Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-07-12

day last, arrived nj fcus'Co'o" "" ~ -'
ten DAYS from Vera Cruz. BY this ARRIVAL We
have received our files and correspondence 10 u'e
dny of the sailing of the squadron he in"s'
important intelligence brought by Inc hee' rt''es
IN -eyoiution ihaI had broken out in the city oil
Mexico and tho purposes the Mexican uoSe'h'
ment in regard TO Annexation.
We learn that Mr.. Shannon has actually left
yer, Cruz for New York. and his anxious friends
i, the limited States will be beatifed beyond cx-
nression n; seeing him il they arc half ns glad as
Tho Americans in Mexico are al his leaving that
country.
GWe nroceed 10 Law before our readers at once
the following letter, which is tho latest We have
roc.;v,d which gives a more decided opinion IN
rcoord TO the intentions Of the Mexican Govern
men, touching Annexrtion than nny we have no'
fore had from the snmo source. The writer con-
siders war "a Certain in the even, Of Annexation
"A contingency that has in all probability taken
poce before this time. Oar anticipation OF
declaration of war uron the part Of Mexico had
b., uu to abae before the receip, of this letter.
We are no, altogether persuaded yet that such
s,ep will be taken, though we have repeatedly eX.
ploined whv. in the presrn, condition OF Mexican
politics, such course might 10 pursued, with
op, any definite views being entertained bv the
Mexican Cabinet of lis ends or the objects to be
accomplished bv it. Perhaps the British Govern
ment could give as good solution OF tina design
of such war as President Herrera or any OF his
ministers. Here is the letter:
YER. CRUz, June II, lSi5
An ,,,cmp. AT another revolution was made at the
eiiv Of Mexico on the 9Th inst which at time had
most SERIOUS pprarancc. A giment broke tlr'gh
he guard sat ned at tn iover mcn Palace al took
the Pre-, ident and Secretary of Foreign Relations pr
nlV NfpF
war ds pu, down by the citizens and soldiers ana tEc
above distinguished pers nngcs set at liberty In ths
afair colonel captain, and about ihit'y "i III" pr'
Yates belong ng to the mllcontcn's were kei, when
quiet was at once restored. Many men in high station
at Mexico are suspected "f having ii hand in causing
this new outbreak, and it said that Secretary Tor
mel has been arrested and imprisoned
With respect TO politics, Texas is the allahsorhng
topic of the day, and all eyes turned in the dircc
ton Of that country in anxious expectation of the final
solution Of the pending question. he Government
and people generally pretty well satisfied that no
thing can now prevent annexation The former sees
the moment arrive with regret when it must decnr'
uar or faH and the latter wait with anxiety the ar
rival If the time for the Governor take step which
but for thcm would have been taken long since, With
ont even rejecting the conArQuenccs-thc dcclara
ton of hostilties against the United States As on,
of your celebrated editors says nous rerrons. In The
meanwhile the Government is nnselcsslv marching
troops from Mexico into the interior and a'thoiC'
their destination is said to be California; still the
knOWcdUe the lGct lnll that department inc TO
, yernment has need, Or immediate need, of m0r'
soldiers than there now, would lead one to supp'
that the real destination of those at present the
march nothward is the frontier of Texas, or that vi
cinity.
|, would be folly perfect madness, for a country
Ike this distracted and without means to go 10 wa
with the United States and for territory that doe
not belong to them, but still think lie m asure W !
be rcs"rted to- In my mind the matter does not adm
war Foreign merchants are Pa, Chasing up all In
cochineal that be bought, and rcmittng it 10 Eu
rope by every opportunity Yours, Ac. &c
Besides our own correspondence. we have beer
favored with the perusa Of other letters, recciv
RI by the squadron. from which and onr files we give
, summary Of news tina, may be interesting 10 The
public. We would add that from no quarter dc
| we hear so strong m expression of belief in {
, declaration Of war Gs from the letter above pub
lishcd.
| The following additional particulars Of the rev
oIulion in Mexico. furnished us by correspond
ent. may not prove unInterestlng. 1t seems tha
a part of the corps Of grenndrers, headed BY
Gen. Rcngon, raised the cry of Federation, o0
tanned possession Of the place, and made prison
ers the President and three of his ministers. Th,
:, remainder of tic troops. however. proved faith
J tul. and after skirmish succeeded III putin!
f down the insurgents and rc.cslnbIishng order.
this intelligence, also gives It as his opinion thh
in case Texas acccde to the proposion, Of the L
States. Mexico will not declare war against lhr
n,ter if the smallest ioophoio is left 10 creep GU
of the scrape. It would really seem lhorgI
the President was i'll prepared for n war while {
revolution is staring him in the face at his very
palace gates; but some of the factions which dis
tract the unhappy country may yet drive him into
tho measure Sc IeIy for the purpose of putting hiT
down and raising themselves in his stead. They
would not hesitate to plunge their fellow citizens
INTO II war, so that they might be able to raise Il
brrfautIoritv albeit al the cost Of the disastrous
! defeat and utter prostration Of the country.
: Santa Anna, whose arrival in Havana VIC no
!! lcrd some days ago sailed from Vera Cruz on the
= 2nd inst, in the British steamer Midway. IIe
: was not brought into the city of Vera Cruz. but
; was emba rked some miles to the north. The
troops stationed Mt Vera Cruz we're stributed in
small bodies to prevent any rising. The Gener.
al who escorted him to The .sidp makes fam.
ing report upon the mcrorious conduc. Of hi
subaltrrns. and assures the ministry that it was
not from personal alarm that he took 500 men loI
that service. bu, for fear the country people would
, attempt some outrage upon the prisoner, ms had