The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-08-03
From the N. o. Picay,t,ae, 20th inst.
FROM MEXICO.

From the N. o. Picay,,ae, 20th inst
FROM MEXICO.
By the arrival at the Balize Of the Brit.
!ish Royal Mail steamer Forth, from Vera
Cruz, we have received full files Of the
Diario del Cobierno up TO the 9th inst
Vera Cruz papers TO the 18th, besides let
ters from our correspondents up 10 the la.
test dates.
Some thirty Of The released Texan pris.
oners had arrived at Vera Cruz, and sever
al Of them had already died with the pom-
ito or yellow fever. The balance were a,
Jalapa with Gen. Mcleod, waiting the
charlering ofa vessel to transport them
either TO this place or Galveston.
Among those who had died at Vera Cruz
we notice the names OF David Landcrs, of
Ohio, and Thos. H. Spooner of Virginia.
Several others were down with the uom-
ito, butt was thought they would recover.
Col. Cook and another of1irer attached
TO the Santa Fe eexpedition arrived at Vera
Cruz on the lllh inst, to make arrange
menls for the transportation OF the men out
of the country.
Our worthy Consul at Vera Cruz, l.. S.
IIargous, Esq. with his accustomed libcr.
alily has done every thing in his power to
alleviate the condition Of the liberated pri-
soners already arrived at that place, and it
was through his advice that the balance Of
them, some 240, were detained at Jalspa,
else The ravages ail ailt she 5ssAt4 fpsisunsrVs OF
al p.1ob a'a,be. 1t was thought they would
ali ali be be got off by the 20lh or 2olh of this
month.
The Great Congress was in session at
the city of Mexico and almost a dead ST.
lence reigns as regards what is going on IN
it. One of our correspondents, states the
general belief to be, that the session will
be allowed to 60 on as long as the men,
bcrs do not commit any act which may
differ from the opinion of Santa Anna, and
in case they do run counter 10 the wishes
of The provisional President they will 60
to their homes quicker than they came from
them. In the meantime every thing Is
quiet; but i, is almost impossible that this
quiet should last, for the simple reason
that majority of the members Of Con,
gress are Federals. As Santa Anna will
F not listen to any thing like Federal form
of government, without materially chan
pino his views, as matter Of course The
two interests must clash. We must wait
patiently for the next news from the MeXl'
can capital
They had all sorts of rejoicing at Vera
Cruz on The 10th inst.-a turn out OF the
military, firing Of cannon, ringing oil bells
'illulninations, TIE Deums, &C., in celebra
, lion ofa recent achievement Of Commo'
idore Marin, commander of the Mexican
navy. II seems that The Commodore ha:
recently succeeded in cutting out and bring
ing in to the port Of Vera Cruz the bes
, brig belonging to Yucatan. and from un
der the very guns Of a fort at Campeachy
1t seems that the expedition which re
] suited so successfully Was commanded ty
. Commodore Marin in person. With II
), chosen men he embarked in paile6otato
y without a single cannon, and made sail fn
!, Campeachy. There he surprised the bril-
at nj ght, and succeeded in capturing ne
! without firing gun or losing man. AM
she is row safely moored under the gun
;, of the Castle ofSan Juan de Ulloa.
The brig was one that was formerly ia
,, ken 10 Vera Cruz for the purpose of disPo
So
y sing of her TO the Mexican governments
- disappointed there, the owners finally ell
u fec,ed sale of her to the Government Il
' Yucatan for the sum Of S2i 600. The W
- catanese must have been sleeping whe
y she was captured, for at the time she wa
without sail; and even when taken int
:, Vera Cruz she had no other canvass tha
) the spanker and ibis. The Mexican dolla
was probably one Of The foremost of tn
y. =, boarders in this coup de main. al'houg
:. Com. Marin has the reputation of being a
70 70 active and brave officer, and we believ
i. justly.
Many questions are asked in Mexico i
relation to the Texian blockade, and whetf
u, er the vessels that we're TO emf 'rce are o
20 the water or only on paper. The Tex
u ans should let them into the secret.
j. A PERSON choked with potato will find il
IN slant relief by swallowing pumpkin.