Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-06-06
OUR NEWS FROM MEXICO CONFIRMED

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We published yesterday morning exclusively
the news Of the arrival of the Rclumpagos at New
Orleans with advices from Mexico to the 9Th inst.
(the Picayune received yesterday morning says to
the l0th.) We take the following extracts from
the Picayune of May 81: Tribune.
The Mexican schooner RclampagoS, Capt Tai
duondo) arrived here yesterday from Vera Cruz,
which place she left on the 10th instant. She is
said to have been chartered by the Mexican Gov
eminent for the purpose of bringing dispatches TO
her Consul at this city a Mr.. Frederick Johnson
came passenger in the Relanpagos, and is thought
to be the bearer of dispatches from the British
Minister in Mexico either to the U. s. Government
or the English Minister at Washington.
Owing to these facts, and a certain mystery in
the movements Of this vessel, her bringing over but
single package Of papers and no letters for The
Post Office, rumor obtained general currency in
this city shortly after her arrival, that Mexico had
actually declared war against the United States
1t is understood that the authority asked of Con-
gress by the Mexican Executive, to treat with
Texas in the spirit of Senior Cuevas' communlca-
ton which we published yesterday in full has been
granted and there appears to be no doubt that the
recognition the independence of Texas is a set
tied matter, upon the condition that she declines
to be annexed 10 the United States.
Reports state that Santa Anna has been, or is to
be, liberated.
Rumors Of revolutions in various portions of the
mexican E.IlpHe are fl1e. N|ne oil these lmplcate
California in an Instruction movement
We have been permitted TO publish an extract
from a letter write at Vera Cruz, on the Sth of
May, which, were it not for the respectable source
from which it comes, one would pay little heed to
indeed. The letter is from an individual whose
word might challenge the belief of every man in
the country, not to say Of the government itself:
"Elliott and the Texan Commissioners are about
leaving this place Vera CRUZ in an English frig-
ate fer Galveston, with the treaty acknowledging
the independence of Texas; but they dream little
of their reception at Galveston. These people the
Mexcan) think that the acknowledgment Of Text
an independence will prevent annexation, and
thereby they will get clear Of declaring war as
they had threatened. They swear, however, that if
Texas prefers annexation to acknowledgment, they
will declare war.'
What will astonish the American people in this
extract, is the intelligence that Elliott is in Vera
Cruz, and that the President of Texas has secretly
sent Commissioners to Mexico under the patronage
of England, to treat for recognition upon the basis
alluded to in Senior Cuevas' letter to Congress
One Of the British vessels THE Eurydce,) COM
posing the armed express kept up between Calves
ton and Vera Cruz was ut Sacrfcios-an anchor
age adjacent to Vera Cruz-ready TO transport
Minister, Commissioners and Treaty to Galveston.
Besides the American squadron and the Fury
dice, the two French vessels heretofore mentioned
as being at Vera Cruz were yet in the harbor or in
the ofling. Both of the war steamers, three briggs
of war, and several smaller armed vessels belong
ing TO Mexico, were in port