The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-02
ADDITIONAL INTELLIGENCE
F r O M M T. XICO.
THE ANNEXATION OF CALIFORNIA.
OF SANTA ANNA,
IMPRISONMENT OF PAREDEs.
THE EXPEDITION OF THE TEXAN RANGERS.
fFrom the New Orleans Times Auy

[Frem the New Orleans Times, Aug 2al
Through the politeness OF an eminent commercial
house we have Just been il sion OF the fol-
lowing most important intelligence from Mexico The
news was received by, British msnofwar, which
touched at the Balize with dispatches from the British
Minister at Mexico, for his government
The purport of these dispatches is that the United
States have taken possession Of the CALIFORNIA;, and that
the revolution in favor OF Santa Anna is complete.
We subjon the following letters. from which il will
board, in sight, of Vera Cruz, on the 10th inst
VERA CRuz, Aug Is, ls46
Awaiting ourselves of the opportunity by British
man-ofwar have just time to state that Mexico and
Puebla have since also pronounced for federation and
Santa Anna Bravo's government hardly established
was ovelthrown, and General Salas has put himself
at the head of the movement until Santa Anna may
arrive
the parsans of Santa Anna bring about the rsvou
:ion His have down here to welcome Santa
Anna who left the Havana on the sth, in q British
steamer, called the Arab accompanied by Almonte,
Haro Tamarz Rejon and Doves, and thus ought to be
here every day.
General Paredes was taken prisoner and is kept in
the citadel of Mexico Gen. Salas has issued already
letter of convocaton of Congress- the principles Of
1924 and the members to assemble at Mexico the
The present conveyance carries the news of the
nexaon of California to the United States received last
night by express at the British Consulate.
VERA Cnv., August l6, ls46.
Advces have Just been by express of the for
this of the British Minister'S dispatches
to New Orleans and to England.
Anna, who left Havana for here the Arab steamer,
but has yet arrived which makes his friends rather
anxious for his safety.
P.S.-The Arab just in sight
From the New Orleans Bee, Aug. 241
We hasten to lay before readers the very impor
tan intelligence from Mexico received through letters
brought by the British brig OF Daring, below, from
Vera Cruz. They are dated the l6th and state the
Arab from Havana, had arrived at Vera Cruz
with Santa Anna board. News had reached Vera
Cruz Of revolution in the city of Mexico. Paredes
deposed and imprisoned in the citadel. Gomez Fariss
in his favor and had sent his Vera Cruz to
the triumphant dictator and excor him to the cap
ital
The Mexican Congress to be convened in the
beginning of December. All the old ministry had
signed.
An express had reached the British Consulate at Vera
Cruz, with the Of the annexation Of California to
the United States Some suppose that this means that
Commodore Sloat had taken possession OF the country
(From the New Orleans Picay une. August 24.]
The British brig of war Daring arrived of the Bazo
last evening, from Vera Cruz, and two of her ofcers
up to town this morning with mail and dispatches.
instant. with Santa Anna board. He Immediately
placed himself at the head Of the movement in that de-
partmen The departments Of fuebla and Mexico have
declared for Santa Anna and Paredes has been
taken prisoner The revolt at the capital headed by
Gen Salas.i
Before Anna left Havana he took letters from
Gen. Campbell to Commodore Conner, and avowed him.
self in reply to inquiries to his intentions,
follows =" If the people of my country for war,
then | am with them-but would prefer peace"
News has been received in Mexico that Monterey.
in California has been seized by of the vessels Of
the Pacific squadron. Another account that ell CAL
iornia has yielded to the Americans.