Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-06-10
FROM HFVCO.
The port Of Vera Cruz Blcckadsd-TTe
POcers Of american COHsuis iRHRI'si
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The port Of Vera Cruz BlcckadsI-Tie
POlcerS Of american COnsuis inHRIIei
-Amcricans ordered to The interior of
the Comtry-Eforts Of tie Government
: to sustain the Var, Sc
The barque ThHtus, Capt Merrill, from
Vera Cruz, arrived here on Saturday eve
ming. We received papers by her from
the city of Mexico TO the 18th, and from
Vera Cruz TO the time oil her departure.
She sailed on the goth instant. We learn
verbally from Capt NJ that the u. States
steam frigaIe Mississippi arrived al Vera
Cruz on the 18th, with the news of the
battles of the Sth and OH inst. Care was
taken to keep il from the MeXicanS, though
it is thought the fact Of their defeat might
leak, and did leak, out.
The Mississippi and Falmouth had block
AIDED the port Of Vera Cruz. Orders had
been received from the city Of Mexico, Gi-
recting all Americans to leave Vera Cruz
by the Oath inst. Mr.. Diamond, the Con-
sui, was preparing to 60 on board OF one
Of the u. S. vessels OF war. It was re
merely believed that the vessels LETT in port
the barque Louisiana and the brig lie
len McLeod) would be seized by the Mex
leans.
The contractor Of supplies for the Anne
rican squadron has been forbidden by the
Vera Cruz authorities TO furnish them With
more.
The Republican, Of the city of Next
co, contains an article against the govern
ment in which it animadverts upon the actu-
al state of the country, attacked as it is bv
foreign enemy, and with prospect ct
a local revolution. That paper AYERS that
in case of any revolution, the troops now
engaged in repeIling the enemy, would be
ordered to act in support Of either one
party or the other claiming local suPre-
macy.
The exports from Vera Cruz in the
month of April, amounted TO S24l,37G OF
which $l95, 1873 was in specie.
The Republican, of the 18th, says thai
the intention of the government wis to send
their war steamers, the Gaudaloupe and
Montezuma, to Havana, TO be sold at auc-
ton. On arriving at the latter port the
steamers were to hoist the Mexican 1lg
and fire salute. The Mexicans sailors
refused to sail in them on these conditions.
and the steamers were TO leave the river
| AIrarddO, where they had been laid up IN
ordinary, under the British flag aud com
manded by a British officer. Nothing
positive was known Of this arrangement,
but the Didrio ofcia! no doubt endorsed
or contradicted this report on the 10TH
AS we have before stated, our dates from
the capital are only to the 18th.
The DiariO of the 9th and 18th hints
that the lamented Colonel Cross came to
| his death by the hands of Mexican lab0-
rer. 1t AYERS that the Colonel was in the
habit Of visiting the laborer's hut, where
he paid very significant attention TO the
latter's wife. The latter found il necessa.
ry, adds the DiariO, to throw the ColOne
into the river with weight attached, so q:
| make him sink 10 the bottom. The Mex
lean then crossed the river with his wife
took the watch, arms, and other lrinkets be
longing to the Colonel. We give ihls fo
what it is worth, without placing any reli
ance on its veracity.
Several of the papers in the city o
Mexico recommend the Bishop of Michoa
can, as the fittest person to till the vacan
archbishop rick of Mexico.
Gen. Arista's despatch TO the Ministe
of War, lated at Matamoras, April 2jth
contains The following passages relative I