The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-15
INTERESTING FROM VERA CRUZ.



yxSA Cscz, June 30, 1850.
HhenWilh. War SndS-Gen rat Roo,es-HoU he Amuses
ps,l- InaoSsIiy Of the Ltseras- Incompetent Heals
,Iaeayi.cs Of kylesias-Hts Visa Santa Anna-kird
mons In,-.sons--E r,iess Of Ae Countrys Decay7he
Jal,.pa Ruud-RailroSdt 10 Medellin, dc, DC.
rss war will never De brought a close by the Mex
,,,s sh.ch is fact Of which everybody is convinced
There is on both sides the greatest part OF the unenlisted
ar,,ee whose ou wish is continuance, because they
live hy il and t. peace esored they would have 70
ror, and be NOBODY which does not suit them,
Sven supuose decided victory OF one party,
rsrceusn,. N such case thousands If the defeated
would be without office, and they would cause fresh
outbreak oelore thee months we're over.
AIS entirely impossible that the revenues OF the coun-
,ry should suffice for one-third OF the hungry ONCE
seekers ell the country
os cos for the last two aNda half years both parties
have been living upon the country hence the result that
m the 3ser,or hardly farm IS left, aad you may travel
IN some parts sixty leagues without eucounterng build
ing or plan alton tue former having been purnt ana the
latter wautonly destroyed.
Afcw days ago, the fellow Robes, who lives in Jalapa
in great style, spending money in the most lavish man
oer-because as soon as one forced loan is sluan
dsred he DEGREES of fy sixty per cent, and
he who does not pay jAi-made up his mind
attack mountain pass called Tuevuls kept by the be
rails although they did not do him any harm Whatever
Ne marched against il with about 500 men, took the
place Which was defended by 900, burned the village,
church and everything be could lay hands on and Came
his virtory, Of which any decent would 90
ashamed cost him ali SIXTY wounded and killed about
two hundred deserters whereas the euemy perhaps lost
but a few men, and occupied the place aga rs SOON as
Robes ha lett.
thing Their forces the state OF Vera Cruz including
the garrison Of the latter place amounting 10 AZ least
O. 900 men, Dire n single snot
This gives you idea The war ST last forever
President Juarez man Of Integrity but Just as ut for
President as any other Indian you might put ia the
chair He has not even the capacity W Keep IN ais Cao
net homo able an respe table as were Parearoyo,
nister Of War and lerdo Minister of Flnance but he
must leeds quarrel with them, and bring in men like
Ampudia Emparan, AMI such mere cyphers, who are
absolutely good TOR nothing IN the world but 10 collect
their salary orng discredu upon the Whole party
Then here lglesias, who unfortunately was con-
aander chief during the siege, and whose fault was
MA; the enemy iardy annoyed and Afterwards not
persecuted when 600 men Gould easily have routed him,
And who would have done something worse If he had
not been a coward 70 such extraordinary degree
Az proof of IT, when he was at last dismissed though
unfortunately late, and shipped by the English steam
az no xas SO enr.ly devoid OF ali shame that he went
b. see santa Anna san Thomas, presenting himself
victim Santa Anna writes to one OF his friends, "the
Senior yerguenz gesas has had the audacity to present
himself " me"
From the interior the Is very scarce; however,
Il " eaid that Mramon was to leave Guafaajara or
about the 18th inst with five tho sand and thirty
pieces and that at place called Soyuia ogazon was
waiting for him 18th ten thousand men and fifty pieces
should not wonder the liberals were beaten with All
this superiority, and then you may be that Mramon
viii certainly down TO the coast again. in October or
November and smash Vera Cruz until no stone remains
upon another.
We have uncommonly hot season, and the rainy
eeason does not set IN yet
The road up 10 Jalspa this place, though road
cannot be called s in the most shocking state, 30 that
wagons go nearly all the way with double teams, say
twenty four mules Now suppose how this VIII be when
most Of the way will be yard deep under water, when
most undoubtedly all traffc must Even now the
heavy wagons ouly get Of the holes by means of
crovbars, breaking UP the few stones which are
eft, but this cannot be done in the rainy season
fhose Wagons taking up goods 10 Mexico pay every
which spent the ruad Such state Of things you
Americans will believe can you form an idea;
and every description must be far below the real state OF
things. No American driver would sentare To drive
over last year, when they were not
% bad the wagons remained month the road from
this place TO Jsapa, say sixty miles
Will IL be believed # | tell you that railroad Is 10
cont. mpatiou from vea Cruz village called Medeiin
which IS merely resort Of gamblers and prostitutes dur
ing the season who go there under tue pretence
bathing IN D muddy river which in most places has not
yard OF water OF IL is not on public road, AM
no bale OF goods will ever pass over IT,
II h a great pity That Governor amora whose energ.
ana good faith every body highly praises, should hay
bten led Rstray such manner 70 waste his energy Of
such a worse than good for nothing enterprise.