Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-31
POSTSCRIPT.
STILL LATER FROM MEXICO.

Mexican schooner arrived at New Orleans ON
Tuesday of last week, in eight or ten days from
Vera Cruz, bringing dispatches for the Mexican
Consul at New Orleans, and also, it is asserted for
our Government and the British Minister resident
in this city. But, it appears that this vessel left
without much preparation, she brought few private
letters, and only one two newspapers not Of the
latest dates. The New Orleans Editors, therefore,
are mostly indebted to private sources for the in
telligence which we subjoin, extracted from their
columns
FROM THE NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN
The few letters and papers brought by the
Reiampdgo were intended for private hands, and de-
llvered accordingly. We have nevertheless been
enabled to obtain some information Of an important
nature, brought by this vessel, the correctness Of
which may be relied upon.
short time after the arrival Of this vessel, the
rumor became current that Mexico had declared
war against the United States. The quarter in
which this rumor originated, together with the cir
cumstances which were stated as attending this
hostile demonstration, strengthened for time the
general impression of its correctness. The inior-
nation which we have since received induces us TO
believe that Mexico has not declared war, and that
the authors of the report inferred such result as
the cause for the sudden dispatch Of letters and
messengers by extraordinary means. The reason
for this really was, that both branches Of The Meri
can Congress hare authorized the President 10
enter into treaty negotiations aOith the IeTmas.
In other words, that the measure having for
its object the acknowledgment of Texan indepen-
dence by Mexico, which, as stated in our paper yes
terday, was recommended to the favorable consi-
deration of the Mexican Congress by Minister
CuEvAs, has been adopted. Of this zoe haze posi-
the Information.
1t is also stated that Commissioners on the part
of Texas had subsequently left Vera Cruz, in COM
pany with Captain ELLIOT, bearing tcith them
an acknowledgment by Merico Of the independence
of Texas, provided the latter rejected the measure
OF annexation.
A favorable report, upon the request Of the Mexi-
can Government for permission from Congress to
open negotiations with Texas, had been adopted by
a vote Of Al to day two previous to the pas
sage of the bill having that object in view.
An act of amnesty to SANTA ANNA, which we all
luded to yesterday, had been really passed. II is
stated grounds less reliable that he had been
leased from prison, and placed at the head OF the
Mexican army.
Some time ago we mentioned that trouble had
broken out in California. 1t appears by commu-
ncation in the Constitutional Monitor, received from
Mazatlan, that California had become independent
the instruction there against the Mexican General
MIcHELToRENA having been crowned with COM
plete success. No particulars given Of the
or The progress Of the outbreak.
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II is understood that the authority asked of Con-
gress by the Mexican Executives 70 treat with Texas
in the spirit of Senior CUEvAs's communication,
which we published yesterday in full, has been
granted, and there appears 10 be no doubt that the
recognition Of The independence Of Isras is a SET
tied matter, upon condition that she declines to be
annexed to the United States
Reports state that SANTA ANNA has been, or is to
be liberated. II has been months since we yentur-
ed the opinion, upon what we considered good au-
thority, that the fallen Dictator would come off
scatheless from the perils that menaced him.
Upon more reliable authority than mere rumor,
we may state that his exceency Senior JUAN DE
DIos CANADo passed through Vera Cruz about the
first OF the month, upon mission, as was said,
from the Government Of Mexico to that of the Uni
ted States. This circumstance, taken in connexion
with the negotiation then pending with Texas, and
the secrecy with which the object Of his mission
was kept from the public, caused no little commo-
ton in that CITY,
We have been permitted to publish an extract
from letter. written at Vera Cruz on the 9Th day
of May, the purport Of which took us so complete
ly aback that it for the respectable source
from which it comes, one would pay little heed to
It indeed. The letter is from an individual whose
word might challenge the belief of every man in the
to say of the Government itself-and
yet the announcement we make upon its authority
will startle all of our readers. The extract is in
these words-we transcribe them literally:
" Elliot and the Texan Commissioners are about
leaving this Vera Cruz in an English frigate for
Galveston, with the treaty acknowledging the IN
: dependence of Texas But they little dream of
: their reception at Galveston. These people the
: Mexicans think that the acknowledgment of
: Texan independence will prevent Annexation, and
thereby they will get clear of declaring war, as
they had threatened. They swear, however, that
if Texas prefers Annexation to acknowledgment,
they will declare war;"
The Northern mail of Wednesday last broughtus
intelligence, which, though not quite so late, is
irmatory Of the above. A letter to the Philadel-
phia Gazette dated off Vera Cruz on the LIST in
stant says: "The Express is just in from Mexi-
co, bringing the important intelligence that Mexico
has agreed to acknowledge the independence OF
Texas, provided they reject Annexation Eng
land and France guaranty the acts Of the two
Governments" This letter, we presume, was
brought by the packet Eugenia, which arrived a
New York on Monday night
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