Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-06-08
~ Express MAIL.
Correspondents Of the Herald

NEW OnLsANs, may Sis1 1851.
By the late news from Metamoras. it appears that
on the occasion of the cowardy capture Of the Texas
armed vessel Independence by tive Mexican bngs OF
war; with at least eight fold force. Commodore
Lopez, Captain Davis and even the notorious Thonp-
son. have endeavored 10 evnce that they are capable
of common coartesey towards their prisoners. Being
well acquainted with all three, their temporary n.y.
pocrticaity cannot deceive me-and venture topre-
dict that the next report the unhappy prisoners will
show that they are suffering from the cruelty of these
very rascals. The history of the Vulgar Commodore
has been partially given in the Bee some weeks SINCE
His nveterate hostility to tn every name OF Americans
is well known to every foreigner who has had the
misfortune to be in his company. More than eighteen
months since, he boosted that he had thousand
Prvateers commissions in his possession to distribute
throughout all the ports Of the world where plratical
enemies Of the United States might be found. Cap
tain Davis, as he is termed, is an American, appa-
rently very bashful and very reserved when in the
company of decent foreigners but very forward and
talkatve when among vulgar Mexicans and Span
iards he is hence servile renegade worse than the
native Mexcans, and indeed more to be detested by
Americans than even the notorious Thompson him.
SELF with whom, however, he has frequent quarrels,
be done to an American As for Thompson his his
tory is too well known to spend much time here in
adding details of his conduct and character; without
any true Mexican feelings, he is continually plotting
means Of committing outrages on Americans IN per-
and property at the risque of embreilRg the Mex
lean government The American schooner Bethle-
hem, now IN this port, seized by him in the Bay
of Campeachy, during September last, and the crew
and cargo were treated as badly if they had been
captured by regular pirate. portion of the crew Of
the Bethlehem eput in irons aboard the squadron,
and all were carried prisoners on cruise after the
Texan vessels, commanded by Hawkins, and the
Bethlehem, in the meantime, without either crew,
master papers, or any one to look after her cargo
was carried into Campeachy. During the same
month"; the brig Avice was captured by the same
Thompsen-but as her cargo was valuable and her
owners were wealthy, she was not condemned, al
though avowedy on an illegal voyage-while tho
Bethlehem, having but small cargo and poor
owner, and hence unable to bribe was condemned,
although she had not committed any crime. Depend
upon it, Messrs. Lopez, Davis and Thompson can de-
eide the destiny of the prisoners in the schooner In
dependence
What can we attribute the course of some Of our
city editors in endeavorng to conceal the real extent
Of the dangers to which Texas is still exposed, in
denying the statements of the still formidable re-
sources Of the Mexicans destined TO hosttes against
Texas both by land and by sea; and finally, when
forced to confess that even the armed vessels Of Tex
as are taken by the Mexicans, whence this new anx
ETY. to show that the prisoners handsomely treat
ed by their barbarous conquerors, including even the
piratica Thompson, unless am grossly mistaken the
theory of their conduct will be found in specuaons
and in spectators of Texas lands; by magnifying
the power of Texas and diminishing the abilities of
Mexico they encourage the emigration of thousands
of defenceless people of both and all ages
der the moral certainty that of those going by sea- at
least two of every ten will be seized pundered and
imprisoned by the Mexicans, and at the risk of their
being shot after suffering a mock trial in the dun
geons of Metamoras of Tampico, or of Vera Cruz.
Now, conceive that the best friends Of Texas and
of emgrants, those who publish. the truth, the
whole TRUTH and nothing but the TRUTH relative 10 the
power and means Of Mexico to injure emgrants, and
hostilze Texas far from regarding Bustamentes
repeatedly favorable disposition TO settle the difficult
ties of Mexico with the United States by partial
cessions and profuse promises as favorable circum
stance for Texas, we shoui consider such a policy
OF this CRATER and crueler enemy than ever Santa
Anna, to be decisive proof of his determination to
WELD all the disposabe resources of Mexico for the
invasion of Texas, and the determination of it's inha
btants As a true friend, therefore, of Texas, say
that the ony reasonable hope OF security for Texas
from future invasion by the Mexcans, consists alone
in an open war between the United States and Mex-
co. In my next, shall endeavor to show that an
immediate declaration Of war by the United States
against Mexico is polite, expedent, just, and abso-
lutey necessary.
Business of all kinds continue dull the usual crowds
of merchants and merchandise usually seen on our
Levee at this season Of the years. beginning TO dm
ish fast and very little produce coming in only nine.
teen steamboats, now to be seen at our wharves they
are daily departing with crowds Of passengers to the
more healthy climate OF the north our theatres will
soon close with bad season business The only
amusement left US drive dull care away is by Ia.
king ride to Carrolton or to the Lakes Our city
continues healthy, notwithstanding an unusual num-
Der deaths occurred last week principally by bilious
fever. We have TO grpe here reported only in the
money market, which continues tight. Specie in
small parcels still command 10 to Is per cent prem,
urn, doubloons sl8. The bills of all our CITY bank
still pass current for business transactions The grea
ter part of the Custom House Bonds are left over bv
merchants following up the s,irit Of their resou
tons TO the full extent
No one here harbours the opinion for a moment
that the Rank of ENGLAND will sfon scooa .u......