The weekly Butte record., 1862-11-15
Mexican Affairs.

The correspondent of the Alta, writing from
the city Of Mexico, 90 the 2lst Of September
says:
Since my last, Of the tenth inst, there has
not been much change in our situation at
least not for the better, and no. anything TO
raise our spirits at the prospects before US
/ The city is being fortified, provisions are at
nearly famine prices. and as for business, none
Is doing at all In fact, many OF our foreign
houses have closed their stores, owing 10 the
lack of goods, and the impossibility of getting
any from Vera Cruz, where many have been
stored for nearly year The authorities OF
era Cruz have, however, recently permitted
the Transmission OF goods from there TO other
ports on the Gulf, but on very onerous condi-
tlons thirty per cent more duties 10 be paid,
and goods to be transported only in foreign
bottoms. The latter condition was subsequent
ly repealed, aud all vessels are now allowed TO
carry goods, etc About 1000 packages have
been sent to Truxillo, but it is feared they will
not reach here any sooner by that route, owing
to the extremely bad roads between this city
and TuxpaD, and the insufficient means Of
transportation, etc
From Ofzaba there is but little of import
ance. Almonte, not being successful in his op-
erations in paper money, has taken to the
emission Of wooden cents, which are being
circulated in that city. This circulation is how
ever merely temporary, as they intend soon to
issue several thousand dollars in copper The
City of Mexico is being fortified, and decree
has been issued, ordering all citizens from the
ages of sixteen to sixty, TO tender their services
to the Government one day n the week, or TO
pay the hire of a labOrer as a substitute.
The latest excitement is the talk and agita-
ton about the expulsion of the French from
the city, and | should not wonder if the most
obnoxious ones were sent away before long.
They must expect to be thus served, for their
talk and abuse OF the Mexicans, publicly, has
been shameful. In fact, they act as if the
country already belonged to them.
Rumors Of extra troops landing at Vera
Cruz under Forey, have Just reached the capt
tai. My next will inform you more fully in
regard to their numbers.
The same correspondent under date, Oct
10TH says:
The reinforcements spoken of, in my last,
consisted of some = 400 Zouaves aid Chasseurs
d Antique and about 800 horses and mules.
These troops &c, Immediately left for Orizaba,
but were continually harrassed on their way by
the guerrias, who succeeded in carrying off
about oneffth of their animals and killing
and wounding several soldiers.
General Foray arrived in Vera Cruz, with
more reinforcements, on the 9th September.
and is now no doubtin Orizaba. His first Off /
cial act was to depose General VOL lone of
Almontes creatures) from the command of
Vera Cruz and the next to depose AlmOnte /.
himself, as You will see by the following ex-
tract from his decree The Generalin Chief |
invested with full military and political powers, |
makes it known to the Mexican people, and |
to the inhabitants of Vera Cruz, |
according to the powers given to US, that the |
Government established by General Almonte /
without the appreciation of the nation, is in no
way approved by the French intervention and |
General Amonte is ordered lst-To dissolve |
the Ministry nominated by him; 2d-To alb
stain from debating any more laws or DEGREES
3d-To give up the title OF Supreme Chief of
the nation, which he has bestowed upon him |
self, and to limit himself in the future strictly
to the instructions Of the Emperor, which are
to proceed as soon possible. with those generals |
(Mexican) who have joined our flag, to organ
ize the Mexican army"
BY this you will see his reign is at an end
aud no mistake. The French, however, as yet, |
have made no forward movement from Orizaba. I
| wrote TO you in my last that there was
of some of the French being expe |
ed from the Capital so ii has happened, for |
on the 9th inst. Messrs. }. b. Becker, f. Clai- /
red, q. Desache and others, were sent off to-
wards ManzaniIlo, and it may be you Il soon
have some of them in your midst
The roads from here to Acapulco aro tolera-
bly, safe.