The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-30
AFT AIRS IN MEXICO.



Our Maxatlan Correspondence.
MAzAEAS, Nov. Is, 1850.
The Indians of Sonord-The British al Guaymas-A crmi-
nal Demanded and importance Of Aasatlan, dc.
The news from the State OF Sonora is interesting as
showing the progress Of the Indians in their nroad upon
the domain the whites We have dates to the 9th inst
from Guaymas at which time the Indians had not yet
met with any revcrses and were the cause OF serious
alarm, even in Guaymas.
H. H. ship Pyades, Capt. De Coursey, was at Guaymas,
attempting bring TO justice man who had murdered
OF the Capt Do Coursey hal threatened to
lombard the town If the assassin not executed.
The criminal undergoing trial. and his guilt ha
been clearly established II expected he would
be executed.
Since the defeat OF Cacn the Spanish brigand Of Du
range part the troops Of this State have been des
patched to aid the whites against the Indians.
Gen Vega, the Governor of snaloa, appears to be
active man and open and ready TO do his duty He has
already taken precautionary steps 10 be ready for Castillo
The trade Of this port lively Mazailan the largest
port the republic HAVING nearly double the population
come point Of great commercial importance As Is,
i has suffered than any other place in the republic
Its clean and there Is but church in the
town. These who have travelled through Mexico may
consider the Importance Of these two facts.
for Durango X possibe and then win go down the coas,
and pass up from Manzano TO the capital In time TO re-
port upon the siege.
Guaymas The Gandara partisans who had ioinel with
the Indians reported TO have retired to the frontier
M.zArAx, Nov. 20, 1860
Rapid cron,h Of Ma,alan-cause Of its Prospu,y-Popu
la,icn-yo Friays nor Chain Gans-coas and Foreign
7,ade-Ma-a,lan % Be Amesioonisd Soon-yames Of
Foreign Houses--Earge FOREIGN Capitals and Small
ACKNOWLEDGED II the Girl War-fnerestins Hius.ra-
ticn, dc, dc.
The rapid growth Of this port from small collection Of
huis, il shortly after the Mexican independence,
TO city OF the importance 1t Is now, deserves
special notice. Immediately after the Independence the
port OF san Mas became the first Mexican port the
Pacific coast. Through passed heavy cargoes every
year the wealthy foreign houses established In Topic
The facilities offered for carrying on contraband trade
enabled the merchants Of Topic to grow rapidly rch
the few who were first In the Acid nal power and
influence enough TO crush all corners who threatened
opro,n The high tariffs OF the conntry and the great
reductions made ON these the wealthy merchants who
could advance money their duties, completely Closed
the door against those who compelled to pay full
duties The monopoly thus established at Topic
forced commercial seeking trade with the northern
interior states OF -Mexco 70 ind some other poat
for the introduction OF their goods. Mazttm their
first cho anxanio shares the trade Of Topic for
the ornra Interior Staes, and by more liberal AMI
merrhan,s OF Maxatlan gradually cncroached upon the
trade Of their rival and now have trade several tunes
greater and ,hs would be the hrs commercial port IA
would adopt thorough progressive policy by giving
very low tariff stu better, by declaring free trade for
two or three years just 70 clear out the nest Of Office
seekers ho have collected here In all other ports OF
the country although here, less than in most other
places pluck the fast they collected
and squsnder them in revolutions and keeping up pub
lie disorder.
Mazailan bas population Of about - 900 soals.
The town is well built and most pctarcsquey situated
between bays, both Of which good psrts, and
might be made safe VITA slight expenditure OF money
The town is the ccanest In the republic Of Mexico AMI
perl has less bcggas and criminals There Il but
church fras chain gang TO be in the
streets For who knows anything Of Mexico
these last facts are sufficiently significant. Az.
ter passing through the sqnald cities AMI towns
q The Interior where one -, s,n Constantly, ,a Jas
without hearing the jingle Of the bell the rattle VI The
chains on the pvesddr'os IS refreshing 70 arrive ia
well fed and clothed and for whole month
a frar hear bell, nor the clark q the chains Of
Msxatian IL the great centre Of the coast ira on thu
Of Mexico. During the first four months Of
this year there ISL arrivals of vessels from without
This shows much greater commercial activity than that
cf any other port In the republic, not excepting
Vera Cruz although the value q foreign goods mporsi
Msxssn much less than that OF foreign goods intro
duccd the great Mexican port the Atlantic seabosrd
The exports from MAINTAIN are principally silver, gii
nop sSpcs% from Ssrs rosy sy an o. S wss
smuggbed; but now, as the authorities permit the
pcrtaion o. silver bars on the payment q SINAI. duty
Custom House. The amount Of unconed silver from
Maxatlan annually estimated at tO00 600 Last year
the amount of silver dollars semi from here 81 i56
900 sum much than taa due the trade q the
port. The civil war forced several large convoys In.
tended for Maxatian 20 other ponts the for
shipment. The copper sent rom here comes from the
nes Bavarcch In the ssAte Of Chihuahua Thu value
u las years shpmenp, a. estimated In the Custom
House o. this port - ios-much less than the
tual valuc.
Notwithstanding there sresa dssl a rsys 70 ~
interior. both 70 tho stses o Durango and 70 thd seQ
q NJ
70 either place THIS enAerprt VIII doubtless very $40
attract the atteation u live Yankee ne uay Inc
Of stages councefed with MAnnAan tat q epac
and Guadalajara, which, befe the war, ran through 70
this place, but now h suspended.
A this place n destined 70 b. cp4npeeSy Amerscanixd
in few yeArst alreay hAs hall ~ sGnbeArfs IN the
English anguaxe-it may be ntefsseng fU tne cofnmsr
cia readers OF the Aip 20 know tn names % the ct
ing commercial arms IN this pasce - wsa ~ % Topic sn1
Guayrnas, have ma yse 90 tha names Of principal
arms IN Colima Acapulco cd Ia pm \.
Msxatan--KeIly. Myrsls o., Echexnren. Qantaas
Co. N, lcher Brpshsrs o.. frite o.. Moler
Co. D. n Jesker o., kisua, Dosa o.; Vega, THO.
melcn Co