The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-15

Sf"Pn nun New OTIeans, some later aud lmpor-
tant news from the city Of Mexico
1t seems that the intrigues, of which our cor
respondent from the Mexican capital gave full
account some days since, eliminated in an at
tempt on the part Of the clergy to overthrow
Mramop, who has hitherto been their Paladin
and replace Zuloaga, the initiator of the present
revolution. The proamciamiento was unsuccess-
full, and some of the priests are reported to have
been sent to Vera Cruz, which is equivalent to
sending them out of the country. The expedi-
ton under MARQUEE against the constitutionalsts
in Morelia had been repulsed in its attack on
that city, but not till after it had committed
great ravages in the town. Miramon has been
issuing several curious DEGREES; among them he
orders all goods imported through Vera Cruz to
be confscated; and his Secretary of State, Senior
Bonilla, having graciously taken the resident
Americans under his protection since the British
Minister refused to do so, has issued circular
announcing to the authorities that the Individual
Americans are not to be held responsible for the
acts of President Buchanan. Meanwhile, our
excellent Consul, Mr.. Black, who has resided for
thirty years in Mexico, is obliged to flee to Vera
Cruz to escape from the rabble of the army
from which Senior Bonilla cannot, or will not
protect him
This attempted revolution in the capital is a
significant affair. Hitherto the struggle there
has been between the people on one side, striving
to reduce all classes to an equality before the
law, and the clergy and the army on the other,
who made common cause In defence of their re-
spective special privileges. The army placed
Miramon in power, and he represented the cause
Of both 'he priest and the soldier. Under their
compact the clergy were to supply the money
and the army the muscle necessary to overthrow
Juarez and the constitutionalists. They have
now quarrelled, and new complications will grow
out Of the affair.
But there is even further significance in the
movement. At our last accounts from Mexico
Zuloaga was refugee in the house of Mr.. Of
way, the British Minister. From there be car
ried on his intrigues with the clergy, and it is
but reasonable to suppose that Mr.. Otway has
been in some manner complicated with his move
ment. In this, the poor British Minister Is pro.
badly victim more than volunteer. A weak
man himself, be was married to Spanish wo-
man when Secretary Of the British Legation at
Madrid, and is supposed to be under her
influence. She, brought up with all the ideas
Of the Spanish court, is constantly surrounded
by chapel cabinet Of priests and monks, and
these have made useful tool of the British LIE.
cation in their effort to get rid of Miramon. We
are not told what part Mons. Gabriac played in
this movement. As he is fully imbued with GER
tain Napoleonic ideas, we presume he clings
more to the army than to the clergy, md that he
has sided with Miramon If this is the case, it is
probable that the entente cordale between the Bri-
tish and French Legations in Mexico which has
so long sustained the cause of the rebellious
priests, has at last been ruptured It is to be
hoped that the British government will now see
where its true interests and those of its subjects
lie, and send more capable man than Mr.. o.
way to sustain British ideas in Mexico.