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Important from Mexico,

The New Orleans papers furnish some
late and interesting sdslces from Nexi |.
Co, brought BY the sloop cf war .Joda
.Rdoms. which sailed from Vera Cfssz On
The Goth uitime.
The John Adsms brought as nassesges
Com % ander CARpENpER and . nusmber
OF The crew lately belonging 10 the. big
TSsrioa, Auswho- became pfisoneis BY
tbs TOT this vessel have been stl Il
liberty 90 parole; but j portion Of sbems
were Cd board the s,orethlp Rtiisf. which
was not expected u snil for Pensacola
until she received on board some ,e, Of
dozen 81 the sick. fol whom cnlier
bad been despatched td Enspsn.@
The health 'ofthe sasadtoD generally
was good. Commodore PEaRf arrived
out 90 lhe 23l ullimo. Jackson. who
was condemned 10 deab for striking an
officer. was hung on thu 18th.
An Impression prevailed in the squa.
dron that Commodorsl CoNSER coniem-
plated smother allcck upon Alyarodas but
nothing definite was kHown about il.
The New Orleans Tines remarks hal
SAN Ia ANNA hiss suddenly become tho
chief head and hope oilhs Wss party ia
Mexico, which indeed 10 say The truth.
embraces nearly the hble Of The pepu u
laiion. He il now, III was al lslests
dates. inihe city Of Mexico. arranging
| the plan Of an extensive rsmpaign sgsinslf
llhe several American eorps a rs,ss--of..
gapizipg feelaiting, encouraging sabos.s
| ting the 10 habiisnis mol only Of the espi. /
tai, but lhs whole conA'fy, With sieM,I
/ 10 meet the danger THU ihIeatens Mexi.ss
GO with the whole o. lher defensive Te1i
sources
Having lefl bis hacienda, be sfrised
on The l4:h ultimd II Ayotla, ANAL
town dist ant ten or twelve leagues FROM
the city 81 Mexico. Here be received oil
com m nnicalion from Gen ALMoETs, ihel
al interim Secretary Of War, pfoposings
TO him The supreme Executive power. OF;
Dictatorship. This eIfrr was made On !
the part Of The provisibnsl Government.
orgsnized BY Gen. SAIas. after ihs falll
oil PAREDEs. and SANTA anna immeci. |
diaiely replied Is il, declaring his purpose /
70 lake command Of the Army, 10 repsl.l
the enemies OF bis scouniry. He ae, |
clares biz purpose 10 die fighting or had
the Mekicsns 10 triumph. He ssys.silefs
paying bis respect in person, be will let
gut for the scene Of war. 70 lend bis did ]
10 serve bis country. q perish amonast
lie ruins. On the 10th be arrived ii ipe /
capita. and vas received with. the nese
phrenzied enlhnsiasmsby the populacs.i
His entree Is describedIas iriumphane
leie. celebrated BY every demonstrators
Of popular rejoicing.
Again 10 quote the Times: "Tbe ne!s
day ihe most vigorous measures. 20 As
az declarations 90, were taken By lie
Provisional Government. A levy p
30 600 men to recruit he army. was az
defed. acquisitions were forthwith
transmitted 10 al the pyincipal places 4,
tie Republic Tor sn Immediate furniss
ing OF their respective quotas Of men.-
Puebla land the whole u the towns with
10 circuit Of fifty or sixty leagues
the metropolis. are stsIed 10 have cons
piled wlih the requisilibn Tor men wita
the greatest alscTiiy- "A reginent Ms
Immediately raised ID Ruebla on the 81
rival there of the newsa 81 the levy 81 i
go ono men. 70 fsciIilats ibs arniEk
and eqoiplng 81 This Isfke body Of iroofs,
the Governmenl have aI1 efsd that dusiksE
on ell muniiioos Of nj shall cease 30.
Be levied until fsrtherA6iice- rs /
lin view Of this extensive sfr1amtal
81 the Mexican people, II dDy horssss
have ever been ehiefytined Of paclic
policy oD The part Of SANTA Anna. ihsse3s
must nov Be Abandoned His late cd;5-
duct shows tbs. hs " throws 81 IL
n9sk, ifhe ever wore NJ senbIsncs I
Gsu. AlnonIs i ~ Acting pls.idsa
u MEXICO.