Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-22
The Confederate Exiles i'm Mexico.
The following paragraphs are taken from the City
OF Mexico correspondence OF The New York Times,

Inc following paragraphs are taAeu Loh .he y l.y
OF Mexico correspondence OF The New York Times,
under dates of Sd and 18th of March
Another arrival of five hundred emigrants dis
\ gusted members of the late Coniederacy, is an
nounced at Vera Cruz The leaders Of this move
ment predict the arrival of at least twenty thousand
more That is provided The members Of the first
batch are not disappointed.
! During our last trip We visited some OF the plan
4ations which united from what is called here the
4 American Colony. The situation is Magnificent,
hut the heat is very great and every new has
10 nav tribute to the intermittent fever Much land
has been claimed and marked, but by bogus set
tier That is the few on the spot have claimed the
best land for themselves and their friends yet to ar
rive.
OF all the plantations attempted so far, that only
of General Shelby seems TO be on fair way TO sue
cess OF course, he hadto invest considerably. In
a year two the income OF the enterprising General
will be splendid one. There can be no doubt that
for those who have energy and small capital, the
fertile lands about COrdova must OF necessity, prove
q source of wealth.
The rapidty of the growth of cotton, sugar, corn
is something marvellous Still, let those who come
here 10 settle be well prepared ortwo or three years
hard work. The clearing of the prolific under
brush and keeping il from overrunnng the crops, is
of itself not to be accomplished without consider
able activity.
NJ. f. Maury left for Vera Cruz last Monday morn
ing 10 take the English steamer for England. Some
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position made him by the Atlantic Cable Company
To supernend the next effort TO be made to lay the
cable Others say he has goue to secure the ESOOOO
said to have been raised among scientific people in
Europe To present him.
Henry W. Allen. who has edited the Mexican
T5neS since its debut left last Thursday for Paris.
He will visit COrdOva and the new American settle
ment called CarlOta, after the Empress, and then pro-
coed TO Paris by the new French steamer Panama,
which leaves Vera Cruz for San Nazarine via Hava-
ma and ST. Thomas, on the 18th inst.
General James +. Slaughter and Captain Price,
son of Sterling Price, Of Missouri, more lately
Major General in the Confederate States army are
running a steam saw-mill between OriZava and Cor
dOva.
Generals Hindman Hardeman, Watson, and Colo
nelS Green, Whaley Fox and Roberts, leave for
Cordova in the morning.
Leadbetter Is still In Saltillo.
Dr. F. kavanapgh. OF the Confederate States Ar
N.Y. died at the San Carlos Hotel the 18th ultimO.
Deceased was a Missourian and 4 graduate of the
81. Louis Medical College. He was buried by his
self eXpatriated and exile comrades in the Stran
gers Cemetery lovely spot of ground not far from
where COrteZ sat 10 view the beautiful Valley
of Mexico. The Cemetery is under the control OF
our Consulate and was purchased by contributions
of American citizens living in Mexico.
Emigration is just at present very popular ex
element. Several companies, with grand ideal
CAPITALS have lately been organized. Some are
real, Others superficial many of the oil
SpeculatiOns oil 1851. Among the latter are the
American and Mexican Emigrant Company, the
Asiatic Colonization Company, and Nlaury Magru.
der a. Co.'S Company. The first named Company
are endeavOring, on the oil pial, to make a good
thing out of it. The land they have for sale is
owned by native. There are some 10 square
leagues, portions of it cutiyatable and all generally
unhealthy.
The Asiatic Colonization Company have no land,
but propose to raise capital of - 100000 by sub
scriptions. Many, Magruder Il Co. possess only
that talent which is employed in writing and pub
fishing invitations for pepole from everywhere to
come to Mexico and find no land at their disposition
after their arrival
Shelby, Price Judge Perkins Green, and others,
have purchased land between Patrero and COrdova,
and have gone To work to clear it. They, as all
Others who have capital will do well. Two crops
year of cotton, sugar, coffee, tobacco, corn and va
nilla, can be raised in this region Those who come
and are rich will PROFESSIONALLY multiply their
wealth very fast Those who come and are poorwill
see dark and misery and absolute hunger and suf-
farinU