The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-10

the very heart Of the country quicker than
by any other means l nave wn'en wnat VIII
troons coming this section Horse artillery Will be
required every town. every town and pueblo In the
oounry Is made Of adobe and Is easily converted into
good fort or block house; artillery will be needed 70 dis
lodge an enemy from them. The Pamca river 10 navi
gable rom Pc 70, na sSs
TO the by this route would need large pioneer
corps which could make the road passaele very SOON
II should also be remembered that there but two
in ths country, namely, the wet and the dry
The former commences In June and lasts until October
during which time the roads almost impossible and
the feve in the terra caliente arc exceedingly bad
Tampico, haamoros and Vera Cruz are, during this
season the nurseries Of yellow fever Or as is csiied
here, Voraito
prospects UNDER AMERICAN PRorEcToRArE.
Al soon as the country is occupied and reduced TO
hsciendas win pour into the treasury their large quotas
Of taxes, and mining and manufacturing wal yield also
their share. gay como one come all and aid IN the
generation OF this rich country and prove tSU great
superiority OF tho Ango.Saxon 10 the Latin Tho
largest hacendas Of all Mexico located In this
ton Many of them contain q million acrcs OF land,
and the owners perfectly willing to give 10 good and
industrious egrans every alternate section free Of all
Gsnera Mejia has seus within the last two days his
cavalry agan the hberxis who extending their lines
from MetehAnla west towards Zacatccas and intending
thereby 70 turn San Luis Poosi which Is now we'll for
hed and could not DO taken by assault by the and
undsclplned troops which the liberals have to bring
" known here by all that they cannot take this city
within one year aV.ess they got American troops 70 aid
LIBERALS rAx,xu VENGEANCE
The news this evening from Durango is that the
French evacuated that city several days ago. This rds
all the country north OF this plsce of them and eeaves
the liberals uninterrupted possession Of the ccxnry
However they unable 10 the advantages gained
thereby, as.they have money arms with which to
pay and equip troops for future operations and chey
combining themselves az present 70 taking vengeance
upon the prcperty and voso the imperiasts and par
ucuarly upon those OF the resident Frenchmon all Of
whom KILLED ascaught Several French mer
chants left this city for Mexico with their families
"a. T.
the returning adventures with their gains and
mutterucs against ''best government in the world
for having taken from them the thai has laid
MExEAx FAMILIES LEAVING
Many wealthy Mexican families are leaving here for
the city Of Mexico intending to abroad AZ the liberals
come into power without anv restraint being placed
upon them They are fmperalists and know full well
that neither their lives the honor OF their wives and
daughters would be respected they rum taking all the
money they can get
A few DAYS since the mail going north overhauled
by OF General Meias staff He found several letters
the liberals from prominent merchants of this city
They once arrested one Is now under sentence
70 be shot and the other has been fined $50o00 which
win reduce the poor devil to beggary large conduca
of money here and has been waiting for two weeks to
get the permission OF General Mejia go Mexico
Money exported from Mexico pays six per cent duty
aha has Collected the two e cent and
to exac the six per cent for expectation saving that
although the money only goes to the city OF Mexico
now, but that 1t win go hereafter to England and hence
they must pay the price of expectation at the depot Of
departure and not at Vera Cruz He needs money and
intends TO have IT, Hereafter the party which Mejia
leads will become the dissident party and will give the
protectoate much trouble He Is by far the ablest mill
tarv among the Meyicans and has the entire
hdence OF the clergy and church party, who bitterly
opposed TO American protectorate and In fact
secuted the poor unfortunate men who attempted a
small American colony at Cordova 70 such extent
that they were driven away They now determined
TO rule or ruin the country
WHAT MEXICO NEEDS
have large part Of Mexico, and have recently
conversed with persons from almost every State In
Mexico and they all of opinion, that nothing
short OF large American army will do any good here
and tho tide Of American emigration should be turned in
shs direction Greenbacks will circulate we'll here
account Of the facility they offer of easy transmission
from point to point whereas the money Is all sill
yer dollars and only be sent from point TO
another In wagons accompanied by large escort Of
soldiers
MEXICAN MINES.
The mines OF Mexico only yield At present about
$50 900 900 yearly but under good American protec
orate they be made yield $500 600 Machinery
and intelligent miners needed Railroads to the
also needed to introduce machinery and fuel in
order 10 be able to benehciate OF two marks and
under, which useless for want Of these well
known appliances The minis at this place and Catorce
are now worked by horse power, whereas the work
which Is done by fifty mules could be better done
by small steam engine which would reduce the cost at
least onehaf Improved implements of agriculture
unknown here. Wheat is gathered with the SICKLE
constant remark OF every s Why don't they get
American farming implementss and they reply by say
ing that ''we don't know how to use them and have
way Of repairing them when broken
MFJA MAKING FORCED
At the moment / am writing the soldiers OF General
Nejia collecting forced loan They have just taken
81 500 from the house OF Davis Co., and In
front OF the British Consulate demanding Al 900 The
Consul has up the Union jack, but It does good;
he viii be compelled TO TO prison, and have his
money taken by the soldiers