Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-10
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La TT fkOM MEXlCO.-DErERMtNA-
TioE TO RESIST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EAKrlQuAhE.-By the arrival oi the schooner
luGttan at New Orlcsu,s, ON the 18th ult.. we
have news from Mexico to the l7h ult. which
we take from the Bee.
General AlmOntc had arrived at Vera Cruz.
out had not gone ON To the capital when the
lutaCOn lett.
There We're nj Vera Cruz four American.
twoSpanish, one English and one French men.
oi-war.
lhe Joint committee of the Mexican Con-
S!ess 20 which nat been rvierred the subject of
ieNas, reported at length on the eth ult. The
report Is a document marked with the usual
characteristics of Mexican vcrhosity. p~rolixitv
and boinbast. 1t abuses the United States in
choice Caslilian, aud calls us many hard names.
comparing the Governments at Washington TO
ancient Rome, which, in the name of Liberty
anu kepublicanism, subiugated the world.
Alter many brave words about outraged RIGHTS.
honor, Mexican courage and the like. the re.
ports conclude by recommending two projects.
ihe Inst %solemnly declares that the action of
the United States, with regard to Texas. i'm no
way impairs the right of Mexico to that terri
Tory, ana that, having violated our treaties. il
becomes the duty of Mexico to take IN arms
TO prevent annexation. The second is am am.
peal to the patriotism of the people, and de-
ciares the intention of the Government to nut
Iorth all the power she can control to prevent
The usurpation of Texas.
The public journals are still excessively he'll
lcose, and from what we can perceive. there
is a very strong indisposition on the part of
the government To surrender Texas. Still.
thouSh Mexico may buster, and even declare
war-lt will be mere child's play. She is ut
tcrly destitute of resources-without a dollar
IN her treasury-with "A disaffccted and discon-
tented population ripe for another revolution
aud a disorderly soldiery, ill paid, ill fed and
I'LL clad, who have already, we are credibly in
formed, at Monterey and elsewhere, exhibited
strong symptoms of mutiny.
ANOTHER EARTHouAKE.-Our readers doubt-
less remember the details we published a few
days since, OF a frightful destructive earth
quake which was experienced at Mexico on
the fth INST. We have now to add a repeti-
ton of this awful disaster i'm the Capitol on
the 10Th inst. Our examination of the papers
has failed to enable us to discover many de-
tails OF the amount of ruin and desolation oc-
casioned by this CONFUSION, but from the fact
that the journals unite in describing its effects
as terrific, we presume the destruction must
have been great. The Diario of the Ilth
states that the earthquake occurred about II
O'Clock, A NJ, and lasted forty seconds: that
IL overlhrew many new buildings and many
Others that had escaped the former visitation:
tnatmost OF the inhabitants, stricken with ter.
ror, lett their houses and look refuge i'm the
open fields and public squares. passing tho
night without shelter and i'm the utmost CON
sternation. The ..Veracruzano' of the 18th
INST, states that private letters furnish a
gloomy picture of the dcsolation that has fall
len upon Mexico. The "Hesperia" of the 10Th
states that the earthquake of the 10Th comple-
ted the destruction of the cupola of Santa Tc-
resa, and increased the damage lone to the
churches OF Santo Domingo and San Francisco. |
Dut Tor the shortness of its duration, the en-
uTe city. would have been laid in ruins. |
Mexico did not suffer alone. The shock was
felt in a number of towns and VILLAGES yv;tb;n |
a radius OF several hundred miles. AT Puebln
the earthquake was experienced on the 9Th. |
about d O'Clock, p. M, but it's effects were
comparatively slight. Seys1ahess-wrrgysat-t
injured, and acs-
" omaped-thaae~
AT Acuartilla and Toluca the effects of the
shock were considerable. Gaudalajara, More
liza and Vera Cruz. the earthquake was expert
enced both on the 18th and 10th, but on ncith-
er occasion was the injury very serious.
We perceive that the agency for the payment
OF the Mexican debt to Great Britain, has been
taken from the house of Lizardi i'm London,
and transferred TO Schneider & Co. The Dice
XIX applauds the act, declaring that Messrs.
Lizardi sacrificed the interest and credit OF
Mexico to their ayarice and spirit of s~pecula-
ton, and considers their removal AN act Of JUS
tlce and propriety.
What with the earthquake and Texas, the
people ana the press appear to have forgotten
Santa Anna. We do not see his name in any
OF the journals now before us.
A severe shock of an earthquake was expe-
rienscd at Montreal on the 18th ult. 1t
occurred at about half past four o'clock in the
cttarnnnn and xx,.u tolt, =
urbs; the conclusion lasted about a second,
and was sufficiently strong TO cause houses to
vibrate sensibly, and throw down heavy arti.
cles OF furniture. The shock was felt i'm sew
eral other places at the same time. At Cote
st. Paul, near Montreal, it was much more
severe, and continued half a minute. Ii was
also observed at William Henry, forty five
miles distant from Montreal, where goods, &c.
were thrown down from shelves. Several
accidents were reported to have occurred i'm
consequence. IL is said thata person crossing
the river at the time in a small boat was
thrown into the water by the conclusion. and
that a short distance from the city a dwelling
house sank several feet in the earth. The
shock was much more violent than that which
occurred on the 29th of last November.
METHODIST CONVENTION. AT
MISUNDERSTANDING, the Sd, the Con-
%vention met Bishop Andrew i'm the Chair
Divine service was performed by the Rev J.
Early.
William Winans of Mississippi, and Thorn
as Sanford of George, took their sea las mem
bers. William Wightman presented an appeal
from the Rev. William Burke of Cincinnati.
to all the annual Conferences.-Refened. Mr..
Crouch presented memorials from Augusta,
Lexington and Observation-Disclosures.
IL was then resolved that no memorials
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A debate ensues upon the report Of the pro-
c~eedings and then.
The president announced the committee ON
missions as follows, VIZ:
South Corotiad ConJereaec-William Capers;
Georgia do JE Evans.
Virginia do Thomls Croyvder.
I TCrds do Eo.