Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-21
From he Baltimore Amerioau


From he Baltimore Amcriodn.
WILL MEXICO DECLARE WAR;
This question has been already asked. A brief
period only can elap~c before a definite answer
will BE- given to it. Without intending 10
excite unnecessary uncasiness or alarm. we
may allude to the fact that at the last dates
from Vera Cruz the opinion there appeared to
be very general AMI decided that war would
be declared by Mexico against the United
States. ON the annexation .fTexas. The L..
). mail schooner Onkahyc at Norfolk. left Vera
Cruz on the Dist June. According to a para.
graph IN the Norfolk Herald--"All was anxi-
ETY. at Vera Cruz to hear from Texas: and In
the meantime the public opinion was made
up, that's declaration of war bv Mexico would
follow Immediately ON the announcement of
annexation, and the u. S. Consul at Vera
Cruz stated 10 Lieutenant Sinclair, that such
was his decided belief. So,look out for a war
with Mexico by the next adyices."
The New Orleans Tropic publishes letter
from Vera Cruz, under date of the 2lth June.
IN which the writer Savs-
There will be a declaration of war i'm n few
days Ivy tins Government against the United
States. Orders have just been received TO
nave all the public archives removed 10 Jala-
pa, which is sixty miles in the interior. for
sale keeping. This looks like making prtpa-
ration.
The same letter says
The McXIc0nE have lately received an adji-
ton 10 their small marine: three large gun
boats, mounting each one 1 FOUNDER, built i'm
view York, well finished, aud crcditablc 10
American ship builders. They cost, with
the arms, etc, attached, about $4,000 each.
The new Congress is now in session.
Wlatthe are doing, or Will do, isnot known.
The general impression is that they will mate
riolly alter the present Tariff; the duties on
some articles are SO high as TO almost amount
TO a prohibition.
The CASTE is in good order; it mounts 200
large guns. and has recently been reinforced
by some 800 or 600 mon. A. il is i'm rhuci,
better condition now that when The Ftcnch
attacked it, some think il will be able to con
tcUi successfully with any Naval force the
United STAGES may send,
There are very few English or Americans
here; they dread the black vomito. Texas
and Annexation has driven of nearly all of
The latter class, and the few remaining. the
Government win order OF shortly. If Texas
should be annexed. Strangers coming here
now are nearly all French, aud they know not
what TO do with themselves; when they get
on shore, they run about in a hot sun without
indmg business or employment Of any kind.
The grave yard has taken some o fthcm lately.
'NN ANN vi. dIlN Jflltf0lllldn oil tie SUI
instant has a letter Of similar tenor. from
which wcmokc the annexed extracts:
VERA CRUZ. June u. 1915.
Government is marching troops into the
interior, no doubt destined for Texas: and cy-
cry KIM Of preparation is going ON for war.
lhey are actively engaged i'm preparing the
Castle OF ~. Juan dc UlIoa for ii vigorous de
fence. We shall have war. aud of that there
IS not a shadow of a doubt. Orders have
been received here 10 remove the public ar
ciiycs 10 %Jalafn. which looks rather warlikc.
All Is anxiety to hear the final action OF the
Texans ON this great question. which will be
the signal for these fellows To act.
All Mexican produce i ON Tie rise. Co
clinical has nscu. 81 the auOba in Tie last
eight GAYS, anji is scarce.
Tie Washington Union, referring to the
first paragraph quoted above from the Yer,
Cruz. letter, SAYS
lhfs unqualified assertion requires conrr-
nation. The Mexican manifesto ccrtainly
keeps the door open. either for peace or for
wdr-tO b" determined by future events. We
learn that our government has received des.
patches b. the late arrival down 10 the 1Ofb
OF june rom the capital, but they give no
Il ing decisive.
Since The above was in type we have r~ccciy-
cf the following extract of a letter dated Nera
'' '''i C'f i.t'f li'lt Nl American gHll-
tlclnan residing there go his friend in this city.
"War between this country AMI Che United
States appears inevitable. Nv opinion il
now completely changed, aud from the con.
tinued aud most recent news from Texas. IL
appears to b. reduced to a certainty that fb,t
country will b. united to the States. WHICH
will be considered heu i|8utanouut tor dec.
l@aIa'ion OF war. This is beyond "a doubt
What figure tlns country will make ina war
with their powerful u.ighbor remains t1 b.
seen. A poor impoverished country destitute
OF resources without Il Ndyy.viihouf n fort oY
the coast excepting san Juan de Ulloa hero.
with an unpaid Army. wrctchcllv Differed.
against The United States. fall OF resources Of
every hind. the result seems not to- admit Of "a
doubt, unless snm' oil tha European powers
Tend their aid, which is not thought probable.
J lmvc i, from good authority, tlmt England
viii not, and 10 is not likely chat France will.
thos, two countries having enough TO do to
watch c1yh others moycmrut4. and preserve
the cIDiiibriUm Of Europe. Some h,ipk that
i!o sas will swarm with privotcers with
M"htrau commissions. but others are of oui1.
jn1 t1at this will not br tolerated. the present
age asit would be- equivalent to piracy. n
h''ng "rIl known that there are not in exist.
rlne tIo;g1 MaXica1 seamcu to- man half "a
ldgan gri'ltccIs. Ia hort filings look cz-