Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-25
mExIcAN CONTEMPORARIES.

Late and Important NetCS from the CITY of
Neutrality-suspicious. Broken Off and Tar
RecOmmenced-GeH. RobieS arrested as q SPY
and Shot-AtwOnte Publishes a Manifesto
The lilies RctuSe to Fall Back-Quien Sale
Business and Ne0S Generally.
Special Correspondence of the New Orleans Crescent
MATAMoRAs, April :, 1S62-An express ar
rived here yesterday from Monterey, bringing
private and public documents of a most impor-
tant nature. Gov. Vidaurri received a courier
from the city of Mexico in five days, and we re
ceived the same news by another courier in two
days, making the time from here to the city of
Mexico less than eight days.
By this arrival l am informed. that during the
latter part of March, while the negotiation was
duly proceeding at Orizaba, between Gen. Prim,
on behalf of the allies, and Manuel Doblado, on
behalf OF the Mexican government, suspicious
arose in the mind of the latter that there was
some under current at work Of which he was not
aware, and a strict watch was instituted on all
persons having anything to do with the negO-
tIatiOn. The suspicion grew into a conviction
when Gen Almonte arrived at Vera Cruz, and
when it was discovered thathis manifesto. cOun-
selling the people to peace and fraternity with
the allies, was discovered to be in circulation
throughout the country.
General Robes, well known as a former Mex
lean minister to t e United States, and, subse-
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pected and, on his arrival in the City of Next
co with dispatches for the Juarez government,
he was suddenly seized and searched, and the
evidences of his treason were discovered upon
his person. The proclamation of Almonle was
being circulated by him, and, besides, he had
letters to prominent menin the interior, instruct
ing them what to do in order to overthrow the
government and establish a new government
under the Archduke Macmillan. At least, this
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not been made public.
Gen. Robes was Immediately condemned as
a traitor and spy, and he was accordingly led
out and shot.
The Mexican government not only executed
prompt vengeance upon its own delinquent citi-
zens, but it resented the bad faith of the confer
ence which tolerated such a breach of faith, by
at once breaking off the negotiation at Orizaba,
and renewing the war. The withdrawal of
England from an actual participation in the til
partite arrangement embOldens the Mexicans to
think she will help them in an emergency; or,
at least, that if Mexico does not betray and sell
her own nationality, Great Britain will not will
ingly see her sUbjugsted. If the French were
only out Of the alliance, we should soon see
Mexico hotly engaged for the war, for they hon
estly believe that they can demolish Spain in
hand-to-hand fight.
The spread of this news through the country
has infsmed the people considerably, and great
preparations are making for carrying on the war.
Gov. NidsUrri, in response to the demand of the
government, will send 2O0O men toward the city
of Tampico, to defend that point; and Gen.
Uraga has already, probably, about 10000 men
under his command near Ceuo GOTdO.
Accompanying this news is the report that.
when the negotiations were broken of, the allies
refused to fall back to Medillia and Santa Fe,
which were their advanced posts, until they
were allowed, for the better health of their ar
mics, to advance to Orizaba and Cordoba, dur
ing the tendency Of the negotiations. If this
news be true, there is some probability that ne
gOtiatiOns may be resumed, for the allies may
deny that Robes was acting under their insti-
CATION, or that he was even favored by them.
As a matter of course, it will not do to hold the
representatives of Spain and France responsible
for the bad faith of a Mexican official and,
in the face of q positive denial, we do not see
how Mexico could hold Gen. Prim responsible
for the crOtchets of Almonte and Robes.
At all events, the war feeling is up, and the
MeXicsns heTeab0uts are raising troops and pro-
curing supplies to meet the requirements Of the
occasion.
1t is currently reported, but l cannot say on
good authority, that Gen. UTaga has been or
dered to drive the allies from their positions at
Cordoba Immediately.
Gen. Almonte, it is said, is in the interest Of
the Austrian Archduke, and has been promised
a position and an order under the monarchy. /
am somewhat skeptical, and think it more than
probable that Almonte was intending to toll
negotiations by producing a revolution.
The State of Iamaulpas is still rent by its
intestine brOils. To-day we have the report that
ComonOrt, IN command of the national forces,
has been defeated by Gov. Serna with the State
troops at or near Victoria; while another states
that be has been successful, and that he has cap
tured or shot Pablo Castillo, a prominent officer
under Gov. Serna.
Gov. Vidaurri, as your readers have, no doubt,
seen before, has revived an old law imposing a
direct tax of seven dollars per bale on all cotton
imported into and shipped from MatsmOras
This law operates very unfavOrably upon the
cotton trade, as ii is the last hair upon the camel's
back. The ~ytxatiOus expenses and trouble Of
shipping a bale of cotton now are about equal to
forty dollars per bale, which leaves but small
margin to the farmer.
The papers from the interior report a terrible
explosion in a magazine at ChichImula, near
Rizaba, whereby 1900 persons were killed and
200 wounded, of which probably 300 more will
die. The house was not a regular magazine,
but rather a temporary barracks and arsenal,
IN which a large number of soldiers, with their
appropriate ammunition, were temporarily To-
Gated.
There are about twensy- two ships at the mouth
of the river, with goods for this market, which
will relieve US from our present barrenness OF
supplies.