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

ltil WICAN BONDHOLDERS.

The folic wing from the committee of Mexican
Bondho ide rs 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 no w 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
prevent ing, if necessary, a repetition of the mis-
take :--

" The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have
received a.dvices from Mr. Whitehead, dated
Mexico, tha 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-
Lead had received duty bills for 10,276 67 dole.
from Vera Cruz, but at the same time (Sept. 14)
notjfication 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
consente tl 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 am great ; but if Captain Aldham had
been on tit,' spot it would not have happened.
However, according to the advices from the agents
of the bondholders in Vera Cruz, 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 dole. 54c., though the
custom house there had again got 114,629 dole. 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 29t1
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, in
in his rear, appears to have paralysed his move-
meats since. The seizure of the eonducta of about
1,200,000 dole. from Guanajuato, Zacatecas, and San.
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 Mexico, Mr. Gleunie,
was, on the 16th ult., despatched to General Dc..
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."