Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-07
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO AND
YUCATAN.

Capt. Levy, from Tobasco, (says The New Or
leans Tropic,) left there on the 18th instant, as
bearer Of dispatches TO our Government. Capt
Levy sailed from Tobasco in the Spanish bris
Manuiliia, bound 10 Havana, and was taken OF
The brig By he Tow boat Mary Kingsland eighty
miles from The bar. Capt. Levy states, that, a
The time he lett Tobasco, news was current iron
Pechuculio, that The department had declared FOL
Santa Anna, and Federalism, in conjunction
with several other departments, The Governors o
which had no interest except 10 rob The agricul
turists Of their labor. On the lst July, The
commanding General, Palasa, marched with al
his forces TO put down The Tevolt-he had with
him one hundred and fifty men. W supposed
the troops would join The revolulionisls, against
the Government, as they were without pay, OF
provisions, except what they forced from The mo-
anarchists. Don Manuel Escappi, and Don NJ
Pagio, went among the merchants, begging for
money 10 support the officers and troops, 10 keep
them from robbing the poor people.
Ii is stated that Tobasco could easily be taken
BY our gun boats. They should not draw over
nine feet Of water, as there are bur len on The
bar al The mouth of The river, on which Tobasco
is situated. There are no Notifications until you
arrive al Accachapas, which is six miles IRON
Tobasco, where there is a small fort, containing
three 24-pounders, and one l2-ponnder, on a
small round breaslwork. AtTobasco, they have
TWO brass 4-poundeTs, aud twelve carionades,
without carriages. All The troops had lett me
city, leaving The ignorant citizens in charge OF
the military d~eiences. All The arms and ammu-
nilion have been collected together from the In
dian villages, 50 that no opposition could be made
To the forced contributions made upon them oy
the Central Government.
Capt. Levy also speaks highly condemnalory
of The course Yncatan is, as a neutral govern
meni, pursuing towards our own. lie states mat
he pcople OF Yucatan are bitter enemies OF the
americans, and that they lend their flag 10 Mex
leans, 10 proleci their property from onr fleet. ;,
In Campcachy The five star flag is not allowed
10 be raised. When The u. S. brig Somers visit
ed tha, place, The inhabitants rose in commotion.
because The Mexican flag was not displayed from
the ramparls of the city. 1t is supposed the
Camreachanos are playing our Government
false, as il is we'll known that The principal mer-
chant. OF Yucalan ale opposed 10 The late war
with Mexico, and have continued 10 use every
excrlion to put down the Yucatan Government,
and restore The Mexican rule.
II is represented as a fault, that our consuls are
not giving true statements 10 our Government
they being all foreigners, and generally natives
Of The country, with no feelings or svmpalhies
with the people OF The u. States. To subdue
Mexico, il is thought TO be necessary 10 watch
Yucalan, as the Government offcers and DINERS
say that Great Britain will protectihem from any
attack from The u. States. Ii is urged, that our
consuls should have a salary, and not be permit
ted to embark in any commercial transactions
whatever.
aLeft a, Tolasco The French barque Victoria,
| from Bordeaux, s Mexican schooners, ! French
and ! Bremen brig, names unknown; no men OF
war OF any nation. The Mexican schooner An
nella arrived The l3,h, from Alvarado, passed the
us. brig SolncrS and schr. Flint. h!ockading The
mouth d Alvarado; She reports that some warm
| correspondence had been carried on between
Commodore Conner. and a Spanish commander
al Vera Crr2. in consequence OF allowing Next
can vessels under incaian papers to enter The
port al A!vafaho and leave without mo'csialion,
al The same lime preventing foreign vessels en-
tering any pcr. They finally concluded an m
cable settlement, that no vessels should enter any
Of The Mexican ports"
The above statements are important, and have
all the appearance Of being strictly correct. The
charges brought against Yucatan are serious, and
should be investigated There is no confidence 10
be placed in these Mexican revo'utionislsi they
exist in one form only 60 long as il IS proftablei
ifthe people Of Yucalan find ii 10 their interest 10
/ loin Mexico, they will no doubt do il.