Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-11

continue to reside among the enemies o The cavern
menl. If your counirymen wish 10 avni henseNes "
the protection offered hy the army UNDER my command
ibey mus, abandon place which am going 10 batter
down.
;eprea choose your residence, WI aoru you an pos
sibe pro,cciinn my duty ana NE es'eeHi 10 "hic"
hold French citizens temaps ;, 5000
kIARINO ARISTA.
The 18Th MAY the troops OF Buslamenie were within
| eauhon sho, Of Tarpicc. The day before they had
captured an advanced post with teste sarttbn, and
1hey were preparing 10 MAKE an attack on The place
An officer of an American vessel bad gone TO Busta
mentes camp as we told in consequence of The cir
cular of Arisis 10 The consus in Tafp.to. lie was in
s,ructed according TO informant, 10 say TO Busta
men,e that The s!noP of war, from winch ne came
would afford eIicen, protection TO The American c-
and their property in case ei'het lhe one or Tue
other were menacsd by the Mexican army.
Gen Urea arrived al Tainpico the 2Sh Msy (he day
on which IN, Woodbury. sailed with ~ men, the remains
Of the army which had been defeated oil fuella
The forlifca,iuns Of Tnmpco sufficiently slrongto
resist nm assault from Bustanene. Those Notifications
were erected by MeIia and an Italian engineer named
yiceIIi who had resided some lime in that city Ii the
regulars and militia, who amount 70 eleven or twelve
hundred men, determine 10 resist with Vgor, they will
bp nile Ia make successful defence. Rebud i'll add
some what 10 their strength
private letter informs that Santa Ana had ordered
The army that gained the battle Ct Pneoa, 10 Join Bnsla
men,e in his operations against Tampico, end The rein.
fprcement daily expected TO Join
Il this report be correct, TumPico will hardly lie able
10 hold out long-as the besieging army will number
near four thousand men, with strong train OF artillery.
(Fron The ~ 0. Bulletin
By the u S. cutter Woodbury., udvices have been re-
ccved from Tsmpco TO the 18th instant, and from Me1i'
co and Vera Cruz 10 the 18th. The Centfnlsl army,
under Gen &risa, had approached within 10 leagues
of Tampico which would submit, i, was thought with
ont resistance The port were lying on American,
French and English brig Of war; on board Of whom
the resident foreigners had embarked their most VaIu
| h..,h, n
Of the inhabitants had fed. From Vera Cruz The only
information Of interest relates 10 The nsolen treat
ment received by the Texan minister. He was for.
hidden TO land, under threat OF imprisonment, ana
The nation whom he represented was styled brigands,
robbers, land thieves, &c DC. The news trnm the
capalosnrms the capture of General Urea, VIII" was
conducted 10 Mexico there to await the decision
of court martial his case, which VIII, no DOUBT
be sentence Of death Santa Ana had become exceed
ingy popuIar-was once more great man. and VIII
soon recover his lost title of the Mexican Napoleon
If he has any regard TO his reputation ne should never
again cross the Rio Grande. The atmosphere oil Texas
will blast his Mexican laurels. The tyrant was making
great efforts to recruit The army. Ills now estimated at
about fourteen thousand We cannot believe however,
that he has any serious intention OF attempting the con
quest OF Texas accounts from the interior OF Mex.
leo indicate pacific of things. The Liberal party
are eecually put down for The present, and the iron
swuy of depotsm is once more firmly re.establis'ed
(From the y. o. Bulletin, IF June
The Federdiists in .Hczico.-rhe accounts from Tam.
respecting The fate Of Gen Urea We first learned That
he was pluled and taken 10 Mexico 10 be tried or trea
SON More authentic information since communicated,
mentions his safe arrival at Tampco, where he was bu-
ely employed in organizing the garrison and strength.
ening the eences, in antic patton OF siege from the
central army under Arista and Busamenie IL Is gra-
flying TO learn the escape OF this deserving man
Under his efficient auspices, Federalism may struggle
| along a few months longer, till some lucky turn in
affairs shall open the way Err The triumph of liberia /
principles. The event would rot be at all surprising
| if quarrel should arise between Busamenle and
| Santa Ana All shat uniles them is a dread OF
The Federalsis. The momen,she revolutionary par
y is put down, may expect 10 hear OF Jea'ousIes
| and chickering's Buslamenle is the President elect
but sudden emergency, and for temporarypurpCses
transferred his authority 10 Santa Ana Thus lar they
have shared The supreme power without any alteration
But while French feet anchored ut Sacrlfcios,
and Fedrraisl army threatening the capital, il is
rot 10 be expected they would feel any inclination Tor
personal luminosity and strife. Now, however, the ter
of formidable enemies has disappeared division Of
The spoiIs Of victory and Of glory mus. take place, and
much mistaken in hS character of the indvIdu
ais if distribution of the prizes does not give rise 10
dissatisfaction Santa Ana holds the rens OF Govern
10 his hands and will not like to recnse his grasp,
or share the pleasure nf ruling with another. By an
extraordinary freak OF fortune he has monoposed The
| glory Of The campaign. This will be exceedingly NOR
| uying To Busamente, who, on resignng the Presden
cy and placing hmseif at the head Of the army expect.
ed TO reap the laurels. The praises Of Santa Ana, so
loudly vocifera,ed by the multitude, will sound harsh and
grazing his The inloxicaliDn OF unexpected
Will doubt, infame The native haughIiress and
| Impotence ot Santa Anas temper. And thus will a
variety of elements combine to work rupture between
the colleagues in The presidency With 50 many rtu
tions 10 provoke quarrel, IT is not 10 be expected that
their friendship will last any longer than the coercion Of
external enemies continues 10 bind them together Should
this probable and desirable disscnsion early
date the friends federalism may yet cherish hopes of
sucress-The effect would he 10 divide the central par.
y into two factions-he respective adherens of Busta
mene and Santa Ana. While they were fighting for
the spos the liberals might step in third party and
win easy victory odyeIsaries divided and weak
enfd by Al present, however, the prospects Of Fe
Gerasm seem hopeless, aud without soG,e signal and
happy reverse Of fortune, The must soon receive
its death blow.
| TEXAS ASD Mexico From q private letter from
Vera Cruz, (says the New Orleans Bee of May 81 we
learn that Col Bee the Texan Minister 10 Mexico, has
been allowed 10 take in the city Of Vera Cruz
until the Government determine whether he will he
ceved not, in his official capacity. Col Bee thinks
| he will be able TO effect treaty
This information, the Bee says is from 1.-THE most
questionable auIhoy; being presume, the authori.
ty OF The Texan Minister himself.
The following paragraph this subject, copied into
the Orleans papers iIom Mexican paper, probably ex
presses the popular feeling than That OF The Go
vernment Of The counry
I'VE do not know which most to ADMIRE the audaciiy
Of those brgands in sending US their pedlur, (mar-
chante 10 ask US TO allow them the quiet and pacific pos
session OF their robbery, the the Connandan
General gave to the individual who apprzed him Of The
arrival OF this Quixoic Ambassador From The tenor of
the reply appears that if he lands he will be accom-
modated with lodging al The prison Nevertheless the
| Supreme Government will designate what definitely
ought 10 be done. The Commandant says he is no,
aware OF The existence Of nation called The Republic
OF Texas but only CT horde Of adventures in rebellion
against the laws of the Government nf the Republic"
in some OF the Mexican papers received at New Or.
leans, Santa Anna is rather severely censured for aban
donng the Presidential chair to march against the Fe-
deralIsts His friends however, say that the glorious
victory he gained makes ample alonemen for triaing
| infractions of The law.