporting distance of Monterey await
ing the attack of the government troops under
General Cevallos, Of whose approach from Ca
margo there was, however, no sign. Covallos
is still waiting for government reinforce
ments from the interior, bat from present ip1i
cations tney y are hot likely to come forward, as
| the revolutionary Genera, Pedro Martinez is
holding in check the Juaristas under Sanchez
Ochoa, while another revolutionary force COM
manded by General Donate Guerra, is engaging
the attention Of General Rocha's army.
JuAREzs oRDER-THE NEW CABINET.
The trouble with the National Guard Of
this city has been momentarily quieted.
President Juarez has telegraphed to mer-
chant in Matamoros to send the ten guns
which are mounted on the Notifications to
New York. to be recast and made more eff
cient; but General Cevallos has stopped this
order, because it would leave the city without
guns. The new tariff has gone into operation,
but the government reserves for itself the right
to make any arrangement it chooses for the
purpose Of raising money.
The following are the members of the new
Cabinet -
Jose Maria La Prague. Foreign Secretary
p. Gomez Palaco. Home Secretary
Francis Mejia Secretary OF the Treasury
Ignati0 Mejia. Secretary Of War
A telegraphic despatch has just been re-
ceived from General Cevallos, saying that he is
starting for Monterey.