Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-06-21
New ORLEANS. July 10.

New ORLEANS, July 10.
Latest from CGmptaehy.-'rhe schooner
Grccian, Capt. Hardy ,aui The schr. Wash
ius,ou. Capt. jefferson, arrived Yesterday
from Canrpeachy. The latter made the
passage in SIX days. Ne unke up the
following synopsis Of news from the Cour-
icr. 10 which paper, Capt. jefferson COM
munica,ed IL.
On the lsr :of June propositions for a
cessation Of hostiliies and for permanent
peace between Mexico, and her revol,ed
confederate had been offered, and were
vnder The consideration Of the government
Of Ygcatnn. ilwas proposed by Ampu-
cia; commander OF the Mexican forces.
that he should te allowed to evacuale,
without ruoicsta'on, The YucataHcse ter
ri'.ry; TIA, the government .! Yuca,nu
shocid appoia, two commissioners, aud
thai they shnuld be joined by tSo comn,is
sionrrs on the part Of Mexico, aud that
these commissioners Should agree on tie
basis of III arrangement, for the accommo-
da,iou nl all difference between the con-
lending parties. II was sad that ihisrro-
position Was made under the direction Of
Sanla Anna. T'hc Yucatanrsc seemed
10 be well pleased wiih this arrangement.
uui ready torn;er into it. Some persons
~nrc under The impression that this offer
uf peace was Only feirt on the part Of
Ampudia, and that his object was TO gain
Time To retreat 10 Lerma, where il WAS
supposed he would be able tn effect the
debarka,iou Of his troops. Their opinion
was based on tie critical position in which
lie found himself placed. Eight hundred
of The Yucarancse trpnps had arrived from
Mcripa, and ,iio balance, making total
of three thousand. were on their way. de
would inevitably he surrounded. aud hence
his motive for milking the Offer, which he
did no;,i was thought, intend 20 carry ou,
10 good faith. il be could possibly avoid IL.
Com. Mourc was ready fos action. The
injury (lccording to the information oh
famed hy Capt. Jc,icrs"n) suffered by the
vessels, in the late action under his CON-
maud. Was hut uiilins. He had au cx-
cellent crew. aud they were quite sasgaine
of victory. 1t was MS iuicui>n to Eavc
given lie enemy chase on the I'd. hut on
account of The negotiations peuslns be BAD
lurbcruc doins SO.
The Pacificador. g paper published by
,he NcxicaDs NJ BuenaY,sra, complains
bitterly that .hc Yucataucse have armed
the. Indians anL avaiied themselves Of the
services of savases The lioIetin. pub.
lshcd At Campeacty replies TO this. that
Tive war now wggcdis as much on account
Of the iudiaus as on that Of the other iu-
catancse, aud that IL is lime that this un-
tarrrna,e class should elevated 10 the scale
Of civilization. aud rha, in submitting to
The laws they shoulll be protected by them.
The Independence, printed at Merida,
n( the 23rd Of May, couains the following
article:
The Texiau vcsse! neaniug. probn'
bly,. Commodore Mo"rp's llag shiPl had
IN menty.tli.ce men wounded, OF whom,
three haye since died. The other vessels
suffered no damage. We are still igno-
rant OF The loss Ol' The enemy"
The Fanny and Il Boston brig. that had
been seized by the cruizefs, had, on ex.
animation. at Campeacby, been released.
Commodore Boylan lad LEFT with bis
gun boats for Lenna.
The Texian schooner. oi.war Indepen.
,lence. Lieut.. Gray, was 10 sail on The a9th
for crurze towards The Eastward. ii is
quite unaccouulahle TO 'us, how ibis vessel
could leave at atin.e when decisive bat.
tle vas TO he fought. We give The report
as il has reached ne ,hrousn our ue.vs col
:rc,or.-Pie.