The Arkansas advocate., 1837-04-27
aIExleo. loth Mareh, 1897.


 MrxIco, 10th March, 1s37
 1Iy De4R ssa--I had the pleasure ofudlreasing yoo on the eth inst. via Tampieo On the morning of tic 9ih there was manifest disrnst through the eapi- ttai; about 10 clock he government published Ban dG relative to the copper coin reducing is nominal val ae to 9 per cent discount About II o'clock the whole city manifested strong symptoms of connaiion collecting tie palace and market place. tfe dense mass o poor miserable lepros moving atoat like lhe waves of troubled seadriven desperation by the deprec!aan ol he millions of vaaeless copper eurfen- cy the GoYefnmen have i2sued. In few minutes al- ter II taere was general rush fongh ,he sreets and tll doors instantly closra and bafIcaded expecting saqleo in the mean time the troops made the az pearahce, and cannon drawn out m the plaza de Paace, aud about I2 o'clock, tie military sipceeded in restoring tranquility and the Government issued threatening hanlbs through the city against any per- sons who should refuse copper at ise fixed value and the Governor of the city another, ordering aIe oors Fopened under fine of S200 10 those who did4 A regular patrol established through the ciy.and kept up till morning. All quiet, but by no means settled down
 Saturday, Ilth 2 o'eloch--I walked out to the por- als' met Mexican gentleman Vfhotod me the coun- try oa the eve of d bloody revolutions and that nothing could avert it; the wretched policy of ihe pre- sent government have brought the country to this lam enable condition, which he renalked. expect every moment 10 see burst cut ino sioenec from the popo lace, who are driven 10 desperation by their miserable Cohdtuoa passed on 10 merchants store. and had been these but few moments before the human tide came luriousy by every door was instantly slanlbed to and barrlcaded. aided my friend with his and pas- sed out the back way, passed through the turbulent crowd to the Plaza ee Paaeo, bel3fe which opposite the Presidents apartments were sexefa thousand iepros crying out that they could get nothing to eat win Inc I.copper l passed on 10 my olIee--liom the window observed the market place one mass Of people In a few moments the troops charged and GfetI on fhel the scene that followed was thilinq--nen women and children were flying ana screaming in all direc- tons. In the mean time thousands were collected near the Cathedral ln he Plaza, and about o'clock the poPulace commenced Growing stones at the north corner of the Portal, by inc Paian and broke in all the windows of 20 or 30st0ros French, English and Americau. Having instruments 10 force tho naassy doors of the stores courts the military suffered this with mpunity, peases thct tue attention could be t,,rn ed from the eqsss of their misery, He goreuasa, 10 the foreigners, against Whem they cried out with every opprohious epthe All is apparently quiet, strong patrols cavalry and foot paradea through tho city, but can 1t as the poor ragged wretehes have had nothing 10 ea to-day--a shops are closed; il is now7 r. RI. and there Is prospect of any thing further
 If dreadful saqueo does not take place, it will be byinerposiiion of mercful Providence If II does ,a place, he fEe..ess, sl ss si.a
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 Gen. Santa Ana $ siiif at lis Hacienda. Congress have been n secret session ever since the message of President of6tb ulf. arrived.
 lIih, 6, r. 9.-1'he stage has iusf arrived f1orn Pueba; that city yesterday in the revolutionary condition oithe capital. There they have q foFe de- graded population, fpossble than Mexico. You may well sympathzs or your countrysnen now in ths ua- happy country.
 Blxos, he inessat 'spfIo sinssr, has been con victea of forgery at Concord, Mass. Hehas appealed for T new trial,-a weak invention Appsdlasilsions are enertained that fhe remains long in Concord hc pIice will lose the claim 10 its harmonious same and that he will be removed from town in c,arecer,' to the soff breath ofts faVorite tune, esiltiog oa a rail
 The Globe gays, ITl7 T1a Presidents salary is mol sufficient to support him. Is Afr Tan Buren about to strike for higher wagss' Lon. Jour