Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-05
AUTHENTIC FROM MEXICO.

Loss OF the u. y. Stoop OF War Pedcock-
Change of Government in Merico--
Teran Santa Fe Expedition.
We have been favored with a file of
Mexican papers brought by the barque
Eugenia, recently arrived at New York
from Vera Cruz, from which we CLEAN
the following items.
The United States ship Peacock, one
of the vessels of the Exploring Expe-
dition, was lost off the mouth of the
Columbia river on the 18th Of July last.
Her officers and crew, the chronometer,
charts, &c. were all saved. 1t was ex-
pected that the brig Thomas II. Perkins
would either be bought or chartered for
the conveyance home of the crew of the
Peacock
On the 9th of October last the Repre-
sentatives appointed by General Santa
Anna, two from each Department of the
Republic, met and chose him President
of the Mexican Republic. The next day
he took the oath of Office in the Hall OF
the Chamber of Deputies, and the same
evening appointed as his Cabinet Minis
ters-
MANUEL GOMEZ PEDRAzA, Minister OF
Foreign Relations and Government.
CIpRIANo DEL CASTILLO, Minister of
Justice and Public Instruction.
JOSE MARIA ToRNELy MANDEvIL, Min
lister of War and Marine.
FRANCISCO GARCIA, Minister of Hacien-
da. Senior GARCIA declined the appoint
ment and soon afterwards died in the De-
partment of Zacatecas.]
General PEDRAzA resigned after he had
been in office four or five weeks, and JOSH
MARIA DE BoCANEGRA was appointed as
his successor.
IGNACA TRIGUREs was appointed Sec.
rotary of the Treasury in the place of Mr.
Garcia.
The Provisional President had, by proc.
llamation, convoked the Constituent Assem-,
bly, for the LIST of June next.
The Dario del Gobierno of the 9th OF
October contains an official letter, dated
Atonelisco 22d of September, from Gen.
eral MANUEL ARMJo, the Commandent
General of New Mexico, giving an account
of the capture of the vanguard of the
Texan expedition to Santa Fe.
The General states that intelligence Of
nicated to him by an Italian and New
Mexican, who were with the expedition
but who fled from it in advance for that
purpose. That on the 18th of September
the party of one hundred dragons under
Col. Cook surrendered at discretion, anC
were deprived of their arms and clothing
which Gen. ARMIJo distributed among hi:
own companions in arms. That the inter
prefer had been set at liberty on account
of his good behavior, but that the Other
prisoners were on their way towards
Mexico under an escort.
The same paper of the 18th of October
publishes President LAWNS Proclamation
to the citizens of Santa Fe, one of the
papers found upon the Texan prisoners
The proclamation is accompanied by 8
commentary from the Editor of the paper
Subsequent numbers of the same iourna
contain the other documents found upon
the Texans.
The number for the 24th of October
states that President SANTA ANNA had di.
rected cross of personal distinction to
be prepared at the public expense for
General ARMIJo, with the following inscrip,
ton: "He saved in New Mexico the in
tegrity of the national territory" To the
chiefs, officers, and troops who partook in
the capture of the Texan vanguard was
also awarded the privilege of wearing upon
their left arm shield, in which, on greer
ground, was TO be seen a national eagle
with outstretched wings, bound with gold