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them peculiarly ior such service. There are
more than twenty vessels lying here, INSIDE
and outside Of the Bar. One Frigate OF War,
and the balance transports and trading yes.
sells. The Hon. Rice Garland is here, and
is about TO establish line OF coaches be-
tween this point and Matamnras. lie will
make fortune by the operation, II he COM
mcnces soon. The suffers put the screws TO
the poor soldiers here at cruel rate, in the
way of charges 1t is really outrageous, and
should be looked to by those in power.
1.-THE volunteers, as far as have heard,
enjoy excellent health"
Latest from Ncxico-Thc Port of Vera Cruz
observation-disclosures of American ConsuIs an.
nuiied-32 Mcxicans killed BY the Apache
Indians Americans ordered TO the Interior
Efforts Of the Government to sustain the
War-Thc Mexican Steamers, &c. sc.
AT an early on the morning of the 9Th,
the Tribune Office received Telegraphic
Despatch from Philadelphia, which is mostly
taken from the New Orleans Delta Of May
3lst.
By the bark Thaens, Capt. Murrcl from
Vera Cruz, arrived here last evening, we
received papers by her from the City oil
Mexico to the 18th and from Vera Cruz to
the time of her departure. She sailed on
the 2Oih inst. We learn verbally Fl ON Capt
M. that the U. S.steam frgatc from Missis.
sppi arrived at Vera Cruz on the 18th with
the news of the battle of the 9Th and 9th inst
Care was taken to keep it from the Mexi.
cans, though it is thought the fact of their de-
feat have leaked, and did leak out,
The Mississippi and Falmouth had block
AIDED the port of Vera Cruz. Orders had
been received from the City of Mexico, d..
rec,ing all Americans 10 leave Vera Cruz by
the 24th inst. Mr.. Dimond, Consul, was pre-.
pairing to 60 on board one of the U. S. YES
sells of war. 1t was generally thought tina
the American vessels left in port, tho bar !
Louisiana and the brig Ell en- Mcleod, would
be seized by the Mexicans.
The contractor of supplies for the Amer
lean squadron had been forbidden by theVe
ra Cruz authorities to furnish them. Tn,
bark Thalens was boarded off the harbor o
Vera Cruz by the U. S. sloop Falmouth, ant
took letter from her. The brig St. Peters
burg sailed the 18th for N. Y. We have beef
permitted to make the following extracts
from IA letter received from highly respect
able Mexican house in this CITY:
VERA CRUz. May 10, 1916. A circula
has been issued by the Government, Stain!
that all the American Consnls cease imme
diately from being recognized, and orderin!
all American citizens TO embark for the inte
ror within eight days. The steamer Mis-
sssippi yesterday ordered off vessel from
port. but she came in during the night, thu
proving the port blockaded, at least to Ma
tional vessels; a step which has general,
compromised the American vessels in til,
harbor, and we are very much afraid that We
shall not be allowed to dispatch the Thae
! lus.
The Government is making every elfor
10 carry on the War with success, and la
rcplenishep the Treasury by carrying tlro
some very strong measures. The Castle o
ST. Juan DUAoa, and this city are in ;
Brilliant state obedience, and would rcquir,
very strong force to be successfully attacked
The Republicano of the Civ of Mcxic,
contains an arii.le against the Government
in which il animadvers upon the actual stat
of the country, attacked as it is by siron
enemy, and with prospect of IA local revo
luton.
Dan Jose Maria has been named as Tin
Governor OF chihuahua in the department q
Sonoca. The Apache Indians have attack
Ell the town Of Apulo, where they killed 3.
Mexicans, stealing every thing they could la,
their hands upon.
These Apachas are uniformed in broad
cloth frOck covered with red acings an,
pantaloons Of the same stuff, with caps, an
they are fitted with rifles. The whole d.,
partment is in a dreadful state of misery AM
CONSERVATION. Several rohberes on Iare
scale have been committed in the City q
Mexico and its ncIghborhood.
In speaking of the American army a dis
patch from the Commandani at .Wdtamora
says that "The American army is not NOR
than 4 900 strong, and is in state of de
morilizltion. There is no union among them
and they are without any desire for glory
Its officers are good, but most of them hav
come to fight .ans their will. IL we hav
no local revolution the American army wi
either capitula,e or be defeated within tweni
} days"
THE Republican, Of the 18th SAYS tina
the intention of Government was to sen
their war steamers Gaudaloupe and Monte
yuma to Havana to be sold at auction OIL
arriving at the latter port.
The steamers were TO have hoisteda Mex
lean FLAG and fired salute. The Mexica
sailors refused to sail under these condition.
and the steamers we're to leave the river A
varado, where they had been laid up IN OF
} binary under the British flag, commanded b
a British, officer.
Nothing positive was known of this al
rangemen,, but Diary Official neither en-
dorscd nor coniradicled the report Of tn
l5M.
FROM TEXAS.
By the arrival of the Telegraph sieamt
at New Orleans; via Galveston, which brin.
IL