Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-04-21

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hospital Of three hundred sick at that place
and was retreating or, Orizaba. Next it
was announced that he had left Orizaba;
and now it is fully ascertained thai be is in
a dead run for the city Of Mexico. % 81. -
On the S0lh this news was sufficiently
credited 10 justify the Government here in
disbanding its volunteers. On the lst Of
April the gates'of the city were opened, af-
ter two weeks close confinement. This
morning there was nothing in the, streets or
markets, but this evening the thoroughfares
are Gro vding up with hncksters and trad
srs, poultry and vegetables scakes and Ii
guilds. And, allow ms to inform you, that
q, a,hungry people, as this is, appreciate the
sight When the Quaker City came, MOTH
ing but yultures and sentinels were to be
.een-the bay was lifsless, the town was a
desOlation. When she left, the wharf was
alive with people and goods. Sarsaparilla,
cotton, hides, tobacco, and what not came
down, and peace smiled upon the industry
Of the place. Commerce is a nnch pleasan-
ter master than war. s.s.e.s .s----s.i
Miramon is no doubt on his march to the
city Of Mexieo, ina vain endeayor to re-
trisve the day he lost when he left che in
terror on his arrogant march against Vera
Cruz. The limits Of This letter viii not
allow me to explain the mistake; but his
life is too shortly to rectify if. Degollado
end Lave have beleaguered the capital with
5000 men, have encamped in Tacbuaya,
taken Chapultepec, and are doubtless victo-
rious to-day. Besides, they have posted
2500 ehulce men along the passes and de-
files of the mountains between Jalapa and
PuebIa, to cut him of; and his own troops
/ from $500 10 5000, are worn out, dispirit'
ed, and want confidence. 1t is seareely
probable that Miramon will pass this trap
but if he does fight his way through the
mountain defiles, with what force can he
hope to meet The victorious Liberalists OIL
the plains about the city. ..a. s--
From the foregoing statement Of the case
Itake the position that the war in thii
country is terminated in favor Of Juarez
and progress. And this is the opinion o
all classes, natives and foreigners. Th'
consul, Col. Zeymen. is positive that Mira
mon has no shadow of chance, and be
lieye tha. Mr. MoLane will formally recog
nize the Constitutional Government at
very early date. ........ ......'
believe President JuareE only await
the return Of Gov. CARA from Tsmpico, Il
take UP the lins OF march Tor the capital
Sixteen out of eighteen States of the naticl
have recognized his Government, and wit!
the present show Of success every elemen
will manifest itself in his behalf. In tn
midst of this elation, too, it is creditable t
: know that the American people have ne
les, prestige here. We stand on a bette
, ground than ever, and if Mr.. Buchanan ha
acted more like o statesman, his Govern
/ ment would have been the chief adviser @
the Liberal chiefs Of this Republic. As
: is, however, our citizens may hope for ben
r efits from Mexico which cur Governmen
3 NAV never attain without force; and as W
have gained ground, the French and Eng
} lish have lost. ,..-,.... ...r ....-
r The late siege developed some feature
no. laid down in the bill, as you may we
imagine, and of which may inform yo
when have more space at my command
A party of Americans, nine in number
were the brightest ornaments Of the Plac'
, and if the occasion had offered would n
doubt have made good their old reputaiio
for pluck and daring. They came yer
near capturing Miramon while he was m'
) king a social visi to the Spanish frlgate, an
if the Government had yielded them cen
mand Of a gunboat, no doubt they woul
, have done something towards making
prize. ..r-.....
n The war has been very disastrous, N
/ only interrupting trade and travel, but r.
d sutting in great destruction of property
d Miramon's troops burned and destroyed e
e erything they could not take of. The raj
], road and telegraph did not escspsthem, bo
s were subjected to the general ruin. Han
lets and villages on fire have been SCI
n from the city walls almost every night, az
}, this made the position of. the people in Il
: town more nervous. II was well ase
IT tanned that the pillage Of Vera Cruz cOu
a not be averted in the event Of its fall, an
j. therefore, every exertIon would have be-
1t put forth by the people to defend it.
d The House oil the American Consoi "
: sought as refuge by all elsses and to Il
1t honor OF Col Zsyman, he turned none aw'
French. English and Germans, all came
70 him, for they knew that their own repr