The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-04
Late and Important from MEXICO.

We in receipt Of files of Mexican papers extending
up to the 18th of September.
The Diarfo Official, the government organ, has its
columns in black in respect to the memory Of the late
Minister of War; General Jose Maria Tornel who had
Tacubaya died the 18th of September Of apoplexy
The civil and military authorities advised to wear
mourning for the space Of three days. General Tornel
was Minister to the republic from 1929 to 1881
An exclusive grant has been made by the government
to AIessrs. Ayllon, Bonia Company, for the steam
navigation of all the lakes canals and channels opened in
the valley of Mexico The privilege is to last for fifteen
years.
General Don Jose Antonio Hereda has received the
mission Of Governor and Commandant General of the
State Of Durango
The 18TH 10th 27th and 2sth of September were to be
observed as national holidays. The first day the
nvesary OF the proclamation of Mexican independence in
1870 and the second that of the victory of Panuco OBJ
taned by the exicans the army of Brigader Barra
das in 1929.
The cholera had entirely disappeared from Orzava and
Tehuacan but there cases OF in some of the
towns of the State of Durango.
With regard to the slave ship Lady Suaolkhen in the
port of Iaguna de Terminos-Sana Anna, through his
organ his determination to perform faithfully
and resouely the duties not only imposed him by hu
many, but by the treaties which he had made with
friendly power and by the laws of the country.
The cuprts REYES Baazar and Juan de los Reyes
executed in Guanauato the 9th September. They
had been found guilty by the Military Commission, of the
crime Of robbery and assault
tax Of quarter Of dollar has been imposed each
bushel of salt produced in the republic.
One Of last evenings papers published the following
under the head Of telegraphc news =
New ORLEANS Sept 27, 1858.
The Pcayune is in receipt of advces from the city OF
Mexico to the 18th instant
report had reached the city of the breaking out OF
hostites in the Mesila Valley, between the United
States troops and the Mexican forces.
Tras had also received information that large
body of American. troops concentrating on the Ro
rande and that they would unite with those already in
the valley in an attempt to seize it,
These reports had created great excitement, which,
at the latest accounts had got to be of so serious
character that the supreme government had thought
proper to demand from Gen. Gadsden the American Min
ister an immediate explanation of the intentions OF the
United States in sending out additional forces
to occupy the Mesilla Valley and vicinity,
The Eco del Courier published at Vera Cruz devotes Sc
yeral editorial articles the American Minister and the
instructions received him Washington and
that the latter are not OF pacific nature there w De
the most immediate danger Of sudden commencement
of hostiltes between the two countries.
Senior Juan Suarez had been appointed to the charge OF
the portfolio of Minister OF War; in place OF Gen. Iornei
deceased. ,
Don Luis Del Vale had received the appointment Of
Consul for Mexico at the port of San Francisco.
Several executions of Indians had taken place for rob
berries committed in Chihuahua and Durango
We imagine that the foregoing report to the breaking
out of hosttes in the Mesa Valley is the same that
which find noted in paragraph of the Didio 0Gcidt
of September TO- which takes from the Unresal of the
date. 1t states that private letter had been
ceived from Matamoras dated 18th August in which it
stated that hostlities had broken out above
not however, credited No confirmation of it had
been noticed up the lth to which date the files of
papers EXTEND did there to be the slightest
ctement prevalent on the subject The Diario Official
however, subsequently published the fact that the
ment had received communication from General Trias
of date subsequent to that referred to- and that
like movement had taken place.