Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-09-18
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Mobile, Sept. 4.-Ihe steamer Creole, Capt
Hiern, from Arkansas Bay, arrived here Yesterday
morning with number of passengers Capt
H. reports that seven hundred Mexicans attempt
ed to reach the frontier of Texas, but that their
numbers being reduced by disease, hunger and
deserton to three or four hundred, the remain
der retired to the interior.
The U. S. troops under Gen. Taylor are in
fne spirits, and fully competent for any exigency
lh't may arise under the adoption of the Mexi-
can government; they number 1900 men, inclu-
ding $50 Texans and the two artillery companies
Of volunteers from New Orleans 1t is believed
At Corpus Christi that the Mexican government
will make no demonstration of hostities until
after its presidential election is dispose of; and
that even then it will venture no forces to the
east of the Rio Grande.-Rtg
The latest rumor-The Saratoga arrived att
Pensacola Aug. 81, in thirteen days from Vera
Cruz. A letter brought by her says:
"The policy of the Mexican government has
undergone change. They cease to speak of
the United States as party with whom they are
to wage war, and have taken the ground that
they are arrayed only against their revoted
province of Texas, which is to be subdued at
once For this purpose Gen. Paroles has march,
ed to Matamoras on the Rio del Norte, with
5000 men. They are equippng their navy, and
increasing the number of their gunboats. Mex
leo is convinced that England has persuaded her
to take false step in Offering to acknowledge
the independence of Texas and that no aid is
to be expected from that quarter"
NcoO Orleans, Aug. 27.-The report is, that
Gen. Gaines has called on the Texan govern
ment for 5000 volunteers, to be mustered into
the service Of the United States Only to think
of calling on foreign government to enroll
5000 foreigners for our service, and all on his
own responsibility, without orders as has also
been the case in the calls he has made on the
governors Of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi.
Kentucky and Tennessee
| | saw the captain of the steamboat that arri-
we'd this morning from the army, and brings the
latest adviceS He says it is the most supreme
folly to suppose Mexico has either the ability or
the intention of invading Texas, and here a
whole country is put into an uproar by General
Gaines, calling for some thirty thousand voIun-
teers on drafts from all the States bordering on
the Mississippi below the Ohio river
! Captain Gormez reports, that it was rumored
that General Herrera was elected President, and
that there had been seven emssaries sent from
Mexico to Texas, for the purpose of obtaining
the assistance of the negroes of Texas in the
hat Cf .l,o | / 1
Mexico and stated that they had succeeded in
their mission. 1t was also rumored, that 500
men were marching from the interior to Join
General Paredes who had under his command
1000 men, making his force $500; that they
were on their march to Monterey.
The acting President of Mexico, in a decree dated
July ID has declared the port Of Tobasco shut to for
elgn and domestic commerce.
Important from s. America-The U. S. ship
St, Louis arrived at Norfolk on the 18th, in 80
days from Rio Janeiro bringing the following
important intelligence:
The day before the departure of the ST. Louis,
advices had reached Rio of the entire failure Of
the attempted intervention en- the part OF Eng
land and France, in the affairs of the River
Plate. 1t was said that, on the rejection by
Gen. Rosas, of the utmatum sent in, the Eng.
ish and French Ministers would retire to Monte
Vdeo. In the meantime, the naval forces Of
F the "alIed' powers had taken possession of the
Buenos Ayean Squadron off Monte Video, ant
q Gen Orbe, commanding the bescgng army O
Gen Rosas, had received notice to retire from
the Banda Oriental,
Great excitement prevailed in Buenos Ayres,
and~it was supposed England and France wou {
be brought into open collision with the Argentine
Republic. During the negotiations at Bueno,
Ayres, the American Charge Mr. Brent, hat
offered his meditation. The offer was accepted
by Gen. Rosas, but declined by the English ant
French Ministers, on the ground that the Charg,
was not instructed, or authorized by his Govern
ment.
The Crir1te Brandywine, Com Parker, woul,
remun at Rio few days in consequence Of thu
a illness of Mr.. Everett, our Minister to China
who had not decided whether to proceed in lht
Columbus or return to the United States in tn,
n i!randywine. The disease with which Mr.. Ev
e ereu was inflicted, though of painful and dis
0 tressing character was not considered danger
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