The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-20
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.
from the New Orleans P.cayune, Feb. 1911

from the New Orleans Picayune, Feb 1871
The Orizaba, Capt Farbes crossed the bsr A. NJ.
yesterday. she briggs Intelligence from Vera Cruz
the Sth lust. which day she left that port from
the city of Mexico to the 9Th.
She br ngs the following passengers:
Young, Alasne, DE Peyra and son, f. Cslderoa, r.
Orvse, E. H. sauner, Fuentes, and nine in the steer
age.
She brings on freight 1851 445 in specie.
Captain Forbes reports that the British mail steamer
Conway left Vera Cruz on the Sto for Havaoa Sue had
too late for her The conducta of the specie arrived
the Gin with So &c, GOA
Two shocks Of earthquake lit at Vera Cruz on
the 1s and I'd inst. The 6rst occurred at half past
O'Clock Of the lst and lasted about two minutes
The second which occurred on the night Of the "a at
seconds The shock of the LIST inst felt at Mexico
Puebla, Jalapa, and Alyarado. No damage was cone.
We have not yet rece wed files of Mexican papers
We suboin portion of the correspondence hAvs
ceiyed:
private communication from the city of Mexico,
dated the 5th inst, states that affaira going
there in the at previous advices. The
result Of the vote the Presidential election had
been celebrated with M the customary signs of rejoicing
great The Council Of State has returned
the total number Of votes having been 435 $50 for
Santa Anna, and 4,o76 against him ,,
At last a new government has been established al
though the old one stands, and will, long il may
last which cannot be very long, it is entirely with
out means to live upon.
The form OF the organization stands as follows:-Pre
steL Alvarez uatil the ARRIVAL of Ceballos; Finance
Haro Tsmirez War; Yanez; Interior, Payne And
should not wonder If they carried their plan ont.
Santa Anna is led from one mistake to another wit
the last one, which is the recall OF General Wo
of his stau pche.t adherents
most sublime Lunder has been made respecting the
concucta just arrived by which the 0zaos has derived
the English steamer lett before the said conducta
rived, say hours too However, the blunder is
in this respect The export duty silver is per
cent, payable the act of the specie being shipped
Now the Cove rnmen exac.ed the payment OF three
cent export duty on all the money sent down so that
for instance, for dollars thirty dollars
paio Ia Mexico.
stands to reason that not half of tie money sent
down in this manner can be for shipment everybody
thought that shipping $500 Of the above 200 woul
be all right and the paper received for the above $50
would be quida,ed at oncr bur such thing you
forced to ship the 900 or II only 5000 SIS per cent
port duty paid will bs AZ your credit available for
shipment. This would not be so bad Ia properly
gsnized country, but here, where such a
adopted ago short time such paper
denied admission an has remained Ia suspense to
this date and may be bought ut ninety per cent dis
count although thepaymeDt was forced one, the
rs IL is now.
All oreign ministers except ours who was no. to his
knowledge interested in the question, nterfered, but
after being humbugsed and afterwards denied admission
to H. s, told that all should BIZ arranged salts
factorily: but what cement tn has
been This paper can be bought to day sready at from
20 to 25 per cent discount and will be worth less
by next steam.r.
AZ Saccios is unoer to proceed to Havana with
dispatches for the ADMIRAL but hsve little faith in
n
English minister is and no he is bound head and foot
to the govern ment for fierent favors received.
To distribute the conducta, body of Atty soldiers
was present to guard the customhouse ana let
chant in at time, proof Row they treated, after
paying enormously, to be defrauded at every STEP
whereas, in former times but single soldier wa
needed.
OF merchants will not keep single dollar here
either for payment Of dutes-wbich is heavy amount
or for freight OF vessels muleterrs purchases OF to
bocco cocoa cotton OF the coast any o:her
pepses peeeed besides the conducta money
into this port.
The proof OF the sbty of the present system
Is manifest already, vessels enter port and the
importation Of last year did not to onefh OF
that Of the year before and will fall of the pre-
cent year. The actual collector has great blame Of
this to bear account of his rapaciy and bad manage
ment.
Mr. Psrres has entered the cabinet of Minister OF Fl
naDce-a sure proof that Mr.. Escuudor has no more
spos in e,pectat to lay bands on otherwise he would
not have allowed his tool to be dismissed.
His Serene H,ghness granted amnesty to all exed
individuals, but am hopes that he will be bold as
Louis Philippe cest frop tdrd From this amnesty Mr.
Ceballos serna and OCampo, are exempted.
General Vol has been recalled from the command at
Matamoras, and proceeded To the capital which said
to be the result Of tte small talk Of youngster lately
employed at Matamoras, although a Mushroom OF
Arstas, and he got rewarded with fat place in this
This shows pretty clearly the political system of the
Conservatives to deprive Santa Of his best friends
and TO leave him powerless.
bope he has not proceeded with the business OF the
5000 0O0 will he succeed to get money ont OF our
mnister-the more so as the government at Acapulco
n
claimed oil the country.
Here, tomorrow will be feast day. account OF the
rdcu a,cs OF the supposed opening OF the covers
containing his nomioatiou.
In this manner another day Is lost after months of
norhers and feast days. which keep vessels port
more than month to discharge their csrgoes.
Foreigners, doubt, will be compelled to illuminate
their he uses, or pay heavy fine.
All Tehuantepec is under arms. The project OF the
plaza killed BY the Inhabitants and soon the
fnal stroke mus, take place
Some one hundred and sixty bales OF smussled goods
have been conhscaed at the Rio ande whereas snug
ling 10 projected on the Pacific
The 0zaba will take $500 000 suppose and Il Is high
time away with high hostages on the Mexican side
10 give encourseeme to this line.
II our government does not interfere In some way
other foreigners will be crushed the only aim OF tn
present appears tn be to rob them OF every
cent they have earned in many years hard working
This Ia the opinion OF foreign merchants whom hsv
had occasion 10 study In travels from down
to this coast aud took very good 10 get at the
state Of things. embark in this steamer and as thi
is dub place. employ my leisure to write you thes
hasty lines, hoping that they mar do some GOO an
thall tell you more verbally
From the Brownsvills (rexas) Flag, Feb. al
there has been su5den change Of military comman
d.rs IN Mstamofas On Sunday last Cen Rnmulus bias
de u Vega arrived In Matsmorss, and immediately
ssmed command Of that post, Gen Wool rts former
nder leaving the day the seat Of govern
AZ the city Of Mexico The scquaintsnces Of Gen.
&c Vega congratulate themselves greatly upoa HE ad
vent ppcn the frontier He Is taid TO be Q generous
humape gallant and highly competent officer add II IL
hoped that he will be enabled peace and
harmony to this long disturbed border. The task We
opine, difficult one-a friend suggests to us that
there those here who would aasipst the
spotess Saviour hmself we're he to command
Mexico but IT IL certainly the duty Of all good ctsens
Of Mexico II this be really the aim OF the new General
TO lend him their cordial operation The people Of
this bank Of the river could materially contribute 10 the
consunmaton OF this desirable ohJsct and their inter
ests the grand lever TO human action after all would
certainly prompt them 70 eysron 10 its achieve.
ment.