Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-11-09
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

In our paper of Saturday last. we made
mention of difference which had oc
Cured between the Representative of
the English Government and the Gov
eminent of Mexico. BY our present ad-
vices, the intelligence is fully confirmed,
and the caGse of the misunderstanding is
unfolded at length in letters from our
spondents. At present, the affair
looks as if Santa Anna would soon have,
the English laundering about his ears.
The circumstances appear to be as fol-
lows:
On the 18th ult., festival day, it be-
ing the anniversary of the victory gained
by Santa Anna over the SpanIards at
Fampico, ball was given at the palace
IN the city of Mexico. and all the for
eign Ministers invited. The ball room
was superbly ornamented, and among
other decorations, were the trophies won
by Mexico from the Spanards and Tex
ans. These flags were suspended at one
end of the room. Upon the entrance Of
MIR. Doyle, the charge d'afaues, he in
qulred the meaning of them, and being
answered that they were trophies, he We
ry naturally was led to a closer examin-
atior of them. Upon inspection, he
found that the English jack was stuck
up among the flags taken from the Tex
ans. He Immediately addressed him
self to Mr.. Bocapesra, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, who was present. and
asked an explanation of the occurrence.
Tie Minister replied that the Jack
was taken from the Texans, and ON that
account alone had been placed among
the trophies, and with no view of giving
offence to the British Government. Mr..
ID. expressed himself satisfied with this
explanation, bur added. that he must re-
quest the flag should be taken down,
saying, that it was not his wish that the
affair should attract public attention, he
was willing that it should be done while
the company were at supper, when no
one would be present in the ball room.
Bocanegra consulted with Santa Anna
on the subject, and assured MIR. Doyle,
that it should be taken down the next
day. Mr.. D. was not satisfied with this
promise, and Santa Anna not feeling dis
posed to accede to Mr.. Doyie's demand.
this gentleman retired from the ball, fol-
lowed by all the British subjects pres
ent.
The next day Mr.. Doyle addressed
note to the Government, demanding that
the flag should be taken down, and, as a
satisfaction for the insult, should be hois-
ted in tie public square and saluted with
twenty-one guns. To this no satislacto-
ry reply was given, and notes were ex-
changed until the 9th, which is anoth-
er national tete and the Salon de Recep
ton being open that day. MIR. Doyle was
informed that the Jack still remained
in the same place; upon which he imme-
dlately sent the British Consul General
with two merchants, as witnesses, to see
fit were actually the case. Finding il
to be so, he addressed note to the Gov
eminent, saying that his diplomatic re-
lations with the Government Of Mexico
ceased from that moment until further
orders from his Government. A circu-
lar was also passed to all the British
merchants, advising them that lie had
o".u "'"oeii uHuet tnt Necessity OF SuS-
pending all diplomatic intercourse with
tie Mexican Government until he could
communicate with his Government. To
this note it appears that the Mexican
Government has replied in very insul-
ting communication.
Such IS the state Of the case. Mr..
Doyle's dispatches have gone to Eng
land IN the steamer which sailed on The
lst Oct; and he had also despatched a
man.oi-war. which happened TO be al We
ra Cruz, TO Bermuda and Jamaica, with
dispatches for the Admiral. Thus rests
the affair. and the citizens of Vera Cruz
are apprehensive that the first news they
will have will be the arrival Of an En-