Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-04-16
From the New OrIrnus Bee.
LATEST FROM TEXAS.

LATEST FROM IEAAS.
Blockade ofthe Mexican PORTS March
ofthe Terian Army for Mre;co.
The steam packet New York, arrived
at 2 o'clock yesterday, bringing from
Galveston dates to the 2Sth inst. The
most important intelligence received
by this arrival is The annexed pIocla-
nation of President Houston, declar-
ing the ports of Mexico to be in a state
OF Blockade.
BIZ tie President orHe Republic Of 7eras.
A PROCLAMATION OF BLOCKADE.
To all to whom these presents shall
come: Know we, that |, Sam. Houston,
President of the Republic of Texas,
and Commander IL hief Of the Army
Navy-By virtue of my authority and
the power vested in me by law, and
for the purpose of more efectuaIly
prosecuting the war in which Texas
is now engaged with Mexico-do here
by order, decree, and proclaim tat the
ports of the Republic of Mexico, on its
Eastern coast, from Totasco, in The
STATE of Tobasco, TO Matamoras, In the
State of Tamaulipas, including those
por,s. and comprising the Rio Grande
del Norte and the BrazoS Santiago,
and also all the inlets, estuaries and
passes Oh the said eastern coast of
MeyCo-and from and after date of
t is p oc)ama ion, III a :tate of actual
and absolute blockade, by the armed
vessels Of this nation.
And fer thepuIpose ofcarrying this
order, deer G, and proclamation Ito
complete effect, an armed naval force
now is, and will be Continued to be
kept at or near the said ports, ialets,
and passes ofthe eastern coast OF Mexi
co, entirely sufficient to force this dc
cree.
For any breach or effort at breach
Of this blockade, the offending vessel
and cargo will be liable to confscation.
, and the officers and mariners OF such
vessel will be subject to the penalties
attached to a breach of blockade.
This decree shall take effect as to
vessels sailing from New Orleans, with
in three days alter its publication in
that city, and five days as to any neu.
trail port within the Cult of Mexico
within twenty days as to any port in
the United States, north of the Gull
Mexico-and forty-hve days as to YES
sells from any port in Europe.
In witness Whereof have here
unto affixed my hand and the
! r.. S. great seal of this Republic, a
the city of Houston, this twenty
sixth day of March in the yeal
ofour Lord, one thousand eigh
bundled and forty two, and o
the independence of The Re
public the seve t..
| Signed SAM. HOUSTON.
BY tie Pres dc Il.
Arson JONES, Secretary Of State.
Tie Mex can forces rctrea,ed afte,
sacki @ San Antonio ard have not we
attempted penetrating any luTther i.
Texas.
The only news received flom the
armed fleet fitted out, sew, raj week.
ago, by the citizens of Galveston, /.
c,ntained in the following extract fan
the Galveston Advertiser Of the 2S'h
ave received, yesterday morning 4
letter from the Senior editor Of this pa
per, written on board the afitte, from
which we make the follow g ext act
awe have no recent intelligence o
the strength of the enemy, but il we
can find nothing to fight this side O
Matamoras, we will go there to get it,
The Texas papers contain letter
from President Houston to Santa Anna
in reply to the voluntary a perterS tc
Col. Bee and Gen. Hamilton. The
tone of President Houstons letter is
commendable in the extreme. lie
most effe. tuaIly repeIs the SANDER OF
Santa An a, aud proves him to be as
destitute OF truth and honesty as he is
If humanity. We regret that the let
ter is too long for our columns. For
the pr sent we can only publish the
cen luii g paragra his. Afer reca-
pitulatns the acs ofenormity commit
led by Santa Anna and contrasting
them with the clemencV egPcgieaced