Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-01
FOREIGN.

FROM MExlCO.-The brig Eliza. Shir
man, arrived nj Philadelphia on the n inst. |,
81 DAYS from Vera Cruz. The u. s. Gazette
contains the following in,ell igencc.
The army under the command Of Genera
Santa Anna. left Turpan on the l3h and l4tt
August, for Tampico-the greater part wen
cavalry.
The States Of Guanajua,o, San Luis and
Iaculecus, have offered the Mexican govern,
ment 10000 men, which they will maintain
during the wat.
Don Francisco de Mazas, formerly Of Phila
delphla, aud a naturallzed citizen Of the u. :.
was convicted ofholdiug a ,raitorous CORES.
pondcnce with the Spanish General, and shot
by the Mexican troops ON the day of their
evacuation of Iampico.
II was expected that the next expedition
would be directed aghin,t Vera cruz, and the
Castle Of San Juan Ulloa was provisioned
aud garrisoued.
In speaking Of the proposition made by
several ol the Slate legislatures, aud after.
wards in the general congress. 10 order Mr..
Poinsett out of the country, the Sol says" Is
the presence of Mr.. Poinseit in the republic
OF more consequence than union among MeNi.
cans Oh Washington rise from my sn-
p%uichre. rise and present 10 those who oppose
this measure, thy we'll know n maxim How
'thi u III WI NV sA h'thia " ib'N'Eb III
ence." Some of the papers hint openly
enough that unless he leave the country he may
he made n bloody example.
Al army of 26O0 infantry and 500 cavalry
left the city OF San LUIS on the 2d August for
Tampicu, where they must have arrived aboui
The 18Th. The troops that composed the gar-
rison OF TampiGo, 10 the number of 100, were
At Altmara, 20 miles from that place.
One oil the late papers mrrlions a report
that an express had reached Mexico. with
information that n squadron of The vessels
supposed Spanish, fitted ont n Mnnilla. had
arrived on the v est coast of Mexico, aud had
been scen oil Acapulco.
The annexed extract Of II letter ft0m Mex
cote the editor OF this Gazette, is from n very
Intelligent source. e know IL 10 lac equally
the opinion ST several Of the moi distinguished
oithe native and Spanish exiles from MeHiG !.
hat the Spanish invasion will utterly nd spaedl-
fail. Mi Gascte
Ieru Cru5, Nng ID
!" From the measures which ,hi- gnverr menl
have taken and are taking, | hazard lttlu IN
The exuIession Of the bcliet that The hrSi vii
have been destroyed before me ARRIVAL If ihr
second expedition. About 200 men nave
gone from this city and its vicinity I'LL r"gu.
lars aud esteemed good soldiers. Troops hove
also mar ched from Sac LUIS Potosi, Mckee
aud Other places, all which when united vii
be under the command ,oi Gen. Santa Anna,
who is decidedly one OF our MOI aclive Hnd
enterprising officers. II, Is supposed thnt b,
sending out so small a force ~ 1900 or booo
men, Spain must have been under the innfes
sian that the inhabitants W. Id immediately
flock 10 her standard no such thing. They
may, and unfortunately do, quarrel ha0ong
themselves, but agalns, the Spaniarjs they
all unite. You my therefore consider this
among the most Qnixotle rntelp ises of thu
day. | send YOU a file Of n wspapers, iroo
which -" will perceive that both Lseoses am
Fotquinos united III expressions Of deiestatlon
of the Spanlafds.