The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-19
News from Mexico.

NEWS from Mexico.
From the New Orleans Picayuns April Ill
The steamship Orizaoa Capt Forbes, reached the levee
thls morning.
We have fun ales of papers by the orizabs fro the
city Of Mexico to the Attn inst. ana from Vera Cruz to
the Sth.
The papers contain little OF interest. We subjon
TrHuAN1KPRc, Mexico March Is, 1855.
If our village be not in state of siege it at least en-
government troops. mentioned in my last their move
ments have been confined exclusively to the limits OF
the city proper reports being in constant Circulation OF
the much dreaded enemy In fact the are
well armed, mounted and disciplined, with regularity
and concert OF action which argues well for their final
success, masng gradual though regular progress
towards to the defeat Of the troops in this
quarter They have, in fact, already cut OIL to very
OF a m
Of the in this portion of the district Last
evening" for instance was impatienty awaiting the
party of some twenty of the enemy had been
watching for the mail The report proved correct The
his mail bag examined and the official correspondence
distracted.
The end of this affair is at hand. little prudence
the present plan OF action will insure his His
Serene Highness has fancy, but little of the nsedfa
left at his now least place the dispos
money and patience the contributions of the neghbor
ing villages elected by the uchiticos in few days
sions they will of dssert and then Don Christie
bal Salinas win make easy conquest.
to be the CASE every heart that with the
suerDgs of oppressed people, every friend Of law and
order must sincerely hope that the party about to step
into power may be possessed of coherent vitality
ability to reconcile contendng interests, pow
er to enforce laws tor the good than which
has preceded.
VERA CRUZ, April 7, 1866.
Bis Serene Higbness is back, after frightening the
southerners and it ia stated that be is going to Mchoa
can
Strange to say but nevertheless true people begin to
believe that he win last for several months longer to t
ranize his weak and supplied people, whose want
OF energy and sound sense makes this task easy
to him SO long 3 the money lasts.
This is where the difficulty lies aud II he succeeds,
am sorry to say our government is to blame-that Is
to say Mr. Pierce is shorsghted enough to allow the
three millions to be paid over.
Mexican banker in union with powerful New
York firm has agreed to pay over $4,000 . month,
which after what already spent, may last him. uni
ted to the small item Of revenues left for perhaps five
How our will be cursed by our avn citi
who have been and plunderedrgh and left and
by foreigners and Mexcans into the bargain only
find out when passing through the country, as have
done.
These depredatioDs are committed much free
~ as everybody knows, that money extorted from
American citizen delight to many Mexicans aud
as the former not protected at all by
even nr ministrs urge the justice OF the complaint
and Mexico has not pretends not to have cash
to refund Of course Americans are worse of than any
nation.
Tbs fragrant proof Of injustice perpetratcd by
the Mexican is reduction Of rs per cent in
the import duties the Pacific coast against which the
scoed at but in compensation most gracously allowed
TO elicitate the wife of His Serene Hehness her
birthday, to which farce trust Minister did not
lend himself.
Vessels ednr to the smaller ports pay extra
tonnage If loading mahogany, and part Of import du
ties, by stroke Of the pen OF His Serene Hghness,
must be paid in hard dollars, whereas expectation of
small coin prob bited Matamoras has been excepted
from paying taxes, and in short every day brings
laws in contradiction of the tariff and OF treaties but
every thing lie suffered In silence.
All such kinds OF laws cause heavy losses to mer-
choDts but Of these they only complain amongst them
Selves 1t would he troubling Minister every day
to urge them, and besides to use, as his most
gent complaints not noticed at Washington.
The works Of the Soo companies have come to dead
stop, and everybody is helping himself as best he
fer money advanced
1t appears that the revolution at the South does not
gain much ground after all and that decent psople like
YsneZ and Hsro; won't rise up with it,
DstuI bar have brose out at Tehuantepec and In
Chapos and serious fears entertained for tho safety
of Tebasco wherefore troops have been embarked In
hurry from this port for the latter port and Coatzacoa
cos.
Gen Vol bias returned to Matamoras, and obtained at
least the that these people shall be free Of
taxes.
However, the worst will out by and by. there
large stocks Of goods ct Brownsville, which will be
introduced into this country probably by connvsnce of
said general and give blow to legal trade at other
ports but of our government will take notice
OF it.
Lots Of passengers went by the last English steamer,
consisting of people who either go to Spain by the
American steamer from Havana to the States.