The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-17
ability to control the free Independent: sentiments Of

ability to control the and Independent: sentiments Of
the people Of this State and the Huasieca
From immediate vicinity OF the port OF Matamoros
to this place-that is to say, within few miles of this
place--the Of Tamauipas is in the possession Of
the liberal forces. Alismira has been In hands
nearly three months, and the city OF Victoria about
seven months
Panuco and all the other towns in the Huaseca are
also under our control the people in that section being
unanimous in their praiseworthy efforts to recover the
Independence Of their country
Tamasnequi the great depot for all merchandise sent
from this port for the various interior markets. has
recently been declared untenable by tho French com
mandants, in consequence OF the insalubrity OF its
climate. more obvious reason Is doubtless known to
Marshal Bazaine.
Renforce,nents Of about three hundred and fifty men,
all Europeans, have landed h ere for the object of s
holding this place In numbers il is feeble force, aud
il looks TO me like dying struggle for the continuance
OF tins arcc empire intended by the great agitator TO
be set up on the dying embers Of the republics Of the
United States and Mexico.
We hear that Tamasnequi Is 10 be forthwith aban
doned as military post all the military supplies TO he
brought back TO this post also upwards OF four thou
sand bales OF merchandise which is held 10 check there
by cur forces on the road Some heavy failures have
taken place In mercantile community at San Luis
Poos while the detention Of the mentioned
chandise which Is to be brought back To this rurt
for an indefinite period, viii aect them s more seri-
ousy.
The amount OF the merchandise detained there Is esi
mated at $3.50 900. The European merchants ar little
disturbed upon this subject which they bear with
markaole silence Notwithstanding the consequences TO
them are serious In the extreme.
II should later turn that ncigb0rs
IN the North would give helping hand and release
from French and Austrian letters the foreign merchants
viii become ardent republicans tbs best Of Ru
mcrs thai the notorious Colonel Chas Du Pen Is
:, return here with force OF Two thousand mounted
men, 10 act us another scourge upon the lives and pro-
perry Of the inhabitants Of THY State and its southern
neighborhood, but / doubt the correctness of this
Wo are looking forward with great anxiety to
tain what action the United States will take IN regard
their sister bile, which loudly appeals, in It's
rensiaie her again in The family Of nations. Impress
the people and the authorities o the North with the I'M
por,an fact that the subverson OF Mexico by European
Powers is only prelude In the great litca drama for
the snbyefson OF their own government by the same
infamous means, and IL will doubtless awaken them to
OF the drc necessity o. prompt action in and
their own behalf
But they already know the great danger of hav.
ing such recreaDt neigbtor them, and cheer
myself with the certain belief that shall the
glorious flag Of the great Union waving s graceful folds
side by side with our own republican banner.