Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-05-09
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

VERA CRUZ, APRIL 20, 1910.
write by the brigantine Orleans, which sails to-
day for New Orleans. Since my last the most i'm
portant public events have been the sale Of the steam
presentation of Gen. NICHOLAS BRAVO as comman-
der-in-chief of this and the neighboring depart
ments the arrival of the Rarifai, and the recent
movements Of the American squadron; all of which
will endeavor TO lay before you in detail as briefly
practicable.
The steamers have long been dead weight on
the Government, and there is no reasonable proba-
bity of their ever becoming useful Their sale,
however, was not witnessed or spoken of without
some degree of modification, particularly the pur-
chasers are found 10 be the Spanish Government.
One OF my papers announces the measure in the
following terms
For days past there has been that Spain
through merchant here, Lad purchased the
and the price is named at eighty thousand dollars each
natural that the Government should wish to dispose
Of these vessels whose services he made adequate
their expense but should feel great delcacy letting
into the hands Of Spain. II but be CALLING
national pride the royal lion Of Spain protected by
floating fortress which lately hovered the eagle Of Mex
leo. The people have their caprices and their
fancies and is sometimes well to humor them do little
children and the Enthusiastically"
was in the Republic, but his appointment TO this
district considered be good one. The estimation in
which he is held in this city is very well summed up in the
following extract from notice Of him Of the city papers
"Gen. BRAyo" the writer says, sis only known by the
Vera Cuzanos the most distant perspective. They have
always regarded and respected him Of most honod
generals and iustrious hero Of independence.
His orcibe dissolution of the constituent Congress Great
ed here great surprise and grevous offence but in spite of this
cannot look upon him without Affection and in the virtues
Of the hero forget the failings Of the man."
In view of SANTA ANSAs attempt land in this city,
Braves appointment is the BEST presume that could have
been made their personal differences hardly be
ced and personal influences alone be depended upon
present in this Republic.
OF SANTA ANNA hear nothing more He may have
decided to enter at other point than this to await
formal recall In late paper from the capital find the fol-
lowing paragraph
Campeachy and that have left Yucaan for the
United States TO solicit the protection of that Government II
this be true Yucatan has fixed ndeble upon her
character and adopted which will prove Of
ncalculabe mischief We pray God may not be true"
In number Of this paper, five days earlier, read
contradiction, couched in strong terms, Of similar statement
copied from the New Orleans Pata therefore presume
there is some foundation for the story.
give you, from the source and in the
nexion the following statement:
"Don JUAs CANo commissioner from this Government,
Ito that Of Yucatan, arrived at Merida 1.-THE capa the
3ls ulmo The letter which gives this information
ans other important intelligence, which, however, abstain
from publishing rather than subject ourselves 10 mputa
ons of sinister views and connvance with the designs of the
enemies Of country We will only say that appears thai
Senior Cano oA not out pery ,oeH oih regard 10
part Of his mission"
The gate Rartaa came to- off the harbor the after
Of the 18th, having joined company with the American
squadron, which had just left port Upon meeting the Rar
tan, the Commodore bore up again and brought all his ships
to anchor off Green island The soop of John Adams,
which had not sailed with the rest communicated with the
squadron and it is to the poeness Of her gentlemany
mander that indebted for New York and Washington
papers late the 30h uno. The morning all ths
ships under way the soop Falmouth standing about north
east evidently bound for Pensacola and the gate making
much the eastward. They said 70 be
sight the subsequent day. but have not been since
good deal of manifest amongst the Vera Cru
the movements Of the squadron, but the
aayed il by the information that many of the yellow
fever had occurred in the ships and that the commodore hat
merely gone venlate them with fresh and pure
air. however, have based the best posi-
BILE authority that not solitary symptom Of the fever has ye
shown itself in any ship in the American squadron.
INVALID.