New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-19

bri7g hsr ~ 70 ..e city, having hss vie % bos'j.
Wh:ie cn her ssy, Ard approaching the :,wb, s3Ds
two nssdis'sI., where tbe rver .Ht1o0s che csne
within TIE Taoge 4 Gsrzas rlsin bA't:y. ta2iAn
r hey sod ;hs qa.ter deck, watching, when tie
battery opsned rom For: A1dosegsl. O1e of the
balls passed through petwesD her foieuHs- s-d be
fore say ard oit.r .si in the wL.=r vey seaI her
aartosr1 qusitsr. MeGnwhiletbe csp,ain cooy stood
MA zrouad, With b., sdy blcE, wbils tba vss-ei Sss
prt di- Gn~ srd, Der cum aaoeT ,asay
sbe s.o1d 20 - The city unless crppef ~ the ior
He reached ,he lily u saietyi b.: ,lers he mas; 70
main, without be- able - dschaEga, rom the mel
.rrh,ly sts.s ii affa..s. Neither lie 10, pro2er:y
ia safe 10 Tampi-o, as vel a. mary cher points Of
MeIOo.
erpu.u.-hss rendered herself O-ii)us - every C1:'
ian country The people c,Dno: govern themselves,
p.r will hey h sep iA,h With each other The p1olc
,r asury IL empty and the Custom-house over qaa'-
ter cf million u collars n deo oseach ps,;y c1n e
in o, go.tg on. s fesh drain oa them. Al n lat oe
fed NJ .be pnshc crib--y cd5t u4Ros Hbr.S o., n
o.her words a: liberty 10 steal; sd # percaaH,e he
failed n ,ba, trait Ofnaiional aoiy, he oses cS.g,
AID j. deemed rnf for the ratora 'e'y!ce. Il j. me
main requisite with saint or sinner NJ ne''ef "no
holds the reipp they are ali Nexic -Es-a. rom th9
same ttock snd all POsse,s the same am io'e ao'."s
TO help thsmselyes.
IL pacing through the different streets oi ramps
Ard looking 6: the sad, forlOrn SAFE OF :1e ;s"D,
AID the IN press Of ssiness IN every isce-no
water in the city aad the boats obliged - proceed u2
the river for supplies for the ci.y-one thng ABOVE
s that touched me, was the store-n9u's ahl .olit
yard of the United states Consul, vAich was literally
filed with every description Of bagsage-trunks, oed,
ding carpet -bagsand with people oi al classes ana
colors fIon the darkest hue % the pure7; ,ar asan
I'll those who len their homes In Fiorlda, ara came
here 70 form q colony, in particular were there
men, women and children. should Lot be wrong %
estimating the number at not less than ore hundred
and ffy Notting can compensate the Consul ipE MS
kindness. ,o.o
This pace is Kill in the saune state a. when closed
last evening. Cannon firing is the order OF the day.
Several shots passed oyer the house ana once G me
United States Contul, and one struck room IN t1e
house occupied by the French Consul, in which ne
ard his lady were lycg but fortunately they escaped
il Jury Others less iostuns ste were killed while IN the
az, OF providing TOR their day ssubsi.tence In iat, no
one il sale, whether in his house or the street.
This place il now hopeless unless the United = stes
send us 9fwar forthwith, and there IS no telng
what may take place bef,re one reaches tnls port
Tie for.iyn Consuls-hat j., the E1gish Americs An
and Frepeh-hsve done everything in their power to
urCtect their citizens ard subjects but with people
who are si;hless to themselves where the security
IT, fact the whole country gong fc9m oad 20 worse.
ard unless an arm arrests the proceedings OF
those semi.ciy iled people nothing but rapine and
blOCdshtd ueed be expected.
Gen Gsrza in his ambition for power, has promised
his tIoops al bcisciminate piunder OF twelve nEurs
or lie nigh. a. well have said, the complete plunder
Of the city and az this moment Capt. Irens OF the
brigantre Nahum Stetson hiss arrived mere, leaving
his vessel Mt the bar, she not being perted % come
TO 4 wn under the penalty and threat OF being sunk
BY piece If artillery placed on the edge OF the nyer.
She hs- full cargo and six passengers, some oi
whom have been threatened with imprisonment.
\ demand made for Capt. Trenis's manifest ana
ships papers; but happy to state .hs. the cap
au has been able toireech the United States Consul
ate, ard brought is papers per force, but his vesse
cargo and GREY passengers, &C., al detained az
the bar and will be allow ed to proceed unless they
pay the duties second time; and if they shall we
donb then if they viii be allowed TO proceed on their
way.
III fact that psi demopum called the CastOm-H )use
| is the aim srd obec. Il sl those Mexican patrols.
Az ths mo eut the shots flying 20 that have
warm spiIation TO write. But how to describe such
heterogeneous and do justice TO the castles and
their varied desires That's the rub.
Letters received a, Washington from Vera Cruz of
late date state that with the sixteen officers leaders in
| projected Santa Anna movement in Mexico, who
were arrested board the British steamer Dee at
Tampico the 3st ult., letters were taken tending
to show that Santa Anna hal entered into an arrange
m ent with Spain to subugate the Mexican Republic,
and to establish monarchy or to make it foreign de-
| pendency.
A correspondent Of TIE Mobile Register writing
om Tampcc rays that Cara has promised his troops
the liberty Of Ldiscrmnate plunder for twelve hours,
if the city is taken. The situation Of Americans there
is deplorable The court-yard Of the American Con-
.ulste was made depot Of household property. but
even that was not from the balls Of the beseg
er The letter urges the necessity of the immediate
presence Of an American man-of-war