Benito Juarez, to Don Antonio Ochoa, August 28, 1866.

Chihuahua, August 28, 1866.

Mr. A. Ochoa

My dear friend,

I am informed by your letter of the 12 of the current month that you
received the authorization which I sent Mr. Rubi to bring in material
through Altata.

I believe that I laready told you that our troops occupy Monterrey and El
Saltillo because the French and the traitors had retreated to San Luis Potosi,
avoiding an encounter with Mr. Escobedo, notwithstanding the fact that
they had a greater number of men than we had; which proves that all they
have in mind is to concentrate their armies to leave the country for good.

In Durango a mixed garrison of traitors and French has remained
attached to Maximilian. Bazine came to Matehuala (?) to precede Douay's
retreat and went toward Zacatecas to protect Castagy's retreat.

I am