New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-09-08
Important from Mexico,
MOVEMENTS OF SANTA NINA TROUBLE IN
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MOVEMENTS OF SANTA NINA TROUBLE IN THE
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The following important news from Mexico we
select from the San Antonio Texan of the 25th
ultimo
We are indebted to our towrsman, Mr.. Adj
ans, who arrived from Zacatecas day or two
since, for the following highly interesting items
Of news, showing the distracted state of affairs
in our sister republic.
The inhabitants of the entire country east of
the Sierra Madre are openly expressing their
dissatisfaction with the rule {ASkata Anna.
This tyrant Of President has ind lmon:hly
| tax of one real (l24 cents) o1 ss.p man, wo-
man and child in the country monthly tax
of one hundred dollars is levied u n every mer
chant, and mechanics are taxed agreeably to
the proceeds Of their respective vocatiops esti.
mated by the collecting officer He re-
| quires from each State a certain number men
| for the augmentation of his army.
| The troops to be raised in this way wv to
| number, in the aggregate, ninety one tholnt nd.
To effect this levy of troops, the peculiar y ii
can volunteer system is adopted As maj of
our readers may not be familiar with this [ dde
| OF raising volunteers, we will give brief de-
scription of the operations Officers are sent INTO
| the country to enlist volunteers. C) Willing
or not, the men are forced into rank, tied TO-
gether by long ropes, and thus led to the re-
cruiting station, where they are distributed
| among the different corps. That such poor
devils of volunteers, when brought into action,
usually fight and-run away, is neither new
nor surprising The principal officers of this
army are Spaniards
| Military rule is instituted in all the States,
much to the discontinue and dissatisfaction of
| the people. Many of those living near the Rio
Grande are continually crossing to this side, to
| avoid CONSUMPTION Parents are sending their
| sons over, aiding them, as far as lays in their
power, with the means to gain livelihood in
| their voluntary exile.
The Mexican people regard war with the
United States as inevitable. Many even go SO
far as to desire war as the only means of OBJ
tanning relief from the oppression now suffered,
while others deprecate an event which will go
far to destroy the nationality of their much be-
loved country" There are also those who suffer
under the delusion that new edition of hostil-
tiles with this country will result in the redemp-
ton of their lost fame as military people
A company of sixty men, raised at .aguaS
Caiientes under the levy above mentioned,
while on their way to a rendezvous in Durango.
turned upon their officers, who were saseed TO
yield to them. They we're, however, returned
and ordered TO be shot
Another body OF men was ordered from Zaca-
tecas TO pursue body of two hundred Indians,
who had plundered hacienda near that city.
They refused to obey the order, whereupon the
Governor ordered out his own troops and had
the rebels q shot.
At town on the Preside del Rio Grande n
cooscribing officer attempted to muster the
forced coiunteers, but, 10 they were missing,
| almost to man. If they return, they are sub
ject to a six years service in the Federal army
When Mr.. Adams left, it was reported that
| the States of Guanajuato Guadalajara and Mo-
| relia had pronounced against Santa Anna 1t
was believed that chihuahua and several of the
| neighboring States would follow the example
No provision is made for the mail service
The citizens of the different towns we're COM
PEELED to carry the mail from place to place, un-
| I'll it reaches its final destination.
MrgAdams reports the country through which
be passed, and the crops, in fine looking order.
Corn was yielding plentiful harvest Cotton
looks well There had been no want of rain
during the season.