The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-22
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tAssAvaA ~ ~ etultcm0u DiF0ct tt""s Hs~A'-
rniiian's Headquarters Mays Position and
kesources-Tetal Imperial Force 1900
and - Pieces OF Artiilery-The City lnc0-
pnoie Of Resisting n siegc-Mnx Ssstaans tihs
sway By Forced Loans and kobbery-A
Herald Correspondence shut W with HIM.
&c., &c.
gentleman who for thirteen years has been engaged
IN commercial pursuits Querolsro Mexico. has just
arrived In this city from headquarters OF the Haps
burg, which be left during the first week of March.
Beng British subject had difficulty during the
Journey 70 Mexico city. which made in three days
On the route TO Vera Cruz he msay obsta
Giles, and was four weeks making distance Of four
hundred and sixty miles in diligence. He had many
hasbreedth escapes from gaerss robbers along the
route bat fsly reached Vera Cruz on the Sd OF April
and at once left for this city AT the d his dspar
ture from the imperial headquarters Mag and his
generals wore cngIng 70 the forlorn hope" and max
ing preparations for sally upon the lines Of the berss
who had closely invested the city and erected siege
for the purpose Of compelling surrender.
The imperial forces consisted Of eleven thousand
mcn seven thousand OF whom were armed with new
Belgian and French rifles and muskess balance with
condemned arms wero entirely destitute Of bayo
meta The command was also short Of ammunition
Macmillan had A his command twenty Eight pieces of
arllery-all Of small calibro with the exception OF
eight thirtysix Founders The entire force with the
exception Of four hundred French and Austrians were
Mexicans and Spanish rec ruits When tho city was
invested by the liberals there Notifications about
or In il but tho army At once put TO digging and
within Ave days tho city presented network OF
many Of the citizens having been torn down TO make
for the defences. Nevertheless the city is not
capable Of being successfully defended as situated
valley, commanded by elevated Positions posses.
sion OF the liberals who with long ranged artillery
in few hours destroy it.
Maximilisn has with h,m his Minister OF war Mar
auez, Mramon Castillo, Mendez, Mea and other impe
rial ceiobros, who are devctedy attached TO his cause
and determined continue the contest ~ long as hope
remains They depend much upon divisions In the
ranks % the liberals for change OF events by whchhe
imperial party may profit and come 10 the top. Hence
the pertnaciy with which they hold at Queretaro
which hoy propose to make their last ditch inasmuch
as there Is no chance TO retreat
The citizens had been subjected TO several forced
oaDs-tnolast on the Sd OF March Of Sibo,OOo which
paid, Notwithstanding the extreme poverty Of the
thirty Thousand inhabitants All the mercantile trains
SONS and merchandise c0nfscated. Tho small quantity
OF the possession Of private parties
coniiscated for the OF the army. BY an imperial
edict merchants compelled 70 pay customs duties
year in advance, making out invoices Of what they
templated importing. years tax had been collected
advance upon all estate, and additional levy Of
one per cent made upon all personal property.
mus ~ ,as ha ~. un.n,sn ny ny
exercise Of economy until the LIST Of May. but not
longer Inasnnch as it is impossible to obtain further
supplies from the surrounding country, owing to the
close Investment he feels quito certain that the city
has fallen into the hands OF the victorious liberals and
that the Austrian adventurer is now q prisoner.
Affairs at Vera Cruz nearly bad for the impe-
riasts II closely besieged that the bodies of those
who die from yellow fever are burned in the city and
under the castle.
The mortality In the frat week of May about fifty
per dag, from yellow fever alone and the disease
constantly she increase II Is believed that disease
and starvatonwi reduce the city long before the iber
ala able 10 storm L.
HERALD correspondent. who followed closely In the
footsteps Of Maximan this gentleman reports, is
locked up In QaerStaro and probably subsistag
upon horselesh With hs companions in misfortune, the
Imp0rialista -@s Nfs s44& t. as
The Future Of Mexico.
10 OF the early OF the liberals and the
complete cstablshmen. Of the Juares government tho
capital what is follow becomes interesting ques
tion That the first will be the calling together OF
congress and The taking Of the necessary steps for the
election Of President is matter Of course Any num-
Der Of candidates viii uudoube dly spring up but those
now most prominently before the country in this
nsctoa, aside from Juarez. are, far learn,
Senior Don Ezekiel Aimonte and Felnts. The former
was, think, a. time Minister 10 France, and the
latter TO spain Though among the most prominent
Of the country they have remained comparatively quiet
during the Intervention. What their comparative
str epgth is have no means Of knowing
Juarez ia at present popular the States Of the
Northern frontier in San Luis Potos Durango and Zaca
tecas. do not think, however that there is much
chance OF his reelection Without any fixed ideas In
reference its effect upon the Of country
The Mexicans essentially In favor OF rotation in Of
hUe, and that official has performed his duties well
and with the bsst results 70 the country amid dangers
and difficulties gives him claim Tor reelection a.
turbulence and anarchy are regarded matters OF
course and he must Of necessity perform his duties amid
difficulties, IL at all.
However the Presidential question once settled in
one way or another becomes matter OF interest to
consider whether the government can MAINTAIN itself
soc no reason Whatever belisvst can Pronuncia-
mientos will b numerous the same turbulent
exist they have always existed
and with the nrst stop the government may take
pleasing thsm VITA the first desirable end which
presents ITSELF one and smother OF these will pronounce
and defy as they safely may, any power which can be
In an extensive country like Mexico, thiny settled
with ne communication save over the great roads, the
people perfectly demorazed IN the matter OF allegiance
with pride Of nationality ignorant and careless OF
their relative duty the State and general government
founded in mutual interest," with little in common save
hatred Of foreigners, through which and which only
united effort bs depended on; the leaders Jealous
INSCRIPTIONS, grAsping and ambitious t impossible
for any government which the Mexican people may
establish TO put down the various petty revolutions
which are certain 20 arise and give 70 che country peace
am aware that beautiful theory has been essb.
ished claiming that amid the STRUGGLES Of the liberal
and upward that these struggles represented the
natural efforts Of great people 70 break away from The
darkness in which they have been eushrouded by
tyranny and priescraf that already the glorious ght
OF tay Is strainng upon them, and that new and
glorious era Is about 70 dawn FOR young Mexico" in
which, under the banner whose Inscription IL God and
liberty" will march until 10 takes high rank among
the nations OF the earth
There few grams OF truth In this As an abstract
theory The tendency Of the liberal has been
dsenihrai the people from the tyranny OF prestcrAu
and superstition bet in their stead has been given them
v Thay hayA been taught oh
dence is necessary TO true liberty. Theirs Is the
liberty OF OF pronuncamientos and contempt
for ell authority Ignorant measure, they
realize tho effect OF Individual action on the country In
word they are incapable Of sefgcysrnment. and
aure the strong Of absolute power 70 control them
Only through this will result 70 Mexico that peace which
necessary for the development Of her vast
and the diffusion OF intelligence among her pccple
What follows Intervention. The fact indsputable
that had the empire succeeded would have been well
for Mexico The government Of MACMILLAN, u con-
trolled IL doubtless would have BEEN by scorrcct ap
probation of the Of the nation, would have for
years grown more and more absolute Forty years Of
anarchy MURDER riot robbery and bcodshed require
A strong remedy. But the country would have teen