Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-26
From the New Orleans Bee,
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
MExIoo, Ocl. 5, 1854


Political State Of the Country-False Ru
nsors-R Revolutionary Mooements--I Probable
Change Of Ministgy-Sdnta Anna thinking
about leariag tie Coantry--His Wye cont
go. Ha
There is little stirring at present, but grave
events are looming in the future. Such is, in
word, an epitome of our political condition.
In my last letter, stated that the seven mil
lions of the Mesila had been expended to the
last dollar. This almost incredible fact is now
fully confirmed. The treasury presents huge
vacuum, and the means Of filing it are SO diff
cult that Mr.. Olozagarie, minister OF finance,
has resigned his Office in despair. do not
know if his resignation has been accepted, or
when his successor will be appointed. The
seven millions have disappeared without the
slightest benefit to the country; the currency
has not been extended to the value of an
obolus. Business is exceedingly languid, and
money scarce. The whole amount went into
the hands of half dozen stock jobbers. 1t is
said that the 100000 sent by Ii. s. E., in the
last conducta, was a slice of the Mesilla pur-
chase money. / think this is more than pro-
bable.
Of the actual state of the revolution, we
know little. Rumors prevail by the thousand,
but nothing positive is ascertained. 1t was
said that General Andrade, who had been sent
by the government against the insurgents Of
Michoscan, was besieged in Huetand, cap
tured, and shot by the hand of the widow of
Gordiano Guzman but the report has been
proved false. Andrade is at this moment in
Morelia in perfect safety. 1t is said, likewise,
that after the first unsuccessful attempt, the
insurgent of Tamaulipas again besieged Mon
terey took prisoner, and shot Ampudia, cut off
his head and boiled it in oil, but this, too, is
contradicted. If have been well informed,
the rebels of the Sierra Madre, either from
want of provisions or some other motive, have
concentrated at Camargo, and are awaiting
succors from the opposite side OF the Rio
Grande. Another story in circulation is that
General Yanez had pronounced at Guayamas,
had left that town, and had arrived at Topic.
There is no truth in this report On the l4th,
Yanez was still at Guayamas, and had not
been pronounced. News from Topic to the
end of September completely bellies this abb
surd invention.
But although these bruits are unfounded, it
is absolutely certain that the revolution is
spreading and assuming formidable aspect.
Movements are being skillfully conducted in
the very heart Of the capital, which may, ere
long, bring about an explosion. The conspi-
rators rely upon the detection of the garrison.
The ministry are in CONSERVATION at the pros
pect, and hardly know what course to pursue.
Santa Anna himself has lost confidence in his
cabinet. Recently he had an alteration with
Bomlia, who, it is thought, cannot possibly re-
tain his place. The entire ministry must soon
give way and this is considered SO inevitable
that speculation is busy with the names Of their
successors. 1t is, however, very doubtful.
whether any Of the persons spoken of will &C,
he nh
them by the follies of their predecessors.
Their first and formal demand would be
complete change in the policy Of the admins
traton, and an effort to direct instead of vainly
seeking to quell the impending revolution
Would Santa Anna consent to this? doubt
it decidedly
The conservatives have been tried and con-
demned. Their retention of power is hereafter
impossible. They can be replaced by liberal
administration only through a complete reac-
ton of the government. This position OF
affairs is so grave that Santa Anna thinks the
game lost, and talks seriously Of retiring to his
hacienda at Encerro, which would be the GER
tain preliminary to his fight from the republic.
His departure would be considered tantamount
to an abandonment of the supreme power, and
the day succeeding such an event would wit
ness revolution in the city of Mexico. The
disposition Of Santa Anna TO return 10 Tur-
baco, has produced quite domestic quarrel
Madame, his wife, vows she will never consent
again TO leave the country, nor have all his
blanishments and caressess induced her to re-
woke her decision. According to the Mexican
law, wife is not bound to follow her spouse
beyond the frontier, and if Madame Santa An
ma persists, II. s. 4. must consent to remain,
or TO depart unsoothed by the presence Of the
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gossip, and is generally believed.
The Mexican correspondent of the New Or
leans Pcdyune, writing from Jalapa on the
9th Of October, says; You may form slight
idea as to the resources Of this government il
/ tell you that even at Vera Cruz the payment
of troops and officers is about two months short
and other employers are worse of.
This viii be debt Of about three hundred
thousand dollars, and il such is the case in a
port where the custom-house yields more than
all the other ports together, you may conceive
how it will be in other parts.
The army amounts to about flty thousand
men, including officers, which gives, at the
lowest calculation, an annual expense OF ten
million dollars; taking the remaining disburse
ments TO be ten million dollars, you have an
expenditure Of twenty million dollars, and the
revenues cannot amount to over ten million
dollars, according to my calculations.
In this calculation such extraordinary ex
penses as keeping large bodies Of troops in thu
fields at Tamaulipas, Michoacan and Guerrero
are not included, and these outlays are enor
nous.
The worst use Of great part Of the sever
million dollars paid by our government ha
been made for the purpose Of bringing TO thi
country foreign troops and officers, mosu
Spaniards. Every sensible man said, wbeI
the irst Spaniard arrived, this would be sufh
Gent alone to cause the downfall Of II. M. S
II. Such was nearly the case already on th
feast days Of last month, and il il had not bee
for the timely interference Of an active ger
eral, a mortal battle would have occurred i
the palace Of Mexico ITSELF
One Of the most ridiculous Of similar law
came out the other day, subiecting vessel
going to Coatzacoalcos to an extra tonnag
duty of one dollar per ton; and though il ma
appear ever so ridiculous, still it is enforced.
Another law ordains that vessels going