The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-15
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
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ANGLO-FRENCH INTERVENTION

and France 0eaim the Placing or their on
cials In Mexican Custom Houses-Protest
OF Foreign Merchants-Reply OF President
JuaTex-News from the Capital-Course OF
Miramon, Roblcs, Zuloaga, sslas and
Others, &c., &C., sc.
BY way Of Havana and New Orleans we have received
Vera Cruz correspondence and exchanges the Sd in
stant, from which gather the following interesting
news
OUR VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE.
VERA CRUZ, Jan. 80, 1852
The 7rpdrtiIe Intervention at Vera G1x-TAe Mezican
Tariff Increased Thirty Per Csnt-H,story Of the Late
Concessions Of Governor Zapsora toGe Merchants
Hon England and France OuerthreW Them-Farher De-
and TO Place British and French officers in the Mexican
Custom House-Resisted by Juares, tta Must be Con-
ceded- United States Slocpcf War Saratoga, dc, dc.
The combined forces, consisting Of three English, five
French and five Spanish ships Of war; each pointing their
guns upon Vera Cruz have succeeded at last To force
upon poor Mexico tariff at least thirty per cent higher
than the merchants enjoyed heretofore After much
resistance the part Of the government had TO
yield last and issued the enclosed DEGREES, from which
you will perceive that all allowance hitherto made in favor
Of has been abolished and the parties have
secured the lions share Of the Of Custom
House.
Now If this does not stir up our government, do not
know what other stmuous it may want Foreign
nations sending out their armed vessels, and TO
compel poor Mexico submit tariff of their dictation,
which will not produce sufficient to pay the employees OF
the Custom House, much less to sustain government,
after pay ing half of all the f there will be
any alter ths) to the parties who demanded 1t.
Let me explain to you and your numerous readers the
that have brought on this Disaster for so 1t must
be called, as will ruin every merchant in the Gulf
Under the government of Comonfort, in 1885, tariff
established giving satisfaction To all parties This
tariff remained in full force till the pronunciami-
amin al In .lannary
Governor Zanora, himself merchant, perceving the
difficulty Of the merchants raising the money necessary
for their duties he regular conducta from the capital
being withheld by Zuloaea) reduced the rates Of duties
all merchandise twenty per cent in order to compen
safe the merchants for the sacrifices to make in
obtaining money for the liquidation of their Obligations
to the Custom House. Moreover, the Governor abolished
had S to be PAID al in specie coming from
theinerior, facilitating in this way trade in general
These concessions on the part Of our Governor, and
which sanctioned afterwards by the Juarez govern
ment relieved the merchants IN such manner that
business continued which otherwise would have crumbed
| down 10 nothingness.
GOODS were ordered from Europe and the United States
under the impression and with the Of the
erDment here that no alteration the tariff would
place without proper notice. Part Of these goods have
arrived and others still on the way, when in drop
these vessels of her Britannia Majesty and his Impe
rial Hehness, demanding the part OF their respec
tive governmens abolish all concessions In favor of
commerce. denying the right to legitimate government
here TO alter It's tariff in any manner or form to
make concessions TO merchants The weak must yield
to the powerful After months hesitation on the part Of
wav the dictaon Of England and France A nircuar
addressed 70 the collectors Of customs which reads as fol-
lows, explains ITSELF
'No"N'N"i VI We cnny Ian ~ isse
His Exceency the P,es,aen, ef he republic
est snd under no whatever uses or
appropra'.s he per cent OF me Enesn conyen
uDn, sa son i n nS nse !Ia ha rt 's Vi winch
Nv supreme order this 10 you for your ex-
/ act compliance. OCAMPO.
TO ALL COLLECTIONS OF CusroNs &C.
1 Dep m ErA mi yp pCprn
VERA CRUZ jam rs 1859:
1 Hs The President has been psased todspSse
ana for no reason usss or 10 other H
twenty per of ali from French vessels des
ro sa & or s hs I'VE oI me frsnch
| ledge. say ihs much for you 70 comply. OCAMPO
~ r', All ov.4AI'oHs of oosro.s
English other sStcen ner cent ~ be bpuahaor @ sre
claimed, and hitherto punctuay paid by our government
i0u can sasy make your cacuations OF what remains
paid towards Nqada,pr our foreign debts p'' '
1t is surprising that England whose policy it has been
see low ris established all over the world should
Of peyne Off few bondboders in Eno1and V whns
CLAIMS are by genuine. Stil the thing Is DONE
sthiuy aided py France The decree for the raising Of
suppcse ali parties are sataed ,ess tbe ,or ha, anu
whose interest nothing for those Gabriacs and Otways
Another matter sun unsettled yet, and to which the
demand Of England and France To have ;nsrSr,, aH M
Custom Houses Of the republic TO place a person of
10 wa'ch the receipt and disbursement of
Eneand proposes the British tonsut n ,bie nor, m ,t,
most nronar nerson and France anno,nts Sro as 'e
tha Admir- nov, nj SacriHcios IN tbn ~ W
which means ms mnch as Vigilance Com ni,,aa ~ '''
Ihave NOT the least doubt onr covernment ,vm r,,
rately accede also 10 this demand and the nert ,an M
England win be 70 tace John Rn as cns, s'1p o ,op
Collector here and france will claim the Office Of .sn
| rer Of the Cnstom House ~ " ~
The TIn,ed states shin Saratooa In ,,u n, .rch. rS
crfrios and trust Can't Turner will asE for snn,eh;
too in these days wonder whether be co,Io.. -. hs
NJ Nor, ,oe declared about anton or rora,an T
o., his ,ontnent ''' " ''''sn i'"e's
why d es our government not accrcdt now Mnis,r9
Is our ems informed of what is going on bere9
noss css T MAJ yenort mattcrs 70 bsdn.rs e % er IL
Consnl Tuyman ape 10 do ,tp i'
w. c- ~, ox
VERA CAuz, feo y, 1905
anarchy IncreasingAdior of the British and French
o,crnmc,tsIrish Merchant, E,rc,d N mn pr;,;sa
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bomdhod9s-ouody ana ooor'oc al me Bostoua Of the
AGdir-Ruin Of the JuayGz Copsnmest-2oJ1es Bursts a