The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-17
Especial correspondence OF the New York SUM-
Important from Mexyco

t'Peei"i correspondence OF the New York SUM-
Important from Mexico.
Increased confusion al the capital -Rtaors concerning
General Seou and ne american armg-Respectablc
1'fns qyea1 Rons 1 Ms sap offered for
penalties, IN Merico.Streets Of the capital bay,feade9
and paring stones gathered on The tops-Eforts
q the EnghSt nisfer-Speetaafions an spece-~Rob-
berry Of horses by Santa Aana, and quarrel nth
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CRY OF MEXICO, July 80, 1s47.
MR. BEACH: Dear SIR have another chance of sending
you letter by the express which leaves 10 O'Clock
this morning. and write of all the facts and umos up
to O'Clock. send the letter enclosed to Mr. Dimond
American collector at Vera Cruz, order to facilitate its
despatch. The confusion of which last wrote has
steadily increased in the city, and owing 10 the DELAY of
General Scott all the low robbers murderers congre
gated here, under the name OF soldiers and patriots have
become perfectly lawess and openly rob citizens in the
streets, and such stores and cafes they find omen
There about ten thousand soldiers in the cy-mosy
bandits and scurvy wetches, drawn out from the prisons
to do their work OF plumber and death. But the whole
10000 have got less than 5000 guns and good share
ofthese are useless General Scott has been expected
every gay lo these two months until the Mexicans be-
GIN 10 hlnk ne never will come They report one day
that he has no troops-another that he is coward
and again. that he IS spending the money of the United
States IN provisioning his army at the highest price for
everything, and that he shares the profits with The Mex
lean drovers and Others who have good UNDERSTANDING
with him.. know that he is subjected to enormous exs
penses which would have been avoided had he reached
this city six weeks ago. Cattle which sold readily when
he first came to Puebla for "a head, brig $40 and
everything else is IN proportion The peace party here
integrity and power OF the American army while every
vagabond ejoces, because he magnes there will now be
no bar to lawlessness.
AS wrote you before, nearly every man of wealth
foreigners and all have left the city, carrying such treas
ues they could and all business is suspended The
collection of debt, and the redress of a grievance in
court things longer possible. 1t was lucky that
you escaped from Mexico just as you did for il has now
leaked out that you suspected for several days be-
fore you left and constant watch kept your house
and upon all your movements. Two days more and YOU
would have the United States Nothing saved
you but the forehought of paying your landlord inter-
prefer, &C.. in advance and leaving your trunk which
put the police OIL their guard Two days after you left
the city, express sent 200 miles Gen Garay
commander OF the guard describing your person. and or
from the city were also set with spies 1t is said that Mr.
Black forced to leave the city suspicion of aiding
your escape; and MIR. Voss, OF the firm of Hargous
Brothers, barely escaped arrest the suspicion
1t not believed you had left until the notice of your
arrival in New Orleans reached here, and reward of
$500 offered for you up to that time Since then
copies OF the Sun have been seized containing articles
favorng the occupation OF Mexico and the paper has
been prohibited by the following notice posted in all the
streets:
NATIONAL PALACE July IS
Any person. Mexican foreigner, who shall, after this
called the New York SUM- published in New York Ened
sa,esa paper filled with e ouesi Lie and the most
(signed,) SANTA ANNA.
God only knows what is to be the end thought the
crisis of misery reached weeks ago, but it only
beginning The distress of the peaceable poor awful
in The extreme They must rob or sarve, for there is
nothing for them TO do and charity TO protect them.
Everything is at the mercy of the military They have
baicaded all the streets with sand bags and every day
pretend that Scott is advancing the city,
der to create confusion, and get better chance to
plumber Immense quantities. OF paving stones have been
carried to the tops OF the houses to hur on the heads of
the Yankees when they come, they should ever come
1t is said that the English minister is making every effort
to bring the Americans to terms OF peace but all Aex
who have anything TO sell to the American army
glad to have the war kept up as it helps their bust
uac hort haSh epu nall n m ST
but il failed of the charcoal-such is the
portland all further attempts abandoned Santa Anna
with absolute sway. He has quarreled with Cen Alva
rev. because Alvarez would not submit TO be commanded
by CanaZo who is ruffan, without character or infu-
ence. Alvarez has gone back with his troops reported
$4,000 in consequence OF the quarrel which has made
Santa Anna perfectly savage. Several Americans are
still in the Santiago prison, though they were to have
have died from the cruetes practised on them. The
priest of whom wrote running off with $sO,O0o has
returned TO the cy he had only taken the money away
to secure it.
An Irshman with an American wife, which of course
makes him an American here, who keeps the largest
livery stables in Mexico-or rather an establishment
where the Citizens hire their horses kephas been robbed
by Santa Anna of more than 300 horses. They were
seized by and for the soldiers, without word OF explain
being taken off from specie, immense quantity is being
exchanged for United States drafts and treasury notes,
BY which profit Of 70 per cent is made The BaTngs
if the continues as all that can be possibly worked
at the mines will be hurried out Of the country in
sequence of the duty 1t is believed here that Santa
Anna will keep up the spirit until Scott arrives and
perhaps offer him another battle, and them if defeated
las he OF will be) he will conclude treaty of
peace signing anything the Americans ask, even TO
blank, in consideration of the three millions, which he
will pocket and then leave for Europe. He never
regain the character and influence he once had and to
leave his country with pocket full of gold will be
sacrifice. You must understand that these are Mexican
rurnors, though have been careful TO that they
| can offer no opinion. Everything depends upon your
armies and their movements will determine the fate and
coloring of Mexican destiny A thousand resolule
could take the city this moment but every day creates
new enemies while your armies rest inactive. hope
and they will be with and break this hor
ribe stagnation and suspense Better thousand times
to have the military rule of the United States than the
plumber and outrage of Mexican robbers.
OAJACA.
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