The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-30

fair amount OF engagements.
Important from Mcxieo-Retreat OF MI
ramon.
The important intelligence which we publish
today is decisive in regard to the fate of
Vera Cruz, and the Juarez government In
Mexico, as well as to the propriety of the
course pursued by Commodore Turner in cap.
turing the Miramon steamers at Anton Lizardo.
1t will be seen by the official dispatches,
which we publish in another column, that our
gallant naval officers were perfectly justifable
in the course they pursued towards the two
corsair steamers. These having passed the
castle anu the shipping without showing any
flag or sign of nationality, Commodore Turner
sent the Saratoga, in tow of the two small
steamers Wave and Indianola, to examine into
their character. Instead of showing their flag,
or waiting 70 be hailed, they endeavored to es.
cape, and on being intimated, by shot across
their bows, to stop, they did not obey it, but
fired on the two steamers that were sent after
them. The conflict was sharp, but the gallant
tars did their duty WELL and the result is
already known.
Miramon has failed, too, in his attack on the
city of Vera Cruz, and after six days lombard
ment, in which he inflicted no great injury on
the town, he gave up the attempt to take it,
and returned to the capital. He has no doubt
been impelled to this course by the combina-
ton of circumstances which deprived him of
the supplies of war material and p DIVISIONS GA
board the two captured steamer The discovery
and suppression of the conspiracy in his favor
within the city, and the danger to the capital
from the constitutional forces which had gather
ed round it on the departure Of his army for
Vera Cruz. His second failure to take the
great seaport of the republic cannot but have
depressing influence on the party which sus
tains him, and the sacrifices made in the at.
tempt must materially weaken the resources at
his command. But what will produce still
stronger impression in the interior of Mexico,
and among the partisans of the Church, is the
conviction of the fact that the vindictive and
insulting course which they have pursued with
impunity towards American citizens, and the
official representatives of this country, at dis
lance from the seaboard has not been wit.
messed without feeling by the President, and
that if they should succeed in becoming mas
tiers of Mexico, they will have to render an
account to the United States for the outrages
they have heaped upon US.
Another fact that is made patent in tho
failure of Miramon before Vera Cruz is the
strength of the constitutional government of
President Juarez in the hearts of the people
of Mexico. While q rich and corrupt church
is prodigal of its resources to support mer-
cenary army, it cannot conquer the deep and
inveterate hatred Of the masses, and whenever
its bayonets are withdrawn from one section
to act against another, the abandoned
country returns to its allegiance to the consti-
tuition, and numerous bands of undisciplined
but enthusiastic volunteers spring up, as has
been the case in the immediate vicinity of the
fact, which the President had long ago ascer-
tanned through reliable sources, formed the
basis of his recognition of and negotiation
with President Juarez The treaty which has
been so long pending in the Senate sprang
from this fact and its ratification will be the
initiation of the pacifcation of the neighboring
republic, and of a great and important trade
with us. We only require peace in Mexico,
and regular mail Communication with her
ports, so that the operations of commerce and
exchanges can be transacted with certainty and
despatch, to convert ten millions of people,
now torn and distracted with civil war, into
profitable customers for every article which
American ingenuity and industry offer to man.
In return, the great mining interests of Mexi
CO, under the guarantee of our friendship and
the influence of our enterprise, will pour into
our channels of circulation tide of precious
metals far surprising what the limited popula-
ton of California has ever been able to pro.
| duce.
Now that events have taken the turn in
Mexico which we have all along foreseen they
would, 1t is to be hoped that the Senate will
take up the Mexican treaty, and by its early
ratification confer peace on that republic, and
give a new impulse to trade and manufactures
| in the North as well as in the South.
| COUNTERFEIT CENrs.-It would be desirable
if some means could be found Of doing away
with the copper cents which are still in circu-
lation. They defeat the object of the new cur
rency, and are source Of great trouble and
Inconvenience to individuals. Besides this,
they afford to counterfeiters the means of car
rying on their frauds without risk of detection.
At the present moment the city is flooded with
these counterfeit cents, which are principally
coined in Canada, and produce to the operators
handsome returns Intrinsicallv the conner