Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-06-13
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM MEXICO.

BY the barque Louisiana we have adyces from
Vera Cruz to the 25th ultimo-fve days later than
those brought by the Thatus. The Louisiana sail
ed in company with the Helen Mcleod, leaving
American merchant vessels in port. The brig Pc
tersburg, for New York, got away on the 20th.
lhe blockade OF the port of Vera Cruz COM
menced on the 10th. Fifteen days were allowed
to all neutral vessels in port to load and depart.
BY orders from the Mexican Government the American
Consuls office to be closed and he and all American
citizens leave the On that day the Consul
peced to on board the steam gate Mississippi This
igate and the Raran anchor off Vera Cruz the
25h, and the soop of war Falmouth lying off the port
The Louisiana and Helen Mcleod got off in great haste to
prevent being seized.
The day they sailed reached Vera Cruz that Mazaan
and Tepc had pronounced in favor of Santa Anna Gen.
Alvarez still carrying his hostile operations in the
south part of the department of Mexico.
report was in circulation that Gen. Paedes intended to
leave city ofMexco the head of troops reinforce
the army of the North.
The animosy existing against the Americans has been
violently increased by the Of the actions of the 9Th
and 9th ullimo
The forced loans which the Government had i'm
posed upon the clergy the latter had declared itself totally
unable to meet. The metropolitan church ordered to
furnish subsidy of S9s000 per month the church
Michoacan S35, ooo-of Pueba s4O,O0O-of Guadalaara
These great per month show that the President de-
ennined to prosecute the with energy he will be
able to collect such loans
Senior Gomez Farias well known here has been
ed by the Government.
Gen. Amone has made formal resignation Of his mission
to France.
In regard to the report to Paredes putting himself the
head of the army, El Republican, says uncertain whe
ther he will repair the Rio Grande Vera Cruz but
Full of the disastrous actions Of the sh and 9th
had reached the capital and appeared in the official journal
They by far than Mexican bulletins gener
ally and do credit Arista The received with
profound regret but with apparent determination fight
the out.
The New Orleans Picayune Of the Sd instant
gives further details of The contents of the latest
Mexican papers, as follows:
The Mexican papers claim positively that the number of
the killed and wounded the part of the Americans
considerable than that Of the Mexicans. Gen Arsa
down the force of the Mexcans in the action Of the sh at
5000 men and twelve pieces of artillery numbers
stated have been 900 men, less with great supe
riorty artillery The destruction by artillery repre-
sented have Over three thousand shots
said have been fired the Mexcans by artillery, be
tween o'clock p. M. and in the evening" when the battle
closed. The Mexicans in the time discharged
loss the shis down 352 killed. wounded, and mis-
sing and they claim retained possession of the field
Of battle
We have description of the action of the 9th by
Gen. Arsa had supposed in haste, but have
by journal friendly to him. His position is represented TO
have been calamity forced Notwithstanding the repeated
charges of the Mexican cavalry, the last of which headed
by Arsa person, and during which they actually "cu to
pieces entire companies Of the Amencans The loss Of
the Americans still represented as superior to that OF the
Mexicans.
The papers make very patriotic appeals all good citizens
up the of the country. Even FL Re
pubHcano claims that the President is making and will
make efforts great as the emergency requires IL
urges all to make the sacrifices which will be demanded and
appeals the Congress about to assemble TO sustain the
every possible hazard IL recommends the putting aside of
personal dssenons and denounces those who would resort
TO foreign Intervention to bring about peace
In regard the loan attempted be raised from the clergy
of Mexico, have the official letter of the Minister of the
Treasury (Seho urbde dated the 18th, before the
Of the the Sh and 9Th could have been received
forth grievous necessity Of for the war; and
urges the duty the clergy submit the hardship forced
upon all by the national calamies He tells the Archbishop
that the Government has appropriated all which
morgaged suspendng without exception all payments
its creditors that it withheld fourth part of the salaries
of all its employees that all classes called upon
make sacrifices and the clergy must not be exempt He
then calls for loan 00O able twelve monthly
nstamen commencing the 30th June. The Archbishop
called upon partition the loan among the various bodies of
clergy On the 18th the Archbishop replied that he had
summoned eccesasc convention TO sneet that morning.
whom the would be laid, and that he would
operate the extent Of his powers in in which
stake the precious objects Of Mexicans, Its ndepen
dence and its religion The hear Of the loan
in FL Republican, Of the 2st that the
opoan churches could contribute the 1000 month
allotted them, the total of their will fall short
Of that The paper states that the collection OF
such assigned 10 the other churches utterly inn
practicable in the present state OF the hes and the
general depreciation Of ecclesiastical property This disap
pontment will PROVE according oil accounts, very injurious
the The wealth Of the clergy had been
lied upon the ultimate OF the Government IN It's
emergencies Whether the disappointment will be total,
however we are little informed to pronounce. II be,
will prove fatal TO the administration of Paredes
The garrison of Tcpc had pronounced against the Govern
nent hut accordng the Ddro thad marched directly into
Snaoa because citizens Of Tepc had refused to take part
in the movement Tepic is a town in Guadaajara. only
miles from the por, of San Bias As the report Of an in
surrecton Mazatlan reached at the time the
action Of the garrison San Bias, infer that the move
concerted one and that formidable rebellion
may reasonably be expected at Sonora.
The disturbances the south Of Mexico attributed by
the different journals different According to
il but war according others, the grita for
Federalism and Santa Anna Many have been arrested on
suspicion Of being implicated in the dissensions
IMPORTANT.