FINANCIERING IN MEXICO.
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The correspondent of the st. Louis Republican
writes from the city OF Mexico as follows:


The embarrassments army in this hostile country has
labored under for OF adequate supply Of funds have
been far greater than any of you home imagine and
the which the quauermascrs department has been
driven to, TO procure money, dgaceu alike great
nation and to the Administration Money, in of four
FIVE hundred dollars have been borrowed from place to
place, as could be found and in many instances interest
the rate OF ONE per cent has been paid for its
Even at this moment, could loan, If had it, hundred
thousand dollars at these Government officers.
In some instances the chief of the department
has been compelled to borrow from the gamblers sell them
drafts New Orleans All this with the slightest foresight
could be obvated The merchants OF wealth and standing in
Mexico oil foreigners their commercial intercourse is
confined entirely to France aud England il the Government
oil the United StaIes had, il could easily have DONE made
arrangements by which the chief Of the quarermaser's
and commssays departments could have drawn either on
England France they could have raised any amount Of
money that might have been required keep up supplies
the army In this way hundreds thousands dollars would
have saved the difference of purchasing this country
on credit and for cash As IS they entirely the
mercy Of those willing sell our Government credit and
necessity knows law, compelled TO pay whatever
price the seller fit demand. To my knowledge one
merchant in this city offered to let have hy thousand
pounds sterling par il could give him drafts either
Engand France Drafts on the United States he declined
any rate he had commercial relations with Govern
ment, but entirely with England and France