Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-12-13
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

The following statements are improbable, but
coming from two different quarters, appearing to
corroborate each other, give them for what they
are worth:
rRox THE NEW ORLEANS TRoPIc DECEMBER g.
From our files Of Havana papers, received yesterday by tn
T gather particulars not before gven we believe
which, at all TO be relied on throw light upon our pre-
sent relations with Mexico We find them in the Diayio
la Marine of the 18th ulmo That paper, after ailuding
previous notices of the intelligence received by the steam
packet from Vera Cruz goes to state that persons well &C
quanted with the Of the Mexican Government say tina
propositions that Government have been made by our Con
sui at the city Of Mexico to settle the boundaries Of the
countries 1.-THE annexation question being considered settled
in the following manner The United States pay in
Identification Of four five millions of dollars their boundary
line be the Rio Bravo del Noe including part Of the States
Of Tamauipas, Coahula Chihuahua, and New Mexico to
gether with the city Of Santa Fe.
The writer Of the letters from Vera Cruz does not believe
that the Mexican Government will accede to such propos
ona least for 80 small indemnifcaon four five
millions Of dollars. II is also stated by the authority
that propositions have also been made for the acquisition
New California The boundaries would in that be the
River ella, which unites with the Colorado its mouth
and empties into the Gulf of California This
almost due from the Rocky Mountains through the State
Of Sonora. This acquisition Of territory would give the
haIbors Of San Francisco, Monterey, and San Pedro.
We give the above specuations for what they worth
| ~ THE PIcAYUSE DECEMBER a.
Byile arrival Of the United States soop-ofwar John
Adams at Pensacola the 9th ultmo, fourteen days
from Vera Cruz in possession Of intelligence from the
latter city fortnight later than had before received
Our files of papers down the 18th Of November from
Vera Cruz and to the LIST from the city Of Mexico
III Amigo del Pueblo, of the st instant, published at the
city of Mexico, pous torrent Of abuse upon President
HERRERA and his Ministers for their in accedng to
any further negotiation with the United States According to
this rather scandaous and violent Sheet the Administration
part with Texas with the Rio Bravo for its boun
dairy also New Mexico and parts Of Chihuahua
Coahua and Tamaupas. The paper then appeals to the
citizens and to the army not to tolerate nquous treaty
The Amigo goes say that the 18th of October the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs presented himself to the Cham
bers session. and had the eontey to read them
letters from the American Consuls Vera Cruz and Mexico
in which note Of Commodore Conner quoted, which
announced that the squadron under his command with
drawn from SACRIFICES in consideration that the Mexican Go
venment had agreed receive Envoy from the United
States who would arrive for the purpose of settling the
boundary between the countries. And, says the Amigo
the ignoramus Of Minister had the audacious mpudence
congratulate the Chambers and the country upon the ausp
cious event " This follows up with violent appeal to the
people to come to the rescue, &c.-Picayune.