Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-01

New ORLEANS, Sept iJ.-bF W. At'io"'t'
Fortuna. arrived today from Vera Cruz, We re-
ccivca our regular files hy which " lean ih&t
the Gen. y. pedro Anpudia had !ctt for Ecr"
cr,1 with D. Iors Maria :sa,nioval. lIa WAS
appointed Comnartlcr-in-cl;ic!oft armya"anst
Texas.
HORRIBLE CATASTROPHE At MATA-
MORAS.
The Diario OF August 81, contains an account
Of the Gi>asicr which has li:o"n the unhappy
town Of Nlaiainora>, in heap ci ruins.
TEc FIRST t!cailc oi Mala:aoraS, writes as FOL
lows. under date If August .:
- a,lniolr. aloui 10 o'clock 4 vip!cn, hurricane
commenced in This town, which continued Ill ID
hi. nornirc. No ore ;cEc;uncr~ 50 dreadful q
,c,nres,. The disasters it occasioncd. 50 Ear -
they Az vet .nann arc horrible. a':d c;''n"t ~
.enairci IL tx years. EXccp! liz houses OF Don
Pedro .Joer lie L. GAIA, oi' Donna .llana pcrca,
;iia Ire new church, there j. "ai a hulldih2 when
is nc, much Gcr.aeci or which is not heap "i
rn;ns. Tie following persons have persisted III
the crash: an Infant son OF Don Mariana aqua
Ia auarillcry soldier Thee women are badly
wounded. bul -li!l survive.
"hmon@ hose building, are The artillery Tar
racks. and tn hospital Maa containing near luz
SICK. lhc wall OF the prison and hail oi ihe wan
ri, me or;vc ward. 70 tell every hing in one
"n,d-.lc Greater pant oiiiIc population aFc COM
nell-; 10 IKE In ,hanlce> bni'i among lie rains OF
,tc;r ho;.cS. leave your t.ycclcncy q Imagine
he miserable condition .! al so,t' Of riocHce
growing il The fell.
"-Ghc sci: wcrc carried to-tay 10 the baifac"s q
Inc ,appcl>. the raii, OF the church which his
l,.; one tower and haItot another, the caL"on %
The lower story q. IL cohs:>.ofiai totse~~-ffSo-
rcr> o. all kinds have Teen wei! @uarNcd am Ao'
one has escaped
We learn that an order from the Government
ofNcyico has liberated from confinement j: Pc
rotc Castle the cza-pTisoncrS CAPT. ". Rynn,
Col Vim. /. Wilson, Wallace. James Arm
strong and Thomas Tacm
Mr. shannon. the new American Minister,
;i.i,ed tho prisoners and warmly sympa'!''ZeG
Win their sriierings Mir. s. wGs wayiaid hy
robbers ON lis way 10 the city of Mexico. and a
considerable sum oimoncy stolen t.o. him.
STILL LATER.
- TX the wax of Pensacola. We have iac fol-
loving news. received there IN 'hc 'ith instant:
The l.. :. ship of Nar Falmouth, airi:cl in
his hari,ar on AIondar. the 9TH Instant from Nor
! folk. by way Of Vcca Cruz. III &c MeS'can t''!!t
! She ,o-chcd at the latter port for thc purpose ii
| cav;u. NJ: Shannon, United Sta;c> 3i.nis'er =
| Mexico. In the reception oil Mr.. $, ~ til au-
mo, Ties Of Vera Ctnz. ,ncrc WIS nothing n3ca-
tive of III feeling towards Our country, On The
contrary. he was treated with The ceremonies and
homes due to his character - envoy OF 4 great
people
Eumor spoke Of the intention Of Gen. Santa
Anna as soon IS IT, could obtain four mi''ioCs 81
dollar ~ makca 'uirah' On Texas ":l'i !,.GG0
men. and il was further stated, that choice q0r-
lion Of these Il $50 wer. 10 &c cmbarIc.! ilHnc-
dia.ely uaon the a,riva! 81 The 'wo war ,ieaiDcr>
expected daily from New ioIa, where ,iiey ia,i
been sent Tor repairs.
pooer,cx ~ Omo-Tais distinguished Tour
Isl has also Teen in Ohio and has given in.nrma-
ton 10 the Cincinnati Gazette, oflhc existence OF
I'm extensive partnership in Texas lands, in
which James X Polk and George NJ. Dallas, and
ether distinguished men, are co~parnef>." Not
long since saws Inc Gazeitc, these articles OF
partnership were shown 10 man in Louisville
Kentucky"
Tie Nashville Urion thus "naliens CIT this
one. toe:
Now, there is not The semhlance Of truth il,
this whole story II has been fabricated for roli-
teal effect Gov Polk never held, directly or il
directly any interest IN Texas lends. He never
/ had an: partnership with anJ human hciH@ in
reference 10 Texas lands. or any pccuriary int
I ,csi in Texas, or connected with Texas. ThC
! Circnrati Ga2e.;o fron which the article Is CO.
/ pied has uttered 4 taicGaccd and shameful false
! hood"
Rcorbackappears 10 lie a most Ubiquitous irdi
viiGal. Vow, he is an "ahotionist III liiiica
ard ROW, "a man in Louisville and i'll o.io. Be
tween hi, time and November, he will doubles:
ie.ap?ear in q great variety ofshafes, names anC
brlaccs-
Me,hii.ls ,lere lie six Rooybscl;s in Tie field
~ y. Morning N,rS.