The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-19
Total. .,........... 1901
AFFAIRS IN YUcATAN.

AFFAIRS IN YUCArAN.
From the New Orleans Picsyune, Oct 81
In another column we have given some details of news
and by way of Havana Had there been any before
for doubt in regard to the political position Of Yucatan
would be entirely removed by the facts give today
One would suppose that the passage OF decree by the
Yucaan Congress in August adopting the revolution in
Mexico according to the Plan of Gaudaajara" would
have been quite enough to identity Yucatan with Next
and that she would longer be allowed by gov
trnmen all the privileges of neutrality The citizens Of
gate the decree Of August 49, it was deemed so subver
sve say their newspapers OF the plan Of neutrality pro-
under the advice and influence Of Basade insisted that
the decree should be promulgated, and far in
his he has united his political fortunes with those
And yet our government respects the neutrality of
Yucaan Americans hated there by the people with
almost ferocity and requires the presence from time
to time, Of vessel of prevent outrages against
their rights; and yet the country is called by neutral
Every traveller that have from there declares
that the feelings of the people most hostile their
government itself declares its entire sympathy with the
revolution in Mexico, and does every thing but take
open part in the and yet persist in calling her
neutral. Nor is this all We have attempted to cut of
prsins the people Of Mexico supplies Of
and the government OF the which would
upon their Importation We succeed in preventing &C
cess to few principal ports but Mexico at once
opens other smaller ports to foreign commerce, and
into these small vessels from Yucaan with sup
plies and carry on trsc most lucrative for the
convenient for the people Of Mexico and productive of
revenue for Mexico.
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Yucatan vessels regularly furnishing Mexico with
the munitions of and the supplies OF powder which
Mexico is using in repelling attacks upon her
imported from this city in Yucaan vessels There
schooners regularly engaged in this neiarous trade
They load here principally with powder and sail for
Laguna where their csrgoes privately transhipped
to smaller vessels and into Tobasco smaller
hctionn exsggeration We yesterday converssd with
an intelligent American merchant, who is recently from
his personal knowledge that the matter was well
understood among the merchants Of Yucatan and the
sehooners engaged in the trade known to all An this I'LL
tan are only fearful that will be broken up and that
their ports will be closed by rigorous blockade
They have been in full expectation of such measure,
as they made no conceament OF their hatred the Uni
ted States, and their warmest sympathy with the people
OF Mexico IN the unjust which they charge the Uni
ted States with wagins against them. Well may the posi-.
ton Of Yucatan be called anomalous! Mexican to the
world at large Mexican in her heart and feelings she
stands in the attitude of independent nation towards
the United States alone And sustain her this at
tude and protect her flag, which covers commerce
the most injurious and ourselves and which
supplies Mexico with facilities for continuing the
| against US To make a simple statement Of the facts
one would think enough to call down upon Yucca.
tan the instant vengeance Of our but the
has been made again and again by the press Of
this city travellers have from time time the
same facts it is matter frequently mentioned in
commercial circles, and laughed and jested over and
the takes no step at all in the business
But seriously, our relations with Yucatan are deserv
At present. she is the gobetween which
our enemy has, and she impudenty ventures to assist
her to supplies from the ports ot-9ur own country
INCIDENTS, &C., CONNECTED WITH THE sToRMrNG OF
MONTEREY.
| From the Buffalo Advertiser, Oct. Is
| Killed, at the capture of Monterey, Mexico the
22d ult, Capt w. G. Williams, United States Topo-
graphical Engineers,
Capt w. g. Williams, would claim this sad privilege,
and, in SO doing feel assurance that large por
with the feeble tribute which we are able to offer to the
memory of one who esteemed and beloved, in pro-
this country the greater portion Of his childhood and
early youth was passed in England Returning to the
and his father engaged IN business Which re-
CURED his absence, he was left in measure, to carve
on Of e WSoa snds os
to further his AIM he voluntarily, and alone made
personal application at Washington to some Of the dis
tnguished functionaries there Tor appointment His
prepossessing and the singular decision Of
character and confidence evncsd by the circumstances
which in eager request by numbers with the aid of
powerful friends and influence, procured FOR him what
many with all the advantages Of the latter failed to OBJ
tain By the particular efforts of those whom his
plicaton was addressed end who had become deeply in
success. Greatly to his fathers amazement who had
left him pursuing his studies in obscure village in
hensve somewhat, Of his fathers dispeasure at his
assuming the management of his destination in lfe
athat early age the young cadet referred him. In dep
dustry and good conduct had secured him. With the
sanction Of the government, portion of his cadeshp
cal studies with close assidu under the best teachers
of the French metropolis there acquired the French
huency It is hardly necessary add that the close
OF his at West Point his tank among the first
neers not then organized. So II estab.
shed he was among those appointed to that branch OF
Many of the services performed by him were of de-
lcate and very important description The Topographic
the the S
for the proposed ship canal round the Falls of Mia
gara Reconnaissance Of the Canadas at the time of the
border troubles in 1878, when rupture with Great
| Britain threatened among the duties entrust
ed to him, which were performed with great credit to
himself and to the entire satisfaction of the n
portion Of his early military life, by Of the
government devoted to civil engineering during
which time he associate chief engineer Of the
templaed railroad to connect Cincinnati, Ohio with
Charleston, South Carolina. The survey upon which
this great scheme of internal i'm based
and commenced was great performed under
his direction For the last or TO short time
before the Mexican war; he was general
of harbor TONS the same time carried
triangulation survey of the lakes The latter, as Is
quires profound scientific asinmens. and abilities of
high order The occult nature of this branch of eng
neerng precludes its general appreciation On this ac
count it is probable that large portion Of the commu
nifty but mperecty aware OF the delicacy Of the
operations which for several carried on
unde rtsking The archives of the department at Wash
ington will show, to those who are qualified to Judge
| this duty was discharged. Possessing in emf.
nent degree that chivalrous disposition which
| seeks the most active and dangerous business oil
the military profession no sooner did he learn
of the rupture with Mexico than he solicited orders for
the field IL he could not be sent engineer, he
asked in the line After the battles Of Palo Alto
and Ressca de la Palma his request was granted. He
joined the army at Maamoras, and accompanied 1t to
Monterey. Here decreed that his OF honor
and usefulness should Tho division to which he
attached had stomed and taken the outer batteries
defending the point of the attack and had penetrated
within the streets OF the city Here they exposed
10 cruel fire from an enemy on each side, conceae
from view, and with leisure and opportunity to give a
murderous precision to their shots Under such
Stances so conspicuous mark could not fail to induce
| concentrated aim and he must have been aware OF
the certainty that he about to yield his life for his
country. Too severely wounded TO retire. he left
| TO die in the hands Of the enemy
His literary requirements were of high order and his
tale Mt for painting would have ensured eminent
had he devoted himself exclusively this lit Of effort
such was his fondness for this branch Of the fine arts