The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-01 00:00:00

MEXICO AND TEXAS.

We have had not a line of very important in-
telligence from Mexico since the day of the
departure of the President; although we learn
from an unofficial= source that the long con-
templated and so often talked about in-
vasion of Texas has been abandoned for
ever, never to be thought or spoken of again.
The terrible local disturbances, dissensions, and
fights, which have so continually occurred' be-
tween the Federalists and Centralists have ex-
perienced a temporary cessation, and the trade
between Mexico and the coast towns of Vera
Cruz, Tampico, Matamoras, Sisal, &c., has par-
tially revived.

From Texas the accounts of trade, crops, and
the internal economy of the country are much
more flattering than from her distracted neigh-
bour. We have already stated that their Con-
gress adjourned on the, 4th of February,
after passing a bankrupt law and some other
popular acts ; and we find further, that
the private treaty with England guarantees peace
between Texas and Mexico in 20 days after its ra-
tification, now made, reaches the capital of
Mexico ; Texas agreeing to pay England, as
her part of the debt due to Mexico, 100,000,0001.
111 60 years,
This is very important, and will do more to ad-
vance the interests of Texas than anything that
has taken place since the battle of San Jacinto.
The resources of Texas are truly wonderful; and
only require a good Government and a few years
of peace to develope them to the best advantage.
The Indians have latterly been remarkably
quiet; and the new plan of e Wishing a chain
of frontier posts will efiectuaLy check all incur-
sions for the future from that quarter. There has

been much sickness in the Texan navy, and
some of their ships have been laid up in ordi-
nary, and officers and men have returned to the
United States.

(From the New York Sun of March 15.)
" CROWN ER'S QUEST LAw."—The American
of last evening, speaking of M'Leod, points out
the way in which persons indicted for crimes
may be taken out of the custody of the law by
the will of the Executive. It says there are
two modes of doing the thing. " The first,
by representation to the GOvernor of the
merits of 'the case, and calling upon him
to cause the party to be set at liberty:
which, if satisfied of the propriety of the call,
he could at once do, by directing the Attorney
General to enter a nolli vrosequi. The other is
to execute its own power, through its own officer,
by directing the Marshal to proceed to the place
of confinement, and set the prisoner free. Re-
sistance to the Marshal, under such circum-
stances, would be nullification 1"
Oh, Dogberry ! beat that if you can.
We repeat that we do not believe that England
expects any such base compliance on our part, and
has only taken the course which she has for the
purpose of furnishing the prisoner what she con-
siders a perfect defence on his trial. We may
rest assured that she will never go to war with us
on this point at any rate. If she does she must
be quick about it, for we understand that McLeod,
confident of proving that he was not one of the
party engaged in the destruction of the Caroline,
has determined to be tried where he is, at Lock-
port, and that his trial will take place next week.
We are glad of this, and trust that instead of be-
ing at war in the course of ten days, we shall
within that time be entirely free from this fruitful
source of excitement. We certainly hope that
the citizens of Lockport and its vicinity will,
during the trial, remember the importance of
their position. The least disorder—the least dis-
turbance of the peace—any unlawful violence, or
riotous demonstrations, will tend to bring dis-
grace upon the whole country. Let the pro-
ceedings be calm, orderly, just, and in every
respect becoming the character of the American
citizens.

FROM HAVANNAH.—The steamship Natchez,
from Havanah, arrived at New Orleans, on the
28th ult., bringing dates to the 23d. Business
was dull in Havannah, the hilarities of the holidays
taking precedence of commercial transactions.
Coffee 101 all cents. It is said that at these
prices the limited orders from the United States
could not be fulfilled. Sugar was quoted at 6 a 7
cents; abundant supply and small demand; flour
Sl4 50; lard 121 a 131 cents.
Havannah papers of the 23d contain extracts
from Mexican papers, from which it appears
that the department of Sonora, stretching
along the Gulf of California, is now in a state
of revolt against the Central Government
of Mexico. The Governor, Don Manuel
Maria Gandara, issued a proclamation im-
ploring all the authorities of the department
to second his efforts to quell the insurrection at
the onset—but without avail. He and the few
soldiers under him were compelled to retreat pre-
cipitately beyond the frontier, and at the latest
date " every man did what seemed meet in his
own eyes."
All the prisoners confined in the gaols of the
city of Mexico are being brought to Vera Cruz,
to be employed as labourers on the public works,
aqueducts, &c., now in progress in that city under
the superintendence of General Rincon.
By other extracts it appears that the news that
Texas did not contemplate an invasion of Mexico,
occasioned great rejoicing; in that country. An
institution for the -instruction of the deaf and
dumb is about being established in the city of
Havannah. Some of the streets of Havannah
are about being paved with wood.

As an item showing the growing trade of the
port of Havannah, the fact is stated that on the
21st ultimo, there were bound for foreign ports
1 ship, 4 polacres, 17 brigs, and 11 schooners—in
all 33.

The Legislature of Maryland adjourned on
Wednesday last, to meet in extra session on the
24th instant.

LATEST FROM TAMPlco.—Passengers arrived
at New Orleans, on the Ist instant, who left
Tampico on the 14th ult. They were landed at
the Balize from the brig Charles Carroll, bound
for New York from Tampico.
Business was remarkably dull when the left.
A conducta had arrived from the interior with
half a million of dollars, about fifty thousand of
which was said to be destined for New. Orleans ;
there was then no vessel there to convey it hither.
A rumour was bruited about in Tampico that
General Arista was about joining with Canales,
for the purposes of embracing the Federal cause.
Everything was quiet in the interior.

(From the New York Herald.)
FROM NEW GRENADA.—By the Neuva Gre-
nada, Captain Martinez, we have received late
advices from Colombia. Troubles continued.
The Government troops under Herran, sixteen
hundred in number, and the Federalists, twenty-
three. hundred strong, under Carmora, were
every day expected to have a battle. It was
thought that they would fight at La Cruz, a
short distance from Ocana. Those small South
American republics will ever be in war.

OUR NAV.Y.—We understand that the Secre-
tary of the Navy intends arming either the steam
frigate Missouri or Mississippi with two of Coch-
ran's famous bomb cannon.

This is right. • In the present aspect of our
foreign relations it behoves the Government to
advance pani passu with other nations in the art
of killing off the surplus people now on the globe.