The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-04
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.

boans-ProSress OF Anarchy and the War
of castes--Muititudes Driven from their
HoneS-The Outrages mt Tampico and 80.
Louis Potosi-Garza Confiscates Goods Pay
Ing Duty 20 Zuloaga, and NIiramon Coniis-
Gates Those That have Paid Duty 60 GarLa-
Ruin OF Native and Foreign Merchants. 80.
We have received several interesting letters from our
city Of Mexico correspondent, which have been delayed
somewhere the route consequence of the dsordered
state Of that country from which take the following
points OF news
Our CITY MEXICO CORRESPONDENTS.
Cry MEXICO Sept. IA, 1853
The Proposed Rail,ody Be,Oeen rera Crs and Mcrco-
CompltioH Of The Surreys-Grand Banquet gfrea by
Se'or E,candon to he Engiaeers-Residcuoe Of Ncri
can gillionairc-Ezaa Route Of the Proposed LIN
Adrimum Grades-C0nuasrriai and Political Adran-
taces Qf The Enterprise
II is understood that all communication viii be cut OIL
with Vera Cruz and other not in possession oil the
government conservative party. This rs done by
Zaloaga for best known the government here
and il will be serious inconvenience and loss 10 great
many Cobos who commands the forces the route
from Cordova and the Chquihuites, has ordered the
stages to discontinue running and mails will be allow
cd to pass. The extraordinary courier with
dispatches by the English steamer, it is believed will not
be interrupted. shortly take place. but
which the scales may be turned be
By special order of the President diligence will take
down to Vera Cruz the railway engineers who bound
the United States The President does desire
90 interrupt in any way, the progress OF the railroad,
which is looked upon by all parties (mos creditably to
the Mc1icans) great national enterprise; and If
few obstacles thrown the way of construction
have taken place since the of the loca
ton and surveys period Of sad troubles the
you may be satisfied that railroad will be built from
Vera Cruz TO the city of Mexico.
The field work of the explorations aud surveys that
has been carried under the direction Of COL Andrew
Taicott the last eight months for the Mexico aud Pacific
Railroad Company extending from the port OF Vera Cruz
the city of Mexico is completed and a short while
the report and maps will be published and much valuable
ana interesting information will doubt be made public
Before parting with the engineer Manuel Escandon the
principal protector patron this enterprise gave
them handsome entertainment at his magnificent
Tacubaya six miles from the city OF Mexico All
who have this beautiful place of Escaudon's
be Of the tasteful and elegant spots to
be anywhere The view from the crescent balcony
OF the second story sublime, overlooking the plains
of the valley OF Mexico, studded with villas towns and
Pyramjds-hils covered with verdure-snow capped
mountains and forests of noble trees such as for in.
stance the expresses Of Cheputepec the graceful foil
aye Of the acuados The grounds of Senior Escandon
very extensively laid out and his conservatory Is
Crysta Palace, with great variety of plants
and flowers, seeming acres around. No expense
that OF the Old World and the New affords
here combined The dinner excellent, aud
much interesting conversation took pace-Co Tai
colt. the Engineer -inChief of the railroad ex.
pressing himself as having spent the most agreea-
BILE and interesting time in the present surveys
that he had experienced on any work during the pc
riod ul twenty two years that he has followed civil
gineerng The President OF the company. Antonio scan-
don his brother Manuel the Secretary, Mr. Worrc and
others made many happy and appropriate illusions to the
satisfactory manner in which Col Talcott had conducted
the work and expressions Of qualification elected
from all parties that much harmony and cordially OF
feeling existed between them: whilst the part Of tho
corp OF engineers general satisfaction expressed
the liberal and prompt manner in which the company
had acted towards them Notwithstanding the engineering
parties have been constantly the field from January last
10 this and passing from State district into an
other, yet neither OF the begerent parties
rpted the surveys-oering on the contrary every "a
sstance in their power TO push the work ahead. The
OF the large haciendas indeed all others,
OF Mexico constructed at and there be doubt
OF the immense profits that viii be derived from It,
The entire length OF the railroad Will be 2o2 English
miles from Vera Cruz 10 the city of Mexico. OF this
miles OF the Vera Cruz and san Juan Ralroad, which be
longs 10 the Mexican and Pacific Railroad Company
present available and OF the road from Mexico 20
Guadalupe four miles constructed and operation also he
longing TO this company, are likewise available The route
deemed most practicable and found 70 offer engineer
ing difficulties whatever and Of which thorough aud
curatc and examinations have been made IN cav
ing Vera Cruz Lelera nine miles out, follows a
IN the vicinity Of the diligence road passing over the
gradually ascending plains 10 the Chquihuite mountains
and t ough the rich section OF country about Cordoya
thence 70 The city 81 Orztya Prom Orztva asccnds 10
elevation 81 s,llO feet which Is the Of the
Matraa pass, and this is the highest elevation To
come tn whole line 10 Mexico, between the two
Perpetual line this latitude is about 500
feet Prom the Maliraa summit 10 the city Of Mexico
route = over most productive aud almost level PLAIN
and the Tor nine tcnihs Of the line highly
cultivated. with rich haciendas and all tho way
The plans Of AIan celebrated Tor it, pulque prOduc
ton taken advantage Of aud for great distances the
cost Of grading will be less than absolutely that Of the
Western prasrc roads the United states. Compare.
lively the work viii be light, except a portion
say ten or fifteen miles, where The grades may
he No ma tL.a gnfa
and there Will he no tunncilng HrHpt In two places
exceeding i've hundred feet. only formidable bs-
rancs cncountcrcd-ihe " BaranSa - Mcttac which
be crossed by bridge Of eight hundred feet.
The principal cities accommodated BY this road viii be
pueha Dc iOs Angeles Thaxcaa. Apamolumba TchIatl.
huacan, Guadalupe and Mexico There a great many
other aud towns within Few miles Of the Inc but
tbs above more Immediately the route.
The fsCandOns who already deserve much credit Tor
thc taken by them great work deter.
mncd - push on 70 the extent o. their means. and hr
command Of capital = very cons tCrahc-s4ua 20 thai
probably q any Que capitalist IN America Il has been
70 os tine the ocsre oi Manuel tsetndon . see such
enicrprisc started. believing that Mexico must be
vastly boucoucd ~ 81 not actually rcgcncratcd. ami
made peaceful AMI valuable member o. enlightened
nations AZ The same time De Is fuy aware u the i'm.
proofs that must how from H. aud the handsome
Mr brandon leaves Mexico abou; the Isl n November
90 New York and Tor Europc he VII BY thrn have the
tracts % be made u once for constructing thc road
cur o. Mrroo oct ?. lsss
SAT- n a. C,pn,y-7hs Government fsHds-Hr pr
syA-7ze Ne'g PicH for ne Church Pr}psrg-Ztloagt
Rcaiging . Ner TorkPosi,son q a. Combttlni - ne
.Scrsr1 Ng,es a. d.
iwsh were - ny power e. give one cheering tenn II
ncv8, but 4 i ! cannot nly sftef d,y hcar %
nothing but robbery after robbery, sack after sack a.
The ordinary circumstance % diligence robbery, or the
punierng q small town, The tying up Of ainia,s,rc
dor q hacienda and forcing him ;, give draf, on h.
employers for q 100, $4,000 5000 TO- nj ne and
such ike affairs, have sunk below mcaocrtv ana ast
the former positions items % gossip except Il may b.
amongst Tie parties themselves TIE friends ~ tha part
ties interested Tho number of poor creatures thrown oui
OF house aud home i daily The increase III cstnatci