The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-11-12

II JAS w. GRIMES Gov of Iowa.
THE BRITISH DEMANDS UPON
MEXICO A BLOCKADE
A correspondent nf The New Orleans
Picayane, writing from Havana, gives the
following account of the difficulty between
Great Britain and Mexico:
The mercantile firm Of Barron, Forbes
& Co, has long been the one of CREATES,
importance on The Paciic shores of Mex
leo. Their immense wealth has been al
tanned chiefly by smngging--the custom
house officers under S,nta Anna having
long been rendered. by bribery, the plan,
tools of this large commercial house
U pom the installation of the present goy-
ernment of McKee, new custom house
officers were appointed, who refused to
accept the brihes of Barron, Forbes &
Co, and the consequence was that, eXer-
cisinS the influence OF its immense wealth.
it absolutely succeeded in getting up a
revolution. To pnt down this movement
General Degolado went down to Tepio
where, tin,liug upon inquiry that Barron
& Forbes were the chief instigators of il.
he sent them both to Mazatlan to keep
them out Of mischief
At this time Mr Barron was exercising
the fuuciions of British Consul, and Mr.
Forbes those of United States Consular
Agent, (he having been left in that capa-
city by former incnmhen,.) Indeed
nearly all the cousuships of nations hav-
ing Ministers at Mexico were held by par
ties connecseI with the house of Barron,
Forbes d Co.
Mr.. Carron, sr., the father of the Young
man who is the partner of the firm of Bar
ron, Forbes & Co, Immediately cammenc.
ed, proceedings against Don Gomez Fa-
rias. Ga member of the Mexican Congress,
and the son of f0rmer President of the
Republie) because he had given evidence
against the house of Barron, Forbes &
Co., and it is probable that bribery would
have secured a verdict from the courts of
the country against the man whose mis-
f rLune it was to have fallen under the
anger of Mr. Barron. for having told the
truth of u matter, which. indeed, was
patent to all the world of Mexico!
Conscious Of the plant character of the
ordinary tribunals of that country. and in
order that no injustice shonld lie done,
the Mexican Government tooi III MAJ
ter out of the hands of the ordinary tri-
hunals, and assumed the trial Of it---a
high handed measure, Doubtless bu, which
in ,he then state of Mexico, was perfectly
justiiahlc.
Mr.. Blrron, sr, thereupon forthwith
represented to Lnrt PalmcrS,on that the
tribunals Of tn. country had been closed
against him that his son, the English
Consul, hai been insu.ttd ard expelled,
and thai his guol name aud interests
wcre tn re y suffering
Lord Pamerston at first was very un-
wiling to take any steps in the matter,
hut the Mexican Minister of Foreign Re-
lations, Dol Louis de la RoSas. having
been for long period dangerously i'll, (l,e
has since died) he was ulalle 10 afford
the British Ministry the requisite eX, la
natiorS
Mr.. Barron. ST., hy his continued i'm
portunities. at length compelled Lord
Palmers on to take some action in the
premises which Was done through the
British Charge d'Afaires, Mr.. Letsom,
(not Mr.. Doyle, as previously stated by
me- who demanded his passports, and in
the threat to blockade the ports of Mex
ico
Re ent events, however having somt-
what opened the eyes of Lord Palmer
sion and the British Ministry. they await
those explanations which will very shortly
be afforded them by a Mexican Minister
near the Court of St. James, and the
Threatened British feet will not, at leas,
at present, proceed to Mexico, nor viii
her ports he mOao hot kaded. This in
Formation is derived from source entitled
to entire belief aa
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