New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-30
our News from Mexico Confirmed.

We published yesterday morning exclusively
the news of the arrival oflhc Relampago~ at New
Orleans with aivicc- from Mexico 10 lie 5ih inst.
the Picayunc received yesterday morning says to
the 10Th We take the following extracts from the
Pic;t me Of May 81:
The Mexican schr. R,1ampagos Capt. Taduondo.
arrived here Yesterday from Vera Cruz, which place
she left on the 9th instant, She Is said 10 have been
chartered by tie Mexican Government ior the pur
pose of bringing dispatches 10 her Consul al this
city. A Mr.. Frederick Johnson came passenger in
| the Rcampagos and j. thought To be the bearer of
dispatches from the British Minister in Mexico either
TO the T. 5 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 Il
single package of papers and no letters far tie Pest
! Office. q rumor obtained genera! currency IN this
City, shortly after her arrival that Mexico had acu
allv declared war against the United States.
1t is understood that the authority asked of Con
ercss by the Mexican Executive. TO treat with Texas
in the spirit Of Seuor Cuevass communication
! which We published yesterday IN full. has been
granted. and there appears 10 be no doubt that the
recognition OF the independence oi Texas Is Il set
lied matter upon condition that she declines 10 be
annexed 10 the United States.
Reports state that Santa Ana has been oris 10 be-,
liberated.
Rumors of revolutions in various portions OF the
Mexican Empire are rll't oNc ol ult-t HilpiItiic
California il! an nsurrcconary movement
We have been permitted TO publish an extract
from letter written Vera Cruz on the 9Th day OF
May, which Were it not for the respectable sonrce
from which ii comes, would pay little heed :"
! indeed The letter is from an individual whose
word might challenge the belief of every man in Ilc
country. not To say of the Government itself:
" Elliott and the Texan Commissioners are about lcav-
ing this Vera Cruz in English ir7-'ic for Galveston
with the treaty acknowledging the independence OF N
AZ bu, they lc dream o; their reception al ,alvcsto
These people the MeNican~ think that III" acknowcd-
ment oi Texan independence will prevent AnneX'aion
and thereby they Will clear OF declaring wa a. they
had threatened. They swear however. that II Texas
prefers Annexation acknowledgment they VII dcciirc
! war
Wha, will astonish the American people in this
extract, is the intelligence that Elliott Is in Vera
Cruz. aud that The President of Texas has secretly
sent Commissioners To Mexico under the patronage
ofEneand, 10 treat for recognition npon the bases
alluded TO in Senior Cucvas's letter 10 Congress
One of the British vessels, the Eurydice com
posing the armed express kept up between Calves
ton and Vera Cruz was at SacriticioS-an anchorage
! adjacent 10 Vera Cruz-ready 10 translate Minister
! Commissioners and Treaty 10 Galveston
Besides the American squadron and the EurydIce
the TWO French vessels heretofore mentioned as he
inc at Vera Cruz were yet IN Tie harbor or In The
citing. Both OF the war steamers. three bres oi
war. and several smaller armed vessels belonging To
Mexico, Were in port.