The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-30
From N. o. Picay une, May all


From N. o. Picayune, May all
The Mexican schooner Relampagos, Captain TsldI
ondo, arrived here yesterday from Vera Cruz, which
place she left on the 10th instant. e Nr
She is said to have been chartered the Mexican CO.
for the purpose Of bringing dispatches to her
Consul at this city Mr.. Frederick Johnson pas
senger in the Reampagos and is thought be the bear
of dispatches from the British Minister in Mexico
either to the u s. government the English Minister
Washington
Owing to these facts, and certain mystery in the
movements of this vessel her bringing but single
package of papers, and 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 The probabilities all
against the credbity of this report the Reampagos
left Vera Cruz the 10TH and certainly advces Of the
fact would have reached the United States before this
tme had a declaration OF been made before that
date. portion OF the United States Gulf Squadron
ssting of the frgate Potomac the soop Falmouth
and the bgs Lawrence and Somers have been anchored
at lsla Verda, Immediately of Vera Cruz for some
weeks, and we should have heard from them ere now
had war been decided upon anterior to the sailing of the
Relampagos.
1t is understood that the authority asked of Congress
by the Mexican Executive to treat with Texas in the
spirit Of Senior Cuevas's communication, which we pub.
shed yesterday in full has been granted and there ap
pears to be no doubt that the recognition Of the ndepe
dence OF Texas is settled matter upon condition that
she declines to be annexed to the United States
Reports state that Santa Anna has BEEN be ibe
upon what considered good authority that the fallen
Dictator would come of scathess from the perils that
men8ced him.
Rumors of revolutions in various portions Of the Next
can Empire are rife-upon what authority we cannot
speak-one Of these mplcate California in insurrec-
Upon more reliable authority than mere rumor, we
may state that his Excecncy Senior Juan de Dios Cana
do passed through Vera Cruz about the first month
upon mission, said, from the government of
Mexico to that Of the United States This circumstance,
taken in connection with the negotiation then pending
with Texas and the secrecy with which the object of his
mission was kept from the public, caused little
motion in that city One Of the journals, apparently
this mission excaims :"E Every thing it appears, has
been conhdcd TO diplomacy hands OF strangers are
What will become Of the country The storm is
raging over our headsthc thunder rcvcrbcraes above
81,
We have been permitted to publish an extract from
letter written at Vera Cruz, the 9Th day Of May the
purport OF which took completely aback that
II not for the respectable from which comes one
would pay little heed to itndeed The letcr is from an
individual whose word might challenge the belief Of
every man in the countIy-not to say the Government
thority will startle all readers. The extract is in
these words-we transcribe them literally =
Elliott and the Texan Commissioners about leav.
ing this Vera CRUZ in English Iigate for Galveston
with tie treaty acknowledging the independence Of
Texas. But they little dream Of their reception at Gal.
weston. These people he Mcxicans) think that the
acknowledgement Of Texan Independence will prevent an
nexation and thereby they will get clear Of declaring
war they had threatened They swear however that
Texas prefers annexation to acknowledgment, they
will declare war;"
What will astonsh the American people in this ex.
tract is the intelligence that Elliott is in Vera Cruz, and
that the President Of Texas has secretly sent Commits
sioners to Mexico under the patronage Of England,
Cucvas letter to Congress Can these things be posi-
Bile Can it be that Capt Elliott, who left Galveston
with the avowed purpose Of going to Charleston, c.,
has sneaked off to Mexico to get sly advantage in ne.
gotaton which The people will battle should every
lii Europe be raised in them Can
it be true that President JONES' in tho circumstances
which surround him, has had the temery to des-
patch agents to Mexico to form treaty in which
the people OF Texas to be sacr fcedi We have.seen
much Implicitly and double dealing in this whole af-
fair. and heard much Official mendacity in regard to
the purposes Of men unfortunately in high places at
momcntous crisis that prepared to believe that
Of the actors in the busy before u.s. capa-
ole ofdong thing low and asserting ythng
however false; but confess that these two little items
in letter from high source, excited amaxement.
Yet here the words before us, in black and white,
and signed by honorable and well known name; and
of the British vessels he Eurydce) composing the
armed express kept up between Galveston and Vera
Cruz, at Sacricios anchorage adjacent to Vera
Cruz, ready to translate minister, commissioners and
treaty Galveston. Perhaps Of the conspraors
against the popular will may repent them when too late
OF their pertinacity in this miserable and corrupt pro-
cecdng.
Besides the American squadron and the Eurydce the
two French vessels heretofore mentioned being at
Vera Cruz, yet in tho harbor in the offng -
Both of the steamers three briggs Of war; and
raj smaller armed vessels belonging to Mexico, in
port.
FROM KINGSTON, JAMAIcA.-By the Forester, ar
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