Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-02


EYiO.W BUhNOS .iYhES
Inv scr .in,' az Ss.''n'e brings accounts on tenos
perfectly ,aIi. believed qoict aud Greer
permireny established The aercan,l OF the
An entire change ~ the u'"sv ci TIE buenos Ayran Govern
e had taken place o." the Ito, Governor LaN.ic officially
Ic Secretary vi the Treasury, oa Guido to be Secretary
S,ss al i"es" Relations Manuel Esraada 70 be Secretary
OF " a. aud Narue. J. A. Cell! Ire Nu.sis Police.
letter Vi the III; Aug saysbusiness grauiily ,nprov-
arrival, Of rinu OF domestic last, we know
o oi ihe i'nnef colg io Uni,e, S,a,cs
Extract OF auatilcr letter, dated
Yes".or the brig Bunker Hill, from New York with
ls' e'> -four am! other effects aud big Zebra " h an
essrnca catHn from Philadelphia Flour will readily bring
So -; viii soon be higher unless our supplies are e,eae1
har 'cy been You may rely that all ,e ,rns of elect
s ', 'G'rrnor will be got through III the month
say with confidence we shall have peace far a
;' of 'me You will find that currency has icprrca,cd
r'"c from ant of confidence i'll the government, than
cniev dec S2 and her domescs good prices Ouuccs
~. not fail much until the governor installed Jcri
hce q $l3 ID; hides, prime %; ounces, Spanish 81 do
lnis price," ' ~ -
BAI.rrMosE, September 80.
Latest from Ta1apco--ine brig Matilda, Bailey
arrived ut this port yesterday from Tampico, whence
she sailed on the evening OF tho LIST of September.
From Captain Bailey we learn that the town was
still, III the possession Of he Spanish invading forces
the number of which variousy represented to be
between 5000 and 5000 troops. General Santa Auna
commencing the MeXlcan army, encampcti
the place. short time before the Matilda sailed
General Barradas marclied about twenty miles into
The interior, ienving only ESQ men in 1'ainpico TO
guard the town During his absence, the NIcxicans,
numbering about l7CO, made attack uuon the
latcr, but rcpulscd with loss of 90 or 70 kill
ed aud wounded During the engagement Barrajas
re-entercd The town. The AIexican t!ours were
nnsIly engaged III throwing up Notifications around
le town, and had given notice TO the foreigners re-
siding iii 1t, that they intended lombard the place
oi The Seth August. l.. consequence ls notice
the foreign merchants left their houses, aud went on
board vi the American sioGp OF war Hornet, which
lying outside OF the bar The b,,,1bar ,,nnrt
'id not take place, however: probably owing to the
works not being finished. We learn further that the
Spanish troops conducted themselves with treat pro-
pretty towards the inhabitants, and that no o,truuis
o.. any kind had been committed. IT was said thai
aDaut 900 ri thaIt number oil the sick list. So
confident were they OF the Ultimate OF the eX
pea'ioh, mat there was not sing Spanish ship of
war or transport on the coast. They intended to
make further efforts to induce the desertion OF the
Hexican soldiers, not che Of 'clonS tad get j4iled
fte iGra9ers.
Extracts Of J tiers TAMp,co Sert rs3n
The Spanish force which BarraGas had lei, in pos
session OF Tamplco during his march into tie int rior
was attacked the 22d ut. by the Mexican general
santa dina, at - clock i'll the morning and fought
III the streets and lie houses until O'clock when
they THE Spanlards surrendered But the arrival r.
zen barradus from Altimra with the main bo.iv of
Ills army changed the fortune or the day, aud COM
promise took place. Santa Anna re surrendered tha
to"h' ana was permitted TO retire with his troops
amounting to about 400, TO his foInc. position on
the opposite side OF the river, where NE s remains
increasing his forces.
he Mexicans persuaded that their ncx: st,oc,
WI! DE successful, and that Barradas WHO will he
sr onnded on all sides will be glad to surrender this
place to the brave Santa Anna
" nave no doubt that Barradas must soon surren
Ger, ana that tranquility will be restored The ev;
can-orce now in the old town and OH the road to Al
tamlTa' is computed at no less than ,00o men.
which are daily and hourly increased, by the people
IRON me interior iiocilng to join them, all inspired
OF whom viii leave their bones here