Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-10-18
From ne NJ o. Picays~e Of th1 23d
sixteen days later from Mexico,

SAsSS.A oyS ~. "SSAA~sS
The U. S. steam frigate arrived at Pen
sacola on the morning Of the 10Th instant
having sailed from Vera Cruz on the even
ing of the 18th. Our previous dates wer,
brought by the Mexican schooner Geral
do, which left Vera Cruz on the 3Oth .
August. BY the arrival Of the Princeto,
we did not receive our regular files, ant
gather the following information from. oul
correspondence and some chance papers
y. The French Minister, Baron Alleye a,
Ciprey, having been again refused the re-
pafation he demanded for the personal in
digni'ies offered him yscpe months since
has demanded and received his passports
he was expected to leave in the mex
packet from Vera Cruz The Ngio Die.
ly .Nsure makes an elaborate defence Of ths
action Of the Mexican Government, in.
sisting upon it Il at the demands Of The
Baron were beyond reason, and could mol
be granted without trampling upon the in
.i,lability Of the powers Of the judiciary
and the social guarantees which repose
thereubon. 7s7 @ttE
By the papers received at Vera Cruz
on the l4th, from Mexico, II appears that
a despatch had arrived at the capital, stat
ing that 1000 regular troops of the United
States and 1870 Texans were on their
march for Matamoras.
BY the returns Herrera has received
ITO out Of 100 votes. Only one Depart
ment remains to be heard from.
Tobasco was still in the possession Of
the Federalists, and as yet tile govern
mcnt have been unable 10 despatch any
troops 10 put down the revolt, The rcv-
olution at Tobasco is repudiated by Tie
Federalists Of Mexico. etaa
Paredes was at San Louis Potosi with
a force of 10000 men. He was osiensi-
bly, making preparations to march for the
northern frontier; but his designs are sus-
pected, and he has been accused in Mexi-
co Of aiming 1t a military dictatorship. A
division under his command have pronouc-
ed against the present government, and ID
favor Of a military system. Paroles has
written that he has succeeded in restoring
order, and processes to be favorably dis
posed to the present government; the pro-
fessions are, however, distrusted.
The order Of establishing the Detsnsores
has been unsuccessful in most Of the de-
part,nents heard from. In some depart
ments they had not enlisted single per-
son. The TERMS Of enlistment haae In con-
sequence been modified. The system Of
voluntary enlistment has been regarded by
the supporters Of the, army with great
jealousy, and WIS denounced as intended
to supplant and disband The regular troops
for political purposes. ae7
1 The Santa Anna party are in favor Of
postponing the declaration Of war against
the United States to more propitiqus
time; in view ofthe present distracted and
unprepared condition Of the country. The
Siglo xix still contends, as it did in the
outset, that as the war with the United
States is war Of defence only, the object
Of which is to recover portion Of terri
tory which has been wrested from Mex.
leo, that an cypress declaration or announce
ment Of war is not necessary; that the pre-
vious protests and solemn declarations Of
Mexico cover the whole ground. ~
The government is so beset with diff
cnlties and embarrassed in its resources,
and the country is in 80 distracted a state,
that it is believed that another revolution
is inevitable, and that it may occur at any
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