The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-16
BY this Evenings Southern Mail.
From the New Orleans Delta, May 3.
FROM MEXICO.

FROM MEXICO.
Two DAYS LArER.-The brig Josephine, Captain
Robinson, arrived yesterday from Vera Cruz, with
dates two days later than previous adylces. We
do not find any thing of peculiar interest in our pa
pers.
The latest dates we find from the city OF Mexico
are OF the 18th ulumo. III Republican, of that day
states that the Sd regiment of line infantry formerly
the San Blas) had left the capital for Vera Cruz,
ana that The 50 regiment Of light infantry would
follow on the 10TH for which all necessary prepara-
lions were made at the moment they wrote.
The editor OF I'll TEMPO was sull imprisoned, on
account OF an article published in that paper The
editor OF I'll Monitor Republican, had also been ar
rested for similar cause. The people, II IL said
joined the public press IN their opposition to the or
ders OF the government, that tended to SUPPRESS the
liberty Of publishing such things as did not please
and SUIT the government.
The only American vessel Of war at Vera Cruz,
at the time the Josephine sailed, was the John
Adams.
friend has favored US with tbs following extract
of letter dated Vera Cruz, Doth April:
"GOur news from MdtamOrds, of course, is later
than ours. The Brush steamer, arrived last even
ing, brought letters TO the 18th April; they OBJ
that General Ampudla (of head boiled oil
memory had ordered General Taylor TO march to
the Nueces IN - hours.
This looks TO me now as # there would be a
breeze IN that quarter.
Gen. Alvarez has pronounced IN the south IN ia.
vor Of federalism, and IN the meantime calls for a
trIumylrate, composed Of Gems Santa Ana, Here
ra and Rlncon, who are TO govern this country I'M
u free election take place for PRESIDENT but
we have many of these prOnunciGnsntoS, that
they do not amount 10 anything.
"On the 2Oh inst. the editor and proprietor of the
Monitor was arrested and sent to San Bias"
Our nelghbors Of the Troplc have kindly furnish
ed us with slip containing letter from their cor
| respondent at Vera Cruz, dated 18th April, from
which we extract the following. We would call
particular attention to the paragraph in ltalIc. To
our mind, the good people across the water-"bOnt
Of our bone, and flesh Of our dssh"-have good deal
TO do with the affair. II We understand the char
acter OF our countrymen, It will act as a stimulus 70
the getting up Of parties for the Rio Grande-and
letHI further
by the mail steamer Tweed, last evening from
TampIco, we have intelligence from Matamoras
down to the 18th.
"A gentleman informs me that he has seen a letter
from the British consul at that city, to the British
consul here, from which he gives me an extract.
This letter indicates degree Of familiarity bsi0een the
.trieGH general and the l0rter, that iDouh Justify The
conclusion that upon him has fallen the mantle Of the
| man ioth the i1hiir hat. He says Ampudla show
ed him the letter warning General Taylor off the
banks Of the Bravo before it was forwarded, and
lDumaes without asserting It, that nothing prevents
| an attack from the MeXcans but want Of boats
| lie also says that General Taylor has plenty OF
| tfutytIOopounderS pointed at the tOwn'-whIch Is
| Of course az exaggeralIon.
"The excitement here regarding the Yankee feet
has subsidized somewhat as the ships have not been
seen since the 10Th. We hope they have moved
into the neIghborhood Of our little army, the ars
would form most valuable auXllares in case of col
hsIon. From what have seen and heard of sail
ors, believe they would fight even better on land
than on board ship. They would make excel
lent artllersts and first rate rIAemen.
81 see by the capital papers that the American
squadron at Mazatlan on the LIST instant in the
| following force: Frlgates Savannah and ConstItu-
ton; sloops of war Portsmouth and Levant and
the schooner Shark-the latter of which, in COM
pany with the Portsmouth, sailed that day. Official
Information had been given to the merchants that
| from the % Of Apu no more business would be
done IN the custom-house. This surely very
SILLY STEP and presume will cost the collector his
| commission, as no blockade had been declared, and
| could not reasonably be feared.
Everybody carps at the proceedings of the gov
eminent. Paredess nomination Of governor of the
| department of Mexico, in the place of Bravo, who
was sent here, has brought the Departmental As
sembIy down upon him They demand the ap.
| polnment of Senior Gorosbe and refuse to con-
firm that Of the contestant Chavarrl. have learned
nothing else of interest from the capital.
The call for exact lists Of all the naturalzed cit
liens of the republic, is evidently intended to have
| AN effect upon American emgrants particularly.
Whatever the object may be, regard the measure
as mpolItlc one, and as eriucIng a meddlesome
disposition that could not belong to decent gov
| eminent.
"a new edlct is said to be preparing, by which
| master printers are to be made responsible for
whatever may be published from their Offices or
| establishments
"The only American vessel left here by the Jose
phlne, will be the. ship Suvah of your city"