The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-08

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The Complications I'm Mexican AHaars-What
the French and EnEIish Intervention
Amounts To.
The accounts from Mexico in relation to the
proceedings of the French and British diplomatic
and naval representatives in that republic, are
of very conflicting character; and those re-
eeived by the government al Washington are of
the came nature, as will be seen by our des-
patches in another column. Those from Eng
land received last night by the Asia, -confrm
the statement that the English have made some
sort of a demand on that republic.
The conflict of advices from Mexico is produced,
no doubt, by the conflicting outgivngs of the two
governments in that country, with which the d.
plomatic and naval representatives of the Allied
Powers have to DEAL The central government,
who have been advised by Messrs. Gabriac and
Otway of the demands their governments had in-
structed them to press, have given out that they
are Of the most exactipg character, and that they
will be pressed upon the government holding the
Gulf ports in such an energetic way as to bring
about the overthrow of the c0nstitutionalists,
and transfer Vera Cruz and Tampic0 to the CEN
trail authorities. On the other hand, the Juarez
government at Vera Cruz represent the demands
presented to them by the two Admirals as being
of character they can easily comply with, and
| that there has been no threat of blockade, as
is stated by the party holding the capital
| The situation of both the governments claim
| ing to be the national government Of Mexico is,
no doubt, very critical, and each endeavors to
| keep up the spirit of its partisans by the most
| hopeful inventions. The protracted conflict they
| have maintained has exhausted the resources Of
each, and the patience of the country, and
struggle seems to be now approaching which
may be decisive of success to one or the other.
General Miramon is about to assume the Presi-
dency Of the central authority, having COM
pletely routed its opponents in the northwestern
| portions Of the republic At the latest advices
from him he had heard of the Echeagaray and
Robes pronuncianaentos, and Immediately refused
to recoe nise them. In his letter to General Ro-
bles he attributes the protracted character of the
contest between the centralists and constitution
alists to the failure Of Echeagaray to carry out
| the orders Of Zuloaga to take Vera Cruz and
| pithily says, that had these orders been obeyed
the sororonaent would have had suf1ioisnt re-
sources to pacify the country. He announced
that be should only recognise President Zuloaga;
but since he learned his own election to- the
Presidency he has maintained an ominous 81
lence, and continued his march, with O
portion of his army, on the capital 1t is not m-
probable that when he takes the reins he may
make an attack on Vera Cruz that will be de-
cisive either in establishing his government or in
destroying his military prestige At the latest
advices the Centralists had again entered Cor
dova-the last city on the route from Mexico to
Vera Cruz
AS for the reported intention of France and
England to occupy and hold the Gulf ports, or
any portion of Mexican territory, we place no
confidence in it, These governments have
enough on their hands at present, with the COM
plications that threaten to spring out Of the
Italian question. Besides that, such step as
they arc said to be DESTROYS of taking would not
only give them possession of distant territory,
which it would be costly and difficult for them
to hold, bat it would bring them into direct con-
fict with popular opinion in this country and
| the policy of our government all of which they
are Just now anxious to avoid. For these rea-
| sons we believe that confidence may be placed in
the assurances recently given by Lord Malmes-
bury to Mr.. Dallas, that Great Britain has no
wish to increase the present complications in
Mexico by pressing exacting demands
| The commanders of the allied fleets at Vera
| Cruz have no doubt as late instructions from
home as the ministers in the city Of Mexico; and
they have not exhibited, by any overt act, dis
position to increase the difficulties of the Juarez
government to such an extent as would be fatal.
| The foolish robbery committed by CARA on the
| foreign merchants at Tampico, and the satiefac-
ton he was forced to give to the Spanish traders,
have placed the representatives of the Allied
| Powers in the position Of exactiug the same con-
sideration for their subjects that was accorded to
those of Spain. Spain, no doubt, had designs on
Mexico, which were apparent long before the
Cara outrage at Tampico occurred. In these
| she was probably only the tool Of the other
Powers, who may have wished through her to
einbarrass the influence of the United States in
| Mexico. But the energetic tone of the Presi-
dents message has caused Spain 20 abandon all
her Mexican schemes The unexpected affair at
Tampico gave the Spanish government an OPP
portunity to back down, and Immediately after
| its reception in Madrid the Ministers of the
Crown announced to the Spanish Cortes that the
| national honor had been vindicated in Mexico,
and that the difficulties between the two govern
ments had been satisfactorily settled The
| Spanish feet was at once ordered back TO Ha-
vana and at the last dates it had left Sacrifcios
| This leaves the Allied representatives without a
| tool, and their demands on President Juarez
are only such as he can comply with.