Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-27
SIEGE OF THE CITY OF MEXICO.

SIEGE OF THE CITY OF MEXICO.
The New York Times correspondent
writing from the city of Mexico, under
date of June 18th, says:
For the last ten days there has been
a perfect exodus OF people, mostly Of
the finer classes. They have passed the
lines hy the canals on the southeastern
parts OF the city by thousands, by means
Of what they here call ''canOes," but
what in the southern states are known
as fiat-bOats. Each will hold from 100
20 500 people. They are navigated by
the Indians, who use poles from ten to
twenty feet in length TO prOpel them.
The class of people allowed TO pass out
require no passports from either side,
and were such as were not able to aid in
contributions, and whom Marquee has
feared would revolt and sacrifice him
and his army.
Ofthe 22O, 900 inhabitants which have
been occupying the capital there does
not remain tonight more than lie, 900,
or one-balf, so great has been the emf
grafton from the city. On Saturday,
the 10Th inst, many witnesses calculAte
that 1900 people left Mexico. It
becomes their only resort. There has
been no bread, or flour, or corn. or
meat, except horse meat, IN the city for
fourteen days Horse meat has been
freely consumed by quite all classes for
the past eight days, and If a surrender
is not made tomorrow, that is all the
food that the garrison and the people
can depend on.
The correspondent says the news of
the fall of QucretaTo has Just reached
there, and goes on as follows:
1t is supposed that Marquee will take
care to hide himself well tonight. 1t
is known that he has some 81, 900, 900
OF European exchange on his body. He
IS an outlaw by the proclamation of
President Juarez, and price rs on his
head. Yet, 1 am assured by all parties
IN Mexico that there Is not family in
this CITY but that wOuld hide him if
he went to their house and requested
II. Hundreds will eScOHOiT, make them
selves scarce tonight, as we'll as the so
called LttgdrteineJite 0ei ImperiO, who has
not "A friend In or out of the army. He
las robbed commerce and all classes of
npOple, vet he has paid no debts, no
nensions-in fact, nothing. Since his
arrival here from QueretaTO ON the Goth
of last March, a, 500, 900 has been
forced from the inhabitants of the
He left here with $500 men and
S5OO. 600 in silver coin on the 18th of
March for Puebla, and he and Andrade
deserted their troops on the Plains of
Afe4o. but entered Mexico on the night
of the 18th of April with the coin
intact. which was reported by them as
lost. Soldiers who brought the money
train I'm were bold enough to tell that
fact and were shot for it. Messrs.
BARRON. Forbes & Co.'S bank was rob
Tel Of the sum of $3.50, 900 in coin on
the oath of May, and the same day
SEQ 600 I'm silver was taken by force
from the charitable Government IIsti-
tntion of Monte Pho. That institute
vvas never molested before by any gov
eminent. Marquee Is all crime, and il
Oueretaro fell with its garrison on the
10Th of May last as reported, he of
course knows it, and a greater
crime can not be mans than
his. He has known 1T for Mt
least thirty days, if 1t is true
He has seen hundreds dying from
starvation; hundreds dying 10y shot and
shell In their places mt the fortified
tions. He has, day by day, impris-
ODed native and foreign capitalists,
with the order neither to let them eat,
drink nor talk until certain fixed sums
of coin we're paid by them. He has
served alike friend and foe. He sum-
moned three different times the editor
of the Mexican Times TO his private
bouse in the middle of the night, and
threatened his life IL he did not change
the tone of the Times. He imprisoned
him In the famous military prison of
Martinique, where many man has
entered but few came out alive. A
Greater criminal can not exist IN or out
of dungeon if Macmillan IS prisoner
with his army.
CAPITUIATION OF THE CITY.
Under date of the 10th of June, the
correspondent writes:
At daybreak, Tabera, QuiTOga, OHIO
ran. Andrade, Baron IiDdale, Prince
Kayanaughla and their aids made their
appearance at the Notifications built on
that road about 400 rods from the city
limits. Phey then dismOunted, and a
courier with "A flag of truce was sent
forward to the Liberal notifications,
which were abont two hundred rods
further on, with list of those who had
come TO ioin in the conference. He
soon returned Withlthe information that
Tabera alone would meet Gen. Diaz at
iChapnltepec as soon as possible. After
a short consultation Gen. Iabera pro-
ceeded on horseback and alone to the
liberal entertainments where he
dismOunted and took seat
in "A coach sent for his use.
re proceeded Immediately to the cas-
tie. and was In conference with Diaz
nearly two hours. lie returned TO the
city, arriving at bis private residence
at 1890 A. n. The armistice would be
over at-4 P. NJ, yet all the morning no
one was informed whether arrange
ments had been made or not for a
capitulatiOn, The evening up TILL 4'3O
O'Clock passed in the same manner.
Thousands of the citizens on foot and
in coaches proceeded to the 'front.'
Soldiers, especially the French and