New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-13

this place !; and it is even doubted II they would be
safe then unless manofwar, with shotted guns
covered the place from the assaults Of the infurate
rabble which constitutes the Miramon faction.
] understand that Gen. Marquez, who commanded
the expedition against Morelia, Of which you had
word by the last mail per Tennessee, has been driven
back into the city Of Mexico not, however, until he
had given license to his soldiers to ravage the town
for twentyfour hours. Daring that day and night,
the horrors perpetrated in the name Of religion and
patriotism were sufficient. if my information is
rect, to sink the whole nation, If God punished men
as He used to do when the " cities Of the plains"
fell under His divine castigation. Women were
whipped 10 public, utterly naked, to make them re.
veal the places where they had hid their treasures
or where their friends were concealed. I am told
that several Americans and foreigners suffered in the
attack and robbery. After Marquee retreated, he
left the record of his march in the ruins Of towns
and burning farms. He s ft instrument for the
church to use.
Mramon has issued decree, confscating all goods
imported into the country through Vera Cruz, which
completely blocks the game upon all importations
into Mexico from abroad. Since the publication of
the decree, however, believe that he has modified
it in some measure, allowing certain parties to import
goods, on the payment of the regular tariff Now,
the regular tariff up as follows: First, it must
be paid ad palorem at the Custom House in Vera
Cruz, at the rate Of 80 per cent second it pays the
trrif of 2s per cent ad calorem to Miramon !; and,
thirdly, Robles, who commands at Jalapa, collects
another ad ualorem tax Of so per cent. To all this
must be added the delays and outside fees to colec
tors and the outside rates to the Custom Houses,
which will increase the tax at least IL per cent,
making precious tariff of ITO per cent. ad uaorem
ou Far ,o1~v TO- %6o of
Mexico.
/ informed you in my last that Col. Bob Wheat
had visited Vera Cruz and offered his services to the
Liberasts but the offer had been promptly declined.
The policy of the Juarez Government to be to
avoid all entangements with that may offend the
amor propra of the nation and this, take it, was
the reason why Col. Wheats services were rejected
know that the Mexican people, while they innately
detest US, would not object to few libusters to do
their fighting, for while was in Vera Cruz every
body had some vague expression or belief that the
North Americans were coming down in sufficient
numbers to settle the war at once They have no
idea how these auxiliaries to come, when but
they trust in Providence that Just in the nick of time
the men will be on hand to wipe Miramon out, and
settle the country The Mexicans hate as they do
the devil but at the same time they have singular
superstition that dstanty related to that ter
rible fellow, and that the day Of coming, the
way Of it, only waits upon the determination to dc
so, and then the matter is accomplished. We have
only to will, to fulfil and this idea makes them re-
spect us.
Ienclose the Pfogreso Of the oath ult, containing
two DEGREES from Senior Bonilla Secretary of Foreign
Affairs under Miramon, in one of which that func
tionary takes the rather singular ground that Mr.
Buchanan is not responsible for what he is doing
and that the Mexican nation will not visit upon the
Yankees in this country the sins Of commission per
formed by their President. NJ. Bonilla says that
President Buchanan does not reflect the sentiments
Of the American people, and therefore this country
will aot punish Americans here for what they do moi
endorse. Therefore, he orders all the subordinate
of Government to grant our people just the same
protection is granted to other foreigners not
excepting the right to enter and locate lands. What
will Mr.. Buchanan think of this judgment passed
upon him by the Secretary of State of the Mexican
Republic? Bonilla further says that Mr.. Buchanan
is under the control and guidance of few Southern
spectators, who are using him to accomplish theil
own purposes in Mexico.
As the best evidence of the protection extended
to our citizens by the Church faction, have just
learned that our Consul in the city of Mexico, Mr.
Black, has signed his intention to leave that place
for Vera Cruz, as he is unsafe from the rabble o
Miramon's army.