, 1866-09-11
FROM MEXICO,


NNsH NAstAsAs&attS% NEW NEGl1cF-IHtF.
P'eo IN the bands Or the Libcral*!sa-
t.n.a,.;as ~ u - et1se VI siee-Drpa"fanfc
nora nnset~naf,raeS M ,sn.,s ->o~
fCoucspondeuc,, nj ,hc I.hIcs~o Tr'hcn.
PuEn1A. MEx1co. Auensrs : tsr;.
1eSpccted to have dated this letter from
the capital, but q circumstances alter cases. /"
you know. and fir awhile 1onrcr r scnd ~,
purh,o ,ei+crs asrr,a.+;ane:I l.. s,.s,,;a.',
as n'entioaeo IN Il previous
tetieF, THIS IS the Ltherai headquarters, it
os"s .sss e!ose's "aseAea anu more accessi-
Die to the Liberal lines, both north and south,
than is the City Mexico, and the prominent
(<iEe3als ht.e l,ayc the cyt,fsJt <,f nossose,n,-
more sense finn thar hr,,,,,,,s ~ ~, @
nrc h,ossn,.r;., - ~, y. sue vnr'ta'
"'s . o4ssseo "stH ~ III events thes tntk less
but elect more than the big guns VI ho hover
around the "I1a1ls of the Montezuu,as. :"
Occasternllv. however hcre ttc4- rcc,;r, d
,,en.lc him tl,.t H.x,,1I,o. Ell; .,,,az ~
t.,',.. A"e 49,. 80. s.,.,, @a sett 'ases thss
". eoen.t, aIa Ieeaefs. nna themselves LED
cur OF tic country. One Of the uiaster-spir-
lis among the liberals was ,{r. John IL. dc
Weschc. a German nv birtb ,ut 1vh,, had
ross,1c,, l., ,fn~,,o ,,,..-,..
t,.+,.. - ST.ss-1 's:.s s ~ sen.
ufman ot tApesaa education, fine natural
abilities, uEd n match for any Mexican In
craft and eubtlcty. Cool. calcn1atfno ant,
far.seefu,, 1,e nosscssea ,rre,t ,,t,,a5.e ,.,.,s
h,s ,aa.5, W. ' r7sa s-,st s'saa .a1ueAee VIII
A'9 s@i's. ahu' "ttuont seeming 10 90 SO,
measurably controlled Its actions. Mr. dc
Wesche had long been watched, but his natu-
raj shrcwlucss enabled linn 10 keen out nj
all sc.apes until recently. uhor h. roce,rad ~
~. ..s ets ea..' >. 'scsntls' "ue" ac received
taos'es 20 aat<' ana Vas sieca bnt lar
or two to get ready In. His baDishment has
made the Liberals more circumsrect than
ever, ana their movements now sre shso"ded
III mystery. ,...
arres:s, some for eos,spiring with santa Anna,
oshsss tor e3npttcity With Ortega and hls fac
ION anu SUI another phrty for conspiracy to
seize Inc Emperor, convey him to the noun
ta;hs, where theF INTENDED 10 bold him pris-
ohcr onlh they could effect a change OF gov
eInmsnts ~ AmonE those arrested were two
priests, Que ot them au ulcgitinnte son Of
san1n Anna s, several lawyers, and two I'm
per'al Gelcfals. The arrests were made ut
1hfcc Inherent Times nrst, sixteen were ar
Tes1td, then r1shteen, and Oh Saturday last,
hare Just learned, through French paper,
thirteen more were ,sobbied up, and the
eatan., III that state they will have but
poor SHOW the Indians, and almost the eu-
tne popntatton, arg strong lMIherfattsts, nad
exteha 81 seW tayors 70 political prisoners from
tue shlic| OF Mc3fco'
,,9' ihe fntire new Policy ha9 been inansurated
y.
sose1ghcfs. had oeen enforced six months
g. year S5a;heG, 81 would have secured 70 The
Emperor hts throne: beyond doubt. His
Mintsters ne ehose 1rnm among us Mexican
supporters PIT they proved sad hlndEancc
t 70 asn1 ~ ~ a1s enorts OF pros5css, and q,
ae %as nescs able to aeeomplisll anything
Win Them. -, Sotwithstandins they ln-
Tted ala31miaan here, still they were feal-
GUS o1 hiGn they were emphaticallr "slow
eoae1es, opposing everything nets, or that
Atestese9 Wtte tue privileges or interests
nnted, u oelne almost Impossible to bring tho
MINISTERS 10 definite answer upon any sub
1ecl; Foreigners received iew 9avoss and little
1nsttee ~ tAeif hands; scarce any efforts
we're Maae 20 eelsect taxes, and the Govern
ment forced TO depend wholly upon the rev.,
en9es @ sera cruz, tWo Or three other ports.
ana licenses GfaMed trndefs In few Of
the principal cities. The Emperor sought in
vain 70 reNaEn tacsc abuses, until he finally
aeous9eo atAte ana tnleflof portfolios.
enhSed osetooafa us 1lexicsn ministers Of
ktnaasc, and fheu supplied their places with
stenenmen. ihis, tnoagh alspleasins TO the
sao.s aeSaeans, @ %as % %ea1Mas mose' ana rs good
eAse's ass hteaus 1aat1test. ~ Ma}. now
eses, We .oo !nte 19i any permanent adran.
YES 9ut ~! Il sno"s INC ofd.nary phazc
q Aeaican character, a. "ell as establishes
t .tie t!ntn o. "nat i1fe1eners nlwass asserted
rs .s eunuus as " tue atst, nase cHoscn
l'T Tha 'His ~. ~ t11, nnon tns tofs'Saefs.
aauas 9! thc tioes59, 1h3 tttne there ts
1l, ~ oonn1 apont AZ, u. lhe Liberals had closely
tnsesteU tue wy lor sefeIal Mont9s, occt-
pssns ~. WV noaas seaalnS !1to Tue INFERIOR,
psstSntpE au tsa9e "lta the Country anu
Su.t!uE on snpRaes: 9ehefai Lama9tid
oounuess @ intenuso 70 sell out 10 his Lib
elat lrienas, out ~ treaeheTyH as discovered
II time to prevent the eonsumsnation Of the
algsaceiul eaIgalo. ttis detection is the
more singular lnasmuch as ne had exhibited
gsest ektll anu bravery In defending Iampf-
looked upon a. 1nan who could not be
bought The French citizens joined The gar
rison, and for some weeks repclled every at
tack Of the Liberals, but last week the city
was finally carried, the Frenchmen With dill
ticuity retiring. taa the fort, which II Is be-
be sent 10 them. The whole coast north of
Eesa Csnz is now Ia the haads Of the Liber-
ais, who hold all the northern frontier ex-
ecrt Sonora,
The ctty Of Jalafa mag BE- considered to be
In state Of siege, 1t being hemmed In by
strong enough to make an attack. Thcy
I've or the countrv aud make a good tbinr
Of It by eobhfpr every roor fclfow wi,n i
unlucky enough to Eli into their clutc c1es.
It Is standing 1erroach to the Liberals that
Their Armies are lands Of sohoers, generally
every excess indeed, plunder, in more than
eue Instance has been the only bond which
held these bands together. Tiey appear to
be destitute Of every notion Of honor and
principle, and 10 my own knowledge many
81 the higher officers have been guilty Of
ranks Of gentlemen fu any civilized commu.
nifty.
The upper part Of the Valley Of Mexico
appears 10 be IN d depEorablc condition.
Around Toluca the Liberals committed many
outeugeat In one instance, they attacked q
large hacienda. killed most Of the men found
there, and took all the survivors, together
with The women and children, and ali their
hotGee> mules, and household goods OF into