Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-02

MEAlCO.-Advices from Vera Cruz up to
the 18th instant have been received at New
Orleans.
Mr.. S~HNNNoY, the American Minister. was
at Tacublya. Letters had been received from
him at Vera Cruz, stating that he would leave
for the United Statcsin "a few days.
Santa Annals trial was slowly progressing.
his health Is represented as being very indif-
ferent.
The British frigatc Eurydice arrived at We
IA Cruz on the morning of the 9th inst, from
Galveston with dispatches, which were inn
mediately forwarded TO the capital.
The papers of the city of Mexico and of
Vera Cruz continued 10 be occupied almost
exclusively with the subject of Annexation.
The official paper, Ell Diario del Gobierdo, of
the Sd instant announces that it is in posses
sion of certain movemn nts on the part of the
Government of a warlike character, which it
is constrained TO withhold from the public, as
secrecy is the soul of military operations but
expresses a hope that the speedy and success
lul issue of these operations will soon relieve
the public curiosity in regard To them.
The Mexican Minister, in his letter to Mr..
SHANNON, announcing the termination of Of
fetal relations between the two countries.
holds the following language:
The undersigned renews to- his exCellency
Mr.. Shannon the protest already directed a
Sainst annexation and, moreover, would add,
that the Mexican Republic will oppose the
measure with all the decision due tn her hon
or and sovereignty, AMI that the Government
%arlcntly desires that consideration of loyalty
and justice should yet outweigh with the cit
iZcnsot the United States designs for extend
ing their territory at the eXpsnce of a friendly
Republic, which. in the midst of its misfor-
tunes, (disgrGciGs.) seeks to preserve an un-
spotted name, and thereby the rank to which
its destinics call il.
Annexed is Mr.. SHASNoN's reply:
UNITED STATES LOCATION,
March 3lst, 1913.
The undersigned, ENVOY Extraordinary,
&c, of the United States, has the honor of
acknowledging the receipt of his Excellcncy's
Senior Cuevas, Minister of Foreign Rela-
tons, &c, note of the 2Sth day of Mrch.
announcing that the Congress of the United
States has sanctioned the Annexation Of Tex
as to lis Territory that The Mexican Minister
at Washington had terminated his official re-
latlons. and protested against the said act of
Congress and Government of the United
States and that diplomatic relations between
the two countries could not be continued.
The liberal AMI honorable sentiments enter
tanned by the actual Government of Mexico
had induced the undersigned TO hope that the
differences which exist between the two GOV.
~ tAAt OG dilotZtl dlAllluilA llnl
terms just and honorable TO both. 1t would
appear, however, from the note of His Excel.
lenCy Senior Cuevas, that Mexico declines "a
adjust these differences in this manner. and
thus preserve the peace of the two countries.
The undersigned can assure his Exccllcnc,
Senior Cucvas that his (Mr. Shannon's) GOV.
eminent entertaius the l~iveliest desire to cul.
tIvatc amicablc relations with that of Msxi.
co and here he will improve the opportuni.
~ To repeat that which he has before commn.
mCatcd to the Government of Mexico. to wit
that the United States has not adopted I'm,
measure of Annexation in any spirit of hos.
tility towards Mexico. and that the United
States are anxious to settle all questions which
my grow out of this MEASURE. including that
of boundaries, in terms the most Just and lib.
cTsl.
living offered Tho olive branch Of peace.
and mmilcsted a sincere desire to settle these
questions amicably aud upon principles lust
AMI honorable to both Governments. the Uni.
ted States h,ve done whatever is I'm IN ir po,y
er to preserve the friendly relations between
tn,m, ana " now remains Tor Mexico To de-
eide whether they shall h, coujiuu.I or
whether the peace of tha two countries shall
be brokcn b. a conflict equally injurious 10
both, and which can give satisfaction only to
the enemies OF civil liberty and republican
institutions.
The undersigned will pass over i'm silence
the charge made against his Government nj
having violated the treaty of friendship viii
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