The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-27

LATER FROM MExIco.-Yesterday forenoon the
Br sloop-of-war Rose, Capt Sturet, arrived in this
port from Vera Cruz, and enchored off the Point che
sailed from Sacr cios the sth inst The Rose de-
spatched to this port with the English mails which
intended for the steamer Tay which aground the
Colloradcs her way to Havana. The following list
comprises the chief officers Of the Rose Capt Henry
Sturet; LIST Lieut.. w. II. Dobbe I'd Lieut.. Percy
Psrkhurst I'd Lieut.. Jno Palmer; d. Wech, Masters
Mate; Purser, Robt Loney sargcon Rcbt Stephenson;
Midshipman. Robt q. Craigie Assistant Surgeon Dr.
The officers Of the Rose report that the health of Vera
Cruz had much improved, the fever having materially
abated.
wsh not letter from own correspondent coming 10
band and our files being imperfect he courtesy Of the
we are to ea has paced the
rem0ns OF the brave and ilated Gen Sentmanat al the
disposition Of his friends in the United States This
but an act OF proper respect to the memory of tho
dead and to the feelings OF the living 1t appears after
all the quibblngs and denias that what first stated
the subject OF the execution of Sentmsnat true his
head was severed rom his body and boiled in oil Santa
Anna utterly disavows the oct and the Government has
in consequences issued order requiring the command
ing General at Tsbasco report ct what actually
did take place. that he take to satisfy public
opinion and all that sort thing" This order is dated
the 10th Of July, at Mexico.
Gen Ampudia sailed Tabasco on the 4th Of July
and on the 10Th arrived at Vera Cruz From this city he
addressed despatch to the War Department. which he
says II was his intention to have set for the
capital to pay in his respects to the Government
but the seats in the diligence being all occupied he found
il impossible He promises 10 take the starting
but il looks if he inclined feel his way little
boring heads IN oil would De poor passport
vor at any other court than Santa Annas and he
not sanction exuberant display OF feeling Gen. Ampu
da expresses surprise at the remonsrsnces VIII CHI have
been made against the atrocities perperaed at Tabasco
He declares that neither the Consus Spain theun
ted States at Tabasco nterposed word Of complaint
against the seventies practsed upon the prisoners taken
with Sentmanat while the Belgian Consul only asked the
clemency Of the authorities in favar Of subject Of his GO
vernment who appeared among the prisoners.
tappears that both the French and Spanish Ministers
at Mexico addressed the veest against the
summary execution OF the subjects Of their respective
pnnfe al IN utu
us the whole correspondence, but have letter from
the French Minister dated the 18th July which thfuss
aside with the suberfuge behind which the Next
can Foreign Secretary endeavors to defend the action Of
his Government In the premises. lie reasons the point
the general ground OF the universal law OF nations He
charges that those French subjects in sentmsna exped
ton, who were shot, were shot without trial. and there
fore contrary TO the law OF nations. Tho responsibility
he throws upon the Mexican Government and awaits in
strucons from home the TO be pursued upon
the blood thirsty slaughter of Tabasco.
That the Spanish minister has been equally spirited in
his protest against the acts infer from the sens
veness with which Ampudia alludes 10 him in his des
patch before noted The papers before us aude TO the
subject only but the COMMUNICATIONS between the two
governments not given The next arrival will throw
more light, we trust upon the whole subject In the
meantime cannot but think Santa Anna finds himself
na,more embarrassed situation than he had anticipated
Our latest papers from Mexico TO the 26th July On
the 23d the Constitutional President granted to Sr Boca
negra Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gfteen days absence
from his post with view to recruit his health, which
had become impaired by his ncessant application TO the
duties OF his department The letter granting this
is full Of expressions Of confidence, and ofappreciaon OF
the ministers services.
The President shows himself rcsolutely bent on enforc
ing the law against the expectation Of specie whether
gold silver which shall not have paid the duty imposed
by law and he calls upon his custom house officers 10
exercise the utmost vigilance in the premises.
We cannot learn verbally any thing by this arrival
to the progress OF the Mexican designs upon Texas and
ourpspefs throw no new light on the subject whatever
NJ o Pic, .fug. IS.