Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-09-12

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arrival Of every Southern Mail-wha.'s the
news! has Mexico declared war yeti No!
What, no fight yet! No. And what is more,
we don't believe much she intends to fight the
United States at all. But to the news. Since
our last, we have received New Orleans pa
pers up to the Sd inst, from which we make
copious extracts, in order that our numerous
readers may know what is going on in Texas
and Mexico. 1t will be seen that Gen. Her
rera, President Gd interim, has been elected
President of the Republic of Mexico. The
returns had not all been received, but enough
was known to warrant the Mexican journals
in announcing his election. If there was any
stability in Mexican politics, or avowed dec
larations, we might be led to suppose that the
election of Gen. H. would place war between
The United States and Mexico, beyond a
doubt. But We are actually as much puzzled
now as ever, to make up our mind as to what
course Mexico will pursue. There was re-
port in circulation a few days ago, that the
Mexican Congress had passed the bill to bor-
row 81 5,0OO.0OO, to carry on the war with the
United States, but there is no mention made
of it by the latest news in our possession.
Gen Arista has issued an appeal to his SOL.
diers, which will be found below. He talks
like brave warrior-.and no doubt he ina
gines himself as " conqueror' of the whole
United States-Texas included. When we
read his address, we felt somewhat like fell
low does when he wants to get crack at an
enemy. But we will not dwell in idle imagi-
nations, but come at once to the news, which
we have reason TO believe every reader of IL
Journal will BIO eager to peruse:
From the New Orleans Courier Of August 30.
FROM TEXAS-LATE.
The steamer Alabama, Capt. Winde, ar
rived this morning about o'clock from Aran
sas Bay, whence she departed August a.
| Yesterday wicked reports were circulated Of
an accident and disaster of the most dreadful
| kind having befalen the Alabama. 1t was
said she was taken by Indians and As Of the
volunteers from New Orleans massacreed-
another rumor gave out she was sunk and all
on board persisted. The baseness Of the mo.
tives in which these reports were invented
may be imagined, when it is recollected that
on board the Alabama were about 900 regular
troops with their officers. and about the same
number Of volunteers raised in this city-ma-
ny of them young men belonging to respecta-
| BILE families, considerable number of them
having wives and children of their own. Any
one who could joke over the fancied loss in
such mode, Of such men as Major Gaily,
Capt. Forno, their youthful and gallant VOL
unteers, and so fire detachment of American
regulars, must be lost to the feelings of hui
mainly. We can tell the author or authors Of
these reports that if we were now in a state
of actual war, the laws would hold them res.
ponsible for circulating false intelligence, and
they would pay dear for their miserable pleas
antry.
We give the following details on the author
ity of letters from officers of the volunteers
and the extra Picayune-one Of the editoEs of
which journal came passenger in the Ala
bama.
Lieutenant Lay Of The army also arrived in
the Alabama, with dispatches from General
Taylor.
The Alabama after passing through some
rough weather in the Gulf arrived safely at
Aransas Bay on Sunday last, and the next
day off St. Josfph's island. where the volun-
tcerS and regulars were landed without diff
Guilty by means Of the steamer Monmouth,
which was on the spot waiting for the Ala
bama. On Tuesday the artillery embarked
for Corpus Christi IS miles distant in the
steamer Dayton, and joined Gen. Taylor the
same evening.
The volunteers enjoyed perfect health. and
were impatient to come in contact with the
hut .Lofr ,iSbo al
to be soon grati6ed. There was no move
ment on the other side of the Rio Grande tina
indicated any prospect of fight, and Gen
Taylor anticipates no such event.
Arista, with 1000 men, was entire nchine
himself at Matamoras, and knows that Gen
Taylor is in his neighborhood. The army o
CorDus Christi numbers about 1000 men, ant
is constantly receiving relntnrcements. 1t is
equal to a much larger number of Mexicans
The country between Corpus Christi and the
Rio Grande is almost wholly destitute Of wa
ter, and otherwise is little better titan desert
The troops left On ST. Joseph's Island wer
preparing to move to Corpus Christi on tn
9Th when the Alabama departed. The Mon
mouth and Dayton were transporting tn
: stores.
= The brig William Ivy arrived hence at A
D Kansas Bay on the oath with two companie
5 of the 18th infantry. On the passage out s.,
Il was thrown on her beam ends by squal
: but rghted in few minutes with no damage
: Before the squall soldier jumped overboar
II N it of delerium tremens, but was pickle
> up by boat after some resistance, brougt
II on board and tied. When the squall struc
tbs brig he was released in order that he migl
swim-but he leaped into the sea and ";
lost.
. The brig sailed on the 26th for Matagord
II The Edward S. Lambden with stores 4
10 rived at St. Josephs. in the morning of tt
Or 25th. The loss OF the brig Swallow, me
y, toned some days ago in the Courier, is CO
lN frmed.
a. On the Goth. U. States brig Lawrenc