The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-08
Additional from Mexico.

loAowln extracts are from The Now V.eaps paPefsiy
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SucHIIl, Mexico, March s. 1854
LOU may announce that the 2Ist of this mont
there was mule road opened from Suchill by Mr. Wal
engineer to Sykes Co.. that The ales can now tr,
ve aud carry freight, from suchil to the Pacidc whc
ha never been heretofore done This road makes IN
journey shorter by two Jays than what it is by the pre
sent route by Nal Paso. The plank road w Of course
occupy year for its metion but l. beiny p,shs
on vigorously by Colonel Williams and Mr. Wall both
whom lad examined the through route and fonna n a
eAc,Aeht one Tor either a plank way railroad X
From the New Orleans Pcayunel
Inc Eto det Cosofo states that the condition Of Avo
rez Is becoming desperate according to all The latest ac
cour u Which have been received BY way of illustt
ing this fact II relates that petty chief hayny co
.ose'her small body of men with whom he proposed /;
art1y Tai LII, IN condition which rendered Il seces
san however, was in no cond ton ia coml ., IVA VAT
III, 'rangue his friends and followers sni M,
,es, % wants and views and therefore they dis.
The Yoa d. tTmfo~ tina, Gen y. Martin Cos
has placed the way Of the continuation
of Tie works on The isthmus il adds that IL i be
hoped that ths has been sed only by IN
s.ardirr which will soon be s,eared up.
Notwhsta ading the lcpcfed failure of the r. ion
of sIvareK we see It anuoaaced by the Uaiye2' lint
Santa ma had proceeded in pevson to Guerrero. The
recruiting Of his health is named rs one OF the objects
his going hthcr but at the time doub il Ii.
that The real object s that OF endeavorng to put down
Alvarez.
The correspondent OF the New Orleans Della writing
from Vera Cruz the 22d Of March gives the following
account OF the departure Of his Serene Giighness"
s'Malbroul sea va tie gucrre
Mironton, miionton, mirontane!n
Such were The warlc notes to which the great Napo-
leon won't 10 mount his barbed steed when proceed
ing TO the castigation of the enemies OF France. The
"Nal Seon of the Souh' having been at length lIrei
fro, biz STRONGHOLD may Re supposed to let himself
in' to the weiknown air of
"Who dare,
And who dars9p
His Serene Hehness has finally left Mexico having
projected 10 the south for the purpose castigang
Don Juan Alvarez. There is doubt Of the fact chat
Ton John deserves pretty sound hra ng but whether
he viii get it remains to be Tarars unknown
in tie land o the honezumas yet strange to say such
thing as catching Tartar is not altogether unheard Of.
But to be serious
lie iesident left Liz capital some days since to con
duct in person the campaign 50 vigorously comnenccl
against the archraor Alvarez 1t II supposed that not
less than 600 troops have preceded their commander
nchief and the affair must shortly prove decisive
way the other. We have no intelligence here as to
the LAM OF Alvarez-or in fact whether he has any
plan AT all beyond hostlizing the general government
Since the departure of santa Anna there report that
his ministry have urgently requested his immediate re-
turn TO the capital. Qnie,' satei'
In the meanwhile here have the most extensive glo
riication beautiful triumphal column in imitation
OF that erected by Louis Napoleon in comnemora on OF
the great deeds OF My Uncle has appeared by
gic, in the grand plaza
As you are familiar with the original will not weary
you with description of the imitation suffice it to say
that Il is or wasor IL disapy cared like the baseess
fabric OF ionyesterday afternoon a really beau
tiiu and appropriate work OF art Appropriate since
three sides f the pedestal pictorial representations
Of three Of the greatest victories of the usrous chief
viz the demolition of the Spanaris Tampico; the
expulsion and igrace Of the French at Vera Crua
She inglo Gci,a of the Americans at Buena Vistal
On The fourth side, full length portrait Of Ills
Altcaa sercasnia by the way. ls has rown to
lie strsinely like that of PANEL Webster The inteoc-
tua develaY ncrts nearly the same and who knows
but that Sauta Anna had been horn Puritan would
have been Daniel Webstcrsand if Daniel Webster ha
been born Mexican, he would have been Santa Anna
The speculation gives rise to curious ctios {, say
the least of It,
the evening of Saturday tho 18th there wasa grand
illumination, fireworks music, &c. in honor of tie an
niversry OF the election of His ghness to the
presidential chair Everybody turned out tho occa
sion The column above mentioned inauguraed
with all due pomp grand concert and feed was given
AT the palace to which all the foreign consul were in
yed who, Of course, attended particularly The Spanish
French ard American, who could not have done less by
way of endorsing the vicorics' emblazonci on the pe
destal Of said column (O
The Mexcans great peoplc-n fact, the greatest
kind of people. Their modesty and nagnanim.y keen
pace with each other What could be more nobly for
their present devotion TO the whose portrait was
the streets few years since and for whom
mode Of death then invented too good for him to
diey Then they such poetic race-linkng the deeds
Of their heroes 70 immortal verse. Witness The follow.
rg, lately perpctrated here honor Of the degod Of
the day
Tampico Vera Cruz Y Ia Angostura
rreconzan tus tmbres y blasones
Que I'll empaje Sc abrio seputura
DE Barrndas altiyo a las lejoines
Ie Ia armada francesca n la bravura
lie Taylor los rudos campeones:
ALI donde tu voy llamo la guerra
Iumba del invasor fue nuestra terra ~
Which being literally translated, means as follows
'sTamrco, Vera Cruz and Angostura (Buena Ysta)
Proclaim your crest and ba2onry,
Because az your bidding a sepulchre
Was opened for the legons OF the naughty
Barradas-for the ferocous French armada and
For the rude bullies Of Taylor.
And wherever your voice called TO
Our soil became the tomb Of the invaders
Notwithstanding all this enthusiasm there are mystic
rious runors in different sections, partcu
lary in 0axaca, to which portion of the forces on
the march have been directed OF course should Alvarez
be suppressed the Oaxacans won't have word to say
present.
You will find The papers full Of the affair in Guerrero
Among other things is the proclamation of Cen Bombas.
tcs Furoso, announcing his arrival at Acapulco am
sorry to say however that it is very much doubted whe
ther he has arrived or not.
There is decree prociaming particular honors to the
generals officers who have distinguished themselves
in the against the Some general corpo
raj don't recoect which has recently published
port of his operations against the barbarans in which
he says that after charging and rechargng the enemy
with great gallantry, for nearly entire day he at
length succeeded in killing OF them whereupon they
he ayagcs) retreatcd but upon coming up the dead
body they found IL to be that Of That fellow
deserves at least two decorations of the Order of
Guadalupe.
The steamer takes unusual number of passengers,
among them several from California including Of
John {. Calhoun
Mr. J. J. Williams engneer.in- chief of the Tehuantc-
pec road also goes by this steamer He gives very ia
vorale report Of the progress of the work on the 18TH
1t is really to be hoped that there viii be
bedevilment about that matter.
number Of arrested persons have been sent board
tie man-ofwar Guadalupe (late SLAYER Lady Sunolk)
Their destination IL unknown. We have not had any
wholesale business in this line since my last but
looking out for squalls and nobody says nothing TO
body" Oh For further particulars see our able
interesting, influential and independent press generally
ITEMS FROM THE MEXICAN PAPERS.
The passport law to go into operation the st Of
April The ostensble design in re-introlucng tnis des
potic system of espionage from Europe is 70 enable the
police authorities to track fugves from Justice. The
1rdu Union about the most liberal paper in Mexico
thinks that the rigorous portions Of the law night
be migated without any danger TO the good order OF
ciety and with great advantage to the commercial n'e
rests of the country.
Indians had been committing depredaons In The State
OF Durango, and decree published establishing a
military decoration-being cross Of honor with
blue ribbon attached to it-for those who distinguish
themselves in the against these Odrbaro'
Seven hundred troops, with six pieces Of artillery,
under General Bncartc have been detached from Qua
daaara to the State of Sonora to operate against the
invasion of President Walker.
A TRAGICAL AND MosT SINGULAR OCCURRENCE
correspondent Of the Cleveland Piandeoier writing