Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25
Mr.. Forsyth's Return.

We have already noticed the return of our Min
lister from Mexico. The Mobile Register Of the
10th, thus speaks Of Mr.. Forsyth's appearance
and his adventures on his way home:
Mr. Forsyth is looking remarkably we'll, and is
In fiue spirits; little touched with7the Mexican
bronze, but in other respects time and service have
laid most lenient hands upon him, as we could see
no touches of the svery frosts Of care in his usual
appearance His friends will fnd him at the
Battle House. -...-
The general news by the Plymouth has been
anticipated by other and speedier Transports
But We learn from Mr.. Forsyth, thst when he de-.
uanded an escort from the government of Mexico,
intending to leave the capital on the 18th ult, the
supreme government was afraid 10 furnish it, ac-
cordng to the usage of nations, and being willing
to accept nothing less, he threw himself upon his
own resources rather than be further delayed in
that miserable country. This fearfulness Of the
Government grew out of the armed array Of its
enemies that infest the road to the coast. ..
He left the City of Mexico on the 25th. On his
route, near Puebla, Mr. Forsyth had o arencounter
with band Of robbers, and not only put them to
route in self-defence, but recovered from them a
small drove of mules that they had stolen from o
mueteer but IN hour or two before. The mule
teer did not pretend to reclaim them, but Mr.. For
syth delivered them over to him,~as he did not
aspire to O conquest 80 Mexican.
By letters received since his arrival it appears
that this little stage coach defence has made a
terrible commotion in the great nation of Mexico,
and signalizes the triumph of American arms once
more on the plains Of the Aztecs However, we
do not think the details of the action are likely to
find their way to the page Of history. B.. -:s...
The Picayune of Tuesday contains long letter
from it's Mexican correspondent, giving an account
of the insults offered to Mr.. Forsyth, and other
interesting matters. We arc only able at present
to extract the former. The correspondent writes {:
/ On the 2lst inst, the exAmerican Minister took
his departure from here. Five or six days before
he had notified the Government OF his intention to
depart, and expected an escort that had been
promised him, but the Government absolutely re-
fused to give any escort but three or four men to
sit on the box of the coach, when bands Of thirty
and more robbers have lately made their appear
ance on the road As escorts Of fifty we'll noun
ted men are usually rendered to Ministers, and
escorts of fifteen are given to ordinary travellers
1t was clear that the offer Of three or four useless
soldiers to ride on the box Of the diligeuces was
intended for an insult Mr.. Forsyth took 1t 80,
and very properly gave the Government his opiu
ions in declining the offered escort Mr.. Forsyth,
however, provided himself with lot Of his coun-
trymen, and, as we learn, has fought his way
through the robbers and arrived safely at Vera
Cruz not even one of his party received wound
from the shots fred upon them.
The night before his departure from here, the
government caused great scandal before the door
Of his room in the hotel, by attempt to arrest
person who was going off with him. The partc.
ulars Of this affair would take too long to tell and
suppose the ex-American Minister will make ex-.
plantations on the subject. At all events, the po-
lice besieged Mr.. Forsyth's door, and carried the
scandal farther by surrounding the hotel with po-
lice, as if to call the attention Of all the world to
what was going on, to mortify and disgrace the
representative of the United States. The person
pursued at last paid thirty thousand dollars for
the prvalege Of commencing his journey, but /
learn that it WAS only for the commencement. as
he was seized at the end of the seconds day'sjour-
aey and S60000 more are to be extracted from
him. Some say all Of this has been done to an.
noy Mr.. Forsyth, but at all events it is high
handed act for government protesting to give
guarantees.