American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-19
LATEST NEWS!
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

fhhIF AL Of The JKUAIDN'S UFFiCEhs
AND CREW-HEALTH OF TIE SQUADRON
DETERMINATION OF SANTA ANNA II
ASSUME COMMAND OF THE ARMY-VI
! GOROU5 PROSECUTION OF THE WAR A.
GAlNsT The UNITED STATES.
The U. S. sloop.oEwar John Adams, Com.
mander McCluney, from Vera Cruz, the 25th
ult, touched off the S. w, Pass on the eth in.
slant, on her way to Pensacola. Lieut.. Ken
nedy, late ofthe U. s. schooner Forward, came
passenger in her, and left her at the Balze, ar
irving in New Orleans on tho 9th inst. We
copy the following from the New Orleans Pr
cayune:
The John Adams left Anton Lizardo on the
25th ut. She has on board as passengers
Com. Carpenter, Of the Truxton, Mr.. Gutter,
the purser of that vessel, and Mr.. Wilkinson,
hs clerk together with a portion Of the crew.
Another portion Of the crew was on board the
s'oreship Relief, and the same day the John
| Adams sailed the cutter Forward left for Tus-
pan to bring away ten or twelve more men who
had been left there sick AS soon as tho For
ward returned, the Relief would depart for
Pensacola with all the Truxtons crew not on
the John Adams. We understand that Com.
Carpenter was released upon his parole, togeth
er with his officers. The impression in the
squadron would appear to be that he can justi-
! fly his Abandonment of the Truxton. Sincerely
do we hope that this may be the case.
! Jackson, the sailor on the st. Mary's con-
demned to death, was executed in conformity
with his sentence OH the 18th ult.
/ The frgate Rantan, Capt. Gregory, and the
steam-schoonor Vixen, Capt. Sands, arrived at
Anton Lizardo on the ED ult., the former from
Pensacola, the latter from New York, via Mas
sau, N. 2. Com. Perry was passenger on the
Vixen. 1t was supposed he would hoist his flag
on the Mississippi.
! The schr. Flirt would sail in few days
! for Norfolk. We have learned no other chan
geS in the squadron since the cutter Van Buren,
| leit-ten days prior to the departure Of the
! John Adams.
There we're three FrencA vessels Of war, two
or three English vessels and two Spanish ones
| lying at Sacrifcios when tho Adams left.
! The impression prevailed in the squadron
| that Com. Conner contemplated another attack
upon AlVarado, but nothing definite was known
about it.
The news from Mexico is not important
Santa Anna, it was understood, was still at his
hGcienca, FL Encero. He had been named ge-
nerassmo Of the armies Of Mexico. SO strong
| " were the feelings Of his countrymen inhaui-
ed aga INST the U. States that it was not thought
possible for Santa Anna to attain Supreme
power save by prosecuting the war.
The following we extract from the CONNER
cial Times:
With regard to Mexican internal affairs, very
! little was known in the squadron. It was,
however, stated that Santa Anna had put him
self at the head Of the army, and was about
TO march against Gen. Taylor The Mexi-
cans, notwithstanding all their attachments to
! Santa Anna, would not elect him their Presi-
dent, unless he pledges himself to a vigorous
| prosecution of the war with America. On
that subject, there was little difference of opin-
! ion: seemingly, all ranks were burning with
| desire to drive the invaders from the soil-if
| they could.
Santa Anna, as it appears, has suddenly be.
come he chef head, and hope of the war par
ty in Mexico, which indeed, to saw the truth,
embraces nearly the whole of the population
Ile is now, or was at latest dates, is the city
of Mexico, arranging the plan of an extensive
campaign against the several American corps
d'nmee, organizing, recruiting, encouraging,
exhorting the inhabitants not only Of the CAPT.
tai, but the whole country, with a view to
meet the danger that threatens Mexico with
the whole of her defensive resources.
We Iiud that Santa Anna had at length quit
ted his retreat--his Northumberland he had
been 10 doubt lying by for the oportune mo-
ment TO atrlve when he could best exhibit him
self TO the inhabitants of the capital, and pro-
fit by their enthusiasm, pushed TO an extreme
by their alternate hopes and fears. On the l4th
ultmo, he reached Azotta, small town dis
tant ten or twelve leagues from the city Of
Mexico. Here he received a communcat ion
from Amonte, the ad interim Secretary Of War,
proposing to him the Executive power, or Die
tatoship. Thi? offer was made on the part of
the provisional Government, organized by Con.
S,Ias, after the fall Of Paredes.
Ga the 18th ultmo, then, Santa Anna arriv-
ed at the capital, amid rejoicings more enthu-
sastlc than had ever been witnessed before
The people seem to behold in him their savior,
and were almost frantic with Joy The testi-
monials OF attachment to his person were ur-
bounded. The next day the most vigorous
measures, 50 far as declarations go, were taken
by the Provincial Government A levy Of
900 men to recruit the army was ordered.
| ReqDlsitiOns were forthwith transmitted to all
the principal places in the Republic, for an I'M
mediate furnishing Of their respective quotas OF
men. Puebla, and the whole OF the towns
within circut Of fifty or sixty leagues Of the
metropolis, are stated to have complied with
f the requisiton for men, with The greatest ala
Gritty. regiment was immediately raised in
Pucba on the arrival there of the news of the
levy Of $4,000 men. To facilitate the arming
; and cqnippng Of this large body Of troops, the
: Government have ordered that duties on all
munitions of war shall cease to be levied, I'M
til further notice
An edIct issued the 4th September from the
government, appointing commission, com
posed of FIVE gentlemen, to digest and report a
pan the heads of which are furnished to them,
for rewardng and providing for deserters from
the American army. They are:-
LIST "To determine upon the number OF
acres of land which the government shall grant