Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-08-28
From The 81 Louis Republieo,

-1''oouTt arrived ath.
por' last as evening at Il O'Clock, ~
New Orleans. She brings rs en- ,9'
of papers to the day Of her leav;n. W
l4th, and an extra from the Troni.
flee Of that day, containing the ,D ="
ly expected news BY the Wa,e, ~,
from Vera Cruz. This extra emh,s
all the intelligence from Mexico 10y
copy it entire. N
From The NO Tropie Ertra, Augu-p,
Very late from Vera Crnz.
Of the water Witch..No Daa,n
ton of War-1O,OOO Mexican,.ah
on their march to Texas,.,n
tant Correspondence. T
We hasten to lay before The 81
of the Tropic the laies, new, !
Mexico. The Water Witch r..
Trennis, lief. Vera Cruz on n. !
inst, and arrived here be,ween;
6 this morning. Ii seems that. af,.,%
the gasconading dispatches Of The n.
lean Minister. declaration Of ~,
now very doubtful.
Our promp, and inteligen. can.
pondenl tells the whole story.
VERA Cruz, 4th Aug. 1876
Dear Sirs: last had this nl.,,'.
per Relampego. which left here 0, !,
23d ult., no arrivals have since hI,,
place from your port.
Tbs election of new Presidents.
menced on the lst inst, for vEr,
there are four candilaes-ssy. a.
Herrera, President ad interim. Gen
monte. ex-Minister at WashingtouG,
mez Farias, and one other whose p,n
has escaped my memory; the Prssids
cy, however, seems 10 lie between
two former, one Of whom, il is sum.
ed, will be the successful candldst
Almonte has offered his servicsl
Government ip The approaching ca,
palgn against Texas, but | rather In
il is more "ruse de guerre" TO III
him to the Presidency. than any m
desire he has to get to have bw
with Texas--or,as | ough, to say Mr
the United States.
II. B. VI. brig-of. ar Persian, arp
here on the 9th ult., in seven isu
from Galveston, bringing the nemf
the annexation Of Texas being conin
ed by the delegates called together
that purpose BY President Jones-n
also that body of U. s troops, a
about 1000 men, were expected ,
Galveston in the course Of a few dir
Ii appears now that our govemns
is in no hurry TO declare war agar
the United States. or at any rae
seems 10 be the general opinion
she will merely attemp, to re.conqF
Texas without making any declarl
Of war. OF course, The news bya
Persian caused a great excilens
throughout the country. The Minis
has presented an ACT to the TWO Chs
bers for their delibera,ioD.
Isl To declare war against The
States.
2nd. Authorizing them to raise al
eign or national loan to the amounI
fifteen million of dollars, which n
consider 10 be requisite to carry
war and re conquer Texas.
The proposals are now under discs
sion in The Chambers, and if they. /.
the "l'argent' there is no doubt y
will make the attempt TO again get y
session, though i. is doubtful whea :
they declare war against the Uaf ]
States or not.
OF course YOU have heard, ere %
Of the revolution at Tobasco, in iT =
of Federalism. which has induced r
ernmen, to declare said port close
foreign as well as native shipping, !.
is rather puzzled to find out how "
will keep out the former, as theyW
not got single steamer that theya
get ready in less than eighteen orNs
iy days, all the engineers being sa'
| may say, loafng on shore and W
ing for THEN pay, Of which, for so
past they have received 6u''
mere trifle.
The Tariff question is still uns
discussion. or rather has been refer
TO committee, but if they procrs'a
ate as they generally do, God sm'
when we shall get sigh, OF the Ionga
pecled document--and in the msanlp
The country will lose great dsa'J
merchants do not like 10 ship Wln'
much uncertainty.
/ have nothing further OF inlela
inform YOU Of a! present. and wy /.
subscribe myself, gentlemen, very
specially. yours. ,
.4ug. 5.-The Water Wien
sailing yesterday. ! open to say ln"'
have no news from the American ~
ron, but il is thought here 'halh
soon appear. II is said that the y"
now on the road 10 Texas amour
10 ooo men. Yours, &c.
Still Later from Tsra'.-lMss
ter Woodbury., Capt. Foster y,
lor, Aransas IN The 9Th. and Calves