Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-24
LATER FROM MEXICO.

By the arrival OF the steamship tennessee
we have dates from the city of Mexico to the
9Th instant, and from Vera Cruz to the Sth.
\ correspondent of the New Orleans Plea
yunc f.yors that Journal with the following,
under date Of the 9TH instant:
This walled city is still under siege, and for
the last fortnight that siege has been made very
close, from the fact that Il strong force Of Gov
crnmcnt troops is said to be marching from the
interior 10 invest il. There are here. in garrl-
son. about 900 troops from the interior. and
the National Guard. made up of the young
men os the city, which makes the whole dcien-
sivc force Of Vera Cruz about 1000 strong
If these troops prove true they can defend the
CITY successfully, with Inc heavy batteries
there are around the walls against 900 or
5000 Mexicans.
The very sudden and unexpected arrival here
of French fleet. under Admiral Penaud, con-
sistin. of the steamships Lurcouf and Lucifcr,
and the brigs Mercure and Olivier, with two
others looked for daily; with the presence OF a
Spanish fleet, consisting of the steamship Co
lon, and the brigs Habanaro, Valdez and Pc
layo, while three others, the Cortez, ESpcranza
and Bavlen. are expected soon, make things
IOQk quite WdIilhc. bcSiuSS INV DiiSi'A
war vessels are daily looked for.
Madam Rumor is very busy in the city, as to
what all this array means; and none can give
satisfactory account. 1t said that these fleets
came to enforce the collection Of the claims Of
citizens ofthc different countries they represent.
This may be; but fifty thousand pound power
hydraulic press could squeeze blood out of a
tlrnip about as easily as forty naval fleets could
at present squeeze money out of either OF the
Governments Of Mexico.
There is an active correspondence going on
between Admiral Penaud of the navy, and
Mons. Gabriac, the French Minister at Mexico,
which seems, to the knowing ones hcreaboutS,
to indicate something more than the collection
of the few thousand dollars now due to France.
They take the very oppoitune arrival here oil
a Spanish and French feet to mean great
deal more than dollars and cents. 1t is thought
that Spain will soon declare war against Mexico,
and at once proceed to blockade all the princl.
pal Mexican ports in the Gulf, and that France
will stand by to keep Uncle Sam from interior
ing in the ''muss;" while England will remain
perfectly neutral, but wink at Spain and her
great French ally-and whisper in Uncle Sans
ear, "Vhcre are your Monroe doctrine, and
your Ostend Conrentioni
must admit that from this stand point,
as politicians say, things look little that way
at this time; and if the United States do not
act in Mexican matters very promptly as well
as very firmly, the chances are decidedly in
favor of Mexico's becoming a monarchy, OF
something else very near akin to it.
Gabriac, the French Minister, is positively
known to be the very soul of the Zuloaga Gov
ernmcnt, and the French citizens throughout
Mexico are very bitter against their minister
for it; in fact they came near mobbing him al
his own house a few days since.
President Buchanan's message is looked fo'
with great interest here at this time. 1t !,
hoped that Congress will find time % look
abroad among the nations, Of at least our owr
continent, and see what is going on. If mem
bers can sec as far as Mexico, just now, they
will see wocful sight, and ono that deeply
interests every American citizen. The United
States must act very soon in the settlement o.
Mexican affairs, or else stand aside and LEI
some other power act. They cannot much
longer act the dog in the Manager"
1t is stated positively that Mazatlan has beer
occupied by the Constituencies.
For six weeks there had been no levies ii
Mexico, for want Of guns to furnish the meF
with, but during the latest three days recruiting
had been very active.