Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-09-24
IMPORTANT FROM THE GULF
SOFIA ORION

.1ripai of the steamer Princeton--.Merico
Declined Proposals for Peace-Import.
ant Dispatches 10 Gopernment- Iid'ngs
from the CreV Of the Trurton.
Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
y. s. Frigate Cumberland, Sept. 8, 1916.
AT Point .4nfonio de Lizardo.
The dispatches brought BY the Legae
were sent up TO Vera Cruz with flag Of
truce on the 25th August, and were i'm.
medately forwarded to the city Of Mexico.
On Friday, the 4lh Of September, about
5 P. NJ, a Mexican boat bearing a flag o.
truce, visited the Commodore, and the
bearer Of the dispatches presented The
answer Of bis Government, the contents o.
which are not known positively, but II Is
rumored that the Mexicans decline recelv.
ing or sending minister until the United
States Withdraw all their forces from the
country, both by sea and land. The
bearer Of the Mexican dispatches. was
Young Naval Lieutenant, accompanedb
an English gentleman, as interpreter. The
Princeton Immediately received orders Tor
sea, and she would have sailed yesterday,
but was detained BY court martial pend
ing on board The ST. Mary's, her otflcets
forming part of the court. However
was fortunate, for about q P. Nj. yesterday
another despatch arrived from McKee,
and the Princeton will no doubt sail to-day
Lieut.. Purviance, from this ship, goes 10
the Princeton as bearer of dispatches 10
Washington, and she will awa', his return
at Pensacola. have no doubt they arc
of the utmost importance. and VIII ei'nef
put stop TO the war. or call for more &C,
tive measures. on the part OF the nav"
force at all events.
The Potomac sailed last Monday iof
Pensacola, her crew being very bad WIN
the scurvy. A prize brig from Hamburg
sailed at the same tire for New oreaa''
The Commodore received letter a lew
days ago from Captain Carpenter oil ,1e
Truxton, who writes from Tuxpan' lie
states that the health Of his officers ana
crew is excellent that they are wen
treated by The Mexicans, and their pT'Vale
property respected. His letter was WIZ
ten subsequent TO the destruction Of VDo
brig, so that the officers Of the Princeton
were deceived by the soldiers at the NOUN
Of the river, who informed them 'ha' '''
prisoners had been sent TO TampIco.
perceive the New OrleansPapers nave
no, spared the squadron for our aboI'ion'"
they call If at Ayarido, but the CommO,
dore, have no doubt, has fully lusiltea
bis conduct TO the department. But 'aA'
ures in time Of war are productive OF many
little soubriques that are long remenoei'
ed, and Commodore .Airarado Conner
as firmly and indelibly placed upon 0O'
list Of post captains as if he was mus p'f
tized in all the churches OF cbrisienuo"
However, should the war be prosecute
with vigor, have no doubt be will 81.
us all plenty to do. But nothing VIII "
done until the return of the Princeton
have no doubt the dispatches WIN :,
published in few days after the ress'r
of this, so you must be on the qai we"
No more ofimportance. Yours D
p. s. The court martial on boafu u"
ST. Mary's, convened for the pnrPose
trying seaman by the name o. JonnIOs
for striking the first lieutenant Mr. iss""
has mol made any public decision yet.
The following letter from The coffesPy,
dent of the Mobile Tribune, al Pensaoo .ss
contains some additional news, oy w
Princeton;
U. S. Ship PRrNcEToN
PENSACOLA, Sept 10th, 1910. ;
This ship arrived here tbs ese ,aSs,
-four days from Vera Cruz, with ds'P'''