, 1866-07-13

them. Measures aro being taken to augment
the Imperial army, and on the 18th OF July
cUnecript law eu+s futo tpFce. Had the lfber-
ais been less hostile toward the Imperialists,
the latter would probably have beer less zeal
GUS supporters Of Ma1iHi ian;, but 1t was
they preferred 10 fight rather than become
unresistinS Victims to their own countrymen.
Sun Angel Ia lovely little town. situated
uron the side Of a u, mountain, and Is the 81 @
of large paper mill and several cotton man
utactories. Several rapid streams which pour
down from the mountain heights afford
abundance OF never-fail1ng water-poweE for
these factories, as we'll as furnishing the clti-
zens Of the town with waier for household
purposes, and the people in the valley below
lth means Of irrigation. Portions Of the
land appear to be very FOO. and are almost
destitute OF vegetation; whilst places adjoin-
Ing are teeming with Wheat. barley, corn and
but in the lower lands, over the 1nountains,
but few miles distant, are ralscd oranges,
benarse, maneoef, pomegrnnates, and other
scmi-tropical fruits; but not in such pcrfec-
tion as nearer thc coast. The fruits Of the
conutry, generally, .partake Of the character
insipid, and hare rot the 1leh, luscious
apricots a1e decidedly dry aud ''pucker'sh,"!
the mangoes ore all seed, their lemons more
than hall orange, whilst their oranges are
dry and ssringy, All this Is owing to went
Of cultivation, and the zane Is to fne said Of
tle peop1e-when cultivated and educated,
they Tfll be Of some use to themselves and
10 i6tae t!.e gotId, until that time they should be
looked after by some other nation.
There are quite a number Of Americans In
this city, most of item Of the "rebel'' per-
suasion'; but who, although In most cases
curse the North, nIc desiro1ls to return home.
These men, find, defend the rebellion solely
upon tho doctrine Of State Rights. have
yet 70 hear the Grst man among them to use
the Copperhead clap.trap Of s.Abolitionists,"
or "Northern aggrcssions," but they plump
~ and squareIy say each and every Suite had
the right to secede. General Magrudcr is
here at present, doing little or nothing, his
office as Surveyor General having been abol-
fshcd. Magruder, Price, Harris, and scvernl
others have become naturalIzed Mexicans.
IhG only American commercial house Is that
OF Loln y Sons, who are said to have been
true TO the Union. Ex-Goy. Reynolds. or
Missouri, Is here, agent for IN emigration So
ciety. Two Other Western men arc hero
not rcbs., by long way-Mr. Hull, formerly
editor Of . paper in Cairo, and S1r. Otter
bury, United States Consul, and formerly
editor Of II German paper in Milwaukee. Mr.
course, is hated BY the SoutAerners, who de-
sire his downfall. He has great influence
with this Government, and Is probably the
best man the United States could have at this
Court at this time.
II Is perplc1ioe effort to attempt to give
an account Of the military operations In Mex
leo. The Liberals arc, divided into small
bands, md do little else tllan rob. Occasion
ally they attack some French or Austrian
post. Sometimes they are successful, at other
times they arc defeated; but both parties
boast SO much over the smallest exploit, that