The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-18 00:00:00

PRESENT STATE OF MEXICO.

PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 24.—Melancholy is the present
state of Mexico, and truly critical and dangerous is the
position of all foreign merchants resident in that city. Let-
ters were received by two merchants in Philadelphia on
Saturday, which fully and more than confirm the disastrous
and alarming accounts that have been published within the
last three days.

The expedition against Texas is at an end. The very
subject and name of Texas had ceased to excite public
attention in the city of Mexico ; and the miserable
wretches at Matamoras, miscalled an army, had exhi-
bited such apathy and cowardice that their chiefs were
afraid to lead them into the enemy's territory. In ad-
dition to this, such confusion and anarchy prevailed
in all the principal towns and cities of Mexico, that
the forces there were deemed scarcely adequate to pre-
vent an outbreak on the part of the population. The
position of foreign merchants in the capital -of that
soi-disant republic is perilous indeed. 'I he Americo-
Spanish, Mestizo, and native Mexican lazzaroqi, who in-
fest the streets by thousands, aro thirsting for their blood
and the plunder of their property. These human mongrels
are called " Lepros," and supposed to be 100,000 in num-
ber. No distinction is made, in their fiend-like prejudices,
between Americans, French, English, or Germans ; and
the Government has called upon the unhappy, and, I fear,
doomed foreigners, to pay 2,000 dollars per day for the
service of troops to protect them. Is it not to be feared
that as soon as its Government has thus legally plundered
them to their last dollar, that the bloodhound " lepros" will
be let loose upon their persons and houses ?
The merchants generally are also compelled to furnish
money to Government, under the same 'excuse of " protec-
tion ;" and from a letter I have seen, which is cautiously
worded (evidently for fear it should be opened by Mexican
authorities), I should feel disposed to say that the object of
the Mexicans, from the highest Government officer down
to the lowest vagabond of the lazzaroui, is plunder—either
legally or illegally, still plunder, and perhaps, also, its too
common concomitant, murder. A wretched Jesuit named
Alarnan, and Bustamente, were struggling for power, and
the troops constantly threatening revolt, in which case they
would join the populace.
Santa Anna was still on his plantation, watching with
hawk's eye the progress of events, and ready, it is believed,
to take advantage of the firpt general out-break. The
truth is, things are in so complete a chaos of anarchy and
confusion at the present time in Mexico, that it is almost
impossible to give an opinion as to their probable results. In-
telligent Americans, however, who are connected with that
country affirm it as their belief, that Santa Anna and his
minions are busy fomenting much of this discord, with the
.)bject of rendering his presence necessary to restore order
and good government.

S.O
At any rate Texas is free ! Emigrants continue to pour
into the infant republic in unprecedented numbers.

Yesterday, at a meeting of the vestry of the parish
of St. Pancras, which was held at the vestry-rooms in Gold n-
square, it was agreed, on the motion of Mr. Murphy, that a
petition be presented to the House of Commons against the
Cemetery Bill, by which the enclosure of Primrose-hill is
contemplated.