Star.
London, England, 1829-10-20 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

From the Messager des Chambres of Saturday.
VERA CRUZ, Aug. 15.

Utters front Twain, dated the I Ith instant, positively ar.•
pounce that General Santa-Anna was in that city with the troops
which he commands, and was making all the necessary prepara-
tions to receive the Spaniards with vigour. These letters add,
that ft was reported at Timpani that the Spaniards bad obtained
some advantages at Cabo-Rojo over from 150 to 200 citizen.,
whose intrepidity bad carried them too boldly into the presence of
the enemy ; but that, however, the Spaniards were about to expe-
rience the vengeance of the Mexicans, as there were already in the
environs of that city 12,000 men united, and determuird either in
conquer or die.
'l'be Spanish squadron put to sea again on the I2th. with a view,
it is said, of seeking tor a second division of troops at the
Havannas.

There is nothing astonishing in this first success of the Spa-
niards ;we expected it, and we foretold it beforehand. Tampico
Viejo is a suburb open on every aide, without any defence agsaust
the approach of the enemy; and the Alexican Government could
not be guilty of the lolly of sacrificing troops of the line 111 order
to prevent the Spaniards from taking possession of it. The inha-
bitants at that town, with the exception of the foreigners, have fleJ
into the interior. It i► there that the Mexican army ail. Wait tor
.the invaders, hod evil to them will be the day when they sh.tll
come to an engagement in the mountains and defiles, which protect
Mexico better than a numerous army.
The following details are given in a letter front Tampico :
" We knuw positively that General Santa Anna lett Via Cruz
with 3,000 men, in order to meet the enemy ; 3.000 men are still
on the road from San Luiz, Rio Verde, and Valle del Maio, 't•J
form a junction with the corps of Santa ALMA.
" The Mexicans, alter having been driven from the eminence,
returned • towards Altamire and l'arnuco. The number of men
who were hi Tampico and the environs, when the Spaniards ap-
proached, is estimated at 1,500. *lhey are commanded by Cu!.
Legatos.

" At the moment when the enemy approached, Laguna went to
the different merchants who had just !mewed money from the bi-
terior by a cansbacia. and summoned them to deliver it up to him,
by order of his Government, so that it should nut fall into tbo
bands of the :Spaniards. He sent a sundae summons to the Engli h
Consul, but as he refused to obey it, a threat was held oat to him
that be should be shot. AU the money which was in u 4 pot ha.
been seized upon, and sent into the interior."
The Journald'Agrans of the 3tl of Octutisr contains the lollowit.g
under the head of

" FRONTIERS OF BOSNIA, Sm. 24.
"Tae Vimer of Bosnia has received in Albania an order front
the Picea of Scutari to march upon Adrianupk with all his juice•,
and the Pah. of Scutari is also to gu thither.
" Visits' of Bosnia sift commence his march on the :18th of
this 1110lItil. He had made a call to arms. which was not answered
by anybody, and he is reduced to his pads and a few men of L.
►uite, the whole amount of which is 500 men. Ile has appointed
Kantalkan in its place."
•
ODESSA, Sart. 2.6.
The Journal e Odessa, of the 86th of September, contains the
following—
" At last, genera satisfaction and the most complete woad e Lee
have succeedled to the liv.ll anseeti with which we have been tor-
mented toes mouth past and not the least trace of contagion rs-