The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-26

SPECIAL Correspondence of THE MRAlp.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.
serv"ndo Cans'es Out In Favor of Ortegn-
His Whereabouts and Doings-A Valuable
Conducta-Depisrable State Of Affairs In the
Inserior-The Governor Of San Luis Exiies "a
Priest.
hArAnoRos, August ., 1851.
That rsdoubiable hero, Servsndo Caoaies is now the
excitement Of the northern frontier. Il will be recol-
lecisd that this 10 the chean who hold Matamoros in
September last against Escobedo. and out OF which
grew the sedgwick Intervention. He Is . young man.
probably OF about shry-nve years. impatient Of control
OF considerable talent and entertaining the most pro-
found contempt for the chiefs Of the rcpub of great
courage and gaantry Of course entirely unscrupulous
Of oil times surrounded by band OF about two hundred
and my devoted followers, which il occasionally in
creased for some emergency by mpessmsnt and other
wiss up 70 eight hundred or . thousan men.
After bis delivery OF the city TO Escobedo whom he
had easily whipped IN the assaul last fall through the
good Offices OF sedgwick, 1t was stipulated that he
should march to tho interior for the purpose Of joining
his forces TO the concentrated army whose duty IL was
70 destroy or drive imperaiists from the country He
left Ma,amoros osensby for this purpose but instead
o. proceeding to Monterey he moved southwark 70 Vic
tora where he established separate monarchy declar
Ing himself Governor and levying exacons all the re-
gons round about In this he doubtless prompted by
vi VI us ectlOn9 while Aato-
moros and previously should no place himself the power
Of the Juarez government He persistently refused
the various orders sent him continue his march TO the
Interior and, during the siege Of Queretaro acted in
conjunction with Ascension Gomez in resisting the
authority of government which too busiy engaged
elsewhere to bring him into submission There does
not seem 10 have been any active operations during
uoh " s no ana snose VINO know Saando best
villages aud hacsndas and indulge 10 his penchant for
gambling with his followers. General Pavon Was u
one time ordered 20 attack and bnn9 into submis-
sion both him and Gomez, but that officer had
not force sufficient for H. and though there was at one
time little skirmishing at Tampco nothing was ac-
complshed Alter the fall Of Queretaro Gomez seemed TO
have thought IL best TO succumb SO turned over his
command TO an officer sent to receive issued procla-
nation TO his troops and prepared 10 report Of
government The movements Of Canales are and have
besn sufficiently mysterious; the accounts concerning
authorities nere who Of course arc DESTROYS Of making
out that everything is peaceful and harmonious since
the downfall Of imperialism insist that he Victoria
and IN obedience 10 the government but this be
true. gentleman who owns and resides upon large
hacienda 10 the vicinity Of Soto la Marina recently
here states that Canales exacting large amounts
from his people that vicinity and that he had declared
Private letters from Monterey state tina, no was re-
Gently 10 Lnares having previously occupied San Carlos
the borders OF Tamaupas and Nueva Leon and that
be proposed 70 attack Monterey with view OF releasing
Lnares but the Periodic Ogeial OF the Sd SAYS that
some troops left Monterey on the LIST to oc-
Sasy. Leon rSs part sv
rumor that Canales was marching from Victoria to
Lnares 1t further says, ''The whole line
pied and NO danger Is apprenended from that rebel
chief" AS the troops in Monterey consist only Of
HON, guard organization made up OF clerks and Others
young gentlemen in easy circumstances very few OF
whom walked league fred SHOT in anger it is
not probable that they win DO much Of hindrSnce TO
the STURDY robbers OF Cauaes' command
What Is likely to be OF far effect In checking the
rebeious movements Of tanales Is the fact that Ave
thousand OF the troops Of Nueva Leon under Escobodo
there " they have not already done So city OF
Mexico paper in announcing the departure of these
troops from the capital states that they include brigade
Of Tamauiipas which, true, must refer to the CON-
maud OF Cortipa private letter from MeahuaIa dated
July 81 states that the troops then between
1t not be supposed however, the presence OF
these troops will immediate stop to the operations
Of Cansies; that worthy y bitter enemy to Escobedo.
Tempt He has often protested his willingness meet
the 'lopg cared muetecr," he STYLES him, with
OF battle against overwhelming numbers yet
he easily hold his position in the field for inde-
Unite period, and no one who knows him doubts that
In this matter Canales is BY no means operating on
his own account solely He Il influenced ana to great
element extensively rife throughout Mexico. which, for
sake, centring upon Ortega and which
will by degrees absorb TO itself all the opposition 10
Juarez continuing and intnsfying the condition OF
anarchy and boodshed which has so long existed in tho
country.
There recently arrived IN Monterey conda or specie
this city with 81 400 000 1t runored
recently that had started for the border and mad put
back again, Canales lying in Wait to capture It,
aud reliable information has been received
that ii is still the way and will doubtless arrive here
The private letter from Meahuaa before referred to-
ltaes that the people much excited in reference
% the intention OF the United States to invade the
country, with Of avenging the death OF Maxi
milan The general belief Is that this will be done
very early day, and rumors OF troops crossing the
Rio Grande rife from day to day. In san Luis
The condition OF affairs Ia deplorabie. Business Ia
Frustrated in this great gateway the
northern frontier The great majority Of the Leaders
and many Of the men going through the process Of
mourning for Msxmilian, Is the custom OF the
Try upon the death of friend, shutting themselves up
their houses and never going out for two and three
months TINS city formerly STR onely liberal, but
exactons AMI prosecutions whit they have been
completely alienaed their sympathy from that cause
They very fearful Of the results likely follow
killing OF Macmillan, and look forward only to anarchy
devastation and misrule In the future. gentleman
recently arrived from that city informs that reliable
had reached them that the imperiast
General Vega Ia the mountains or lad alajara with
900 men, and that Marquee had succeeded IN joining
him.
Morales from the city to Tampico, accusing him OF an
intention to disturb the public peace There rs every
where throughout the country the various governors
exercising all the OF dcators 10 their various
no attention being paid to the administration
OF the lava
siderable by reports Of rooberies and murders
would TO be possibility OF checking these
uirages which growing moro numerous every day
The following, translated from the Peroco Official OF
Monterey, appears in the Brownsville Courier.
On the 14lh ull the general government issued an
order that Santa Ana be tried at CampeacBy where he
confined under the law OF the 25th OF January, 1862
Several petitions for Communication OF sentence have
been addressed 10 Juarcz. The following is ono Of
them:-
sfr-In the name OF the fiustrfous martyr General
Arteaca in the name OF the desolac families appeal
YOU great citizen Of the New World to accord your iniul
gentlemen Calyo 0ton Moret and all the others
no have shot and who wait to obtain
their salvation from the Democrat Bento Juarez
H. A. yicytes, Eluierio Frias Soto, Nicolas Campo,
Jesus n vasauex, Hliarion friaos Soto, &c.
RETURNED BRAZILIAN eMcRMrs.
From the Montgomery Advertiser Angus, i3.l
Last saturday parry Of ladies ana Gentlemen tAls-
w q De Berry, O. T. Jones. rhoa McCants T. A. Nc
Flrov John Ssandhsld and d. W. Brazie, arrived Ia