The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-10
Our Havana Correspondence.

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tana the ath inst, arrived q this port yesterday
morning
Our Havana Cerrcspondence.
HAVANA, Feb. 4 lsoA
Tho Spanish mail steamer Barcelona from Vera Cruz
arrived three days later than usual and just every
one began fear that serious accident had befaen
her Dates BY this arrival are to the 10th from Mexico
City, and the 22d from Vera Cruz.
From the present condition OF the country II evident
that Maximians government has yet TO pass through
the most trying part Of its crisis, and that peace 10 vel
distant from his dominions That parsonage has ye
70 learn how little he trust the plghted faith Of the
Mexcans who surround him. and how insecure the basil
Of any system Of order that rests upon the a support
Of Mexican conscicntiousnesa r. 1t the bottom
Of this incessant turmoil, could find genuine
honest attempt TO found solid government, and moi
base struggle for the power TO keep things a. they
were during tho last forty odd years. could sympathze
with the leaders and followers In such movement But
Mexicans neither republicans nor monarchists They
admire and practically enact tho zone man power, "
zach man claiming 70 be complete embodiment Of the
system free do whatever he peases and by means
willing 70 surrender any natural right 70 the society
around him. ANY attempt at social organization
saxy interferes with this moro than prmeval system,
and In dls.ssefui Positively, the Mexican Ia trucI
disciple Of Jean Jacques Rousseau and his school than
oven the wild tribes Of equatorial Africa Al any mo-
during the last half century revolution was possible
in any part or the country No government admins
tration SAFE and Of the Atty eight which have
existed from 1921 TO 1851 permitted to its
legitimate career and close In peace Why should the
ny NINTH which Is the second empire be exception
THE MILITARY rTUATIoN
II NOT nattering The withdrawal Of the French troops
from tho country, crafty urged measure that would
tend speedier pacincaton, has had contrary effect.
~ An.ta INN a0A fhA
enemy generally, assumes holder tone and more mcna-
cling aspect War declared against every rrenchman
In the country, whether In mot, and their
slant execution when captured dccrccd This very de-
gives confirmation TO the picture have drawn or
Mexican ideas for 1t does not emanats from any rcspon
sble quarter much lass from Juarez, but from ju,std
Of guerilla leaders, who without all legitimate autho
rty such directions contained in this docu
mcnt, which they call "Insructions.n Here II Isl
liberty for any consideration unless the recruits are
persons Of capital In which case they shall be required
to furnish arms and nothing more.
g. The requirements Of the troops shalt I've paid for
from the Incomes Of Mexican capitalists those Of traitors
S1 Is. and lastly living among US
s. In order 70 execute our movements with greater
security and avoid srprse, some OF the towns pants
tons and farms shall DO destroyed which lie In places
intermediate between the republican forces aud those Of
The French who may meet with our trSopa, whether
takon with arms in thor hands Without shall be i'm
mediakely executed
g. Traitors who may be taken in arms, from the rank
Ing the fate who shall have accepted employment
and Offices from the invaders and traors
g. Refers TO collecting provisions.
selves ndspensably 70 comply with In the part that
may concern them with the understanding tina. he who
violates shall be subject 70 suffer the arbitrary penalty
which the remainder, who have not been delinquent,
TAcIrNpA OF ZAcArT GRuLLo, Dec H. 1884
Here follow eighty eight signatures among them those
or Rojas and Pavon. II TX certainly barbarous docu
ment well worthy OF the name 'srhe Pact OF Blood
given it by Guadslajara newspaper II would appear
that the INSTRUCTIONS being acted upon, for the
party under Gutierrez in Jaisco, have burned the town
Of Atenquilo, oven 70 the church, and hanged -FOUR
drovers In the State Roaa captured the town Of
Zapoan but did not remain, continuing his destructive
march TO point agreed upon for general reudez
Romero with -four hundred cavalry attacked To-
iuca the capital Of the Department Of Mexico but
tired after losing twenty In short, the whole
country from there to the coast swarms with pitiless
gucrss whose acts annoy very little II at ALL the
French Invaders" who are generally miles away from
the points attacked. The sufferers from these depre
dations arc the poor Mexican people, In whose
name by . strange and anomalous political
nc:ion the atrocious cxceases committed on
themselves and families By their self styled champions
aud protectors For instance the hrs attack Of Romero
Toluca having been repulsed, he returned 20 the
charge days later but even then tho presence OF
single company OF Zousvcs frightened his cowsrdy fol-
lowers and they turned away after exchanging few
shots With the garrison TO vent their anger elsewhere
and talking the little town Of Netcpec, where there
not single FrenchDlan, sacked IL and committed
bloody barbares which ought 70 shock the nercost up
holder Of the Monroe doctrine The only sufferers Ia
thi. case wer. Mesissns 4. leading citizen ps%sc
themselves In tho house OF the former TIL their ammuni
ton was gone and they we're obliged 70 surrender.
Every In the house Immediately shot except Q
little gI OF four years This Que way TO drive the
French and this Ii but one instance out Of many could
cite
rattan easily repuised by ths French garrison while,
for not given, Acapulco Is reported 20 have
been abandoned cno sG S.s assc IA
Arcagas old aImyabout four Thousand strong-ki'lng
and wounding . large number, and taking over eight
hundred prisoners and considerable storeA
Den Francisco vega an innuenta man in that pss Of
Mexico and formerly Governor OF Sinaloa OF whom
had occasion 10 speak IN late letter working hard for
shs imperial cause, captured recently By eome Of
General PAioni's men and Immediately shos
saltIllo paper mentions the complete defoat BY shs
a.y sssos New aS By s1 5es TS:
tho party that has for 80 long time held pcssssson Of
Picdras NegrsA
But the most important operations are those going
In osjacs, where az you know, Pornro Diaz has In
trenchcd himself. His forces arc put down as follows:
Five thousand Infantry four hundred and eighty cavalry
and three hundred aud eighty artIIlsrsts. Between
those and the nperasts, who are encsmped az Eta no
fight had occurred up 70 the latest advices from there
consequently the New York papers have been grossly
imposed upon by statement recently saw 70 the effect
tina, Eta time In ast December the French had
been annhated These latter have done nothing more
than rcounoitre the cnemys position while awaiting the
arrival OF Marshal Baxane who has lust left the capital
20 conduct the campaign In Osjaca In order We may
suppose TO shorten his line Of defence Porro Diax has
fire ysois card % ia ames ON TIE condagaton lasted
seven days All noncombatants have been sent away.
We shall soon this bold Mexican can MEASURE him
self with one Of the first soldiers OF France
THE civil srruAroy
remain pretty much M described n formerly Hatu
rally whom cannot be ssd that the country IL paced,
civil affairs must partakc less OF tho unsaiisfnc
tory condition generally prevalent The Church question:
and the recent letter Of the Emperor connected there
with continue to DO warmly dtscussed and one Of the
supposed Immediate effects 81 that letter m the certain
detection " General vadts lately In charge OF TolucA
end the disappearance OF other well known persons ss
pected OF having deserted. What these once popular
Church partsans win do is only surmsed In the mean
tine tho Emperor bis Minister and Co neil hard a
work the laws OF reform 40 frequently spoken Of and
OF which draft may 10 made known within very few
days EIorts are being made, in certain unofficial way
81 induce tho Popes nunco 70 remain and sanction,
least by bis silence those portions OF the reform which
relates to the old cbur,h property. very good idoa
succ ssful
That part Of The reform relating TO the finance depart
mert OF the government Is less troublesome 10 ~
range and has already given rise 70 several warm d.
bates In the Council
Macmillan hrs granted faculties % certain Mr. Won
Borvenz W estsblba Gormaa coiosies 10 The SvarsJ