The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-16
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.
THE ATTACK ON TABASCO.


extra of the 7th instant has received full files Vera
Cruz papers to the LIST inst together with several letters
Joined. t
Our latest the city of Mexico by this arri
the s0th, by merchants express The news However,
Is very mcagre Santa Anna 1t Is said, has demanded
at the point Of the bayonet letter states that
the work of certifying the approaches to the capital s
a put .ss wrss saas shat great
We learn verbally that the British courier reached
Vera Cruz the night of the lst inst but the Ala
bama sailed at daylight on the following morning,
news II any was received through that medium had
TRANSFERRED The courier probably left the city Of Mexi
co on the 26th or 9th ultimo
Singular may seem it appears that no later intel
gence has been received at Vera Cruz from the army
At all events correspondent makes alusion
advance of Gen Scott who 1t is presumed is st
bla, waiting for reinforcements
We make the following extract from the correspon-
dence Of the Times fs. .
t.a VERA CRUZ, June %. 1877
hear nothing Of the project of changing the govern
ment depot from this city to Tuspan and hope the
Jalapa believe has been entirely abandoned by our
troops and, indeed, this evening have intelligence
that the guerias have taken possession of that city
Whether this be true not, the virtual abandonment
which has taken place. evinces strange indifference in
General Scott to the safety Of his communications.
yancng into country, at great sacrifices of force
in his main dvision-but here find very different
bred men in her garrison The National Bridge, En-
and Cerro Gordo certainly, and Jaapa probably,
are not at all guarded and the country is Hooded with
Lieut.. - Merriaeld Of Capt Eord's company Of
Indiana dragons, this morning blew his brains out
with pistol ut the camp the city. No one can
tell what impelled him to the foolish deed.
The health of the city has suffered but little change
for the past week or two and all circumstances cons
dered, may be pronounced good The mortality has
averaged less than ten daily within tho mentioned
30th-We have this morning from both the
West and the South from the city eff Mexico and from
Tabasco. merchants express came in from the CAPT
Ia mp In the
One Of them, however, tells us that the government
which is of course Santa Anna has demanded forced
loan OF million Of dollars and Is raising money the
point OF the bayonet.
The work of fortfying the approaches to the city is
proceeding vigorously but Of the letters state
great want Judgment shown In the selection Of po
sons for defence. The writer says that the strongest
forticstions are placed exactly where the Yankees
not to pass whilst the most important points
left nearly open The letters all very cautiously
and these about all the which it contains on
the subject Of general interest The dates up the
the 2Sth, and hope will be in this evening His let.
tiers will probably all be unsealed, and am afraid des
ttute Of political interest," and it is impossible to learn
Commodore Perry and his squadron arrived ut Anton
Lizardo last evening" from his expedition against Ia
basco Upon his arrival at the entrance of river
found that short distance up, ehepedur de fese had
been sunk to render the passage of his i'm
practicable He consequently landed his men and his
lighter guns and commenced his march to the town
This most tedious business but he managed get
the Of one knot per hour until hs reached
neghborhood Of the town. whers he found the enc
my ready to receive him Drawing UP his army OF tars
into very respectable column he advanced within mus
stantly opened upon them his artillery charged with
grape and canister The Mexicans did frs again
Perry's single voley scattered them to the winds
Horses with the stampede could get the
as they did Some three or four of
ed but believe none killed Lieut.. May lost an
wounded
town, and have these particulars at second hand al
though from good and intelligent authority. II receive
further details before the steamer leaves, will send
We learn that Padre Jarauta and the authorities of
the state are at war they having quarreled about d.
vision OF the spols taken in the attack upon Colonel
Mentoshs train Jarauts sent the money seized some
$6oOo to Solo, the Governor of Huatusco who declined
to return m re than some 5000 for distribution among
the guerllas. This led to grand row. in which be-
eve Santa Anna has interfered and WILL perhaps settle
the matter by taking the whole amount for himself
July lst-I am favored by gentleman here with the
perusa Of letter which he had received from very in
teigent American resident Of Puebla and from which
take the liberty to make some extracts, which con-
ceiye to possess much interest.
The writer says :,~I do not know whose plan or di.
rection Generals following and it Is not nv
business and beyond my means Of remedy, do not en-.
qure, but limit myself to the remark that those who
direct the know nothing OF the state of the country
or Of the people upon whom they making war; nor
do believe they wish to know, they could look upon
the subject from the only true point Of view.
1t is we'll known Ill the that this country
has been growing more Insignificant since its indie
not properly be called nation, could that shadow
in the city Of Mexico be called government Yet TO-
reign nations and the United States In particular talk
Of the Mexican nation and the Mexican governments as
If such thing existed.
They then talk of destroying tho commerce and in.
dustry OF the country II these people
either the the other The spanards are the only
people who rendered the wealth of the country ut
all available and when they driven out Of it With
their money, the original natives and creoles never
thought Of supporting themselves by labor industry
Of any kind except the industry Of robbing, &c.
steam, and the sends it to headquarters Well
perhaps the Union will publish it, and some of its
he has hopes of peace and refers to the war Of
the Mexican Independence for an example of the bull
they havet He thinks the only course left for the
Americans is to occupy the country with large army
and IT. that the people generally not against the
Americans, but it win to express their feel
| ngs on the subject.
An express Is just in from the interior with the most
interesting and rather unexpected intelligence that Cen
Scott with the army under his command is In the city
OF Mexico an sorry to say however that the courier
have letters from the city Of Mexico up to the 10th
There s Of course, truth in the reportthat is no
news has arrived from the army Capital later than
we had before.
THE WAR SENTIMENT or MExrco
From the Mexican Diario de 0oblerno, June 81
When bad faith and psrndy direct the actions cf an
individual he makes himself unworthy to live In society
When the government Of people manages itself with
ouch bad faith and perndy those nations who possess
wisdom and honor, discontinue all relations with IT, and
take all necessary to cause the artHcos and
ambition of such detestable enemy to become inef
cacous.
The conduct Of Judas With Jesus Christ will always
be detestea and he who while giving the kiss of
Is planning the ruin Of him who receives it, will deserve
the infamous title Of traitor whoever initiate
| duct, are infamous and worthy Of detestaton.
such are on this ground, the unworthy children Of
the Republic of the North, who summing up their
advances in trstorous conduct and perfidy Such Is
the envenomed cabinet Of Washington, who, whilst in
voking the venerated names Of peace and friendship
lacerae the heart Of the friend atrocously and nqui
tously This language seems harsh but 1t just The
Northern United States the scandal Of nations be-
Han fha
of the notorious (nrmorsbts Secretary Of War, w L.
Marcy.
In the letter of the 30h of last April directed TO Cen
Scott and which have published he tells him to
ploy many he has in his power to foment
among the inhabitants of Vera Cruz the spirit, which
he believes part Of them possess TO deny obedience TO
the government Of Mexico and he charges him so to
work this plan that the United States shall not appear
to be implicated in IT, I'D
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