The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-30 00:00:00

MEXICAN BONDIIOLDEItZ

The following from the ,committee of Mexican
Bondholders should have been forwarded on Satur-
day, but through some neglect of the secretary or
his subordinates it did not reach us until to-day.
It is now inserted more with the view of calling
the attention of the committee to the laxity of their
office arrangements than any other object, and of
preventing, if necessary, a repetition of the mis-
take

" The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have
received advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated
Mexico, the 9th, 18th, and 29th ult. ; from their
agents in Vera Cruz, of the 15th ult. and Ist inst.;
and from Tampico, of the 27th ult. Mr. White-
head had received duty bills for 10,276 67 dols.
from Vera Cruz, but at the same time (Sept. 14)
notification from the collector of customs there,
that he had orders from his Government' to dis-
pose of the 25 per cent. of the foreign debt, and the
16 per cent. of the British convention, owing on
cargoes up to the 13th of September. They have
excused themselves for this act to the British Mi-
nister in Mexico by saying they had tried every
means to obtain money at any sacrifice, but in
vain; and so long as their triumph was doubtful,
had refrained from trespassing on their engage..
ments though suffering extremity, and had only
consented to do so now that they were sure of suc-
cess, and therefore should be immediately in a po-
sition to repay. It is to be hoped that they may,
and there is no doubt that their difficulties at
present are great ; but if Captain Aldham had
been on the spot it would not have happened.
However, according to the advices from the agents
of the bondholders in Vera Uruz, of the Ist inst..,
on the cargoes arriving after the 13th of September
the collector had declared that the 25 per cent.
would again be paid to the bondholders as before..
Our agents in Tampico had only to advise the re-
ceipt of duty bills for 1,556 dols. 54c. though tlie
custom house there had again got 114,629 dols.. in
arrear to the bondholders. The constitutional
forces, reported to be 17,000 strong, lately concen-
trated in Lagos, under General Ortega and General
Degollado, had moved towards Guadalajara, which
was still held by General Castillo, for the Church
Party. It was reported in Mexico, on the 29th
ult., that the advanced guard which General Cas-
tillo had thrown out against the Constitutionalists,
had passed over to them. General Ortega had, so
long ago as the 20th August, 11 days after the de-
cisive battle of Selas, from his head-quarters in.
Queretaro, notified to the foreign Ministers in.
Mexico that he had orders to proceed to the city
of Mexico to take forcible possession of it ; but
want of funds and the fear of leaving Guadalajara,
occupied by 8,000 men under General Castillo, iu,
in his rear, appears to have paralysed his mow,-
ments since. The seizure of the conducts of about
1,200,000 dole. from Guanajuato, Zacatecas, and S
Luis, to Tampico, by the Constitutional General,
Degollado, has caused the greatest sensation and
alarm: The moment Senor Juarez learnt what had
happened, he wrote to the British Minister in
Mexico expressing the greatest disapprobation and
concern, and enclosing open letters, both official
and private, for Degollado, ordering him to return
the funds instantly, without any excuse. With
them the British Consul in Memo°, Mr. Glennie,
was, on the 16th ult., despatched to General De-
gollado, and found him at Lagos; but a gentleman
who had accompanied Mr. Glennie and had re-
turned to Mexico on the 29th ult., reports that
Degollado had refused to give up any of the
money."