Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-08-23
FROM HEyICO.

the Bnze on Saturday from vera O'u%, ""N
nor, she left on the 24hu uli. The Captain arriv'
"a in Ibis city on Sunday. bringing, We undor'
stand. with him dispatches 10 Mexican Consu's
a, ,hs port, tho nature ofAwhich. has not trans
pired, aud letters to few Houses, but leaving MS
le,tor bag on board the schooner We learn YER
baliv that Congress was sill in session. nnc tha'
the popular cry for war against the United States
continued. Tue previous accounts received. rel |
a,ive to the movement Of troops IN The neignoor'
hood of Na,amoras, appear to be conhrmeu Dy
private letters received. Oshcr preparations, II
is stated, were making TO put tho country ma
state Of defence.
A variety of rumors are aHoal as 10 Inc oDJec'
lur which the Mexican schooner Reiampdgo was
sent here. none Of which we tan trace 10 lis
source. We have heard it stated that she has been
sent TO carry the Mexican Consul home. because
his country was on the eve OF declaring war,
while We have heard it stated on the other hand
that she came for the purpose of getting return
freight. The Jetlersonian published an OK Iact oil
a letter from Vera Cruz dated, the I'D ut., winch
says:
II have to conclude this in hurry, as the news
is lust in town that war has been declared against
the Americans, and tho vessels are going oil I'M
mcdiatey. 10 prcvcn, being seized"
The Courier, after noticing the ruinors ailoat,
aud the above extract says:
I'VE hayo.secn letters from McNico Of July
-, which say rar is incriabt. The Senate oi
Mexico had assembled in order 10 discuss the cues
ton Of poa.e OF war, and the issue depended on
their deliberations. ULtil the resul! was known
the Mexican ports would continue open as usual
10 American trade
From such information as we eau obtain, We
think it probable that If any belIigeren; step has
been taken, it is lha, which the Bee states II is
credby informed has been ordered-an embargo
upon American commerce. a
We have been politely furnished by the Ed.
tors of the Bee, who have received papers from
| the city of Mexico, by the ReIampago. of as late
date as the 18th u!., with the following more
definite information in relation to the proceedings
of the Mexican Government than has hitherto
| been published,
| Congress was still in session, but up to The 18Th
war had not been declared nor had an embargo
! been laid upon American commerce. The Minh-
ter Of War, in u proclamation PUBLISHED in El
Siglo, Of the lith instrucls tho Governors Of the
several departments, to have IL readiness til: nj.
! liia under their commands, to march to any point
deemed advisable, in the event of proja63e (such
| is the term used in the proclamalion) war wllh
7 oHIsCu ctulCs' ne EeSlUtIl llu di-O Sull-
moncd 10 the Capital the Extraordinary Council.
consisting of Ex-Govornors Of the Departments,
! Minister'S etc, who arc lhu constitutional advi.
sers Of the President upon extraordinary occn.
.ons. II is probable that until this council was
assembled and its advice given, affairs wonid re.
main as they were, be ccaqsc tie President Is re-
'icved ornny responsibility for the course he may
pursue, when advised lol by this ConucI, and it
h,,s I, ,l,r
merty to cater into a war with tho United States,
until ho has relieved himself Of The sppus.JiIiIy
/ OF It's results.
Intelligence Lad not been received Of tho ralif.
cation Of annexation by tho Congress Of Texas.
! The only vessels Of war in the haroor Of Vera
Cruz were, tho French brig La Peyrouso aud the
Spanish brig Patricia.
Tras.--'rhe Hon. AshbeI Smith, who arrived
here on Monday in tie steamer Grea, Western
| from England, will take his departure for Texas
lin the course Of few days, via Cumberland,
/ Wheeling and New Orleans. A principal object
of Mr. Smiths lnissloh,a as we understand it, was
to prepare the way for closing the relations of
Texas with European powers, in Il respectful and
| becoming manner. This should be said TO the
credit Of these powers, that now, whom they see
| that annexation is The will of tho Texan people.
fairly expressed, they ab1ndou all further attempt
at interference. Aud this, still further, may be
relied on, that they nave and will exert them.
selves 10 restrain Mexico from tho infaluaton of
making war upon the United Safes which woaII
only serve 10 compticae affairs. without the pos.
sIblllty of preventing aTncxation Mr.. Smith
expresses his opinion decidedly, lha. t'orc will be
no war. not even with Mexico. The same opin.
ion is expressed by the Washington Union and
ii IS opinion founded upon evidence.
Before this time, without donbt, the Texan
Convention, which was to meet on tho 9TH of JuIv.
has adopted the terms Of annexation proposed by
the American Congress, probably by n unanim-
Gus vote. Such an ac! on tho part of the Con.
vention, is all that is necessary 10 perfect the An.
neraitoa OF 1eras as IN nlergraI part Of the U.
States, though not as a State Of the Union, until
tho Convention shall have adopted State ConsIi
ton, and the same shall have been ratified by the
people. But this will follow. as matter of
course.-N. Y. jour Of Commerce, July %.
Doings in IVashihgion.-The Washinlon cor.
respondent Of the Charleston Mercury, in his let.
ter OF tho 2Sth nlt., graphically describes the in.
fuonces which interested parties bring to bear on
Government officials, in order 10 attain their de-
sires. lie says:
mentioned in my last letter thc strenuous Of. |
forts which are being made by Messrss Corcoran
CZ RIGGS, of thie rity In indn,o ,I,o