Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-12-08
EROM MEXICO.

The U. S steam frea,e Missouri, Captain New
ION, arrived below AT New Orleans, On the 22nd
Nov. in three and half davs from Vera Crnz
She brought as passengers Bran'z Mayer, Esq, Of
Baltimore, U. 5. Seercsa,y OF Legation at Mexico.
p. A. Soushall, Esq, bearer Of despaches from
Gen Thompson 10 Washington, VIM. Richards
and T. HsIIilro. fom the Sandwich Islands, the
latter private secretary TO the King of those Is
lands, and "a naive of that country. Also SIX Of
he Santa Fe prisoners.
The sloop Of war Falmouth, Captain Macin-
tn.h, was the only Unted States Government YES
sci at Vera Cruz. She expected Ia leave
shortly for New Orleans wiIh $3.50 600 in sperir
The PWoyune .ia'es rat tue character Of the
d, s,ttrhes fio1 tie U. S Government is o, known.
bu, from all thrt b, ltbn d { on t,i,s.r l,,-
fe,s. there ,, crua rcpsonto behc,e lisi all 90
bending I'll relation to claims 1t An,",i-
,su ztn- w. "e a.osI - ,tsetoIiy arranged ~
va ems cUmpa nile Nilu The honor and interest al
'iuI country.
B-io,e the drra We OF the Missouri, Gen. San
IA Ana had ,-tted h"n tina cspiial To his e.taie
at Manga de CsVo leaving in his Stead G~n. Bra
10 as lrov.inns President OF the Republic. 1t,
was under stood that Santa Ara took hi. step
N cnnseq ucnce OF failing health and designed soon
10 return to the capital Those who saw him
shortly before his departure state that he never
ouked betler. The flower Of the army bad been
either sent To Yucsian 10 such points in the De-
parlment If Vera Ciuz as would enable Gen. San
"a Ana TO avail himself Of the power of we'll trained
troops if the occasion should require.
twas generally believed in Mckee that Santa
Ana was opposed TO all the projects for a new con
siturion pi opposed by the Constituent Congress, all
Of which we're federal in their character.
Those who have the best oppoI Iunily of judging
regard Mexico at present AS in a most critical Po-
.tion, and possibly upon the eve of another revo-
lJ'inn. There is no doubt that the new constltu'
lion will be a federal one.
There was no authentic news al the time OF the
Missouii's departure from Vera Cruz from Yucca
tan. The report that the NJ xcans had been de-
fested some time before was positively contradict
ed.
On the arrival ofthe news at the city Of Next
Of the taking of San Antonio. ard the capture
of Van Ness, Fitzgerald, and others belonging To
the Santa Fe Expe iition il is said that an order
on to shoot all such re.captuied prisoners
on the spot. Through the interference Of Gener-
al Tornel, however, this order was coontermanded
and Van Ness, Fitzgerald, and such others as were
known To have been in the expedition above mem
Toned, have had ihrir sentence COMMITTED to ten
years imprisonment in the Csstie OF Perote, one
Of the codesl and most disagreable places in the
country.
The opinion Of one Of the most intelligent per-
sons in relation TO Yucstan affairs is that Cam
psachy would surrender without firing gun. An
other gentleman, who is well versed in Mexican
affairs, ia strongly of the opinion that there will
be battle, and that il will result in the entire de-
feat ofSania Ana's forces.