The New York herald., 1845-12-03

FRoM Mtyc0.--We find in the Diayo OF III 2lst
81 October, received by the Eugenia al this port,
the Official announcement of the new tariff Of
Mexico, as agreed upon and authorized by the mi
mister Of home affairs The details Of this tariff
have been published, but the following articles have
since been added -
ART. All vessels, of whatsoever nature that shall be
Of friendship with the Mexican nation nowith
standing special treaty Of shall have been
pors open Tor foreign commerce. Their captain or SUI
percargo as we'll as the imminent and cargo OF said
yssse shall be held subject to the prescribed laws Tor
the collection OF duties, and to sl penalties existing at
the time of their ARRIVAL from the very moment Of their
anchorage in the waters OF the port
ARTICLE II-Vesses coming from foreign ports being
other than national vessels cannot be admitted at any
they do Save under the 72d article of this enactmen
the vessel well her cargo shall be considered
ieited All surplnsages OF cargo that manifested
will be liable to the penalty of the sith article being
considered in the light of contrabsnd
AHrioLs iH-Ihe following are the ports which are
open to the entrance OF foreign vessels Gulf Of Mex
co, Siss Campeche, Tobasco, Vera Cruz. Tampco Ma.
tsmoras (Matagorda Veasco and Galveston when they
shell have returned to the obedent control of the SUI
pfeme Government)
On the Pacific ocean-Acapulco, ian Bias, and Ma
Latlan
In the Gulf Of California Guayama and Monterey
ART v-ln case that any of the above mentioned ports
snnl be occupied by forces not 10 obedience the
prems Government OF Mexico it shall remain shut not
only to foreign commerce. but also to coasting vessels
under the terms provided by the Of 22d Feb
ruary, 1882.
BY Mexican papers, received at Havana, il ap-
pears that propositions Tor amicable adjustment
OF the Texan question between the United States
and Mexico had been made by the government of
tha former. The Mexican Congress was engaged
tor some days IN secret session. in warm discus
sion upon these propositions and newspaper OF the
opposition party had been pronounced guilty of an
abuse Of the liberty of the press, for ntnating in
his columns the fact OF such propositions being
made, and the discussions had in secret session
upon them The editor of the Diario de la Morina
alter quoting passage from the Washington Union,
IN which II Is said -" II depends upon Mexico
whether she will hold out to us the olive branch,
or whether she will go on in military preparations"
Rltche's olive branch,' and says, the editor of
The Unton has made lttle mistake in the use of
one word-lnsead OF saying, If she will hold out
the olive branch" he should have said, {" if she will
accept the olive branch extended to her"
STEAM SLAVE SHIP TAKEN-The Boston Tran
sc'7pt OF the LIST instant gives the following par
tlcuars of the capture of "A steam SLAYER on the
Coast of Africa:-
The Mohawk, which arrived at this port this morning
from Zanzibar and st Helena reports having left at St
Helena Oct l4th Fl. B. NJ steam ship Penelope which
arrived there the day previous from the Coast of Africa
having ca tured few days before slave steamer called
the Gao que rgged as three. .masted schooner which
fitted out at Peinambuco and off the waiting
for 800 negroes to be got ready for her cargo On
board this SLAYER were 45 persons amongst
siokers) The assistant engineer is prisoner
hoard the Penelope, and the three on board the
Cacique expected Immediately at st. Helena, when she
would he put into the Vice Admiralty Court for
dennation The Commodore Of the Penelope intends to
take the four Americans back 10 the and deliver
them up ITO the American Commodore.
The Caclque was built in this city some time ago,
and is one OF several steamers constructed here pro-
badly for the same business. 1t seems, however,
that even with steam, they are captured.