New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-12
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has excited some of the people here, 40 well ar H.
/ e.. NJ. Consul in Ncw-Orleans, whose retaliation
| prevented uB from having the Roanoke IN our
waters On he I'D alt, the island and in fact the
world met with great loss in the death Of Sr. Don
Jose de la Lucy Cabalero, who has all his life been
working for the improvement. Of his fellow beings,
and particularly for the education of the youths OF
this island He was President Of . college here at
the time Of his DEATH and had grandchildren OF for
mer pupil IL under his charge. II seemed as though
ali Havana was in mourning; all who had been bis
| pupils determined mourning for nine days;
I many families have done the same and the Sglo'
! has placed it's columns in deepest mourning.
Yesterday came on the English mail steamer, bring
inc back Gen. Benaridez, Gen. Coboz, and Col.
Acebul who did not think it prudent TO land: Co.
boz does not dare land here; he went to st. Thomas
md came back through this port, where ne was
Joined by the others. Iuloaga Is too old bird 20
| be caugnt with any cbsf of hope that can now DC
held Out TO him. No one leaves Vera Cruz, so vigil
liant are the guerrias OF Carbaal and La Slave, and
even the dead, Of which there are an immense num-
ber are buried within the city, they not daring to
carry them to the Campo SaDto, which is only one
quarter Of mile from the gates. The authorities IN
Vera Cruz nnder Almonte) have ordered forced
loan upon the foreign merchants CT that city, and
all the Consuls have protested The American Con
sui had IN interview with the commander Of the
French fleet, 10 which be protested against il, and
in which be was promised it should not be car.
ried into execution till he the commander
there il not single foreign yessel Of war there save
the French. Our Government should at once send
some Of those lying idle in Key West 10 protect
Americans and their interests in Vera Cruz and
Mexico generally. The Mexicans on the 18th ult:
cent brigade TO take possession Of bill called
Cerro del Borrego, which oYeilooks The Town OF
Orlzaba, commanded by La Slave. They reached
The plateau on the top OF the hill The French hav-
ing observed these movements, sent some 900
Zouaves to surprise them. This they succeeded in
doing tha, same night, actually gaining the plateau
while the Mexcans were sleeping, completely rout.
ing them, and causing them a lost OF about 800
between wounded and missing IA large proportion
Of the latter. Gen. La Slave was slightly wounded
On the 18TH Gen. Zaragoza and Gen. Or,ega
commenced the attack on the French by the ROAD
leading from Mexico TO Orizaba, called Canine de
In Apgostura bnt without any result IN consequence
of the loss Of the Cerro del Borrego, which was an
important part of the plan OF attack, as 1t commsads
the deie through which they were 10 pass. About
the Both Of June, the trains OF the French were at
tackled, some 80 miles from Vera Cruz. and ID waQ-
ons loaded with ammunition were taken by guerra
las under Col. S0usa; also, 5 do. of ronr all OF
which were DESTROYED. Some % men of the escort
were killed. and the rest taken prisoners. Cpto
July l. the French have lost between 700 and s00
mules. II is daily occurrence that horses ana
mules are driven away from within lUO yards OF
the walls of Vera Cruz, when they are taken out TO
he watered. On the Both ult., 800 French troops
arrived at Vera Cruz from Cordova, with the double
object of bringing down dispatches from Mr.. La
lgny and to escort come % wagons Of provisions to
OriIaba This viii take about all the mules left in
Vera Cruz.
Juan n. Almonte issues DEGREES every few days,
ZONE of which in their articles are very arbitrary
and onorous TO the foreign mercantile community
one was the emission and forced circulation Of no.
600 bhhie, RqciQnae: equal &c 500 goo. These are
to be taken for their full value and no guarantees
OF any kind given for their extinction or ulti-
mate redemption. Another was an order TO pay the
20 uer cent OF the import duties known as the
v,;5ras materiaIes, Us per cent Of which Is set
apart for the railroad from Vera Cruz TO the Paccl
and which is payable at the City Of Mexico On
application 10 be Commander OF the French forces,
Mr. Roe, to give some guaranty that the dnties 80
q xacted should no, be again demanded by the Gov
eminent at Mexico he refused to interfere. Another
decree ordaining q tax Of per cent on all real
estate another a tax of per cent on all incomes.
The communications all cut oil from Vera CrnZ
10 the interior, save III the case OF heavy French
force or Mexican under Marquee. All fresh vegeta-
bles are very scarce an onion cost - cents, &c. and
the next in proportion, an egg - cents chicken,
s3Gsi. The Mexican steamer Constitution formerly
The lndianola, was manned by French marines and
some of Marques men, and sent 10 Alyarado and
IIacotapan, where the commandment ordered the
Government 10 declare for Aimonte, threatening 10
use force in case of refusal. The citizens joined
together and drove the steamer away, attempting to
burn her. The French brig-of-war Marceaux cap /
tured the small Mexican schooner Urula from Cam /
reachy for Alvarado. loaded with corn and lard aud
brought into Vera Cruz, discharged and condemned
by what COURT Is France earring o" TIC ne'ehGht
ssrr.ce Of MericOi The captain and crew were put
in IRONS, and still so, and In prison.
Communication with the interior VIA Palapa has
be n decreed illegal by AlmoDte. The mercantile
community of Vera Cruz suffering greatly In /
their business, AS il Is now nine months since all
business with the interior has been suspended. Al
a mass meeting, they issued the following protest /
The merchant. Of Vera Cruz foreign and native. met ia
..arns thrir interests, in view Of tho decree in
Olaba the hrst Of this month by 81 Don j. v Amone
.nd published in city 9Th Of the same by which
the Shd forced circulation Of paper money
the amount Of *NoOeo have made che following e'oa'
that said decree 10 Outrage upon private
property and h,t undersigned responsible for import
Interests eorhded 20 them by their IA hu
ned carried into effect; the nerchsnts have resolved
to close their establishments until the motive sh,I have
the merchants mud then'eys under the necessity
S.c.n". Il unjust snd because their security
Of the interests cOnhded to them, exact 1t OF them
This protect, accompanied by an energetic letter,
WAS signed by all The principal merchants oil vera
Cruz aud sent 10 Mr.. Roe, commander Of the
French forces, and to the Consus Of France, Eng. /
land, Spain, and the United States, Italy Belgium,
Hanover, Prussia, Bremen, and Hamburg. Mr..
Roze having declared verbally, however, that the
decree should not be carried into effect the mer-
chants opened their establishments OH the l2h but
Mr. Rose false TO his word in this as in several other
cases allowed the paper to circulate, and be forced
upon them, when they again elosed their faces OF
business. |
The Vice-Consul of Spain at Orizaba has been
expelled by Almontc for opposing forced ioan Oh
6 10 900. Several merchants OF Vera Cruz have hiiu
their passports sent them and been expelled: Mr.
Si,os OF the house Of ilarpous n Co.; two Messrs'
Iabade, Of the house OF that name; Mr.. fasqueb
Mr. Herrera, Mr. Hoffman, and several native liier-
has declared that all who are op- |
posed to Almon,e shall bs expelled.
We have had no vessel of war here SINCE tue 70