The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-06
AFT AIR S A BR Q A D .
NEWS FROM MEXICO.
Our Vera Cruz Correspondence

Vga. CRuz, Jan. 90, 1854. -
A Nsrther- Indian Wars Yankee N'tion'-'io'
Rnists-Tpo Birds Of Royalty Ith"a"eSFe
Road Navigation Of tbe Coaf-aeoaico', &C.
Our New Orleans steam packet being detained by
nortber srahIes ME 10 afford you this lase date al
Though the intelligence from the interior Is not par
ticulsrly interesting
There have been no important political moves 1T
the capito! recently, and the country generally re
mains in perfect tranquility, excepting, OF course,
the Beyer.endng difficulties With the Indians on the
Northern frontier and the hopeless war with those
of Yucatsn-tbst Florida n more than its peninsular
geographical shape and climate. TIE United States
had her Seminole war, and Mexico yet has hers and
seemingly as int minabe one.
The government is making, or is about to make,
some heavy contracts for munitions of war. Nearly
every steamer brings some person with new tangled
weapon to submit to the INSPECTION of tbs President.
Within few weeks samples of all the patent rifles in
the United States have been introduced the agents Of
each particular gun sanguine OF success. II the
Mexicans expect TO kill their enemies they had bet
ter leave these Yankee notions alone.
The yiolinists, Coenen and Lube,k, are just MOI
making great sensation In the capital. HisiSerene
Highness has coDdsscended to paTonise them
The papers have great deal TO say OF the move
He ard his Serene Highness a'e particularly gri'
cous TO each other. The latter may acquire little
of the true Legitimacy by rubbing against real born
Prince
Geu Benito Ouijano has been appointed chief Of
the general staff OF the army.
The most intere sting intelligence you will receive
by this mail relates TO the rehuantepec mattec,
which appears a! length to be settled affair.
Mr. Williams, the chief engineer on the part of
Sloo & Co., sailed two days since for Mna.itan -
take NAL possession of the grant. 1t Is about
fortaight since the plank road builder on the part of
Sykes, de Bergen Co., left Tor 5uchil to commence
operations there. 80
river Coatzacoalc s. and Snchil is ninetyfour miles
further Up being at the head of navigation for small
steamboats, The two points are sixty miles apart
only by land From Such to by Of Ventoso (Pac
&c termnus) is about one hundred miles.
The authorities appear disposed to afford every
facility and orders bsve been received here from the
capital to admit duty free destined for the
construction of the road, thus carrying out in good
faith the stipulatlons of the contract
The following, taken from the local paper OF yes
terdsy, may prove useful to the commercial in.
terest-
NOTICE.
No vessel Of foreign construction can psss the mouth
OF the river CoAzacoAcos after toe dAe OF this pDss
with the object VI expiring int woods any other
goods rrosucts without the SIN Of the
the contract rsaed the 6th February, 1858 for the
opening OF the Ithmus Of Tehu,ptepeo and for tbs navi
CATION OF the river CoItzAco aoos ,,-,.r
Attorney AVID Ag.pt ~ T-nuAu epec company.
VERA CRUZ January 81. 1854
The object Of this notice is not to embarrass COM
merce, but to give due potiee OF their Intention 70
exact tonnage duty for permission to navig ate the
river.
We may expect the plank road t. be finished in
the time required ny contract. Mr.. Williams inten
ton is to put on 1000 aborers il Trey can be had.
The Ga e is abating, and The steamer has made
signal TOR messengers TO come on board.