The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-04-14
Matters in Mexico.

We copy the following intelligent view
of the present position OF Mexican matters
from the St Louis Republican, OF Saturday
MExICAH MA?TERs-The latest accounts
from Vera Cruz seem to leave no doubt
that Miramon had withdrawn his whole
force from before that city, and was reti-
ring, if not retreating, toward the capital.
The same accounts favor the belief that his
retreat will be seriously resisted In the
city of Mexico it is understood that his
enemies had possession of the country
which he must traverse Carvaial had cut
to pieces a corps of the clergy forces AZ Pc
rote. The Liberals, represented to be in
great force, were besetting bla. and the
rumor was that they had captured it.
The news of MarIns disaster when it
reached the Capitol made a great ferment,
never before witnessed there, it is reported
since the landing of Gen. Scott on the
shores of the Republic The journals were
loud and bitter i'll their eXecrations against
Americans. We have rumors that Mira
mon has decreed the confiscaton of Amcri-
can property. 1t is certain that all Ameri-
can residents feared this, and also were in
apprehension for their personal safety
The universal impression among them is
that our Government has done too much
/ to enrage the power that holds the helm
| at the Capital, but not enough to intimi-
date it
If Miramon is intercepted and beaten, it
is difficult to see, pressed as the Capital is
| By the foes of the Government on all sides,
how the access of JuareZ to power is to be
defeated What will happen then must
be left to the chapter of Mexican accidents
An intelligent observer residing in the
City Of Mexico is of opinion that the war
is assuming more and more the complexion
of a conflict of castles. The Indians and
'colored' are as thirty to one in Mexico
compared with the whites. They have
among them the best military commanders
and some able civilians Juarez himself
belongs to them In Yucatan they have
nearly exterminated the troops of the State
and body of them, 1000 strong were lay
ing waste the western part of the State o
Mexico, in which the Capital is situated.
We are yet to learn, from the European
Governments, what impression they have
received of the course taken by our nava
officers at Vera Cruz. Judging from what
Is reported of the language used by thei,
representatives at Washington, the com
nlents OF some of those governments OF
journals representing their feelings, vii
not be very pleasant ones. 1t NAV be e1
pected that the press will say some hare
things, provoking 4 discussion which viii
be likely enough a warm one. Ii has beer
I, suggested that some of the Government.
. Spain and France will protest more O,
less formally A demonstration in thi.
way is hardly to be expected from the
English Government, though its cours,
very recently in respect to its Representa-
tive in Mexico was unexpected Mr.
Matthews, their Minister, who displaced
Otway, has been removed 1t is reported
of him that he has excellent qualities o
character and had been unremitting il
his efforts for the protection in their right
of Americans as well as of his own coun
trymen He had, it is true, advised hi
Government of the clergy rule, and had la
bored to impress it in favor of the onl,
party which he believed capable of resto
ring peace to Mexico. "For this" says
correspondent of the Times, Hhe has beer
attacked most violently in the Londor
r journals, by a set of anonymous letter-wri
! tiers, believed to consist of Otway and some
London briefIess barrister, who have
charged him with being the tool of the
Americanizers of Mexico, and this charge
has been harped upon 50 much that Lore