New-York tribune., 1868-07-23
MEXICO.

FOURTH OF JUIY-TUE NEW MINlsILh VI 'oo
TICE-MR. LERDo's CAsL--lhE ,,'i,', ntrn'~ - vi
NAZATIhN-A DOUBT As 10 SMUGGLING
my ppoNouNClNG RLsINEss-A FREE IL
MANIFESTATIONS.
F'"H Oar O~" '0'''i'''''' MExICO, July 10, 1868.
p.yo,d the Mazatlan affair, some notice of which
L. donbtIess reached you, we have little news w0T
thv Of regard as current history In cordial spirit
.byionsIy signifcant, the Government OF the Repnb
lie ordered a display of the national flags on the
Fouftb of July: and in letter TO breakfast party
of Americans ON that day. Minister Mariscal pro
sosed n hearty cheer for the great sister Republic OF
thc North with the hope that she would be now
and forever the good friend of Mexico, who admfes
her ~ irving TO follow in her footsteps, and desires
Que day to reach the same degree OF prosperity"
These hearty signs cannot be else than gratifying to
those who are told that Mexico is antipathetc to-
ward her Northern neighbOr. Mr.. Mariscal is the
newly appointed Minister of Justice, an instance OF
the Presidents tendency 10 draw TO his eonnses men
sf work and zeal. Though elected member OF Con
glCss as well. Mr.. Muiscal will, undoubtedly, serve
Sn the Cabinet there is doubt of the necessary
PERMISSION from the former body The question OF
granting TO the President of the Supreme Court MI
ierdO leave 10 continue as Premier still depends
npon full cOncave of the court, IN which some
newly chosen members will vote, douOuess mn In
the interest of the Admimstlauoh, ~ me
triumph of the Government IN this de0atabe mat
Ter VIII prove it's influence If nothing more IL Nou-
gTess then, desires with patriotic view 10 remove
Al
means TO remove it ont of the province OF uoupI P'
two things are certain at all events FIRST lhaI NJ
JuaIez earnestly wants the Premier VINO hds iOnsnS ~
The intervention with him, and whom ne regards as
q man of pTeCmnent talents; and, secondly Ih tno
Rupreme Court bas heretofore allowed lts cnlel 20
net as a Minister, which would be equivalent ~ lio
IInit,d States to allowing the Vice President VINO e
rCUeray but a hguTe-head an active place III w S!o
Government The question NJ lalse pGu" G W fnrmar
LRtdO and the Court has been discussed III Iiti Ioi
letter ANY disposition on the part Ihe OPPei'' =,
press to represent this as question OI PERI mas -
SIC 20 Main that downright practicaity. rather
than sentImentalisD, Is wanted III tne eotSTiniIe H
the country Better to have put rev heoJ
work last session when time meant money oieau'
nrd work than waste it upon political checklales.;
The affair of Mazatlan develops nothing 1en'i,
tive mp 10 date but the Governments nlst step t at
least iS known To state the case, IL appears lhd'
1Ic puIser of a British war vessel went on shoie 10
settle her accounts with commercial h0use, Whlch
hold balance of $500 in her favor. The purser TOOK
ihe sum and spent half OF IT IN purchases Ol various
kinds and was returning lon, TO ms sup pn wet earcbed
and ms money taken from him, after Whlch ne was
allowed to 10. By command oil his captain inc plI
erIctumed Ia the shore TO demand lestltullui UuV
was refused. The captain then wrote 10 zen: 20
,Ona whose headquarters are at MaZatlan m9hhesl-
1ng that the money seized belonged 10 ier majesty,
10 which Corona replied that he was Incompetent TO
decide the ease and referred HIM TO the cOnrts Inc
captain next went on shore IN tuu uniform, anu
sfau addressed the General, assuring him that such
cases were always treated between military aujhol-
ties but the General remained unconvnced. On re-
turning 10 his ship the captain himself was uelalheu
hent a note demanding satisfaction and IeStltnuOh
and on Gen. COrona's refusal, declared the port
biockaded and vowed that ne Woulu @ oonOaiu dd .'I
The blockade dates from the 10th OF june ana II Is
said that the ports would have been b0mOalded hau
ST not been for the nteTceSSiOu of the foreign CON
suls. These gentlemen have sent forward a
representation of the facts TO the Hon r. l.; Pinmp
the acting Minister of the United States, VINO mas III
O. courteous manner laid the information before the
Government of Mexico. The whole trouble seems TO
have turned upon the failure of the purser to take
41a tttcf rniT m arr
able sum of money. and a somewhat reasonable dis
position the part of Mexican functiOnares to ss-
peCt British vessels and even vessels OF WaT OF Snug
CLING gold and silver The pulser represents Ihat Ile
Dcmit had been obtained by the cOmmerclal mousse
which owed hm the money out u Is Pil PAN tna' , ho
ought to have had II upon his person, otherwise e
permit might be used TO falsely cover smugglo'
amount If the representation OF the purser was cor
rect 20 the permit and there was no occasion 10
suspect him his ship of having smuggled the matter
need not have gone beyond Its very first stage. Bnt
she story is not suspect yet fully told. The ante
cedsrts If the case and the parties may have yet
appear Capt Bridge expects ms Admral Mwithln M a a
taLe a new nhase Meanwhile, the Government of
the Republic writes that the matter snail nave 'he
farest Investigation IN the local courts anu .hai Jus
have the facts of the settled In this way OF u Is
bound TO make restitution upon tho rather
Capt Bridges threat 10 lombard This sort of
obligation does not yet appear. In the former case
of British vessel at Vera Cruz an attempt 10 snag-
gle proved, but not III such way as 10 cohueuh
the ship Many words wasted on the case as all
international affair of great moment, When "A htile
sitting of evidence the cOnrts would have taken H.
for the most part out of diplomacy. How il will be
with the MaZatlan remains 10 be seem IL IS pos
sbe that the court there may if the puIser have III
fact plausible excuse, defer reasonably TO the IN
teInatiOnal character of the Yet the contra
bandist tendencies Of British vessels on tins coast
are not difficult realize: and ii would be shame
ST any captain could parade hiS uniform TO cover a
frand Why this captain was arrested Is not Yet 1uHy
Further news NAV be briefly told. Plata, the
QneretarO pTOnunciado, is reported having asked
pardon. Galvez, another petty Rebel, - for empire
and guarantees is dead done; and in short, the
market of those who, Mr. Juarez says, speculate
in revolutions does not seem 10 be very lively at
this hour. Enough pastime remains. however, for
AL army which can turn itself into determined po-
lice force, and keep the interior roads free OF the
menace of robbers A great free library building.
capable Of holding 100000 Volumes and perhaps with
pat ITS superior the Continent will soon be fin
isbed out of the old Church of san Agustin one Of
che largest and most venerable ecclesiastical strong
holds of Mexico. Add to the category OF spent evils
b. G9G scorpions killed in the month of May, al cost
of sos ~ by order of the Municipality Of Durango.
TbIs 10 victory of its kind