Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-31
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO


which sardlrsm Vera Cruz the 9Th insl intelligence
fss uern received Of import very disastrous TO The
Of Federalism: Our only hope is that NAV turn
uut 10 be false rmmor. On the 9Th inst, express
reached Vera Cruz from the interior bringing nnrma-
ton ha, pitched battle had been frugh the neigh.
borhood Of Pueb!a the army If the Government,
and the Federnss, in which the litter sustained total
defeat with Immens loss followed by The dispersion Of
their forces Gen Mexa, il is said, was captured and
afterwards Shot by order Of Santa Anna. The other
l"adpts 10 The Instruction Generals Urea and EscaIa.
da effected Their escape. The Government troops WI re
under The command Of General Valencia lf the re-
port be true, the effect of this victory be restore
temporary quiet to Mexico After signal defeat,
and The loss of their most efficient leader the Federal
lists will no, be able nEger 10 procrasinaie The strug
gle. Probably The fugitive cheilan may seek SAFETY by
fight TO this country But the impressinn is strong.
that Mexico cannot long enjoy exemption from civil
She carries within her own hasoln the elements
Of discord, the workings of which, like the bues Of
volcano, sure 10 produce usions. The truth is
that there s lementabl" want Of common honesty
among the leading men of Mexico They az un>cru-
pulous progae, Taracions and destitute Of mora prn
cipe pirates Their chief aim in getting into power
is 10 enjoy The opportunity Of pi!aging the public teu
snry Hence constant struggle is going on between
the robbers that are in power and those who are cut
The band of piundertEs who i;na2 ne themselves
firmly seated in high places may 1pect to share
the fate of their predecessors Srldom indeed, does il
occur, that rotation in office is brought atcG by The
pacific remedy Of an election Political changes in that
Government are only effected by revolution, and lake
place often the robbers OF Office grow so nu.
and so hungry 10 be overmatc Tor the rob.
bers that IN -E"es since The old Spanish yoke was
thrown of Me xicn has been prey 10 factions fighting
for the ascendrncy the Government; and thus will il
be- Her population are TOO Ignorant depraved and
vicious, To he capable Of self government. I'm
pctism. suc, Tacnn welded over Havonna is The
only form of authority that can restrain the pre- vang
RIGHTEOUSNESS and correct into honest citizens nation
Of robbers, plunderers and felons hen Urea and
Me1io formed coalition, and ruised the standard Of
FeGealisin some faint hope was entertained that Mex
leo had no, sunk deep in The gulf Of savsh dcpravy
and iurpi,ude, be beyond the reach Of patriots
arm. Bat the defeat Of The Fedp oss extinguishes The
last spark of hope, and that i'll faed country must INV
be given up to The reign Of military nsrue and burba
rism Bulletin
Ert'aet 81 letter from en- officer board the u S. Fri.
gate Macedonian, TO a merchant IF this edy:
u FRIoArE MAcEposIAs
Pensacola bay, Nav Is lS39 (
Dear Sr-l arrived here in due time after lesv;ng
Orleans, and was attached TO the "fag ship We have
just returned from cruise nf weeks in the Gulf
We lay eight or ten days off 1amPco The Fpderals,s
Tor lnsurgens there were awaiting attack from The
Government forces under Bus'amente whose advance
guard was within Is leagues Of the city While we
nj anchor eff the bar on expedition said 10
consist OF 60o men, le The harbnr in four small choo
nprs and stood to The Southwark of leaders of
the nsurrecion accompanied it-ther avowcd ohiec,
was 10 nuke :" q diversion dpmons,i al ion'T or
something of the towards the Capital (MexicoS
--affd they either calculated reaching the latter
place, nr IN causing Bustamene 10 coun,ertnarch and
give up his design on Tampico, &c, e. NV ocn con-
cuson was however, that they 1.-The chiefs Of the insur
recion would dispense soon as beyond the ina,ence
Of those to whom they had committed themselves. and
that they took this means Of aba ndonnp cause which
The peace with France rendered hopeless We were af
forwards al Vera Cruz where remained eight DAYS
but heard nothing further from the begerents. Both
parties 1.-THE whole nation in fac1 are miserable SET of
beings, and only fiji 10 kill one another
We left the Erie Sluop OF War off Tampico 10 I,ok op
for American interests &C. she ia turn will be relieved
by the Warren. and il is probable that ship of war will
be stationed off there during The SUMNER or unit, order
is restored.
NEW ORLEANS, May 2O.-The steam packet shin
Cuba, Captain Carson arrived yesterday in 4C huurs
from Galveston; ey her we have papers 10 Friday last
The 18th inst The French feet ef Galveston for Ha.
on Wednesday, he 18Th instant. Admiral Baudn
on his arrival from Houston at Galveston, was com
tenusy received by the authorities at The dwell
lngs Of General Baker and the American Conspl. md
at night complimented with party at The Generals
On his departure, he was accompanied sea by a
large number Of ladies and gentlemen, on board The
Zavsiia Statutes were exchanged, soon ms the r. |
approached the Nerad--ihe seamen manned the wards |
cbeered and were responded 10 from the Texan steam
figse, which came TO ancho when those on board her
visited The ~, and were entertained al spe ndid banquet
after which final adieus ipndered-the To |
highly delighted left The sails spread and the aeei
departed
Many of our readers WILL doubtless, recoect the sc
count of duel published in nearly all the city papers
about IL Is months since, fought in The neghborhood
Of Houston, in which, Mr. Ch.uncey Goodrich and Mr.
Lawrence were principals The latter had been assist
AM editor of The New York STAR and was of highly res
pec'aoie Connections at the first fire. if recoec,
ne was killed The grounds for quarrel originated
an Goodrich having had p1i ioned rom his pocke, book
back note of thousand dollars This occu,,ed in =.
apartment OF boarding house in Houston in which
siePt h'e OF Elk young men, including Lawrence On |
Gs making known his loss, he was feoue,ed in name