Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-08
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, Is43.

ture both of Armijo and Lewis. The
volunteers were all fitted out at their own
expense, well, mounted, we'll armed" &c.
The Cirilian concludes its notice in
these words;
They are believed 10 have iDforma-
ton of all the Mexican parties which were
to have left either Santa Fe or St. Louis,
and will probably intercept them on the
road. Their object does not, however,
end here. The city Of Santa Fe will be
entered, and, il il is deemed prudent, and
the people of the country are able TO dis
tineuish their friends aud beGefactors
from the tyrants and blood-suckers who
now Cypress them, descent will be made
upon Chihuahua and the whole OF Nor.
,hern Mexico may be revolut onlzed. On
this, however, the men are determined :
that they will not return without Armjo
and Lewis, dead or alive"
We cannot foresee from this expedition
any thing but sanguinary, if not disastr Gus
consequences. There is reason 10 fear
that, If any attempt be mads to interrupt
the caravans from Santa Fe, The Texans
will come into conflict with the troops OF
the United States ordered TO the protec-
ton Of that frontier trade--any enter.
prise against which, indeed, is almost as
much 40 offence against the United States
as an act of hostility against Mexico.
The second item of news has relation
to the expedition of Commodore Moore
against the Mexicans at Campeachy, and
consists of proclamation Of President
Houston denouncing the Commodore as
a pirate and mutineer, for reasons which
are fully set forth in the proclamation, and
which we present in condensed form,
as follows:
"That Commodore Moore was at sew
eral times, from the goth October up to
the o3d March, officially ordered by the
Secretary OF War to carry his vessels to
Galveston, and finally to go thiiher in
person, leaving his squadron under charge
Of his second in command that further,
when he had dsregarded all these orders
repeatedly, Commissioners had been sent,
by secret act of Congress, to displace
him from command and take charge Of
his squadron, and that these he had set at
defiance, making sail for Campeachy,
though expressly forbidden to do so; that,
in consequence, he is suspended from com.
mand. all previous orders and authority
to him revoked, and he ordered forthwith
to return 10 Galveston. II he disobeys
las he is now known to have DONE it is de-
clared that his Government will no longer
be responsible for his acts. and all nations
at nmiiy with Texas are requested 10 seize
and bring into Galveston him, his vessels,
and crews, that they may be arraigned
and punished.
This proclamation is dated on the e3j
of March, twenty-three days before Com.
Moore set sail hom New Orleans. The
Commodore, being aware of the steps
which the President might take against
him, addressed to the Editor Of the Gal.
weston Times, under the date Of April
10Th, note, in which he states that he sail
ed agans, the Mexicnns with tho consent,
of Col Morgan, one of the Secret Com
missioners, now on board his ship, who
judged that course to be best for the inter-
ests of the Republic.
II now appears that as far back as the
l4th December, President Houston de-
nounced and dlsavowed all CO. operation
with Yucatan, and it does not APPEAR dis
tinctly that Com. Moore ever had ony
direct authority to act against Mexico in
that quarter.