The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-14

their persona
During ali this time, the fact that
hundreds had had but morsei Of food for Two gay.
and some deaths from starvation had occurfeo ques
still prevailed although muifarous ,c
pronunciami entos, ro,s &C. were ndustrousy carco-
lated Il having been said that there wss |. Mrxs
quantity OF grain stored in The Yturoids theatre,
Of the 9th inst crowd commenced gathering In the
vicinity Of the building on tho evening o! the TN,
which BY ing had increased 70 several thousandA
PATIENTLY waiting until the designate % for the open
ins Of the doors had passed. they became annoyed q
the delay and forced an entrance. wnen me Grove
part destroy ng scenery. fun niurs, &c, and without
having the least In their search Their rage
knew no bounds and cries Of "Dowu nth the tyrants"
death 70 the usurper. AArQusa" nas out above the
L I, was now though. the hour had come when the
people would rise and crush tho last vestige Of Aax
mians empire; but the OCCASION only served % fur
Their illustrate The cowasdice and indifference Of the nexi
small escort whom The tumuls ceased and the utmost
quiet came with his appearance.
Taking advantage Of the cessation Of excitement this
shrewd Irish Mexican addressed few words 70 The pop.
oisce giving them permiss'os % search every Pao:
where was thought any provisions were seoreted, q
and sssit the people, thus sdroy preventing genera.
uprising and turning tho hds OF popular feeling 10 o.:
favor for a. he rod away cries OF Long i've OHoran.
rent the air. strong c0ntrast 70 those which were
heard but . moment befora n
The crowd scattered 10 various parts Of the
and taking, withou. regard to circumstances All kinds
Of eatabies For few hours the capital was given over
IL. none
The soldiers and those taking part Ia the proceedings
ventured upon the streets General Msrquez ct the
head OF squadron Of cavalry, soon apparel however,
very OF the Lieutenant General IL quite sufficient
quel disturbance and ID feared and hated through
out the city and nation.
In consequence Of The scarcity OF supplies together
with the continued outrages committed by the i'm
periasts large numbers de-irous OF leaving tho
city. But passports had steadily been refused TO
this time with lew exceptions On the 3lst ult how
ever notice was given that all desiring to go beyond the
days During the forenoon about 1000 persons passed
out BY the Alberca Pane via the Tacubaya road, the
liberal entertainments, and were once permitted to
continue en- TO the villages In their On the
ceedpg day, by sunrise the leading in the
direction crow ed with men, and children,
on foot, in wagons and carriages, with many horse
Pane, at which point body OF elk thousand
people soon gathered, awaiting the pc mission OF the
aud the vast crowd was quickly In motion, moving
towards the fortilcaOns covering the Chepuitepec
and Iacubaya routes Reaching those points the whole
body was stopped until instructions could DO ~
ceved from the General commanding, who after some
hours delay refused to allow TO pass and at the
same time issued pr0hibory orders forbdding any per-
from the city coming within his lines. All returned
to the capital and since that time but few individuals
have gone out The United States Consul to-day
issued the following notice to Americans, indicating his
intention to quit tho place Of the i'm
possibility OF obtaining provisions:-
UNITED STATES CoxsuLAr,l
MEXICO June IL, 1857. I
To AnrGcN c IT, have requested sspor, from
persons under the protection Of the United States
Their names Without delay ,hi, Con uste and hold Them
selves In dness depart receiving OF the
''''' - MARCUS orrERBouRG. U. s. Consul
Nearly every one falling under the provisions OF the
above notice will undoubtedly take advantage Of the
same and with Mr. Otterbourg who will probably
90 out on the 18th inst.
Prohibitions Of the liberal chief seem Of very strange
Character and to say the least and cruel
no has never given notice combaiants TO leave
me city, as is usual in like His order does
apply 10 Amercans but what can be his us,icaon for
thousands Of innocent women and children
TO remain in this fsminesricken place, while his army
Is fairly uxuriang upon the best OF living and having
abundance Of all kinds OF supplies, Is impossible
saw yet there certainly be good such
course Within sight or the city can plainly be seen
fields OF wheat corn and potatoes herds Of CATTLE sheep
and goats; trees laden with fruit decaying upon
their branches: yet from twenty TO thirty miserable
beings perish daily from want Of those very articles
The nrs death from starvation occurred ON the 2stn
ult which the number has rapidly increased
and during the last few days the average been about
tura The sudden change diet from frus vegetables
beef fowls bread &c. nothing but horse nesh beans
with the bad water supplied from the arieslan wells
superinduced amount of sickness, particularly
typhus foyer. The hospitals filed to OVERLOOKING
and many applicants hourly turned away from .
want OF accomn odations.
Never before has the city Of Mexico been required to
undergo scathng ordeal that to which Marquee
has subjected it since his assumption Of the vice regal
powers conferred by Macmillan. On Thursday morn
Ing tho 27h ut he added another 70 the long list Of
derng the seizure Of every servicsable horse mule
That could be found aud the arrest OF any party resisting
parts Of the city, who took from public and private
stables every animal found by them Doors were hewn
for admi,tancs were not instantly complied With and
favonts carriage and saddle horses some instances
valued a. high a. "a, ooo led iumphantIy away. Bur
few arrests were made there not being many who had
the temerty to raise any objections TO the Lieutenant
Generals method Of mounting his volunteera CHA
selves barrcadng the doors and declaring Their nisn-
ton TO fight before surrendering their mais The i'm
pressment OF the horses gave rise TO the report that
they were taken to assist In the escape Of the
prominent mperaists we'll causing great indgna-
ton among the peopie These facts being made known
10 General Tabcra he issued the following In relation
thereto:-
HEADQUARTERS. SECOND CoRrsl
In view of the necessity Of the for horses
As srsa, number ., recruit. wal. ns TO enter the
u has s by ss s s sa s %
ru.a q a Ssr x hs ss eens reared 70 be
nuei With regard the reports concerning the intention
30 m me No ss hs Ss 10 the
last extremity. RAMON TABEkA, General, &c.
The worthy Generals promise with respect to the
stolen horses was not very saredy kept out OF the
hundred taken not moro than tenth have been
returned 70 their owners and those retained have not
yet had their 'value determined" and probably
will This action alarmed many who we're so fortu.
nate to have saved tber stock that tue following day
large numbers disposed tue butchers aud at
the few shops which still renamed open a most odd
sight presented banging side by sde might have
been seen mule or horse and poor-ookng beef, the
former being sold at IL cents por pound, while the
latter reaied at ten times that figure In shops
the increased by the presence Of various
specimens OF the feline and canine races market for
the sale OF dc cdldHo recently opened in
portion OF the ruined convent OF San Francisco where
at almost any hour q crowd Of persons are awaiting
their turn TO DO served with the savory flesh OF
fortunate horse who has fallen victim 70 the crcum
stances OF
There Is possibility Of a doubt concerning the
ports from Queretaro, the different
pers OF the capital deny the capture OF the Emperor
with bis army declaring the contrary, that he cut
his way out Of the city, completely defeating the entire
liberal force and Is now at rouca and will shortly
resn this city With his whole command This 10 quite
as ridiculous ~ anything well imagine, as the
truth Is TOO apparont from the fact that the Emperor
addressed te following despatch TO the Prussan Minis
ter ASKING his immediate presence at Qoersro. together
with o. the most distinguished lawyers OF the
uy. and requesting the selection by tho Minister Of
third
QuvrrrARa sAs JuAS DrL RIO, May IS 1867.
To the BksoS MAcsus frusssn Minister, Mexico--
Please have the Kindness 10 TO earliest
Convenience bringing WIN YOU The lsvyers Mariana Rva
Paacios aud Rafael Martinez de IA Porrr with other
whom will leave 70 your good judgment select 10 deferd