The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-01
The Secret History OF the Scott Armistics
Before ne1ico-Is Britain Origin.
TO TIE npTfoR OF THu HERALD
! OF the HERALD.

BALTIMORE, seps "a. 1897.
The personal recrminA,ions or Geseras scoi, Pillow
and Hitchcock have cast urerpeccd ray o. sb upon
bribery asd osrrupron episodes OF ms nysterous
rmhrce before the city Of Mexico oui Of these
gentlemen erpos The origin Of thai costly concession
scosi and sanla Anna made the bargain, and The Uaisd
ss.es rad ior y bat Britain policy drs- ali the proofs,
scrsr Foosc fsd al the tine Let the British nps or
rbo concocted his dlsfraof1 srmsce, oe brought at,
tee oresr und, nai our Ico2 may understand thai 10
az OBJ CT vn 70 defeat NJ BDchanAns inswucons 70
ooansicner IRIS, 70 ob,sia national highway 10 tae
P.c.1s"
,he .rmistoc v. dictated By Mr. B,rshesd the British
hDhssr. Hh objcci vM 70 ,reveni he Ctlted Ats
frorn getting 1e rlhi Of way 70 Tho Pscinc through
fsbpan0p pee
This fac, - well understood by many officers OF tue
Amy keIioo ~ BY Mr. Fox and hp uabocs on, the
way vn done 10 rot yet knovn 10 tee people, and Gen
Richo,<h and ven n i,s should tell the whole a ~
1ssre aroiber interesting facs hch has b.eu
sac, edy kept frm We kp, wledg: Of oae ousiiers vho
bad m aha Q In toe arnsroe spotls
santa Anna and his clique of British and American
friend. receive their million Of dolsrs Ho.i b.
pea, little mercantile ARA cement -hish Her Britannia
sr'st,'s oonsul, k,okniosb, probably ccni,ved rms
dDburn mems OF the army we're made In hsrican coin
afser the srmt toe, and drafts the Unied su,s
government we're 81 0 70 10 per cent premium, but In
hSu or exchanging tn for serican coin ~ tnas rate,
q discount Of from Ave 70 ten per cen, made 90
them 10 the hatkinoh and Santa Anna clique, ~ho sod
,hep from nss 70 ier Pc, CEN. premium Gals 10 70 20
per az sreois pofg 1isiles the many mi hon, ds
buried for the United Aes army ia MEXICO, amounted
sfaiure al Soun, for The British misace parry. gens
vSnly q The Bru.h Minister advocaiei n wo,,b sse-
tost hc CbD. having had specimen OF Mis- sort cf
sesicsr d sse st Hortersv, ana had warned Cen soo
t0s 70 oorfCn any aFmisuce. Gen. Hitchcock may pos
tbly member occasion sboni the olose VI the Mex
car va IN which Gen worth, in speaking a. that m
fyn ucfhoe a American interests, msde use Of pretty
Wons seuNt-suore ~ OUT for sny ote 70 remember
10 thst conversation denied that Vie 0nsucs
,ee wofk ct the British Minister, Mr. Bankhsad, o that
.ne oplec, 81 tne Decay 10 cut out u the proposed
ue shn herco the clause granting 10 the United a,Aies
we nsn OF rsy 70 NE rAcsc via rehusntopec and 70 re
mooe snd contract The new boundary lne marked BY
M Buchanan, which would have Given N ne Uallsi
sxs post Athe head o. the ruf or Cxfons and rsch
speenost Ine @ would secure short and practicable
RED 70 The Pacific through TERRITORY In Gener.
iitchcook vii enNftien us By giving HI, opinion on The
part PLAY Cd BY tbe British Minister 10 makbs me srmls
Toe aud VII yell The public who bepe6usd bv the
'ch specuttcps IN discount, ard preuu ms on Inc nised
~stes 1resrury 1aper nay then proceei With seine
Der Interesting nctens ~ The rtcrci history or The vAr
win Mexico IGtners n chcock VII not speak pay
hsps General Fiilo- vii rse another n ne cur
VAN Maryland,