The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-19
From Mexico.
A Thrilling Inside History OF Mexican AZ
fsirs-A Reign Of Terror-N hat the
Mel cana Now Long Fer.

The New orleans steamer which arrived lAst G, 90.
Ing brought fun hl-s cf Se- Orleans papers The
ftNrs has the following statement nv Captain b.
Moore, formerly of that city but recently from Mcri
co
"In lS6i Capt More va wrecked On the Pacific
coast aud, took W hs re,.6ence al hustaAiL Meat
thorr I'd been reIt innpN Of Americans and other
iorcieher 70 Nazs'ian and that ncthbo .hOyi Va
sequence Of the announcement given by the JusGeF
government and promise that bona I. settler,
should not he subject TO taxation for period OF i've
ears. The nuint or that CmgratCd tfom California
under the tuatoz decree isestina.cd al iH,N When
the French Invasion was announced tho Americans
Of course, sidoi with the Lite al party tnI formed
WITH tho hcNican,. But the NercAns tn.c 10 their
past history ,euid not sgiec among themselves.
chiefs, which resulted 4. -ha, ucu wm ra-
glrdcd 70 compete reign OF terror aud for TOUR
weeks there Vas a carnival Of blood. 1,'e foreign
element Of tie p)pu,Stion, particularly Amer,su-
vvie p,undc rel ana slaughtered Ia most reckless
manner. Finally the French fleet made IT, appear
.nes Que morning, sni demanded tho surrender Of
The city lhswG1 refused BY the party sho, Tor the
time being. r're in power and the French rstliei
With threat Of briubArhmsnt " the surrender
not made BY certain bOrr on the follow ing day
During thu nisht the LhetL forces withdrew, after
giving W the city 10 plunder, and a. there no
indication OF cvmpi anee with the demand et an.
render Of the place the French on the arrival o. the
slhed men, women and children; but ~ lensth
c"n 'e sS5,o.cssS PpsS mo rIa'. m
tfuco, and agreed TO the French demand There
ulon the French sent ashoie iHrgo body OF
marines ~ho formally took possession Of tho city
shortly aitet-srdsa Mexican force, Ia the IMPERIAL
,eyice, commanded by a renegade ha,i-hieed of
suctfhla notorioty named Lazado came In and sus
guArtricl among the people u provost guard The
plevious reign u tenor wPs noN nteu.ifed MrKi-
cans 10 reused to fecOluLe the order Of things
were sno down in the II csts ike doyt aud fore sn-
sfs Who sided With the Liberals Asi but ltIIs let.
! ter. Seizures oorhscations sad buchorits vtie
1 r'ep 10y occurrences. fverything ~As demanded
hln ho'hihg paid 10. none Of the sccuri ,s-uonc
Of 'l.e .iLctllics OF M icnaincd W,-cu wcrc
I olia ed snd murdered PcrsoHs ami ! ,pt.rty
~cio pc Insecure. hartt-l law Wa proc tmtd
am c'''4eu. were pfohihiirl i.pm tUcttiu{ o.
tlrstscc a, Aitcr TIE dun TAP At 7 NJ. hnt tlit
iai. ed io thtcs the ru.e of utt1Isiu ana OUTRAGE
sh cu, thi'icl b. ia surs., ice ADo 40 ct. uro,
ii o ted a. { wa AsA.ust dl.auuet irh4..t,utr'
iakado VIII the instinc- AND hiO1f ~ taft svAge.
played tho ntent = a whole one. No,hlus "a. 90
rfuall iOr his avA4ice uuthlHr tUJ s.CIC4 80. ht
~ stiffness, ANON Others who tell victims ut this
time wee DAVID IAtou, an American COME ted
shs hutltIei Naltalh hfef. ioW IhnolS and
his I've daughters 10 tell their story soild MAKE ne
hair % the selsltive stand Oh eul vita horr0r-Mr
stamford and etshtoeu cJinpL .ouA Who NCts all
robbed and mud red hsn tIayenIE non. NarltlAu
10 Durango, oud hundi tds otgefa the names of
whom cou ID not be remeuibc.ed d, cur iniomunt
IN the coise Of tour WeaE- Ctp'a.u Moore Vas
tefuctt boA cImpaIatiye opu-ntr n bsggafy 3
flh,Utl 10 I,trAs ~ stolen tom hun, anu f6.t9O
vhlch his htte sou snd Mexican 10y had found
Ia led IA IN cAath vos slro taken.
IL 10 fep.eSutci that in tue battles between the
Lihe ais ana lnpoFis ~ no p.lsod, sIe taten-no
quarter " Nked or given. War with them 10 yon-
eeance IN lts direct io-tn 1h3 destruction n Aca-
pulco WHEN that place a0nn toned by the French,
10 said 10 have been act OF eutiie Vandalism. The
destfo ell and deSolation tout the Place OF pisnty
Cut of from their usual sources OF supply, the sub'u-
gated towns uore reduced to the verse cf starvation
The horroIe OF war have been experienced by tho
peope In IT, most revoting orm. They are Tired OF
sn>Achy llred Of ciyt stFiie lired Of monarchy,
punith -oue that can RUE and dare not To-"