The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-23
Mexican Affairs, &c.

HAvAnA Feb. 25th, ls46-It is limited about here in
erect throne upon the ruins Of the present totsrng
Republic Of Mexico and place one Of the al blood Of
Spain upon il The secret: Of those in here are
looker-on like myself to get the drift of these rumor;
but that there Is some design foot in favor Of esa
Ss,e. militia law here
The native Cubans are opposed to it, root and branch,
but they dare not, as in some sections of the
Donnell like Taco before him, stands no nonsense
slave ship arrived on the coast short time since,
with 900 slaves on board The Captain General va: e
Consul and this, suppose will be the last Of t. The
slaves have all been landed distributed this At
vana, resides Santa Anna. He has constructed IN am
phitheatre in his yard, where all the gamblers Of the
and weaRsd The Sss Sade and ssy
pointed r deciding the enormous which the Msxi
can hazards at this mis- favorte sport few days since
and during the heat Of the fight the exPresdent bet the
enormous odds of eighteen doubloons against twelve
dollars remained sufficiently long to see him lose this
all the talk among the sporting circles, that young
American, related to of our hrst families, won
$36 600 at monte" from the exPiesdsnt Of Mexico
vEnA Csvz, Feb 2aIn half an hour boat is to leave
the wharf for the vessel and that time will devote to
giving you short sketch Of matters and things 10 this
queer Republic Mr. sdsll our Minister 1: ;sill At Ja
there 10 probability in fact possibility that the for
will be able to do any thing with this government
vsr:sns With our dipoDssc relation: that Mr s. viii
soon be in Vera Cruz. on his way home.
to it very centre The Monitor received from the city
Of Mexico Yesterday comes out strong in favor OF Santa
Aims; end r. :~ss the paper az Oy the
many are looking anxiousy for the advent Of prince
from Europe and foreign Intervention !. Plain as the
than have scion Of royalty fastened upon them would
prefer to live even under the stars and stripes"
The Mexican government s endeavoring to raise the
ing the importation Of cotton is general but permit
mus: be Obtained from the government arst and the Inn.
port duty paid when the permit to import grantsd-ei0
protection to the grower in any other land would
growers Of cotton protected and the greater price
they obtain, the less they raise.
granary Of the wordt il the anest portion Of creation
Not want in life but could be raised to perfection
her SOIL and you cannot name an article other in the
tropc rgd zones that 10 not produced In Mexico.
At the same time her hills and mountains are ready to
burst with the richest minerals Of the world All that
process OF opening northern gates Americans and
giving them the same privileges they have at home.
snd and n time cs men wou
be created here entirely different froAhs present down
troddsn iepsros. that hang half naked and half fed
the ranks of miserably paid army But this Is s talk
There was q grand masquerade ball given here last
told that numerous invitations issued for the
officers Of the different United States Of in port
was blowing mortimer NJ the time they could
not be sent down to the vessels at Sscri6cios II doubt
full whether any Of them could have come up but Il
shows good feeling on the part Of the Mexicans
The BosroN AND MONTREAL RAnRoAD.-A cor
respondent at Montreal directs our attention 10 the
arrival Of the European 7imss, Of January 4th, in
that city, (350 miles, believe in o hours from
Boston, and remarks that only so miles OF the Jour-
ney was performed by railroad. 1t was run via
Fitchbure and reflects the highest credit upon every
party concerned IN the execution Of SO difficult a
task in the middle OF winter, the country being
covered with snow and ice BY the bye, il reminds
US OF having travelled over this road in 1874,
in company with party of English and Ame-
rican gentlemen, for the purpose Of ascertain
Ing the best route for the conveysnce OF the
English mails from Boston to Canada. This is ono
OF the tracks selected for railroad from Boston 20
Montreal, and PROFESSIONALLY the best which could
be chosen the works, we believe, are in active
ope ration, and the whole line will be opened in
about two years-whch then will bring London and
Montreal within Is days's journey This railroad
will pass through a beautiful agricultural country,
studded with improving towns, and embrace both
Eastern and Western Canada, and will no doubt
return to the capitalist good interest tor his advance
-Plmer's Liverpool Times, March 4.