The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-17

Actual distance per carriage route % muee
u estimate the league ut M miles
Inc roads are still infested with bands Of rsn0horo
OF u sreasers who ire upon our wagoners aud small
parties every few miles and rroQusnty with fatal effect
Two wagons passed my hotel to-day, each with NOR
tany wounded mau in IT, and am told that three
are Killed in THU almost daily between this sjtv
ana JAnPa General SCOTS force too small to permit
ua 20 aetaen proper guards and escorts and the
,as Time 70 move forward effectively; aud overror
Wilson u even weaker in proportion than tho Com
nanaern-Chief 1t surprising that no few troops ar
Arm a .he r ni.'d state. Can they not be enlisted,
h',- 20 he squadron, a part OF IT, will next
proceed 10 the southwark and take poss.siop ~ the
touched IIGascS and Lagana The FIRST point
lance Is to BE- expected say expected for our sailors
TSev haS o,a .S, kind Of thing
a., a'o enaied long enough aud need some hed for
que pay u there be such field Perry is the man to
hna H. and play all his part
train Of fifty wagons came in v,st.rd.v and an. ~
Two hundred from tho field to-day One Of SEVENTH
artsa Tor Jalapa A afternoon another Of three
VIII probably leave to or the day amer
Inc Mole and the squares OF the hous.
ana qusrtermaster: Offices rendered almost mpsss-
OF war, &c, piled up within them--wagon bodies and
wagon wheels bags OF oats boxes of wine barrels Of
uer PORK peci dry goods mud medical stores lie around
& upon one another AZ high as houses In most admir-
Almost all the laborers are Mexican citzeua mules
and full blooded donkeys and almost all work At dis
advantagc One rishman would do more than any Ava
OF the twoegged Mcxicans and three good horses and
carts more than twenty Of their co-aborers
a Mexican carries the heaviest burdens bv q strap
passes ACROSS his forehead his shoulders and
IL ashed to the load his back. In this manner many
VIII carry four hundred pounds with ease while thex
Noud sink under half the weight the ordinary
manner They are literally stiff neckcd people.
Horses here, are very rrual and generally cheap but
te demand OF our army has already had the effect 70
increase their price about seventy per cent Upon
recent contract the quarternaster procured lot Of
pretty GOOD ones, at twenty five dollars each For Q
omS Il ,I. ne mas now TO pay fortydoars each Mules
Trade Is gradually increasing; whether improving e
not ! cannot say. will add tho following statement
which Is nearly correct the ciroumstsnces enable
me TO make No government stores included In the
FoREIes IMPORTATION, from the 10th inst TO the a4tS
inclusive "appear per the Custom House books-(ix
Per Danish brig Echo part only) sas 400 A.
FOR spanish bark Venus. do do. ...... ~ 600 60
Per French bark Soavsan "an aS SU do -
Per Hamburg brig Margarst-ssy ..... 10000 o.
Fer Hamburg brig Sirius lin part) ~ SO Sa7 10
fer Bremen schooner Hermins lin part) . 2sIa7 %
p. ssososo -
From DoMHsrc PoRr,, during the same
''''' '"y ''''.''.'.... 100 900 %
Total invoices received In Custom House,
Duties on the above say 100000 -
There are two classes Of duties collected from foreign
vessels One called the import foreign, duty
ana me other tho municipai" ddty The latter IL IA
eu OF tonnage dues and other port charges ana
On provisions per cent ad roio,em
0 0n wi VINE cider ale and porter 10 per cent DO
On all other liquors, 20 per cent do.
On raw cotton, cents per pound
On all other merchandise 10 per cent ad saiovsn
american goods pay this municipal duty only
tariff OF July 30, 1916.
he rate Of duties given above you bsye published
before but thought 1t beet repeat hero for Ls
better explanation Of the matter
MILITARY ,ovEMrTTs.
- Inc J, NJ White left on "Wednesday for New Orlesns
was 20 stop at Jefferson Barracks to tGke hoard
chptan Kings company Of sodiers destined for sxco
hno,her company Will be ready to leave On SATURDAY
50. Louis Rep. Mgy7
COLONEL John W. Tibbats, Of Kentucky has Already re-
cruted 300 men, and will soon complete lis reriIn.nt
and proceed to Mexico s"''
Gen Franklin Pierce has had a sword Owen to him nv
the adies OF Concord " H. and horse vslued at ysCX
wa p,errh,eu 10 MN ny ZONE q; his friends but the
ohiuhi dici "a day or two afterwards