Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-20

vi "hal ~ gong on there, we wero in New York
'oi some weeks previous to this strict non-inter
the public papers did not circulate nor did
Az private letters find their true destination Bu,
now, thc mails arc entirely stopt-cxprcaScs arc
'o'piu"en-and the innocent traveller is detained
u i .,ic "ay.-Conmcrcc is, literally, dc'tnct, for
WV L''nc Dcing-thc shops mostly closcd-thc
S'~ 81 p'c"ed up-nothng is dong--nothing To
! -" on' Il SOldcr-nothing to be heard but the
",u'' ana h'e. Our Consul has advised the Amcri-
"a" hierchants To make, for the present no paw
"0"' "i hntcS, unless by compusion: not To the
i."''rnn"nt, because, by their dr0rdl or tarf'law
,p'' U''cs are payable here, and there can be no
N'Sc III The ararIl, without six months previous
ho.ice' not TO Santa Anna, bccousc he has M L..
go ,iSht To demand them, and if he compel paw
,; I" will be made under protest. The Consul
,,t a'So ruEiSen The American merchants to make
' c'ftihcd inventories of their rootls and effects:
o'1 copy OF which is lodged in his Office t,at in
,'So OF Sa?"e0 OF the city or any robbery bv tn,
- =, H. our government may At once be possessed
y, TIC requisite proofs in It's reclamation on this
t 'r'',hcn'' believe that all the merchants
~, '"oPtcu Tins suggestion.
Inc present controversy is-lct Marty mon sov
Mn'' 'hcy maya scutlic for the Presidency; and
1,o no ide' That the country will be quiet or that
co"iSrcc VIII! revert to its accustomed character
'','' '';it question is settled.
y vessel, laden with Flour arrived here n few
Jays since from New Orleans and has bc.n allow
w ~ santa Anna 10 land her cargo. If the city
sou" NC closely invested by Caldercn have no
COUNT Dat that tins port will DO opened for tho re-
ccl,,on "' foreign provisions.
i''"r'"l law was again proclaimed last Sunday
az" ''' unmarried Spamiards ordered to rcpor;
themselves to the General. Whether he will order
''' 10 Cavc the country, or whether he Will sen
tna'h on board the Prison Ships in the Iiarbor, is
yet unknown
MARCH l7th.-Thc packc, not sailing as soon as
expected, | am enabled to add some more intel
ligcncc.
heStcrday morning vessel arrived from Tam.
pico, bringing information that The garrison of
llat place had declared in favor of Santa Anna
tlal vessel OF war, which the government had
htted out there, had fallen into the hands of the
uiSaiiectcd-that the Co,umandant of the garrison
ma neeh compelled 10 retire with his PASSPORT
ana mat General Montamana had promised to re-
man neutral.
The vessel from Tampico brought to this place
some prisoners men whom the garrison did not
thlnk 1t safe to keep at Tampco. This intclli-
gehcc was received with every demonstration of iov
by santa Anna and his party-thc bells were runo
the cannon were fired; and in the evening there
was military procession.
MARCH 2l-rhc L. =. schooner Grampus Capt.
rainfall, anchored last evening at sSacrilicous The
hfSt lieutenant came up to the city, and told me
that they had left Pensacola on the 9th Instant
had met with y;olcnt storm at sca-no.hing da-
magcd-all well. She came most opportnnclv--
We have the prospect now C. regular siege
Inc Government Army, under Cal!oron took posi-
ton, early yesterday morning, at Bcrgara, an In
dian hamlet, near league from the city, but in
sight OF the sea bsach. They appear to have been
occupied yesterday i'll throwing up breast works.
Inns morning an attack was made on them by two
gun-boats, but | suspect no harm was dcnc, as the
boats were too fur off.