The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-01
Affairs I'm Mexico.
Correspondence Of the New 9rlosns Dali

insurgents or as the Mexicans call them, Indos de los
Seros are Mexican citizens who to have better
ides Of their rights and Of democratic than
Is usually possessed in this country The peous Of
McKee, you are aware have long been the most sect
slaves During the stay Of troops in this country
these people acquired idea of freedom aud their
rights Under the influence of this they
mustered up courage enough to ask the masters ths
owners Of haoieDdss that their wages should be paid
In money instead Of goods ut exorbtant prices from
the stores or the hacenda By this latter Device the
Poems being able pay the goods by
them were doomed TO perpetual slavery Others Of tho
Poems petioned for the right OF carrying their little
products vegetables, wood and coal town, without
the Alcabsa or internal which was abolished
BY army There were other grievances which they
prayed to have removed. These reasonable demands
were all rejected and the government immediately
called out the troops to prevent the slightest msnota
ton Of Dissatisfaction at the refusal Thereupon the
poems fed to the mountains. the troops followed them
and now what have beeu the results.
At first the Sieranos were but few, they number
some g., 90 fighting men. They invariably WHIP the
troops whenever they overtsks them. Not long xgo
they came to small town called Seritos, in which wsre
stationed some government troops The officer in
msnd WAS taken prisoner at Resaca do la Palma with
General La Vega and accompanied him to New Or
leans. On the appearance of the enemy this gsilant
iDdivdus fled into dress. himself triar,
and after numerous benedicto ns aud xhor-
to is real character and opportunity Of
fefed fed to San Luis Potos where he Is prisoner to
be tiled tor what they call in this country merely Mill
taty dsobcdence but what we should call in the white
settlements. ID cowardice We met small party
Of these seranos on read to this city and found
them anything but what they reprsse uted to be
Sac Luis. They say they ghtng for their indie
peDdeBcP, which they are determined to achieve
Hsu tn LID ~ h,, W.. M 20 a,a
the Grand Palace at Mexico They interfere with
per.ons travelling the road who do not bear
~ ao, ar,,m.nt a., a., '; "a III ~ Jo'n sneu
.ne o.s, lecr.ins sergeant Tor tnsm-ths constant
tSo mites praetsed on the poor people OF MeAiao by
,ne troops. hueh MS tSSips their horses killing their
heeves without ing giving receipt for the
,a ~, , @ Nv .no pooP,e ,nso .ne
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.,.".' n ner Wy 20 reuiosce .nose al
aoy s.suonea az san LUIS DE ia ras snd ssnis Nsa,
Iu,s Pato.i We vsr s,onnss NJ . Mae called :, 40.
~, 80 80 80 pp. a -, p . 49, =, Ia -
bv we had fo,aotten We were io,ormsd tba. a wa
IA ~, 81. ,ns's.., aa.,.s,. va -, ~. We
ra.a Nv .,,nn.n,o,, 49,, 80 - -, Ia sar,sh
tbst We bsS I'd IN an ny, po,o, s ~.ssnns lug
not 49,, cnr,s a. siasi u.s,.r - nrp,assam,
w., ,om,a rs, co., r., 's"1A N'e''''' " Pi0'''"0"''
uW.,I - :, go III. Alfalfa. q 80 ,o, Ao.. r.,.h.
ea' t.eu sau ,no sdcaue you pear nei. S
En- a., ! a.. xor az oh t.,,,y a. an ;, ' "
g Nv J,ar or !, s.cisimsd nv cnmnsnian ,s,.r IN
m. tor ,,amant,' yon snov Ia, = "a,. A. $500
90 CIV L. 10 s,c, ,h consn, ~ ~ r.t,o 80 h;a,
n.rson owes .i,.o;.nce ana n. ve 40 hn,h r;shm.n
$50 we W.r. by bth and AZ ireland has no consul or
diplomatic in Mexico we we're unable to
obi ain our letters Of pr otectionn
" But" remarked the Alcalde, why did you not get
your letters from the Brit.h Consult"
Why" propptiy replssa my companion, with his
young Irelapder, We acknowledge no allegiance to
England, andas we were deeply implicated In the late
pIiety SIX for letters the British authorities
The old Alcalde visiby affected by the eloq uence
and pathetic .artpestn.ss Of this noble Of Erin,
and sotping his voice to the Of pity and sym
patby. he remarked in his deep toned Iapgusge-
:" have great sympathy for poor Ireland. 1t IL q
very Christian Catholic country Go and God be
with you.u
W. not long In accepting his kind Invitation.
The ad near San uan del kio Il more infested with
robbers than any other part Of Mexico The most rd
measures OF the government have failed In extrpatng
these pests in several places along the road
n b..r -
paper their breast inscribed with the words Por
Lad,on
We arrived In the city on the 5th August The city
Is much altered aud i'm proved the left
Very handsome walks have been laid of the
Gatbedrsi and trees have been planted on the Plaza
On the whole, 1t looks much better than formerly an
effect no doubt, of the invasion, and the immense
sum Of money and Of Ideas left here by troops
Every Kind Of business is dull; the market Is over
stocked and goods ruin usy cheap Competent judges
estimate that there are cotton goods in Mexico enough
for three years pon and the cry is stil they
come, Goods are nov mported from San Frapcisco
to Ssu Bias and Mazaan there being no market at the
former place for one-tenth Of what Is i'm ported
A., 49,, bo Inns cotton goods 10 Mexico will be
assnnoint.a I'm his boae AZ selling them TO sny proat
Is TALKING sbot redu,ipS the mport duties:
~, ~, ,h.y iii ,nat. t.,ig snrb a.. n,v sensihls
vsnls MA a, hone that ssw viii Indulge Who Know
r., ffh,ra -, Nexie.n sta t.,,,.u
a. - = - -
a. Give you tbs nIcss ~ soods hs. Is s5ir,,n
va Nd ;yn,th In sw ori,s,s 7c an h.r. A. tsc
~ ar,;.s IN. Nor .,naro 80. nr;n,s mhich
In your city ara o. Der Yard sell here at 5c per rara
, -, ,s,, uo T~"se uroh,,.a yvu W.
All cotton go.s NOT counting over thirty ons thrsss
ta tho snusrs ousrtsr OF nm incb E.e6anre an iha
Ifpited s,afss ~ Ton nor cant nrsaiu,a ~ Wv
C,ry on Nrx,co. Aue a. 1910.
Since my last the 7th OF August notbpr OF interest
has In this eity There Ia the sua talk OF
reyoluiions and Of the return OF Santa Anns The
Psred.s pury and tie saptaplstas ave combined and
are using eyery effort TO overthrow the prs,eot 20
yern1,.ni ana hing hack the ea;o "a the so,eTn-
uent marty call him Par.des Ia nov in this eitv
bayn been here for the last ten months No attemot
IA N al. H. srr..t lin though the-. .re pox In o,iser
two OF his ofsee,a tak.n near t;uanaiuato tv.lye
months AGO ne n moi strange that these or. subordi
mates In The insurrectop b"uld be retan In prison
when the head nd frunt of A. Is allowed To live oi.tv
n his o. bouse right under the eve 81 ,rrerst nut
such il the ia ~ this eouutry Rexards and nun
ihuents airs not rsd according 20 merits At
with refersnse TO the AMOUNT of money and of
d. Won may be ablr "a hiring 10 b.sr unon The nu
thortirs They ain tain ahout reducing RI. tariff hut
il IL OF bic the bill viii pass ,rong ga ~
against n Lsvs eli vbenev,r vote IA LAD an
In her house unon sny b,Il bavoe for ia object re-
form that a m iority OF the old members and ali the
nre,ts r. against AZ Tb.y ARE maxim every arrange
ment 10 guard the frontier States against the inrosds