The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-21
Interesting from Mexico
Correspondence of the New York Herald

VERA CRUZ January o. 1883
This note will come TO you by way of Havana in the
have letters and papers from the capital late the list
The official bulletin of that date contains only single
notice
At the las, monent-the General Minon-The Lieutcp-
ant Colonel Angel Bravo, aid TO Mnon, has arrived
capital, who that received by the General
very Sig h. being no more than scratch on the nose
Colonel Bravo left the evening of the 18th utimo,
when Minon, already recovered, about mounting
horse To continue hostilities.
This shows all the runors set ahoat to be false.
At the time this was published it had been full week
since inon had been expected engage the pronun
ciddos at Guadalaara II is evident he has gained no
ground as the positions he holds out of the eligible
hospcio OF San Diego and San Felipe. Uraga was in
person at the of San Francisco, the then object
of attack That lieutent colonel should have been sent
at such moment TO the purpose of the Gen
eal, instead Of waiting few hours later Tor the event.
seems TO Indicate something more-he want OF money,
the failure OF resources, neither OF which the executive
has il in ITS power to supply.
For the government every thing looks dark The peo-
pie the aborng classes of every kind desire peace
not with large number OF politicians and sharpers
OF every Sort who have become poor in long season OF
repose. The liberal views which brought Arsa 10 the
chief magstracy with great unanmity have, through
variety OF legislation, been rejected by the Congress
The cry OF the revouuonslsi Tor the taking Oft OF pro-
hibons foreign goods, and the lowering of the
OF duties For this all the points OF importance have pro-
nounced excepting Mexico and Puebla Querearo and
San Luis Potosi will go with Jalapa and Guanajuato
a small military force shall appear inmidate
them Congress refuses 10 the President the grant OF
OF the act-a reason sound enough to him. whose pride
has been TO restrain himself within the pale of the law
but Tor Il stripped bare preex the members OF which
have regarded nothing so much as their private in
tefests and whose scandalous legislation has given
ground for the revolt One OF lis vileness
can be torgotten-the pardon granted the
vcted muderers OF Dr. Bestiginbecause OF the we'll
known object OF the President, rapidly try and punish
for an airoclous act gentleman stoned death by
hghwaymen, in the presence Of his vile, for manful
and hopeless defence
II will occasion no surprise to hear that the recall OF
Santa Anna is contemplated by partybr that he has
been sent for TO eturn but is not be believed that
the younger and ambitious Uraga will deliver over
bis soldiers fortunes, with the support OF the clergy
that old man. IL IS something that the military OF dis
nston with this exception have adhered to their
oahs and that the citizens saving only those of Vera
Cruz, are true TO the constitution and gov
eminent The chiefs are retiring TO the capital, with
many gentlemen who have been driven from their civil
ofhces Ii the heads OF the factions which sne upon
Arsia could unite among themselves. something might
yet be done; but If they do not still all is nor lost II
Minon should carry Guadalajara the President may not
have occasion for that horse, which, according des
patch OF Mr. Lecher he keeps saddled and bdled al his
palace Tor pecpi,ae fight from the Congress The peo
pre- Will dfive out the soldery from the Puebla
can send heavy force upon Vera Cruz, and few mill
tary executions will follow, and all will be over
The question whether Mexico shall advance or now
SINK ioreveris TO be settled a short time. There is no
middle ground for her II is either the triumph OF law and
constitutional authority total anarchy the breaking OF
the States into separate governments groups of gov
ernments ltls everywhere remarked that the President
meets the events with self possession and the most CON-
Pele composure His message OF the ls on the open
ing oil The Chambers, is enclosed to you C. C.
T. ,. The public roads were never infested with
robbers The mail received by the late steamer at Vera
Cruz, from Europe, intercepted, the rider robbed
and his horse taken. before his arrival Puebla This
Is the first interruption the British express has received
since commenced running which dates bach more than
aquar'er OF century