The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-01
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Dispatches from Vera
Cruz were received here to-day from Senor Mata,
the representative of the Juarez Government in
Mexico, which contain full explanation of recent
events there. BY these dispatches it appears that
the British and French Admrals have united in de-
manding from the Governor of Vera Cruz, first:
the payment of the interest due to British and
French creditors Second: full monthly state
ments of the revenue collected from imports
Third indemuifcation for the losses sustained by
English and French subjects from the existing re-
volution. Fourth the restoration of the old i'm
port tariff as it stood prior to the notifications
which were adopted year ago, and which gave
great facilities to commerce. and reduced the i'm
port duties thirty per cent. The old Tariff pro-
vided also for credits of forty and eighty days
upon import duties; while the new exacts cash pay
ments. In all these details the Admirals demand
a return to the former system. They deny the
right of Mexico to change the Tariff after pledging
certain per centage of import duties for the pay
ment of the interest to foreign creditors, notwth-
standing the treaty under which that pledge
was given contains stipulation against a
change of the tariff policy. Pinaud, the French
Admiral, further insists that the payment to French
creditors now demanded shall not be the per cent
age heretofore agreed to upon the receipts from
imports actually collected under the modified tariff,
but amount equal to what they were last year.
The French creditors residing in Mexico have not
demanded this interference, but are opposed to it;
.he adopted by the Admir- al being pI unpt1u
by the French Minister, who is unpopular with the
creditors themselves. 1t is asserted that the Brit
ish and French Admirals are both acting under the
orders of their respective ministers in Mexico, and
not by the direct authority of their governments
Admiral Pinaud further demands the removal of
Governor Garcia of Gamaulipas. Governor "a
mora, of Vera Cruz, writes that he will yield what
is right and refuse what is wrong. The first two
items contained in the demand are not objected to-
but the others clearly wrong and involve
direct European intervention in the domestic affairs
of Mexico, such as the nominal policy of the United
States-cannot tolerate without making an effective
remonstrance. The House Select Committee on
the Pacific Railroad agreed to day to report bill
authorizing the construction of the road by the
Northern route. The members of the Committee
are not united in favor of any route, but will re-
port in favor of the Northern route in order to get
the subject before the House-where it will sleep.
From, the Reporter of the associated Press.
1t is ascertained, from an altogether reliable
source, that during January the Commanders of the
British and French naval forces sent Joint note to
the Governor of the State of Vera Cruz in which
they say they have been ordered by the Ministers
respectively of their Governments, residing in
Mexico, to demand: Frst-the payment of all
pending debts due the subjects of France and Eng
land; second, monthly statement of all import du-
ties third, the payment of all damages sustained by
those subjects in the present Mexican hostities;
fourth the repeal of the revenue laws existing
and the restoration of those in force year ago.
In addition to the above, Admiral Remand says
the payment provided tor by the French Convention
must be made as ifthose laws had not been modified
taking the former ones the basis of liquidation,
the rates of which 80 per cent. more than
the present. The reduction was made for the
benefit of commerce.
The Governor of Vera Cruz has replied that
these propositions shall receive due consideration
He is disposed to yield what is just, but no more;
and considers that very important principle is
involved in the demands, namely: the interference
of foreign Governments to control the revenue
question and dictate what rates of duty shall be i'm
posed.
1t appears from an official statement that the
number OF American vessels engaged in trade with
Africa during the last fiscal year thirty one,
and I'll the ct total of imports paying duties valued at
81, 100000; and those free valued at 1912 O0O The
duties paid amounted to nearly S92 900.
The President sent to the Senate to-day, in add-
ton to the former, statement, showing the cond-
tion of the claims against foreign Governments,
and many settled and unsettled accounts with
the late Republic of Columbia from which it ap-
pears that but little progress has been made in the
way of liquidation.
The House Special Committee, on the sub
ject, this morning, by vote of against S,
authorized Mr.. Curtis to report his bill
for Central Pacific Railroad, with one branch on
the frontier of Iowa. and another the frontier of
Missouri. The bill was modified at the instance of
Mr.. Corning by increasing the amounts of land and
money so as to make the measure practical.