The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-22
Insult TO the American Minister on his
Way Home.
FAILURE OF THE ATTACK ON The CITY.
Virtual Declaration Of War Against Spain by
President Juarez.
REPLY OF THE AUTHORITIES IN CUBA,
How the Spanish Invasion is Looked
Upon in Mexico,

OUR CITY OF MEXICO CORRESPONDENCE
MEXICO Nov Q, 1858
Official Report Of Difficulty u,th Mr.. Forsyth-Milaary
Merc,n erts-Airamon Proposed for e Presideacy-Col
lectsn9 the Forced Loaa-nore american Citizens out
rascd-AH Correspondence yiolG,ed-Ioy at the Prospect
Of a Spanish Inpasioa--Why Mericass CInna Sane
Mcrtoo. dc, dc.
The publication here, the 27h OF often, reports of
the difficulty orzaba and cordoya with the representa-
tive OF the United States These difficulties elected the
abuse at the hands of the official papers of all
foreigners in general Americans in particular, and most
especially of Mr FORSYTH The Official report referred
I enclose you, with the of the Diario Ofcal
The receipt and circulation of report here that Guadaa
lara had fallen into the hands Of the federasts This has
proved untrue the fact being that after thirty days
siege and bombardment the ederass withdrew from the
place.
Blance has pursued his retreat and is now believed to
be at to Monlia.
Troops have gone from here against Vera Cruz, under
the command OF Cobos This circumstance. reported
and generally believed, has dsFusted Echeagaray 1t
said that Echeagaray has pronounced for General
Robes late Minister al Washington. do not believe this
pronnciomie,o has yet Of, but consider very
probable, and II SO VIII b. another complication OF
affairs.
san LUIS Poios has been again almost abandoned by the
government forces, who Withdrawn to 20 TO the
will re,ake the place but Vidalrr sheved. He is
no more spoken Of here
The Northern states well those II Central Anne,
RIGA Guerrero, the frontier &c not spoken Of here
We do no; Of then, and DO not care about them.
This capital fer several day. was fever heat aud
ready to boil over Cor zen. Mramon President. The
affair has VT OIL For the sake Of the few
remaining foreigne-s God grant may II his future
should be after ,h style Of his past Hrlon President
would pretty roughly.
To keep their hands n the government have been re
commencing the collect the forced ordered by
the decree Of 18th of May During the past week two
Americans enlarged for large amounts and goods
taken by force from Their tn Americans refer
Messrs Keller and Burn. An English gentleman.
10y the name Of worrall left here this morning under
order of Punishment from the government for
piance vita pay up under the aforesaid de
cree Of 18th Of MAY The reader will bear ia mind that
both the governments Of the Uuiicd States and OF
England have directly and soemnlv protested against
the Legality of the decree Of 10th OF May, and
the exacon Of all kinds Of forced from
their Yesterday AL the letters received here by
the British nary from Vera Cruz broken open
by the authorities and retained The OF the
10 deliver the letters from abroad only
obtained after the following little incident-Un the 30th
the government orders that letters for abroad
except diplomatic letters, would be allowed to leave by
the English Extraordinary of today This threw constcr
amongst the aud the English portion Of
the merchants appealed 10 the British Minister for relief
He conferred with the gentleman who manages this eX
press mail, Mr.. Barrassa. who holds appointment a.
Queens messenger. Mr. d forthwith went TO the Post
master General and told him that the ordinary rider
not allowed to depart with mail containing
the letters Of the foreign commerce, that he
himself would 60 and take such letters inma
mating that would not be well to modest
the Queens messenger. The government cayed in, aud
took the previous order aud gracious enough
allow the letters from abroad to he given up but the
government did break down o all SIDES Yesterday
the correspondence for the British French and all other
class of representatives, given up without any
Iesta;on Of seals except that directed the American
(Dug
left here 60 attend a. American Affairs The
nnent wished 10 look into the American budget. and
refused 20 give up the correspondence before they had
done The venerable MIR Black got furious this
outrage upon his official matters, and declared he would
not submit to II. The government took the matter
into consideration in full council, AMI there was az
late hour night ofcoursed Mr. Black has any lengthy
reply make TO any oi his Dispatches he viii be unable
to do by this mail, a. closes at eight O'Clock this
morning.
Perhaps the reader may ask, What greater lnquisiuon
can be esiabsbedS In reply can be said that, toast
ing before fires and breaking backs rack
and over wheels yet IN reserve for
Yesterday the reached here that Spanish troops
had actually sailed from Havana for Iampoo, aud were
likely, ere this. Mexican soil THIS news, am
ashamed 70 has been received here with Joy, even
by American Who argue that is better 70 have the
protection II SPAN than the abandonment ~ the United
states" Necessity certainly makes strange bcdfeows
What a comment UPON the ostend manifesto Another
Cuba may riow ~ on this side OF the Rio Grandc.
A. you viii perceive. have been going at rapid
pace from lad 10 and ever the dste Of my
previous letter, the changes have been marked aud
alarming n We all - by the next steamer, DO not be
astonc but thcy vii not 1T an of us slip through their
nngcrF Thcv vii Keep lew Amer cans here 10 toast 10
their courage with the style Of acts they
are now rerrttating. The American mentioned Ia my
last II st n PRISON. uuaccuscd q a crime while Mr.
Perry, The Englishman ! mentioned 10 my last, Is AT
large ha Under positive orders to leave the country n
few days ~ the two the reader must acknow ledge that
confined a soliary dungeon condemned TO lay for
whole weeks aud months anon cold, damp stones and be
denied the PRIV cg 81 seeing any for business for
any other purpose
whie ali O ihis desola,on marks the onward progress
o. events ID MexCo may be asked, Why do not the
wealthy classes ~ Mexico combine. and With Their wealth
strive make some combination 20 arrest the ~
their country the roadto RUM thousand apologies
exist Cor them not t. attempt any thing Of The kind IN the
0rs place. they should attempt any combination against
the clergy their wealth PIT together not equal 70 that
Il the Gerry AMI 20 make any combination successful n
hs couairy great ceyerness requisite ~ compete with
superior army chest To combine With the
clergy w0ud be 10 make things worse still than
thet tn again. Il not easy 10 work any c0mbi
nation here The any movement " on foot, the
movers marked. che government pcrceives any
thing formidable the iais suddenly receive Increase
and the movement Is knocked on the head. Moreover
aways the case with moneycd men they are more or
Iess jealous - each other and especially here where
little good faith exists, combination 81 maeycd men
must prove farce, 50 ar a. any political ohjec, might be
This fully illustrated IN the u the i'm
prsonment lately of r. Manuel Escaudon So the
government down upon all the capitalists, Escandon
called them all together and laid before then representa-,
ton which be had drawn up With voice they said
the representation spoke their sentiments "weIl,
then says be- viii all sign and send o. the palace
once That another thing and out 81 the whole
scmhage but would take the responsibility q signing
what thoy bad all confessed exactly their sentiments.
II Il The widest folly 90 speak 81 anything but fore On
Intervention here. nothing else VIII do We want an iron
arm and an tros viii. republic Of knaves aud dots
will do and these people being such, there IS hope
a their solving their problem for themselves.
Although every foreigner hcre-spanards cxcepted-
would prefer the United States 20 do her duty. stu she
VII not, what the ~ crying what can be2 II
humatng 10 be forced 70 swallow all our boosted talk
Tor years about manifest destiny, and 70 be forced
20 consider that the sound Monroe doctrine only the
offspring u weak mind But we now live In a fast age.
Young Amsca rules, aud in her wisdom may let spanish
arms nay bold q ibis country
MExIco, Nov. s, 1883
How N, Spanish Troops Rsoesed in Possible
Res4lts u TIE kaeners-HoreS TrOrl NJ. BUchdnd,rs
Mosage-Prvea If ~ WU-Qparyels of u,e Gene
ra,--Ge.>vai Robes al Jadpo-A Fn,nipe Eptso5s IN
Ponps-Sar7taee Of Gen. siramon-fbroei Loan