The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-19
Extracts from Mexican Papers received at
the Navy Department..

the Navy Depar tmeDt.
(Translated for the Washington UDion)
The following specimen OF Mexican Munchausea is
translated from the Vera Cruz Loeomoor OF the 9Th Of
Octobcr:
rey to Of friends under date OF the 25h ul
We have fought for tous days without interruption We
nays Sa 1. the s being h
Ing been replaced twcoh In fine, after losing as TO
oonesses fifteen hundred men. but which estimate at
~ en,y Eve hundred the enemy posted himself within
pistol shot of the plaza and began to lombard Ne
other resource then remained to the general than to
suspend hostilities there was hardly ammunition
enough FOR another attack and from the suspeu.
sion resulted cspitustion BY a council of off
of war and departure for sauIo the enemy not be.
ing able TO move from here for SIX weeks The enc
sand before nine thousand :! without leaving more
than about ammunition enough for two hundred dis
charges OF cannon aud six servceable p,ecas II any
blame Is thrown on the soldiers il viii be Infamous and
if on the general ungratefu, for depart with good
deliverance, and the enemy in the end respected
arms.
There ia another letter rom his excellercy the 70.
vernon OF san Luis which says that the express which
arrived there from Monterey stated that on the evacua
ton OF that city by our troops the enemy violated the
capiiulaton presuning on our weakness and action
took place, in which the enemy lost fifteen hundI ed
and troops three hundred. Taylors second in
command being wounded and made prisoner, as was on
side the commandant of lsncers, Jasco Najera."
On the other hand the Republican, of the I'd Of Oco-
Der, II is stated in private letter from one of
principal Ulcers, that the loss of the enemy
ed to $500 men, and ours to about ,0oo three thou
sand"
On the seth of September after the news of the cap.
ture Of Monterey had been received by the Mexican 60.
vernment the secretary of state Rejon addressed
cuar the governors OF the States urging them to
ward with all pc sibe despatch, the troops which had
further the country with the intention debating
terms of peace in the capital during the approaching
winter.
On the goth Of September, Rejon, the secretary OF
state addressed letter to the governor OF Yucatan,
Miguel Barbschano) informing him that the conditions
stipulated by Yucatan before reenterng the confederacy
were agreed to, and that he confirmed in his ap-
pontmenta governor to be considered thence
forth as Mexican state and to elect deputies to the ap-
decree was issued on the 18th of September classify
ing the of the nation, assigning some to the
general government and others to the States The du.
ties imports and exports taxes the consumption of
foreign commodities revenue from the sale of public
lands from the sale OF tobacco from the national lottery
stamp tax, Sc. &c. were to to the general 60.
vernment From those assigned to States they were
the following sums monthly vizeJaiisco fuebla, and
Mexico, each $4,000; Zacatecas, $4,000; Guanajuato
sac W ,o Wrs oo pan
each SO $685. Tabasco 80 500 Sonora, Queretaro Sina-
oa each $4,000; Chapas, $500; Aguascalienes, $?oon
The States of New Leon Coahuila, Upper and Lower
California, Tamaulipas, and Chihuahua exempted
during the INVASION and also Texas until tina nation
ceeds in recovering possession Of II the States fail to
pay the amounts required the revenues assigned to them
. % Of
dressed by the Mexican minister Of justice and ecce-
sissica affairs to the cspular vicar of the archbishopc
"At a time when the Mexican nation is suffering under
Of the cruel scourges WI ich from time time
fct humanity when its enemies threaten TO penetrate
to the heart Of s territory and when brethren
this oment combating In the city OF Monterey the
istng government cannot forget the fortunate crcum
stance that it presdes Catholic people, and that
order that the human measures which it takes may be
ecac:ous and crowned with success, they still
before ALL have the benedction of Heaven On all
sons the people Of the capital have had the
pure mother Of the of nations and have
in vain implored her favor.
The captain who is to direct armies goes to-mor.
row to suppcae her aid in solemn before the
image whcrewith done for this nation than has
temporarily exercising the supreme executive power
desires that nine day mass (noueuaro) be performed
under the direction of the church of the Remedies with
Gil olemni,y and particularly with in sllusion
TO the OCCASION and that prayers likewise be offered up
in all the churches.
have tho honor to communicate this 10 you In order
ast pous desires OF his exccency and of the Next
can people may be complied with.
& rendering you my distinguished consideration,
"PACHECO
GOD end Liberty Mexico, Sept. ~, 1916"
The Diario, Of september GATH says that Z" at the
suggestion OF the chief of the republic" senior
Jose Gomez de Ia Cortioa the governor of the
district had contributed $4,000 tow the Of
Vera Cruz and had also rendered his signature to tho
government, for any amount which II might reoure.
Tho Monitor Of the Goth Sept mber, cd that 80
dc la Cortina about to resign his post OF Cover
of he federal district because the government
tended to remove him, that the mere suggestion
Simple nsnuoton referred to by the Disrio, pro-
badly threat.