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Philip Henry Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ., Chapter IX (search)
on in such an emergency, is the President of the Supreme Court, and the person then eligible under this provision was General Ortega, but in the interest of the Imperialists he had absented himself from Mexico, hence the patriotic course of Juarez in at first, but with the revival of the Liberal cause they availed themselves of every means to divide its supporters, and Ortega, who had been lying low in the United States, now came forward to claim the Presidency. Though ridiculously late for sucMatamoras also, by reason of having stationed some American troops there for the protection of neutral merchants, so when Ortega appeared at Brazos, Sedgwick quietly arrested him and held him till the city of Matamoras was turned over to General Escobedo, the authorized representative of Juarez; then Escobedo took charge of Ortega, and with ease prevented his further machinations. During the winter and spring of 1866 we continued covertly supplying arms and ammunition to the Liberals-sending
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 2 (search)
ity, and the death of Captain Williams making me senior, and thus detaching me from General Worth's staff and reattaching me to headquarters, I left General Worth's house, and have taken possession of one left in his charge by the proprietor, General Ortega, of the Mexican Army. This is considered one of the handsomest houses in town, and is furnished in a style considered in this country magnificent. The custom of the country is to furnish most plainly. Generally a table and a few chairs constitute the furniture of the parlors, and a bed, with a few chairs, that of the bedroom. But General Ortega, who is a man of wealth, and has been Governor of this Department (Nuevo Leon), a traveled man withal, has gone to great expense in furnishing his mansion, and I am now deriving the benefit of his liberality. The house has six rooms in it, as the subjoined sketch shows. The parlor, a long room, about the size, I should suppose, of the two in Fourth Street, is furnished with two mahogany
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
27, 128, 130, 182, 185, 328, 363, 409, 410, 413, 414, 416, 418, 419, 422. Norris, Hardy, II, 264. North Anna, battle of, May 22, 1864, II, 198. Norvell, Mason, II, 144. O Odell, Moses F., II, 166, 171, 178, 179, 186, 264. Odenheimer, Bishop, II, 242, 303. Oliver, Lieut., II, 394. O'Neill, E. A., II, 48, 50, 59, 99, 101. Ord, Edward O. C., I, 196, 237, 238, 240, 262, 264, 265, 267; II, 211, 215, 256, 258, 275, 276, 346, 347. O'Rorke, Patrick H., II, 83, 84. Ortega, Gen., I, 146. P Paine, W. H., II, 41, 63. Palmer, W. R., I, 53, 220, 272, 278. Paredes, Gen., I, 44, 46-49, 61, 65, 89, 117, 118, 120, 124, 125. Parke, John G., I, 303, 329, 360; II, 281. Parker, Cortlandt, II, 146, 152, 160, 165, 167, 176, 208, 220, 233, 267, 272. Parker, Isaac B., II, 38. Parker, Wm., II, 146. Patrick, Marsena R., I, 12, 266; II, 214, 238. Patterson, Robert, I, 126, 145, 152, 153, 169, 170-178, 180, 184, 191, 315; II, 288. Paul, Gabriel R., I
The Daily Dispatch: November 1, 1860., [Electronic resource], The Captor of Guadalajara --Sufferings of the Besiegers. (search)
jara is the second city of the Republic, rich and prosperous, and has been defended with great obstinacy. It has long been, moreover, the principal stronghold of the reactionists in that part of the Republic, and its capture is believed to open the way direct to the capital. Our files abound in most touching letters from the besieged city, from which it would appear, as might indeed have been expected, that the suffering of the people was very great. We learn, indeed, from a letter of General Ortega himself, that on the 1st inst.the suffering had become so great that the fire upon the city was suspended for a space of three hours, that women and children might leave the town. How many actually left we are not informed, but it would appear that the number was small. In all probability the poor people knew not what to do, and there for the space of at least twenty days, they remained huddled together in the centre of the town, farthest removed from the shots of the besiegers, suffer
The Daily Dispatch: February 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], Later from Mexico. (search)
e government at the capital, to shoot him and every clergy leader as soon as they might be taken; but on the intercession of Miramon's wife, the order was countermanded within a few hours. The whereabouts of Miramon is not known. The last heard of him was, that he had escaped from a party which surrounded him by the free use of his revolver. The election for President took place on Sunday, the 20th ult., with what result is, of course, not known, though it is supposed by some that Lerdo de Tejada stands the best chance, since Juarez and Ortega have lost ground by their magnanimous clemency to vanquished enemies.--The new government will have their hands full. A number of foreign ministers have been dismissed, the governments of France and Great Britain have claims to prefer, and a war with Spain is regarded as probable.--The new Congress will meet in April, and with all these matters and the difficult task of reorganizing the country on their hands, their labor will not be light.
The Daily Dispatch: September 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Important from Mexico (search)
s from Mexico. Under the stipulation entered into between Captain Dunlop, of the British navy, and the constitutional Government of Vera Cruz, Great Britain is entitled to a certain per cent. of the revenue derived from customs at Vera Cruz and Tampico, and it is intended now to apply this arrangement to all the ports of Mexico. It is not intended that Mexico shall have more than thirty per cent., we believe, of revenues, which are to be collected and managed by European officers. Gen. Ortega, whom we noticed last week as being on the march after Marquez, is reported as having come up with his opponent near Cuernavaca, and to have beat him in a pitched battle. We doubt the truth of the report, however. Rumor says that 3,000 Federal, or rather United States troops, have been landed at San Blas, or at some other point on the Pacific coast of Mexico, for the purpose of marching across the country towards Tucson and forming a junction with the troops in New Arizona and Mexic
The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Late and important from Mexico. (search)
difficulty they had better leave the town by Saturday next. In accordance with this intimation, large numbers of Mexicans are moving into Brownsville until the trouble is over From the interior of Mexico we learn that on the 12th August Gen. Ortega surprised and defeated Gen. Marquez at the hacienda of Alenco. On the night of the 13th Gen. Ortega attacked Marquez again in the town of Jalatlaco and dispersed his entire force. Marquez abandoned his artillery and munitions, and escaped inle until the trouble is over From the interior of Mexico we learn that on the 12th August Gen. Ortega surprised and defeated Gen. Marquez at the hacienda of Alenco. On the night of the 13th Gen. Ortega attacked Marquez again in the town of Jalatlaco and dispersed his entire force. Marquez abandoned his artillery and munitions, and escaped into the mountains with a party of followers. It is now know with certainty that the English and French fleets are before Tampico and Vera Crus.
The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Mexico. (search)
From Mexico. --The steamer Columbia, from Havana on the 7th inst, with Vera Cruz dates to the 6th inst., arrived at New York on the 11th. Gen. Ortega, with 7,000 men, had joined Gen. Zearagoza. The Mexicans, on the 14th ult., occupied Summit Hill, commanding Orizaba, where the French troops, on the same night, surprised and routed them. On the 25th, the Mexicans commenced an attack on the French, but without any decisive result. Gen. Lalave was slightly wounded. Some 5,000 guerrillas have been at Atejevia and Vera Cruz. The gates of the latter city were found closed and no one dares to go out. The dead, of which there are many from yellow fever, are buried in the city. The army trains of the French were attacked by the Mexicans on the 30th ult., and fifteen wagons loaded with ammunition, and five of flour, were taken and destroyed. Twenty-five of the escort of the train were killed and the rest taken prisoners. Only six wagons of provisions reached Oriza
The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1863., [Electronic resource], The War! (search)
tifications around all the city. The bombardment was continued at the latest date. The principal fortifications still hold out. Forey's headquarters we were the Church of Santiago inside the . Comonfort was at St. Martin with 10,000 troops Ortega is at Pechia with 25,000. The French have cut the communications between Ortega and Comonfort. The French strength is 26,000, and 5,000 Mexicans under Marquez. Their base of supplies is Anussac. Reinforcements daily arrive from Vera Cruz. Ortega and Comonfort. The French strength is 26,000, and 5,000 Mexicans under Marquez. Their base of supplies is Anussac. Reinforcements daily arrive from Vera Cruz. There are 20,000 Mexican troops in the city of Mexico. Miscellaneous. It was reported that the Monitor, after repairing at Port Royal, would sail for New Orleans to aid in an attack on Vicksburg and Port Hudson. There was great excitement in Nashville on the 19th, on the reported approach of Van-Dorn. The ordnance department have issued arm; to all the employees in the quartermaster's department by order of Gen. Recessus. A letter in the New York World, dated before Vicksbur
The Daily Dispatch: May 2, 1863., [Electronic resource], Important from Mexico. (search)
e Havana Diario of the 14th, contains intelligence of the defeat of General Comonfort on his way to the assistance of General Ortega, who, at last accounts, was closely besieged, and had offered to capitulate under conditions. The Diario says: "An Epondent, by English steamer, of the defeat of General Comonfort, is confirmed. He had started to Fueble to reinforce General Ortega, when General Berthier gave him battle. General Ortega had sent a communication to General Forey, offering to caGeneral Ortega had sent a communication to General Forey, offering to capitulate upon terms the French Commander-in-Chief had refused to accede to any capitulation whatever, demanding an unconditional surrender. The authorities of the city of Pueblo had sent a dispatch off to General Forey to ask him not to destroy the aid that General Forey had stopped all further cannonading, preferring to rely on other means to compel a surrender. General Ortega had made a sally at the head of 15,000 men, with a view of opening a passage in the correction of the Capital, but fo
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