The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-10 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE WEST INDIA
AND MEXICAN MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 9.—The Clyde, Royal
Mail Company's steamer, Captain Symons,
arrived this morning, at eight o'clock, ,bringing
the following mails:—Columbian, Mexican, and
West Indian.
The news from Mexico is sott►ewhat im-
portant and interesting, inasmuch as it appears
that Santa Anna, is re-elected President for
a term of five years. On the 14th of
November, when the Clyde arrived at Vera Cruz,
it was learnt that Santa Anna had visited that
place the day previous, and that he had had the
troops drawn up in the square, and harangued
them. He stated that he had arrived for the
purpose of inspecting tl►e fortifications, and that
war with England was inevitable; that he was
determined to support the I►onour of his country
to the fullest extent, and would defend the
Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa in person, and
would resign it only with his life. About four
o'clock in the afternoon, however, shortly after
this bombastic exhibition had taken plaCe, a
special messenger arrived with the information
that lie had been re-elected President for a
further term of five years. The news was re-
ceived by the military with great rejoicing and
enthusiasm, but no particular manifestation was
made by the civilians on this announcement.
The moment the information had been communi-
cated, Santa Anna immediately mounted his
horse arid returned to his house in great haste,
without inspecting one of the fortifications or
taking further notice of the troops in any shape
whatever. It is the opinion of the inhabitants
of Vera Cruz, that he merely made the demon-
stration for the purpose of securing his election,
and that his denunciations against England were
sl►eer bravado, and nothing else.
The Clyde, on the following day, sailed for
Tampico; but on her return, on the 22d Novem-
ber, it was learnt that advances had been made
by the Mexican Government to the British
Minister at Mexico, for time purpose of settling
the differences with England. The British Minis-
ter, however, declined to enter into any corres-
pondence or treaty whatever with the Mexican
Government, until lie had received instructions
from our Government : he did not, in fact, open
the letters of the Mexican Government.
The Mexicans had been engaged for some time
in putting all their fortifications into a state of
repair, in the expectation that the British Admi-
ral, Sir Charles Adam, would arrive, and give
them a dressing. Their preparations for de-
fence were most warlike, and it was evident they
expected a conflict.
Sir Charles Adam, when the Clyde arrived at
Bermuda, had gone on for Barbadoes. Every-
thing was quiet in all the West India Islands.
Fever had quite disappeared at Bermuda, and
health was completely restored.
It was gathered as a fact that General O'Don-
nell, Captain-General of Cuba, was openly en-
couraging the revival of the slave-trade at Cuba.
Three large cargoes of these poor miserable
wretches had been recently lauded there.
The Inconstant frigate, attached to Jacniel,
sailed for Jamaica on tl►e 6th of November.
Her Majesty's ship of war Albatross, was at
Vera Cruz, as also three French corvette:; and a
Spanish frigate. At Havannah, were a French
corvette and an American ditto. There were
none at Bermuda, and at Nassau it was so rough,
that the Clyde held no communication further
than taking in a pilot.
The Company's steamer, Dee, sailed from Ha-
vannah for Belize on the 9th of December; the
Avon ditto, on the 10th, for Mexico; the Dee
arrived from St. Thomas's on the 22d at Bermuda,
bringing the mail to the Clyde.
The Clyde brings home .230,190 dollars, 32,300
of which are from Tampico, and 40,000 from Vera
Cruz to pay the Mexican dividend. The rest are
for merchants' accounts. She also brings 4,661
ounces of gold dust, 8,024 ounces of silver, and
152 of platina ; 1,1631. in British coin, 196 serous
of cochineal, &c. &c.
The Clyde experienced heavy gales from the
N.W. rind S.W., all the passage from Ber-
muda, which accounts for her being four days
over-due.