The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-31


yrsa cAus, Jan I, is4s
The Progress Of Annetation Health Of the
City, Fads-1fittary ,Movements.
will give you slight sketch Of passing
events in this Americanized city; for, truly,
everything is becoming more so daily, with the
exception of the buildings, and even they are
improving in cleanliness.
The palace has just received coat OF white.
wash, and presents an imposing appearance
General Twlggs, (the old war horse,) the pre-
sent commandant, is doing wonders in the way
of whipping Mexican delinquents, particularly
horse and mule thieves. This morning two
guerillas were arrested, one lieutenant, who
has confessed the fact that he has two or three
hundred men a short distance from the city. He
will be severely punished, more particularly as
he attempted to choke the officer who arrested
him, and, In fact, nearly accomplished his pur
pose.
The city is toerably healthy, although there
are isolated cases of yellow fever, generally
of mild form; but this dreadful scourge has
made terrible ravages throughout the past season.
The market is Overstocked with goods, and
many have lost large sums; the consuls, and
heavy foreign mercantile house, monopolizing
the business with the interior. We have every
description OF goods, wares and merchandise at
lower prices than they can be obtained In the
United States-New Orleans being so near that
if the market becomes bare OF any particular ar
ticle OF merchandise, hundred stand ready
flooded; of course, benefit to us consumers,
but death to the producer.
We had an arrival of troops from New York,
and among them some recruits tor the New
nett, who, understand, is in fair way OF pro-
motion. They are looking well.
The city is in commotiOn concerning an Or
der from General Scott, granting monopoly to
thA Of of 10 OF
tobacco. Spy.
MATAMoRAs, Jan. 6, 184S.
Appearance of Matamoras-7 rade-lSmug giing-
Webster's and Ciay's Speeches ON the Uyar
MatamOras begins to wear the aspect OF city
of the United States-the appearance OF Ameri-
approaching eighth of January balls, remind US
of some southern city Of the United States.
Commerce appears Aourishing, and traders are
continually arriving from New Orleans with
are French and at some particular coffee-hou-
ses, OF night, one would imagine that he was
some where in the vicinity of the st. Louis Ex-
change, New Orleans.
BILE government, to make Matamoras flourish
ing and prosperous city The revenue Is large,
considering the facilities that can be found to
smuggle from the mouth of the river to Mler, OF
which there is much done but many have lately
been caught in the act, and lost all their goods
The manner of smuggling is to load either be-
low or above Matamoras, Reynosa., and Ca
MARCO, and employ carts to transport them into
the interior; but a late order now confscates all
teams found hauling goods in this way; conse-
sequently, 1t is hard work to get any Mexlcans
to undertake such Jobs. Since the order from
Washington, that subsistence must be obtained
from the enemy, the quarter ma ster here has been
compelled to pay about two dollars per bushe for
corn; and even at this price, It Is hard matter to
procure enough for the ordinary forage OF 60
or no corn has been raised on the Rio Grande,
and all used here comes from the interior. The
soil is very rich, but from long dreughts and the
general Incidence OF the people, agriculture Is at
a low ebb.
Ardent spirits now come in by pay ing duty; con-
sequently the trade of smuggling in liquor has
lost its novelty; Various ways have been adopt
ed to escape the vigilance Of the officers OF the
different posts The most effective mode was to
insert a small keg, of fifteen or twenty gallons,
in the centre of flour barrel, and then I'll! it up
with flour, and pass it as such another, and, per-
haps, better course was, to put the barrels or
casks in oil casks, and pass it as sperm oil; .
and another method was, to put a barrel In the
centre of crate of crockery, and enter and pay
customary duty.
from New Orleans last evening, bringing papers
to the twenty seventh, but little news. We are
all looking to the action of Congress upon the
further prosecution of the war; Mr.. Clay''s
views are generally condemned here, and his
warmest admirers are struck with establishment
to hear such views from HIM, their idol
How is it, that such men as Clay, Webster
and others Of gigantic intellect only look to the
dark forebodings of the future by the extension
of territory, and make no allowance for the gene
raj good that will be brought upon Mexico her
self, and to civil! liberty on this continent!
Would Mr.. Clay, IN his heart, desire to see cur
erous and naughty Mexico to bring about q
peace, by proper CONCESSIONS | think Mr.. Clay
should know better the character of the Mexi-
cans. Would he relinquish those bloody battle
hAld w MAJ IF houA OH II
to vindicate the honor and glory of our common
country, and his gallant son, one of the officers,
upon the altar of Justice and honor I! RANGER.
NEWS FROM YUCATAN.
From the New Orleans Picsyune Jan. %
The Havana papers have dates from Yuoatsn to the
extra session on the 2st at Merida. message was
delivered by Governor Mendez giving deplorsbe ac-
count Of anairs in the psnn:sl': The Governor has
ly ct the head Of revout enary attempt by which he
will be kept quiet He is to receive $780, and join i'm
nediatsly the Yucatau commissioners in Washington
and his family to receive monthly stipend during
his absencs When he returns he is to be captain OF
other officers compromised with Zstna So this civil
dssension which cost $50 lives In BATTLE is put
down. Commodore Perry returned from his late visit
to Yucatan, somewhat chagrned that he unable to
have personal interview. The Indians in insurrecton
though they have been repeatedly routed still carry
hsbitants Of Merida and its vicinity have been compel
led to tn Ike to defend themselves from the sava
MISCELLANEOUS MEXICAN INTELLIoEkCE.
Correspondence Of the N o. Picayuns
MExIce, Dec. 20, ls47.-Yestsrday, Generals Butler
and Lane arrived in this city, and this afternoon Col
johnson came in with his command from Ayotla -
Strange to say NO mail came in with them except the
letters by the British packet and 1t Is supposed
that, by unaccountable error 1t must have been
left at fusbla Considering the anxiety that natural
y felt here by every receive from home this
negligence 10 unpardenable Riley's brigade IL now
comfortably iomicilsd ct Tacubays, and on Sunday,
Cushng's brigade moved out to San Angel This last
command consists of the LIST and I'd Pennsylvania, New
York. South Carolina and Massachusetts, Voluuteers-
These removals make for the new troops and, az