The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-21

the Slst Of January, City Of Mexico to the 5h and Vera
Cruz 70 the 9th inst The they will be found
very interesting.
Our Vera Cruz Correspondence.
VERA Cruz, Feb s, 1859
An Eloquent Can The President and Congress-I.trigue
Of the French Ainister-The British Hiaiter His Tbot-
Threats TO lombard Vera Crus-Honesty Of President
Judrez-What the Reductions in the TuiG Really We're
Allied PREDICTION to MirdnonIfis Ourages FbregH
ers-Juarex Declines American Aid Hi, Good Fseing
7bward american Tfade-7ne Presidential farce Just
Played in Meico-Leydod de Tjada, Mniser of Finance
at Vera Crus-Hs Great Talents and Political Vieac-
F5llies Of Ocdmpc-AB incompetent american Consul
Mramons Designs Vera Crus-The Saratoya at Sacri-
fcos-Conditiom Of the Mvchants-Necesiy Of Protec-
tcnWiH the american Gore DO Ks Duty? de-, dc.
may be labor lost to apprise you again of the Of
Mexican affairs in order 10 enghten the American people,
but still will undertake it, perhaps may open the
eyes of our statesmen and the President particularly
whose blindness is inconcevable The word blindness
does not convey the idea blind generally has his
other senses more developed, and blind would
have smcit rat long ago.
Mr. Buchanan say In his defence that he was not
aware Of the state Of things, Mr. Forsyth, doubt
must have told him all the particulars Of NJ Gabracs
signs.
He failed in his plan to have Vera Cruz bombarded by
the church party, who paid him well treason to his
countrys interests Mr. Forsyth had hand in defeating
his plans a. that time
He then began TO play deeper game. Mr.. Otway the
new English Minister, poor ignorant being became
tool in the hands of Gabriac The English convention
and the dividends Of the bondholers made the bait
by the sly Frenchman Oway snapped at it, because his
predecessor, Mr.. Doyle, and the English Consul here
both purchasers of the claims under the English
ton, at low rates-stirred him up to it.
The interest had never been paid regularly in time of
peace and no Minister had done anything remedy this
evil, other than demonstrating from time to time, no
avail; and they could not properly do 3d. Lord Pal
merson had declared at the me Of contracting the oan
that the government would enforce its payment
Even the large shares held by the above mentioned
functonares could make alteration from the beginning
up TO the time when became necessary submit
demands Of France, based upon the mstaemens of her
Minister at Mexico, who has been the principal Of
the resent revolution and its duration.
Finding that the commanders would not listen to his
treacherous and barbarous orders-the commander Of
French man ofwar having preferred go
Of listening to them knowing that by doing he would
be equally dsgraced in his country the same time
with Gabriac, who denounced by his countrymen
in numbers Of petitions, Of which notice taken
by the grossest fasehoods, these worthless succeeded
having the fleets sent out and strange say such must
have been the orders issued that during stay of
months none of the commanders held intercourse with
of the merchants, either French English residing
in this port doubt from fear that the truth would come
out and the rascaly plans be defeated fact things
went far that commission Of respectable merchants
named by French citizens could obtain interview
with the admiral of their nation.
The fact was, that besides ourages committed
Tampco by Governor GArza, but Immediately redressed
1.,,D D~.u lnnsY -
the liberal government
Now just conceive, and let il be made known our
ton at large, to what miserable proceedings those COM
manders lent their aid. You must know beforehand
the following facts
Not cent was paid by the Zuloaga government
count Of convention and dividends, although 60
vernment was recognized by those worthless, Otway Ga
briac l. Co.
The constitutional government Of Mr. Juarez paid al
though not recognized TO the English government for
good many months past foryone per cent of all import
dutes even at times when the soldiers had nothing
and no officers nor employees were paid
The Governor of Vera Cruz had decreed that con.
sequence Of circumstances discount should be given to
merchants OF twenty per cent and ten per for
advances on the amount Of their import duties. This
caused heavy importatioDs to be made, by which the
English creditors profted largely Let 1t here be stated
nat this discount, after ALL was imaginary, for the fol-
lowing reasons
Most Of the goods imported here are sent TO Mexico and
sold there and of sales here of them are effected
payable in Mexico, for which reason remittances of
specie, called coducds, come down from the capital four
These remittances have been suspended since Novem.
Der 1s57aery by order of Zuoagathe result Of which
has been that In order TO procure the money the pay
men Of duties exchange Mexico Of from twelve 10
fifteen per cent had to be allowed, reducing the
SS mt, TO s.sss sn s and eighteen per
hbited the information of goods, and only revoked
that order for short time, but exacting the i'm
porters an extra duty Of thirty per cent which clearly
shows that merchants lost from twelve to fifteen per cent
by the discount, instead OF gaining ythe bye be il
stated that this monstrous piece Of robbery was sane
Nothing remained for them but to point that the
share Of English and French creditors would be dimn
isncd the discount Of twenty per cent continued
(he additional ten per having been deducted
from the English debit and therefore they caused the
commanders Of the fleet TO make the demand that the
above decree should he annulcd and their threats Of
bombardment &C. went far that the liberal govern
ment was compelled to accede TO their wishes or rather
This proceeding mons,rous and bare of all
mon that the people Of the United States will hardly
credit II, but nevertheless II Is true.
The aim Of the two most unworthy representatives Of
two great nations to deprive Governor Of funds
has been obtained, because his good faith and |
and that of Mr. Marcy far TO LEI them have
per cent of all duties 70 the English and twenty
Eve per cent French and the balance not even
sucent to procure food for troops Of this city much
less for thousands who are operating outside.
AZ for the interested parties they have been most mise
raby cheated by their vile protectors as course or
ders will by this opportunity not TO remit single bale
Of goods all the being fun already and no nterna
MORE of the robber Chiefs called Negrete exactng
another thirty cent on the road besides the thirty per
cent collected at the capital.
Lots Of goods imported the reliance Of the above re-
ducton and that would be are suspended
and they are rottng IN our sorcs and those the road
being manufactured win augment the stock and pay
thirty per cent more besides. r"
Merchants, upon seeing this kind Of protection from
the navy Of their nation, saw no other re
medy but by addressing petition 10 the President
in order TO have this unjust and impolitc measure
revoked but the answer was that this stem had been
taken compelled by the forccs aud that those com
manders and their ought TO know what best
very Just.
Az said before, this is moustrous but stIll is true
AND appeal to the testimony Of Captain Turner. OF the
Saratoga in this port who no doubt enchtens our
government on the subject by this very opportunity.
Notnng has been done by the said Ministers
OF the several forced loans put upon their citizens by
lnoaga Of Enghsh merchants being dressed up SOL
dcrs, and forced 10 march by Mrsmon, because they