Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-09
Richmond, Va, Thursday, FEB. y.
TENAS.
Extract Of a letter from y. Orleans, Of Jtay3l, rec

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TEXAs.
Extract Of a letter from y. Orleans, 81 JaH 81: Tccetfc"
bg ufslcrday's Express NAL.
ga I.,,cr in the Bulletin of This morning. received
from Tampico. states, that there Is great alarm IN Nlexl'
CO. They brlieve. that Santa Ana has gone TO wash
ingion. to invoke the aid OF our Government, III joining
with Texas. marching upon Mexico, and Fe''sl"Ol!Slins
linn in power. They think, he is The only man in The
coua:ry who can do any thing these facts tclore
us. what a wonderful effect will be produced by his re-
turn (~prnbablv in Il public vessel OF the U. States The
general Impression seems to be, mat any tiih@ ne pro-
misrs To do, will be confirmed by
all these tI.inus. the slaI of Texas is in the ascendant -
Even if Santa Ana d"rs not negotiate d ceSsloh OF lexas
10 the o.. States, her ndrpenden nee IS now FULLY establish
ed. and hr course IS onhrnTds.
we understand, that very late adviccs had been re-
ccivcd ut Washin gton from hrx!co-that Immediately
after judge EIlis's departure. the President nj tntrftm:
and the Council had been III session al n!gIt-tl'Ht Il
resolution was before them 10 issue Letters OF Ma'fue
and itcprisal-Gnd send them to Europc-nneaSuTcs were
also nnilaled for ierying troops, aud pecunIarr conlr!bu-
tons offered to the Government. Propositions were al.
81 made 10 declare Buslamcntc Dictutn' and to exclude
Santa Ana from the country. These advic"s further re.
mort. that Bravo troops had fallen back Ia San LUIS De
Polrsi. Thus, it appears, the INVASION of 'rxas Is Ia be
,diourped. if not totally Abandoned 1t repeated, that
the President ui the u. 5. IN laying Tie late coinInuni-
cations from Judge Ellis before Congress. would use
strong language, and perhaps reconiuicnd strong MIA
suit5. OF.
We subIuin the following Interesting Items received
by Yesterdays Northern mall-lr"m all which ii appears:
thai some great events are on the wing:
MEXICO.
(From he y. !. Ere. STIR, Ef6. g.
Bv Tie EEz. from Vera Cruz, bringing dates To The
lIli January, We nave the following private letter from
an authentic Sulrcc -
'..i:ilirs with Us in this quarter continue in 4 most I'M
settled state. and bear an aspect OF war with the United
States. A resolution is now before Congress 10 pass i
non, lntcrcoursc act, as it is said, with our country. and
another to declare a war. Bat hope the leaders ui Co
vrtnn!"mi may not act thus unwisey. The charge
d'AiiIirrs OF The United States asked and obtained his
PASSPORTS. and sailed from this in the u. ). ship Boston
on the 81 instant, all which would indicate symptoms Of
rupture. The Constitution Of the present Central Go
ycri:r;cnt WAS proclaimed AT this city on the 9TH instant,
but not being able 10 obtain as yet a copy OF IT, | AM un-
able IL give yuu any ni lis FEATURES. Bustanicntr. Tor.
metIy til, President Of the Republic, aud lately returned
at the instance Of the existing Government. will. il Is
supposed, be Ee.appolntsd to that Office or named D.cla-
tor.
"1hc two CALIFORNIA; have sonc weeks since drc!ar-
ed in favor Of The Federal Government, or resolved to
rruIain independent Of Mexico. Other cumin0iIons OF
similar features are in ngItutIuu III the Southern States,
and Er"s has Just been received that Il pr"hllnciaIncii'"
HIS taken place at 4 place called 'QnaTretsrIo .\ruvo
Leon, \. W. Of Mexico. Should Gen. Santa Ana reach
the shores Of his native country again, winch doubt
not he will III i few months, (belng now in the I. ;
he viii place himself L; the head Of government. 1t Is
supposed he has il strong party yet IN tins county
The army is with him, and the clergy Is also on his side,
and with ii! his faults he seems the only man, in my
opinion, capable OF ruling The destiny Of the republic.
"Cvnmercr is greatly fallen of witAin the past year,
aud particularly with the United States, and unless SONG
favorable chllrc should he speedily brought about. We
sllai. all find it necessary 10 close our louSts i lotcrG
loan ut -, 600 ,UlU is proposed 10 be raised forthwith L"
meet the disbursements OF Government, which must be
paid pr:ucipa!lv from the chests of the foreign rier-
chants. The Texan war will probably I've abandoned. ut
lras' TOR the present, for want OF the necessary means OF
CARVING il on. The Navy OF the Government Is now ~
pcr; and unable to proceed 10 sea from Tie same cause.
Gen. Ar.iola, who commands The Government troops
at Espinnl, oight leagues from TeusIl!an, was attached
on HE l7lh by Olur.c. which latter, after Il sever" cnn'
test. retired. On the following day Arr!oll was "galn
attacked by Ciar,e at Papantia, and compelled I" shut
himself ~ in that place. from WHENCE il: s@n! 10 lhe
Government for SuCCOr.
Zine public treasury is entirely exhausted, and the
army At Mataruras Is still unpaid.
~ cpmducta with $500 900 arrived from the city oil
MeXicu at Vera Cruz on the 9Th January.
"By the schr. Bonita, at New Orleans from 1oEiico,
advices are received from thence To Jan. IL. Al! Was
quiet at that place: and the people were an%lous!y wait.
ing information OF the reception OF buslaiIrnir at Mex.
leo. Accounts BIZ this arrival from Mlataroras /" Jan.
., stale that preparations Tor Invading Texas are SILL
Continued. Three or four conveys with ~aTllkc stores
had arrived from the interior. Bravo was at SA!ll!lo
Dec. IS. The army, ii IL said, would commence their
march the middle ul February.
(Frcm Me .,tm lmk Co"ricr. Slmc dac)
''liy the Ann Eliza, Capt. Brscoe, from Vera CRUZ, we
have received Vera Cruz papers 10 the 9Th JANUARY
Our letters by tho same conveyance are 10 the 9Th De-
ccmhrr, from Tie city Of Mexico; and 10 the llth Jaau.
ury iiom Vera CRUZ.
;'ConSiLrriu! the critical state Of aff.!r5 in the llepub.
liz OF Mexico. the ne w*plJers arc barren Of political i'll
tc!ligcnce. The writers Of private letters are also Al 4
loss 10 impart any information vi public events. Our
ambassador. Mr.. ELLIS, in passing through the country
fruin The city q! Mexico To Vera Cruz, E:ist have been
perfectly s!!eu. on The causes of lis departure, and III
consequence many rumors we're aiiuat In relation 10 IL,
but nothing positive was known.
'Ihc accounts which have reached Us from New Or.
leans, stating that the Government Of Mexico had gwen
orders for The arrest Of Santa Ana. as soon as he appeared
in any pat Of j cxico, are %assurrGly incorrect. The files
Of papers before Us make no alluson 10 any such order.
On The contrary, they Still! speak Of him III terms OF the
highest attachment and respect: and tie account oil his
rc!easr 10y The Texans, brought 10 Vera Cruz by the u.
:. s!Dop Of war NaichtZ. appears ~ have gwen great Sd
t~IsiIctIVn.
I: Nor are Tie New Orleans statements Of the enlhusi-
asHl with which Buslamcnte was received Oh his arrival
in .Alcyicu, coIrOboratcd By The accounts brought by this
vessel. The newspapers say lIltle on the subject, and
some individuals who were IN Vera Cruz at the time lie
alrirrd there, assure us that ii did not produce any en-
traordlnary sensation.
Gen. Bravo had, for 4 third time, thrown up the
command OF The expcdi!ionary army against Texas, and
announced his positive intention not III any contingency
TO resume it.
" \ movement has no doubt taken place in both The
CALIFORNIA; against the existing Government; but the
chief actors IN il had declared that if the federal .urm
of government was restored, their secession would cease.
1t was reported also that Il movement had taken place al
GucreteIo, IN consequence OF i Government TOSr re-
ducing the value Of the copper cola. y letter received
at Vera Cruz, dated the 2jth December. from Teusitlan,
says that Gen. A!Eiula, who commanded the Govern.
nIcnt troops stationed at Espinal, eight leagues distant
ttom the above place, was attacked on The l1lh CT that
month by Olartc, commanding line revolutionary forces.
and after 4 severe contest, in which many fell On both
sides, O!arte withdrew his troops. On the following
day, ArrGoIa, on his way 10 ~Papanl!a, was again attack
ed b. OIarte, and compelled to shut himself up in that
place, from whence he sent 10 the Government for sue
Cor.
We collect, from the papers before US, that The public
Treasury Of Mexico is entirely exhausted, and that the
army, including the troops destined to invade Texas, sta
toned at Mata:noras, have moi been paid, large arrears
being due to them. Revolutionary movements are iic-
qnerl in different parts Of The Rrpuhlic, which the friends