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RrCRUIrING ~ MExIco.--fhc military
despols Of Mexico have a novel and san.
culinary mode Of raising volunteers. A
troop Of horse ride through the principle
streets and squares u the city, and when
a large crowd of spectators has bren gath.
cred they suddenly form In line, and turn
rapid circle, each horses head pressing
close upon the launches Of the one before.
and secure in an impossible pen number Of
tho crowd more or less II there are wo.
mon or childrcd, these are turned out, bu,
the rest are hemmrd in by horses and sa.
bres, and WOO To him who attempts to cs.
cape. Thus penned, they are marched off
to prision, scaniily fed, and perhaps whip
ped Tor lew days, and then taken out in
chain gangs 10 sweep aud pave the streets.
Alier they have been thoroughly broken
down at this, they arc told that If they
prefer volunteering in the service Of their
country as soldiers, their crimes, (of which
this Is the frs, they have hedrd) will DO
overlooked. OF course they volunteer for
five years, aud when once in the army,
they seldom get clear of il. These i'm.
pressmenls are taking place daily, and tho
citizen is torn from his home, without tho
knowledge Of family or friends, until by
and by he appears in the chain gang. We
saw these things enacted repeatedly while
at the capitol, and one poor fellow caught
before the door OF our hotel, received Two
horrible gashes in bis head while attempt.
inr 10 escape between ihs horses. The


eperos are always on tho watch. and run
into the alleys when the horsemen ap.
proach. We noticed one poor fellow at.
tempting to ly from the terrible swoop Of
the cavalry, but be had only time to reach
the side Of house, as the nose of tho lead.
ing horse brushed his shoulder, aud the
horsemans sword came down on his skull.
We thought tho blow had killed him, but
no, ii only forced him into the ring aud
made one moro volunteer. Such Is the SO.
curiiy Of life and property in Mexico. ~


Y. Sun.