The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-20
ADDITIONAL FROM MEXICO.
Attempted Arrangements with General
Ooncha,
OUR CITY OF kEx1CO CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR CITY OF kEX1CO CORRESPONDENCE.
MEXICO, March "a, 1885,
TIE Trip from Yer6 Cruz to AIerico-Col. 7aicot
aAd his SCrreyins Party-7He 4" Men Of tie
Road "-The Troubles in the Interior, &c, &c.
arrived here safely three days SINCE without let
u hindrance of any kind upon the road. My com
Danons in the stage coach full of stories Of rob-
bers and robberies, each one having his own indi-
sidual experience to narrate; and accordingly
sharp lookout was kept for the "men of the road"
When we we're within about seven leagues Of the
city those who we're the outside of the coach ad-
vised ne insiders that turn had evidently come,
S0r there was 3 band OF mounted fellows drawn up
by the roadside short distance ahead Of US, await
ing our approach. The stage rolled with the
greatest excitement among the passengers, many of
them looking about for some rent in the lining where
they could hide something more than what they had
yet hidden, while others trembIcd at the thought of
possible i'll treatment from the robbers because they
possessed little to be robbed Of In this state OF
anxious expectancy We approached the villains won
dering that we had not yet heard the command to
stop or the report OF blunderbuss aimed at our
heads. But nothing OF this Kind occurred and we
passed the band without hin,ance. | had my head
out OF the window watching them and ~ We sped
along, Of the villains, with thick blshy beard
and ferocious look, waved his hand cordially at me-
and cried out in excellent English, How arc youY
how you z"
l recognized at once onr old friend COL Gray
who is one of Col Talcott's corps of engineers.
Surveying the route for a railroad from Mexico
70 Vem Cruz. They were fully equipped for the
work the surveying instruments OF Gray as we rode
by them, consisting OF one Sharps carbinc; two
Colts reYovers, navy size; lcrge bowie knife and
leathern belt flied with cartridges tied round the
waist. This was our only adventure with robbers
Col. Taleott and party came into the city the next
morning, and the subsequent issue Of the Mexican
frtraor6ma,y chrOniclod the following recent arri-
vals of foreigners ai the Hotel lturbide--
Col A. Talcott and son, COL A. II. Gray II. Gcrsnch
inlasner, Thomas s, Srandion A. Van Burck Had
Abraham Whitney, John Anderson.
learn from Col Talcott that he finds from the
rapid examination OF the ronte, that railroad iroiu
Vera Cruz TO Mexico can be built with grades within
those which are successfully operated in other conn
tries. The line by the Jalapa route has yet to he
examined, the party having come up by tue way Of
Orizaba.
Mike Walsh did not arrive with the party, but had
leen here some days previous. lie has been suffer
ing from his foot, which crushed by a railroad
accident in Georgia some weeks since, aud he has
been obliged to have IL opened here and two pieces
Of bone extracted
The enclosed extracts from the Extraordinary of
yesterday give a very good account Of the position
Of affairs here The constitutional government thu.
had last pitched its tents at Guadalaara has been
obliged 20 fee from there. President Juarez and a
portion of his ministers took the route 10 Colina
sance when nothing has been heard from them. II
b supposed they vii, seek refuge IN Guerrero.
where they viii be safe under the protection OF Al
varez.
The principal conflict now ia between General
Echeagaray, who commanded the roaetioaiSt forces
~ Puebla, and Governor Ia Lave, OF the State OF
Vera Cruz. Echcagaray had incautiously left PueJla
With fierce Of l, 200 men, 20 make q denomination
against Vera Cruz by the route OF Jalspa and the
National Bridge. He advanced nearly 10 the latter
point when he found that General Nogrctc wa
thcrc with u strong body OF the enemy, aud that
La Lave Wa moving o. cut on his Communications
with Puebl1. This canned linn 20 make rlpid nc
treat, during which II "a said he lost portion o. hs
men by deserton. Ia Lave did not reach Jalapa
until after EtcagarAy had pas cd that place, ba. he
lios followed him mp, and Che two armies are now
before each other at point N the plain about thpc
leagues this side OF 'crotc. II is feared that Eche0
Ssray may he defeated. n which case pucbil " l DC
orcn "a the constuiOnalisir, with nothing bat their
own fears 70 prevent their marching upon aud
taking possession az This city.
Here matters ere IN very prrcarious condition.
a determined man, with live hundred men, might
tlkc posse sion Ol The goy,Iniuoat, and II he pos.
sssscd any tact and iorhClmncc ~ q ruler both
parties would accept him, Great T. the exhaustion
al each. The government q! President IuloaGi hIs
very limited resources H. men and material oi war.
ard only about sl0n.n0o in proms,Jry notes Of tine
.cTly ont 81 million aud hall TINT Wa gwen ia that
sapcb by the church when thc GOV crnncnt was for1n.
cd. The balance hls been discounted by private
parties here ut the rate of ihre per cent pes month
the notes having lCt- givcn ~ ak and twelve
months and the proceeds used in uc operations OF
sD~ollo.
This General Is the grca. reliance OF the govern.
ncnt here hui he y ROW a distance o. twCnty
days march from TIE capital, with TIC arel. bulk &c
she forces. cis -aid O. bo dissatisfied with tho rccsp.
tion hy the government o. his convention with W..
blados, under which tho liberals ate not 10 hc mo
Tested. The current rumor Is that lac viii pronounce
before he returns here. either for himself with p,n
M favor OF the army aud AGAINST The churrh or in
isvor VI the retlI1 OF Santa Anna and that II ne
does not he viii be Imprisoned on h arrival here
IN relation 10 t,e-c expectations will only remark
chat ~ general thing IN Mexican Affairs the very
opposite Of What every one expects occurs.
The government here j. yoIl much afraid that the
sconstitutonalist- will call in the hhbuster, and
send YOU an article FROM the Diairo O,iciai an n
-paragr3ph from Ia NocsC6Gd on the subject The
great difficulty In tho way Of the operation Is that
each wskes the other 20 pay The expenses =. neither
has any money. The liberals here say that the
whole thiB, Is invented by the reaotioniss. ia order
a. prejudice the liberal cause.
Njerc are parties a. liberals in the fed ia this
vicinity but The govcrrment lbs no force 20 send
aglssi them. A maud ~ sixteen well mounted aud
armed rode ny t. tn goSia or gate Of san l-l<srO
two a cnngs ssscc. and robbed the tastom Bov-c
thcic u sonotIlng over isr hundred dollars
IMPORTANT D,~gl MEATS.
SANTA lxNI's rRx~lrE rArgs AM NEucst,xpa
TAstN rFnH ms eHissasfB o. rhSH LANDING
~ PTogreso, OF Ner IiIL. pvilshcs IN special
cAlia, The following doslmtnts. Lay nee hc pt-
lsis which were G.ihod npcn ~ gcrsoS o. te
s4ants Anna Iesctionsis WHO we've .agpftdsndcd 1t
1umPico, by General Manuel g. LaloWs. The
GENERAL transmitted certified colcs to s pps iucial
government at Vera Cr,z.-
LETTER FROM GENERAL z,MoR..
To- ibk SlChllAkr - Fran Ar NfIiA Cttg.-i
sIR-I have tue honor az informing yosr Ike, ,eacy
ina sixteen lnen OF IN roaousnary Marty we-e ar
rested yesterday Afternoon by portion q the Troops ndcr
ms oomm9pk en- bard the steamer Dec An which ghoy
we're proot2e 20 Ihmpc0 Give their names in lhc
let hcEewin " patched n yoa large parcel oor4ah
rg grea humber ~ papers, and letters as f,.d upoa
thsr which have no, yet had TO examine fully sad
srcusrly Ca this count haze given orders b. have
ropcs ma o. all those papers which appeared 10 me A.
srst cht be the most important most Interesting
These Cspes have eotps,ed 70 my messenger, senior