Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-21

probability Of Mexico Issuing letters OF marque
and reprisai because such movement "ouiu
be condemned bv The European Governments as
an acl Of piracy He is probably right also IN
this opinion" Right also for another reason
that, as the French Admiral did, we shouiu iecl
ourselves authorized and compelled 10 DO, VIZ; 10
hold every such vessel TO be pirate, which haa
mol the greater portion OF her crew OF Mexican
seamen-which.o of course, she would be unable 10
supply. A lew English crews, tucked up al The
ward arm, would efectually end The letters Vi
marque.
We need moi be alarmed by this bugaboo hum
bug which The Wings are attempting 10 gel up,
Of war with Mexico Great Britain, too, VIII
not risk any inerposition, al The hazard OF IN
voving herself in war with the united States.
True she is anxious enough TO defeat the an
nexaton Of Texas. We hear it as well-au-
henlcated fact, that Mr. Packenham intended 10
have great fete al Washington, in case me ne
solutions were drfeated-and, ofcourse, his wing
guests would have been there, to chuckle over lne
defeat, and congratulate his Britannia NiaIes.y
Plenipoien!iaIy on the success OF their oPposi,'ol.
But The firing of the one hundred triumphant
guns on Capitol Hill apprzed him of his disap-
poinment, and dissipa;ed his masnifcenl lc'e
into Thin air. ;,
The Washington correspondent oil Inc y. !.
Courier and Enquirer is probably behind the cur
tain in the secrets OF The Green Room. He writes
or The 9th as follows:
'Gen. Almonle, the Mexican Minister, at ) o.
clock yesterday, p NJ, addressed mole 10 me
Stale Department, complaining OF The lale act Oh
Congress, resolving to annex Texas which ne
considered an act Of hostility 10 The Mexican
Government; and in conclusion demanded ms
passports. In The course of the day, Gen. Al
monte sent formal letter, addressed 10 all Inc
Foreign Ministers near our Government, feihoh-
siratins in the name Of Mexico, against me reso-
lnions ofCongress for the admission OF Iexas.-
The letter is written with some poisnancy, and
displays no iulc shrewdness. Ii is the intention
of Gen Almonte TO sail from New York Tor his
own country in the course of len days
"Las, evening al a cOncourse OF The Foreign
Ministers this subject was discussed. Though
in some respects their opinions varied in one
they all asreed-that The men who now ruled the
affairs Of the Mexican nation had characters for
intelligence and responsibility. They are men of
discretion and of experience; and though among
The people OF Mexico, there would be much exas-
pcralion and no lille complaint OF the conduct Of
our Government, still Mry Monght Htat The adaai-
nisiyaioa mouA nal recommend ann hostile ma.
SIRE i0r0rds mr. nation. The most it would in
sisl on, would be an ndcmnlca,on from our
Treasury for the loss Of Texas Satisfied with
this, it would abandon any bellgerent intention
towards our Government. II may be taken for
certain that the Mexican Government will grant
no letters of maTque-no licenses 10 ailict our
commerce. 1t is impossible that we should hc
embroied with her in naval warfare, without
duplicating England, whose navigation would
suffer as much as the American from such a
state of things"
A Subsequent letter from Washington, 10 the
\. Y Courier and Enquirer says
at is understood that a reply has been made
b. our Government 10 The protest of General
Amonie, and that il has hcen framed upon the
precep that "a soft answer turneth away wrath
The Mexican Minister spoke 81 The annexation
Of province OF Mexico as an unparalleled out
rage our Government passes BY this harsh Ian
guage, and seeks 10 smooth over the wrong which
10 argument can justify"
No argument can justify" So says the
Wing press--allhough Texas is as independent,
as Mexico s-as free to contract allianceS-as
Stree, sovereign and independent, as re were az
Ter the battle Of York Town