New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-06

THE ROUTE BETWEEN VERA CRUZ AND THE CITY OF
MEXICO.

THE ROUTE BETWEEN VERA CRUZ AND THE CITY OF
MEXICO.
Correspondence Of the New York THbnpol
Cry OF MEXICO, May 5.-The travelling ar
rangements between Vera Cruz and this CITY MS
certainly commendable in view Of me eeheIa5iy
disturbed state of the country: rms IS party
owing to the promptness OF the Engllsh managers
of the railroad between Vera Cruz ana mere, OF
which sixty-iive miles are complete ana "a running
order from Vera Gru5 he Pfefet alo n ilH macb ie1
to which point the fare is g. There the stage lne
commences which, for S32, lands you III TINS city
/ safely. barring the possibility, but not proba.
b;l;t1s of n visit from robbers, whom not all
tbs vigilance Of the garrisons along the road
oan pTevent from occasionally making sudden
/ dash upon the diligence from some wooded ravine,
| and the more untrequented parts of the roads.
| These fellows however, are very reasonable foot
pads all things considered They never lniure the
passengers Ii no resistance is made, contentinC
themselves with quietly relieving their victims OF
such articles OF jewelry as they may have been
imprndent enough to keep IN sight; appropriating
all the loose COIN of the party, and very rarely
taking the trunks off the boot SO fearful are they
of being interrupted by the patrol or overtahen by
the escort of the stage. This escort. however,
consisting mainly of native MeXicans is generally
at q convenient distance behind. The robbers, in
taking watch or purse, generally say, very po-
htely, Con 1'e1R1Sso, Senior :" and if you are
wise you will reply, A Su disposition, dfai9O''
The curtain generally drops quickly on this little
drama, which is followed by the farce of the arri
val OF the escort just as the sedpes of the thieves
are disappearing in the ehapparel A chorus of
excited voices now breaks out; some furously
bold as the danger lessens others frantically la
mentahle at the loss OF some trinket which was
supposed to have been successfully concealed
The escort shrug their shoulders and invoke their
patron saint. Que Cdstilrad ~ sighs one. " C0sd
n1oyestrand y! calculates another. q Cdrdnl6d -
says third. By this time the stage driver a
taelturn, unexeltable naeSt6go, who, perhaps,
prvS mn nht1f Lho rbele ass 1,
willing to tell, suggests through the whifs Of
his cigarette: " PueS, SenOreS, UdnlouceS 2
ddeldntGnlos con Ia crRzin There is after all
nothing for it but TO go ahead with the
stars that matters are no worse. The Belgian en-
Yoys who were attacked last winter, would have
escaped unhurt but for the imprudence of a
spirited young officer, who fred upon the robbers
from the top Of the stage. The result was a
volley from the thicket, killing one of the con-.
mission and wounding several others. Mr.. Beverly
G. Tucker, Of New York celebrity had more pr1i-
dence when attacked en- route from Vera Cruz a
few weeks since and escaped with the loss of
some clothing and small articles of no great
value. These raids upon passengers, however,
are the exception to the rule, and one
may pass between here and Vera Cruz
q dozen times and meet with no rob-
bers, who, by the way, are not particularly an
institution Of latter years but have been recog-
nized as necessary evil from time immemorial,
and for whom travellers generally go prepared
with some loose change, which is taken as a sort
of tribute for safe conduct over the remainder of
the road. Macmillan has adopted the plan Of
shooting these raseas at short shrift, which has
probably added to the hue and CRY raised against
him Of numbering the " soldiers of the republic -
every mountain robber, in bands or single, now
assuming that sounding appellation. If you
are not tired Of highwaymen literature, perhaps
the manner in which half dozen French Zou-
ayes lately dealt with band of them, may be
worth recording. These robbers have their con-
intended departure of travellers likely to afford
good haul. Two wealthy merchants being about
to start for Vera Cruz, Marshal Bezaine filed the
rest Of the seats inside and out, with dozen dis.
The news was duly sent to the band on the road.
and on the attack being made, the Zouayes, at 4
given signal. leaped like cats from the vehicle,
each selecting his man, and of band of about
twenty, nearly every one was butchered in an
instant, Crinoline did good service on that occa-
sion, at least.