Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-03
LATER FROM MEXICO.

] Advices from Vera Cruz to the 18th instant have
been received at New Orleans.
Mr.. SHANNON, the American Minister, had re-
tired to Tacubaya, and was expected to take his
| departure for the United States in few days.
The British frigate Eu,ydice arrived at Vera
Cruz on the morning Of the 18th instant from Gal
weston with dispatches, which were Immediately
forwarded to the capital.
An American squadron, consisting of the frigate
Potomac, sloop Falmouth, and briggs Fairfield and
Somers, was spoken at sea on the 18th instant,
bound TO Vera Cruz.
The papers Of the city of Mexico and of Vera
Cruz continue to be occupied almost exclusively
with the subject of Annexation The official paper,
EI Diario del Gobieo, of the Sd instant announces
that it is in possession Of certain movements on the
part Of the Government of a warlke character,
which it is constrained to withhold from the
public, secresy is the soul of military operations
but expresses hope that the speedy and successful
issue OF these operations will soon relieve the public
curiosity in regard to them.
The papers contain the following correspondence
between Senior CuEvAs and Mr.. SHANNON which
we copy as translated for the New Orleans Pr
cayune
NATIONAL PALACE, Mexico MAncH %, ls45.
The undersigned, Minister Of Foreign Relations in ad-
dressing himself for the last time to his exceency Mr. VIII
SOY SHANNON, Minister Plenipotentary from the United
States desires to inform him that both Houses Of the
United States Congress have sanctioned the law in relation to
the annexation of Texas the territory Of the United States
and as the Minister from Mexico has withdrawn from his
msan at Washington, and protested against the of Con-
gess and the Government of the United States diplomatic
relations between the two countries be continued
What the undersigned add to what has already beer
said by his Government upon the grave offence offered Mex
co by the United States, uspng portion Of Mexican terri
tory, and violating the Of treaties of friendship which
the Republic of Mexico has observed on her part as long
honor and the desire avoid rupture with the United
States have permitted Nothing more than to lament thai
two nations free and republican, contiguous (pecinos
worthy Of faterna union, founded upon mutual interests
and common and honorable loyalty, should have cut short
their friendly relations and by offensive Mexico
is derogatoy to the honor of the American Union.
The undersigned to his exceency Mr.. Shannon
the protest already directed against annexation and
over would add that the Mexican Republic will oppose the
with all the decision due her own honor and
regny, and that the Government arenty desires that
sideratons of loyalty and justice should yet outweigh witt
the citizens Of the United States designs for extending the
territory at the expense of friendly Republic which, in tn
midst of its misforuncs, (dsgraca) seeks to preserve
unspoted name, and thereby the rank which its desne
| coll il.
The undersigned has the honor offer to his excelenc,
Mr. Shannon his personal respect and to him of hi
very distinguished consideration.
LUIS G. CUEVAs
| To his ExcclIency WILSON SHANNON,
| Enroy Extraordinary DC.