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DECLARATION OLE WAR nA MrAlcn-

DECLARATION OF WAR BY MENlco.
hlfod has kindly furnished with slip CONTAINING
me soAalhed important inormaiun, copied llem III,
New Orleans Republican OF the 3th inst Awaf with
Mexico will potbig be oil short DURATION and una,tenl.
.dby very sangnnafy brilliant haill,s unless nd ed
other natlons before termination shall be nvol. ell IN
II, which We no not NOW anticipate Il nevertheless
an event To be deploed by every lover OF humany-lor
come IN what gnise IL may, aud however limited may
be the field o It's operations boodsh,d aud suffering and
crime are It's necessary concomitanis
Our government 10 be fully Oh the alert let
lei rom Washington states that there have been les.
patched from the Navy Yard IN thai city 81 boxes OF
mnskes by the Southern boat to 90 through by The mail
route 10 New Orleans, and 100 boxes in addition have
been ordered 10 be alter them as quickly az they
can he prepared. There have been also $50 900 ball
cartridges ordered to be prepared aud forwarded by the
same conveyance with Tie utnust despatch as ell as
number u gun carriages ard other military stores.
From The " o. RtPntiean. .lug.7
Co.-DECLARAIlON OF WARtli#
he schooner Rclampago, which recently arrived ut
HE Raze from Vera Cruz, came up 10 The CIV on
Tuesday evening. Our cviols accounts by this vessel
were very hunted, based AS They upon verbal stale
mcnls and short extract from one OF the few letters
which reached The ey IN company with the dispatches
ior the State department. Ii VAS until late hour
I
Which tlluWa, containing tho official communications n
translation ol Which Is snhoiued The letter is from
Trend and correspondent IN Vera Cruz aud enclosed the
communications, which are from the Minister Of War
aud Marine oil Mexico. It appears by these. that the
previous utmatuus OF the intention OF Me xc Ia declare
Wal against this country, have assumed positive and
Diet, rmnate shape. The Water Witch, Which may be
looked ,or every day, will bring US full particulars.
We have reason o believe that the dispatches Ia tho
Department ol STATE, at Washington. brought by ,he Re
lampago communicated the Tact oil war having been de-
catod by the Mexican Government
ihc following Is the letter aud documents referred 10:
VERA CGuz, July 81, 1915.
Dear Su: have only momrn,'s
time 10 hand yoa the enclosed to which refer YOU We
are momonlarly expecting receive the declaration o
war against the United States, itum Mexico. Every
one Is making preparations 10 leave this place aud move
into the interior Tho Water Mitch will sail for your
porl on the 2Sh och inst. Yours
OFFICE OF WAR AND MARINE.
SECTION or OPERATIONS.
CmcuLAR.-Iho United States have consimmaled
the pciiy against Mexico by sanclionlng the decree
which declares The annexation of the department of Tex
as TO thai Republic. The injustice OF that 0surpation is
apparent. and MeAlcu tolerate such grave lnu
~ without making an effort prove To The United
States The possibility OF her ability cause her rights to
he respected With tins ohect The Supreme Government
has resolved upon DLCLARArioN OF against hat
power seeing that our lorbearancc instead being
ecived as poo Of our friendly disposition, has been IN
teIproted into acknowledged mIussbihty OH our part
TO carry a successful war.
Such an error on The mart or the limited States will h
advantageous ia Aexicn b.cnus. suddenly ,b,ndnnn,,
is paclc altudp II viii IA marrow communicate, Il,
Couaress the deelaralou of war and .x,,n ,he n,,,
ism of lis citizens ia ssain tho dignity i th. nain, and
the INTEGRITY Of lis erroty nov Tearherously attacked
in utter dsreuard ut all n,t,nIies r.c,on,ed in tba ON
lghieued aye.
You will readily appreciate the importance Of this
subject and The necessity If nfepornp The Rooms unJ,
yuuI command 10 u1arcl, tovnrl any mint which NAV
require protection aoans these most unjust
am directed by tl1 proyIucio President ia eu,in unon
YOU as general n-cblci OF YOUR division and as citizen
of this Republic to hold yoursrf IN readiness 10 rcnl
those who seek the ruin m Mex,co Tho Government
is occupied in cnyofn, The different poin ON The from
ers and in collecting the necessary means 50 that no.
bino nav he waned 10 hose ,Lo' "Iarv !, ,iIi'so "a
defend the sacred riehts Of heir couarry.
have the honor 10 communicate nm, for Your iuielli.
genec, aud To direct your c ,nducl.
God and Liberty. Mexico July l6, 1915.
GARCIA CONDE.
This circular 10 the authorities subordinate this Of
flee.
Aust Ercctlent ScnGJ-As nv notes OF the 3ili of
March aud The 7lh OF Anil of this year cuncening the
tsereIs and recruits for The army have not Produced
the effects which his EXceliency he President ad inte
rim desired as the Governors have not been able 10
gather a number men by any means adequate To the
wants OF Tie army his t.xceency has ordered your Elk,
cccucy PROV Ide the ae, a, enable the dlercni
DEPARTMENTS 10 furnish their uoa and couplee The can
tinpen Of toops required by the DEGREES oi 2gh of De
ccnber 1873 and 2nd July 1914 for although the su.
preme government has not exacied with puncualiy the
complement Of these departments she now sees herself
under the necessity OF doing SO for The war which she
wages against the United States the pcrGdy and each.
ey OF which power has put her possession Of part Of