New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
Lerdo Dssnppears, md DInz the Man
the Hour.

Lerdo Disappears, and Dlaz the Man Of
the Hour.
A letter from Mexico City. November 25,
to the New York Herald, gives the follow
ing interesting particulars of the recent
revolution in Mexico:
The anticipated political change has
been realizsd, and the government of Presi-
dent Lsrdo de Tejada no longer exists. The
took place on the sixteenth instant, on the
line of the Mexico and Vera Cruz railroad,
and within sight of the Huamantla station,
perhaps lis miles from this city. The en-
yagemeut commenced at 10 A. NJ, General
Aliatorre, of the government side, making
the attack with infantry In front and artil-
lery ON either flank of the enemy.
General Portirio Disz commanded the
revolutionary troops in person, and bo,h
brought into action forces numerically
equal, as far az can be judged, variOnsly
estimated at from 5000 TO COCO men each,
General Disz laboriug under the disad.
vantage of an inferior position. The
struggle was fierce and determined, both
sides maintaining their ground with heroic
valor until 3 p. NJ, when. from the feeble
position occupied by General DiaZ, his
troops were beginning TO yield. At this
critical moment a body of men were seen
advancing upon A.la'o.re's rear, and as
that General had sent for rel forcement of
1900 men, amid tue smoke ard Gin of bat.
tie, he could not plainly distinguish the ap
preaching column, but supposed, of course,
they were the desired reiniOrcements which
were to decide the bloody contest. What,
then, was his horror, when, instead, be re-
csived shower of bullets poured In from
the rear, with the most disastrous feet,
which, with the renewed firing in front,
quickly turned the tide OF battle. leaving
Generals Diaz ard GonZalez-the latter
commander of the rtini0rcements-victors
of the conflict The government troops snf.
fered fetal defeat, with loss OF 2'c0
killed and wounded. all the arms, artillery.
ammunition and eQUipages. The loss OF
General Diaz by killed and wounded was
li00; among the latter the valiant General
Gonzales, hero Of other battles, who WAS
wounded in the stump Of one OF his arms,
lost in q previous engagement. and TilurciO
Montiel, ex Governor Of the federal district.
Meanwhile in the capital the people were
feeding upon rumors and supp0sitiOns. All
communication by wire end rail having
been cut of, nothing definite was known
until the morning Of the twentieth, when
General Ailatorre, accompanied by some of
lis officers and the political and military
Governors of Puebla, made their appear
ance, giving confirmation to the report of
ths disastrous reverses of the government
FORCES. In his report TO congress on that
day, General Allatorrs declared it useless
to continue the struggle. and that to do
SO was but to spll brave blood in vain,
and it is rumored that he refused
positively to make any further military
efforts in behalf of the government. The
greatest excitement prevailed throughout
the city, and rumor was current that
President Lerdo would hand in his resigna-
lion during the day. This, however, hs did
not do, and toward night it was generally
understood that he would attemp. an escape
that night. accompanied by some of his
f.vorits ministers The contents of the
treasury, 20 hardly raised By ~ forced con-
tributions, together with 1913, 600 taken from
the Monte pio government pawnshop),
was that night distributed among Lerdo
and his favorites, and later, between
tbs hours of twelve and two o'clock,
they Lett the capital by coach and and
diligence, escorted by guard OF SOO
soldiers. A few miles outside The city l0O
Of tho escort turned back; and sgain the
Same day, at Lerma, small town this side
ofSohnes, and their hating place tor the