Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-27
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Mexicnn Afllrs.


tIdH'cafnrs Of tie S"'rs"dcr o/' the city o1
~ eco R'y" 1f Yerr"r imu"yuratd by
the L'bcr"is = Oatruye- : Boodshul-I I'M.
3risonmcnt, Ecmu,ioms, Nuoytiuus, etc.
The g. New York Times" has corrcspon.
deuce from the City of Mexico covering the
time from June 10 to Goth, inclusive, which
makes up a recital mare than confirming whist
has been alleged of the universe. thirst for
blood among those who call themselves the
Liberals of Mexico. According to these let
ters it appears that several classes we're marked
out for special persecution, Including nuns,
priests, foreigners, Americans, &c all of
whom were treated with the greatest inso-
1ence. The following extracts will give all
the principal points of the letters:
On the 2lst Of June the articles of capitu
lution of the city of Mexico wsre signed and
exchanged ut break of day. and the city was
occupied by Diiz, with his Oajnca troops, all
of whom went in perfect ord,r to the places
that they wore directed to occupy, The sur
render was made at discretion, the Impcrl
Generals aud officers retaining their sword.
The ;Aastrians, in compliance with tho terra 3
of the .captulation, occupied the National
3 Palace. The siege had lasted about seventy.
nine days. The troops Of the line and caval
ry of the garrison had quite all returned to
their respective homes, which WAS a very easy
thing, SINCE the whole army, with but few cx-
ccptions, were drafted from the city The
Austrians have been pnrolrd. The appoint
ments for the government of the city were
made at 'IncuHava on th" 2Otl, OF j unc. Juan
Rose Baz, the Chief of Police, is second in the
government to Diaz while IT," President and
his cabinet are delayed on the road from San
luis Potos
On the night Of the 2lst, Baz ordered tho
nuns to diSoccupy tho converts within forty
eight hours. So from hrncutorth there are to
Le no more convens in Mexico. The disco
cupation is going on to d y, and by sunrise to.
MOI row the SG0 nuns Of this capital will bc
separated, never, perhaps, to rcunite on earth
z Bnz also decrccs that there will be cpllcctoa
an. extraordinary tax of one per cent. on real
estate and personal property. and that it must
be paid in three equal instamcnts. viz: in
three days, fiftcnn days and thirty davs If
tho wholo is paid within three d,ys rcduc;
tion of 20 per cent is made A heavy pressed
or forced loan could not be collected here now.
and the authorities are awtrc "f it, because
there is no money j., tho c 'ptll or country,
comparatively spc kinss. There is no money
for circulation. and it will t Ike months to. re-.
place an ordinary quantity of coin'in circula
tiou. II must first Le uined and coined. The
rainy scasoi is npon us, and commerce IS aud
%il:bc powcrlcs> to progress Until the dry sea.
! son again begins, which will bc ip November.
A few and but a few heavy houses have
opened but hundreds are ruined and will moi,
: be able to resume business until after lquida.
tion takes place. Mexico in all its branches
is poor, poorer, poorest today Gan Mexico
eustain itself? 1t is an impossibility. Her
revenue for year to come willmot cover the
expenses Of this last campaign. She owes
$1,000, 900 to horarmy now to be discharged
The interest her English and Spanish loan
is now two years in arrears. The French
claims will be renowned en- toto. will tho
United States loan on security? /" If not,
sho must purchase territory" some sny, "bc.
: cause we are bankrupt"
Cry OF Mexico, Juno 25. President
Jmarez yesterday ordered General Diaz to
cease the slaughter. commenced here by lsa2,
the chief of police, and also instructed him to
mako no more i,nprisouments' except in case
sof important personages. Jose Maria Lacun-
go, the Minister Of State and the creator OF
: tho. Imporial Government, presented himself
To the authorities as soon as he learned OF
Juarez's order He had been outlawed for
two years or.m6re by the order Of the Prosi,
dent.of, tho Republic. He was imprisoned.
1T is said that Marquee, Quiroga, Yiqaurn,
O'Haran and several other Imperial command
I era escaped tho night. Of the surrender to the
nearest; mountains, and great feass are. .snter
tanned that they will gather considerable
forces and pronounce for OrtegA I4oshda
Montenegro aud Qlfara, with some 10000
men, have pronounced in tho North for d sop
arate and Independent Republic. Ortega Ii
reported advancing on Zacateqas The French