Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-04

recent New Orleans papers, II appears lhat lh' meAicHh
srLdicry who have so long been lying IN rays ana Idle,
ness al Matamoras, have actually entered Texas, and
tie letters are calculated 10 give The impression That
Mexico once more means 10 attempt rs S"'JEsa''on'-
The day is pas, for that. II the forces under Santa Ana
could do nothing at that time, TexlS Is mol 70 DC over
thrown at the present day.-Pcqnswieaa"a.
Correspondence Of The Ntm CHca"s Bee)
u. S. Snrr NaTcnrz,
Of the S. w. Pass Mississippi River,
Dccenbcr ID, 1857.
To The Editor Of the 0. Bee:
Sir-Tlis ship is now on her return from down The
Gulf 10 Pensacola, being her hith cruise ~ una guar
ter, since she has been on this station. we lett vera
Cruz on the 18th ut for Cnmpeaciy, tEence 10 atnpico,
where we arrived on The 27,h al. sent a boa, ashore and
found all things quiet; here We 81" a small Mexican
schooner of war anchored in ihr river; l"u ir""rs at
Tampico by the recent gales of wind, ana The iish
water in the Tarnpico River. there are Iow is iccl Nd
ter OIL the bar, which lrld only from : 20 . formerly:
The MINORITY Of the Mexican squadron was at Vera
Cruz the day we sailed report said ili"y were waiting
until their ship should come from Baltimore before they
saiIed.-The supreme authorities refuse To send any pub
lie or private money to Vera Cruz; they are Of the OPT
MON that Santa inna'S intention is In take possession oil
such funds. provided they be large enough 10 answer
his views. We arrived at Brassps Santiago on the 18th
November; here we sent two boats on shore, aud obtain
cd the following information, which can be relied on
That THE Mexican army nt Matnmnras, about 2n0O
strong, had received u enforcement of GOO from the IN.
terror, and that the whole army had actually crossed lie
Rio G rauhe river to The Texas side, and about 900 Of this
EII!blI "tlF lFIi ~ iNt' nv '-' ~" go 80
yember. when they crossed. but tw" pieces of artillery;
The general officers said they Intended To march against
the CanluncIic Indians; this was generally disbc'lrvcd,
and il was supposed they intended 10 steal Il march on
The Texan frontier, Is It Is not usual 10 lake artillery 10
fight Indians.
We shall he in Pensacola in two days.
Respec fully, your oh't srrvt,
SrERllET RAMSEY
From The y. Orleans 1rnc american, Dc. ~
In our account Of The M VS. from Texas yesterday, we
stated. that | 2GU men were stationed near the Colorado;
but we have since learned, through the politencss OF
Gen. Felix Houston, that il s!inuld be called the salt
CuloTadu, which is abon; twenty miles East OF Mljta'
rloras. within The Hunts Of Texas. Without this CXpia-
nation, il might appear 20 many, that the Nrxlcans were
already in the midst OF the most thriving settlements OF
Texas, whicI are on the Colorado (%prupeI) and the
RGassns. We have information, also from the SAINT abe
authority, that f.. some time past the Nlcxlcans have had
Il force Of hclwcen eight and ten thousand men stationed
at three or four points on The Rio GranGe; and though
n portion OF them were temporarily withdrawn, 1t was
known tn those who were Intimate with the country That
their removal was merely 10 place them nearer 10 Inc
Grain country, where supplies could be more easily ubtUln-
ed; bnt the troops were lever more than FIVE days march
from The river. That this invasion 'e""d take place had
not only been foTesecn, bat strong renloiisTahCfS ahd
communications been made 10 the President and Score
tory of War warning them to he prepared. 1t is The OPT
MON of Gen. +. Houston that tIlasoia VIII advance on
the lower route by San Patriotic, on the Nu'c"s thence
10 La Bahia, and San Antonio, TO Conan"-ahu !'us IL
vide the country in two, and keep up his communications
with Mexico, by rebuilding the iort!csSes at those places.
Tha, this suppusitiun is feasible, appears IN lh' known
fact that Fiiasoia counsellcd Santa Ana to take mat route,
and not on any account to divide his iorcts' lie result
of his neglect of that advice is known, and IS more likeiy
IN make Fi!asula adhere pcrtinaciously to his original
plan. ,L,.
much time; and though it Will entail OIL a very popuious
norton of Texas all the horrors Of a sanguInary war,
sill rive leisure for collecting together the scattered and
dishanded Troops of the late Texian army and for ar,nlns
and organizing the cItizrnSlo beat back lliei1 Sangu'hafy
'rF MEXICO AND TEXAS.
From the Philadelphia Public Lsdger)
We have been politely furnished by a Spanish gentle
man of this city with tile following extracts Of The .uert-
can Or|srs IF he Day, with a letter received by him from
"HEAD QUARTERS,
Matamoras, Nov. -. 1S37.
"Thc Advanced Guard will take up the line OF march
in DETACHED corps, between The 10Th and 9th instant.
Every commander of regiments and corps will be per-
sonaly answerablc for The strict discipline of the troops
under his command. Persons and property OF the de-
fenccless and peaceabie inhabitants TO BIZ respected, and
particularly The property and persons belonging 10 friend
ly Powers. The country occupied to be personally within
charge of the Chief Of the general Staff Of the army, al
interim, ill the general officers charged with The Co.,
vrrulnrnt Of Texas shall join The army
(F:0m Tie s0Ttc paprr)
The Mexican papers inform Us, that, should Texas be
conquered. the hlcxican Congress and President mean
to have tina, Province governed BY Il Regency, formed
Of 4 civil, military, and judicial lnnc!ionary. They even
mrnlirn the names rf the prisons most likely TO I'LL the
situation. Among the candidates arc Senpr Alraro, Cos,
& j. Eualamenlc; among the foreign officers IN the ser
vice of Mexico, arc FIlasola, snl.h, Eliwich, Martins.
TonAcco TRADE WITT FEANcE.-Thc Marlbro' Qr.
George county Gazette IiIs The following remarks on
the secular condition Of our Tobacco trade with France.
The Tobacco. growing interests have been most unHc-
cnnniahly neglected, and we hope that the measures
which have been already taken in Congress and by Tie
General Government on III: subject will be steadily iOl.
lowed up until the trade with the commercial nations OF
Epro,,p iS mt uDOu The footing on which IL SHOULD long
ago lave stood:
"NEw YoRE, Dec. 3.
THE principal Merchants of Paris have received the
decision of the Ministers Of Finance on their tenders Tor
supplying he Royal Manufactures with Foreign Iobac.
CO. The quantities demanded for 1888 were 3~.3Oo,ooI
lis. nj Mar Wand, 45lI ,25U of Kentucky and 3,3UO,3 oO
Of virrinin; all Of the first quality and Of the growth Of
lS3G-lc31. Tie contract for the Virginia was awarded
10 G.. Oiier ~ Co, at l0g francs the qnlnlal, or luU lbs:
weight; tie kentucky 10 Fould II Co, al Tf. Coo, anu
the Maryland tn NJ. PiscotVry, al lG1t."
Our readers sc no doubt aware, that in France no fo-
reirn Tubacco is sold, except 10 the Government. who
exercise the exclusive right Of supplying the Whale ma
ton will This article. The duties on Tobacco 10 / rance
are either very small Or none at all; but the quantity OF
American Tobacco which is permitted 10 be brought IN,
is usually so very limited, when compared with lE nm
mense population, and the necessary wants OF her people,
that these restrictions on the Importation OF Tobacco are
necessarily oppressive to The rights OF her own citizens,
| and highly Injurious to the interest and prosperity OF all
! the Tobacco growing States Of the Union. France, with
a population of more than 80 millions. Tor tue most part
n Tnhacco.using people. will mol permit more than l2OOo
| housheads of American Tobacco, valued here at 6O0,OoO
dollars. 10 be introduced within her limits; while at
the same time the United States are importing from
her, free of duty, or with a trifing duty, millions
uppD millions Of her Wines, BrandiPs. Silks: Nader,
Fruit, and other Injuries. What a striking Illustration
of The manner in which the Government OF this coun.
try has heretofore regarded the happiness, pursuits and
interests of those engaged in the trade and cultivation
OF Tobacco, comprising six or seven States oil this Union
with a population OF more lhan hive millions OF people;
| We sincerely hope that the people of these States will
look at This subject in the light it really deserves. Their
interest has been most shamefully neglected and abused
l.. IL ,,hlin nnenis and IL snmelhlnn is not done 10