The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-19
Our Havana correspondence.

HAVANA, NOV. IL, 1901.
Iaporam Runsor, if Tn,e-TAe United States Govern
men! and the Expedition 10 Merico-Ne,os from Merico
Tarla ned Massacre Of All tie Resident Spaniards-
7ae THREAT Retor,sd-Deparure Of Messrs. Mason and
.Sideu for Europs-The Street Pairing Coastrdct-Nees
from the Southern States, DC, dc, dc.
The steamer Cosmopolitan, which arrived on the
fms 81 tho 9th leaves to-day for New York The Columbia
arrived yesterday morning with considerable number
OF passengers. Her arrival Sunday caused COM
siderable apprehension that she might have been
tered by the government which would have heea g sad
disappointment to here. | you letter by The
Hannah rhurston which lett here on the 5h, and which
] calculated would reach you in good time
A day after the arrival of the Cosmopolitan a
rumor current that special commissioner from
Washington had arrived by her, charged with secret
mission the Captain General in relation to the Mexican
expedition to the effect that If the expedition
fernandez the United States government would pay
Me xicos Indebtedness Spain and that If that PROPOSE
lion rejected the amount would be rendered
10 Mexico TO enable her to resist the invasion.
1T struck improbable that tho government at
Washington would treat directly with the Captain Gene
raj of Cuba unless that functionary with
the fullest powers regard making peace with
Mexico, and when besides, know that Senior Tassara
the Spanish Minister, is still in Washington But was
told reply that the Captain General is fact invested
with the fullest powers in regard to Mexico that he has
power send suspend the expedition, his judg
ment may seem BEST and that being the case, in all
probability Senior Tassara referred the United States
government TO tho Captain General.
/, of course, endeavored to find out the name and
whereabouts OF the commissioner, but without success
and give you the rumor as heard it, not from one but
from twenty If there is any in it, your
correspondents in Washington have doubt ferreted
the whole affair from beginning to end long before this
att can AGAIN m he trne hiatt Ia
Captain General is invested with the fullest powers
gard TO Mex cothough confess accept the assertion
cum g,ono sas-and know that Mr. Lincolns Cabinet
il determined to stand by Mexico at all hazards If both
be put together then is possible that commits
soner from Washington may have arrived.
In the meantime the expedition is rapidly organizing
understand the departure is positively fixed for the
18th inst Troops continue to arrive from st. Domingo
and have large quantities of provisions shipped
board the various vessels Of war in the harbor.
Among the recent arrivals in port is the fine French
gste La Foudre sixty guns, which should say Of
very light cabre-apparenty eighteen Founders.
Our distinguished vsiters from the South Messrs Ma
and sde with their suites and families left tho
Th Europe board the English steamer Trent from
Vera Cruz
The Trent left Vera Cruz the 1st and brings dates
from the capital the Goth ult There very little
On tho 10th u the forces under Marquee and other clergy
chiefs were beaten by Generals Diaz and Mea at the
Mineral del Monte near Pachuca after desperate resist
ance In the Herado's comments on the official des.
patches is asked very psrtnenty what such victories
amount 70, wnen IN tour days afterwards the beaten
forces were attacking Tacubayas From passenger nv
the trent learn that SO exasperated the Mex ans at
Inc threatened INVASION by SPAN that the first cannon
shot Will be the signal for ndisarimnate slaughter ~
all the Spanards in Mexico. The threat is also made by
the Frogreso OF Vera Cruz OF the LIST inst in an editorial
II this be true, / am AFRAID aSpaniardsp win mean
foreigners OF whatever nation The garrison Of Vera cruz
IL saii TO be only eight hundred men
From An Official report made 1855 II appears that the
foreign population at that time in Mexico was 23s ~
which III were Spaniards and about 600 Americans I
presume there has been very little If any increase since
then. Prom the many murders Of Engishmen and Ger
atey II Ia not difficult TO conclude that all foreign
ers objects o! hatred and persecution day the
SpaiArds land 30 sad ono for them On the other
hand General xsseo who is TO command the exp ,ition
Las sal tha. f ore Spaniard is murdered, he VIII law
waste hc city Of Vera Cruz by Gre and swordand he is
Eaid W be Of his word
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