The New York herald., 1863-09-14
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.

AN NUN UlL0lOO.
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The French Assault on HTampico-Cap-
ture and Gee cupa tion or the Town-Ar-
bisrary French Orders and Decrees-The
Republican thc Only Cove nment for
Mexicans-Ne Foreign Monarchy ON this
Continent, &c., &c.
QUIZ ALAxIrAs CORRESPONDENCE
AIAnnAs. Aexro, August n, 1888.
Knowing that you careful observer OF the events
Of the day the changes and upbeavngs Of this unhappy
country, 20 blended with your and republican into
rests, and freedom and equality 10 all win throw few
items together let you something OF the passing
events. But tho changes that onee pen
CAn scarcely keep pace with much less detail them
The changes Of governments through the dineren,
shoritss and rulers State and Church rights and their
might that crushes every other caim the order
Of the day in Mexico We st occupy this place and
down 70 Tampco where had strong feeling 70 stand
and defend 1t to Our force abou. 800 Of
all arms, but We we're poorly equipped and only few
pieces Of artleyfour pieces Of sixpounders and two
FOUNDERS But the artilersts Of account
in either theory practice still had them exercised
every day but all recruits. But still they had
the will 70 repel possible. merciess and usurpng
vader We remained At tho bar OF Tampico, without
shelter or proper supplies and on the morning OF tho th
instant the French squadron made their appearance on
the entrance 70 tho city. We posted artillery and
men and waited the result When the vessels formed
line and sent bosss ascertain the depth OF water
the bar, under the OF their ships they fred
upon sand FORT TO feel II thore any opposition
when We returned their nre and hcnce the action
menced But the superior artillery Of tho French began
tell and several Of arerists were killed yet We
kept up the nre and their boats had to rere under tho
cover Of the guns Of the squadron.
We retreated TO the city in good order and in the
time captured French officer, who now goes with us
prisoner the interior. On the lih learn that ths
French troops entered Tampico, some 800 al told but
from their engagement At the bar and thrown into much
confusion they Lost two launches and some men,
w~ -antsd few hundred Tsnksa sailors, not only TO Oh
up tho picture but 70 do tho work. In .,-- unasl
one OF the generals who to reinforce Tampc0, pa
was too late for the heights on Tampico a Alto
could the land, which, under Commodore
Connor done with much promptitade, order and
skill that have never lost sight Of II, and tst that
the day may not be distant when shall chem .gnin
land as our allies friends to drive tho frog aeyour
ers of this usurpcd soil.
The French in Tampico, As in e'Sery plsre they oc
cupy, have issued docrees sighed by regal authority
enforcing taxation impos,s come q which are signed
"God and Empirep others "God and Law" &c. No
doubt viii have laws and Oppressive ones to bear a.
poleon Aexic0tnto Freach colony and subvert
every right OF the deIicaas and blot admit
.eA nation. also that every public once u
any note s filled BY Frenchpso. either civil military
with tho exception u few reactionares who have elo
niousy sold their bkthrgh Ind tolerated plsoo
brief PERIOD until the French bayonet pronounced by
the uumvraie szd Marshal fofey 70 be infaible But
the rewards q the foiowsrs Napoleon and Mexican
actionists of the soil dinct lie hasUssd them
child Its toys and, his purpose served
same way viii he destroy them and cast them aside.
OD the leth instan. q detachment OF the French
marched from Tampee for whore portion 81 our force
had remained, a. snall town-Alsamira- We had .
COED lookoat believing that Mr. Napooons representa-
ures woud foow up Their iate ioss the bar OF tho
small steamers and sharpshooting for nearly two
hours frssh before them and seemed the
last decade a Mexican troops from the csast and All from
the Consus colorsd brigade looking after the ribbon
legion Of honor hence then vas the moment TO strlk
the blow We welcomed thsm before they reached Alta
mirasheir canocica brethren we them with
small grape and canister from a small caapparia which
peturned with musketry and small neld piece
The Freucn had killed some twelve or fourteen and
wounded thirty They did not reach at Altamira that
nish, We then marched TO this point, whence now
write.
Their force about two hundred and twenty nve OF
all arms, including ofncers, and, far able "
judge this organic laws resorted by Napoleon
the laws of terror, OF those ens1monts Is that
all men 70 be shot taken with their hands
their persons We hope the sac law will prevail and
the opposite ser they have voice rsl gu
Of terror
/, as oicer, call upon all Mexicans ana
all republicans rally 10 the rescue and huri
destruction against those who wIsh " sheath their
swords In the breasts of countryin incn sole y
for amboa, luore and under authority Tor II check
ed We doubtless witnessing the las, scenes
Of departing liberty and the mtre and the crown will
unite, doubtless tn" country 70 be tho last
resting place Tor OF Pedro that the
lion and the lamb viii together, and the eagie o.
france carry ts light % the o. the Eternal city
aud Ion LUIS Napoleon manage Italy his way
The United states, we trust, will look tnis We
well aware Of hts dead hatred TO all republican forms
government and his desire TO got loothoId this
oonnent stih holding the Aississ,ppi in view and a
maritime supremacy of not only tue oceaH but OF
aefocoanc rivers not cluaed any other part u the
globe. Ihs Napoleon the first saw at glance, and
that he at that period coud not hold Lousns and By
selling out IL werc his STATE right he thought T. cheek
The Ensish they being maritime natoa but be dd
fafesee that tue Americans were aso destined % be
~. lhelr imncse seaboari their inland heas,
great axes aud immense rlyen, of ali sinds u trade
aud oonmsree, woad through their great entsfpfse and
energy one day ppt ouly ete but Kufptss, the mo
tbef country. that sse those iorcshadJsuk
u0t a0Ae With any pore mptvn toward the tulle3 Stas
- TIE first tUnsu 0l france, bat ~ aim nsb TIE
grasying ambition ~ England. This grand pItT
"a stfose oG lo farseciag SagoeD4 tbs Fifst and a.
Monsieur Theirs remtrk - tb.s acgaaIOn the SUrtL
Iuercan government completed tbsif sway sIa thut
made tnem the rulers o. tie Gun q Mexico lor them
ala Tor The iuture
sos ~ say, III the Unaed states look 10 Their own
and tstare interests car nst,onal standing aso blend
"a With theirs. aud et item win thar " nHtgr q
tuat time (Ar Lgnkst1uJ ay mat tue aCi iton q. the
Mississippi was not 01lY the bsft but tue wArst aua
sacrt Act u tncIf hycstl4al IA The Contractors let
the United states only lOr~Ad she has tue key
~ the toll, and stll look with hope tn her huasi
" viii ssep 10 and overthrow usgfpug tyranny. with
pIt cause and without parallel. Tho lam
~sh % emerge from Their loug nigb, sde. and Easiani
eagus u republican power 10 fact, rotten throIss
begin " uembs, and seem 70 see with prOpheic eye,
the deoadcncs that must Bet oae, conn
as and strike Freedom and bify 81 cJac cucs 70 al
Lnt9n forever
Ibe Cabinet oi presd Juarex 10 100 Al san lois
p0tos ami a quiet al that place ard report
lay frym IAnptco, nnch scaness prevails there and tie
ffeseh troops are fliefns droailuiy ir0m " egh
the daily bin OF mortaity anour them several oalcers
ri On had "a