The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-22


dreadful state inside Al the fanlhcs able have
left the city and taken refuge outside They profess to be
violent opposed to the French hut all these who have
any thing to lose improve the his OCCASION III place them.
selves under French protection General ouey las 'onnd
large stores OF gram and has now seven mus At WORK
grinding Hour for the army that they will no entirely
independent Of the Foreign market IA short time lie
writes here that the grain now IN posscss1n o the nj
vanCed osccs s sufficient feed fifty thousand until
the next harvest can he gathered. 49,
Jayez, To iacitat. mis- plans for the cstruct ion 81 the
crops has given decree authorizing Tho 9Frne 70 seize
all grams and divide thorn up among themselves The
result OF! this decree may be the rp'ot few proprrots
bnt the greater part OF the grain will always find Ms way
t. the Prints here there is money 70 pay for IT, The In
dams being opposed to tho tyranny their own
people than tn the rule OF The foreigner Will where they
can choose always prefer money 10 The reputation o.
Here things unchanged The agents Of tho different
Mexican aapifants al work with General tocy and all
laboring under the impression that their plans
going ON swmmngy hut suspect ali ARE doomed to dis
appointment Ny IMPRESSION IS that IN the main tho
hand Of Napoleon in Mexico is not yc. distinctly
0RlaARA, Jan, 10, 1863
The French in Want Of -4mnataiton- artillery AOns 70
Reduce Psebd-Sho Adranec Of ne Freaca garages Of
Contractors in Nerico-Freeh army Contractors -ihc1d
or those in America--No Reliable Nous from The fat-
rior-Ersnch accounts of Affairs ~ P,1ta-ihe Neo
Franco. Mgican Railroads. Nr,o .jo,rnal-.Eat.rs IN
Ori.dLd, DC, de-
Contrary 70 my expectations, here We are yet and here
likely 10 renwn for month 10 c,mc, before tho
ammunition at least supposed want Of that article
by the general charge d! the artillery General Foey
has given his subordinates fair warning HAT he expects
them wonders Pueba; and the artillery may
be called into service, General Iauucre who has
mand Of it, very ambitious IL be ready Tor any cmer
gency. II the Mexicans will only stand Gre hc wants 10
show them what can be done in artillery practice. He
proposes take up enough guns and ammunition 10
duee Pueba in short time by artillery alone and 10 fiji
che orders Of General Isiumeie il VIII be necessary to
delay until the middle last OF next mouth bejoro the
army be before Picbla In the meantime General
Iouey is with his advances al Qne.hoa. town some
twelve thirteen the devoted city and he
busiy engaged in providing stores sufficient to meet
the the army for their campaign 10 The capital
He has large stores az wheat ana seven out mills
that are being prepared for grinding The hevcans on re-
firing attempted 10 destroy these s bn appears the
labor too much for them. They broke OF The
nlstoncs and destroyed some parts ol the machinery,
but the damages being repaired and by this time
Of the mills must be running. With these mills and
thoee be found the valley Andres the French
win be able to supply their army with brcadstuls un
the but in the meantime there win always
BIZ scarcity and high prices not so much from necessity
the bad administration Of the French who have
given themselves into the hands Of contractors, who
net unlike contractors in other parts OF the word-a
keen 10 take the lions, rather sharks share.
These contractors paying six dollars for the cargo
Of wheat which they the French adinstra-
ton az the rate u fifteen dollars thus realizing profit Of
hundred aud nifty pcr cent without rskng a shilling
doubt Il army contractors in the United states have
better business. II is worthy remark that these
tractors Frenchmel-tnglish Jews American
spectators having nearly everything their
way II good contracts
The forces under Generals Bcrher, Bazain and Miriam.
the road from Vera Cruz Jaapa Pcrote and
san Andres and continue their excursions without moes
taton the plain Of Perotc up towards Sepaucan and
HGamantla. The Mexicans, under Carvaal, Rojas and
Cuelur keep front Of tho French and doing
damage y those proprc,os who will not yield TO thor
demands for black mail The army contractors Tor tho
French find the Mexican chiefs their best subc
and these at present making large fortunes while
crying Ioudcs for thor country against
foreign nvAjer Carvaal especially Is max ing spcn lid
BUSINESS and will be able very rich nun ny
the time the French reach the capital Il ~ melancholy
any cause however bad defended by such PEG lie
but unfortunately such are the elements L. be lonnd in
Mexico aud those who still indulge In the dream
seeing the country constituted by native means are
omcd 20 disappointment at all events by the class ot
people who have SO long been the leaders members or
the different factions
We are without reliable from the interior. Re
ports say that Meia the reactonay chief OF the Sierra
G0rdo has gained attcry two important victories
tie forces OF .Iuarez-one near San Lus Poios aud
another the troops Guanajuato San Jan del
Rio and that he has losscssou Of Querctaro aaya San
Juan del RIO and the road from Mexico interior
Persons here from the interior who confirm these
ports but consider IL always safe TO give them the
benct 81 short quarantine before setting them down AS
This Is not exactly The place ~ hear much good
favor Of the Juarcz party and Il " the best way u take
with allowance hat reorte, against that unor
tunatc There he little doubt however, that
the partsans OF General Amontc are on the increase in
the interior, and better paid than formerly; but
where the money comes from IL not clear. some
imsgine-and perhaps correciiy-that the friends Of
General AlmOne are ri~kng little on the aud
there also surnises that European gold il in
the interior districts rs well as in this quarter
The plan clearly to get strong opposition
IN the rear the capital before driving the pgrtians
tols viii end others have ended this country
OF bad faith foe, after ALL the rcactonsts wish
a stable government than do the exalted Of the
federal party
Every few days have arrivals from Tehuacau ard
PuebIa aud all manner Of reports respecting the
ments federal forces In Pueba IL SAID that great
misery prevails and that all who have already
the place The troops represented to be much dem
ralized dscontentcd and that assertions go al
rarid pace make nj these losses OF re-
cruiting pushed forward with vigor. General Cbmon
fort is aid to have established his az san
Martin Iesnaucan and half leagues from puebla
GU tic road 10 Mexico, with six thousand
The object Of holding this position by
clear Looking uIon II offensive and n point
of defence, Martin Is worth nothing The game OF
comonfort evidently 70 treat with General forey
policy several irienas Of Comoniort have been at
work here for time bui, as have bcore told you
these Is chance for negotiations before the arrival Of
tho French army 10 the capital We get nothing the
most rated IRON Mex but all agree
that the state ot Affairs there Is anything but pleasant
The government driven every cxpe 10
money the old sni'e process 81 forced loans being
most In
The railroad has absorbed all other topics this quar-.
Ter aud the WHICH has attended the efforts OF Mr.
Lyons in getting this great work begun has
given D. all manner OF paOusies and feus
MeMicas who have conribc,ad 10 the mismnnagement
seect OF tie work in times PAST All anxious enough
share in the adv ambiguous arrangement made by Mr.
Lyons with the agents OF the Wrench but
tie director does co disposed take up N himself
tie responsibility of admitting the hands of these VIOLIN.
into the money chest there innunefabe com
plants and threats from these cell sacrificing individuals
who not cing able TO accomplish their ends disposed
TO patriots and declare the railroad enemy the
country aud make upon IL accordingly The feGe al
Governor Of the state 81 Vera Cruz hear. proposes to
take hxe hundred men 10 the hDc pf The read 10
oppose the works AMI another band has yolun.
tcered IT. the GAUGE uf the conn
try operate IN tia combination. This
may be taken fair SAMPLE OF the ieelng Of Mex
cas generally towards all Web directed Efforts ioreirp
IN the country is ,noA for one 10 any
al 10