Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-02
ARRIVAL AT HAVANA OF THE BRIT
ISL MAIL STEAMER FROM VERA
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'Olh inst. BY this arrival the New Orleans
papers are in possession oil dates from the city |
't Mexico to the Both ult three days later |
rom the capital than previous advices, brought
70 Havana by the British mail steamer from
era Cruz. Her departure was DELAYED some |
days awaiting the action OF Congress, which /
assembled on the 9Th ult at Mexico. the La
test courier from the capital not leaving the
city till the evening of the Both.
We make up the annexed summary Of Mex
lean nows from the Picayune OF the n inst.
The correspondent Of he Diario de Ia Ma.
rina, of Havana, writes from the city of Mex.
leo ON the 18th that not a sufficient number
oi members oi Congress assembled To form
quorum; nevertheless preparatory session was
held, ant the wTiteradds that Sir Bustamentc.
the ex-President may be- considered a. the
President OF Congress, and that there is every
probability tina, Sc Parcdes will be elected
President OF the Republic. the Congress an
pearlug tn be devoted To- him II j. added
that should Paredcs take the field in the pres
ent campaign. Gen. Bravo, nlw in command
OF the troops at Vera Cruz, will be elected
Vice President.
IL IL believed very gene rally that Congress,
such a. II II, will at once invest Parcdes with
dlctatorisl powers ior limited period, and
then suspend its session. Many deputies
had openly declared in favor of this course
and the country appeared TO have reached such
a crisls, that the concentration of oil powers
IN single hand appeared TO be called Tor.
There had been another dissolution of the
Ministry. The Secretaries of War and the
Ireasury-Touel and ltuTbc-are known to
have resigned. The former, il was thought
would be- succeeded by Gen d. lgnacio de
NlaIay Nallami, and the latter by ID. Anton
u 6aIay, a merchant.
The great topic of conversation at the Can't
tai was the proposed departure of Paretles To
take the command Of the Army of the North.
lie himself was bent upon doing So although
dssuaded by many considerations of policy
and by the advice OF his friends Should he
take the field II Is said he would have under
hls command an army of sixteen thousand
men, including in these the army of reserve
and the troops of Arista
Reports were in circulation in the city that
General Arista was to be called to the capital
TO answer charges preferred against him. but
the correspondent ol the Diario thinks this not
at all probable
III Expectation, paper in Mexico devoted
to The interests OF the Spanish, discusses at
length the design OF Parcdcs TO take the field
IN persons. Ii endeavors TO dissuade him
from 1T, andably urges that the capital requires
ms presence far more than the frontier. Ii
endeavors 10 palliale the disasters suffered by
Mexico on the Sth and 9Th ult., SAYS that ev-
identity they were less calamirous than was
hrst supposed, because the retreat was con |
Quoted IN good order, the wounded were safe
~ transported across the river, and the Amer
leans had not followed up their victory
showing either that they Were very much Grip
pied IN the action, or that their leader posses
-es no ability. There is, therefore, no occasion
mat the President should put everything at
hazard by repairing To the frontier. while there
Is so much TO demand his attention at the can
as the instructions in the South,
TINS blockade OF the ports, the necessity of nro
Nding on the instant resources or reinforce
mens Tor any threatened point, and the solu-
tion OF questions diplomatic or financial
which may como up from time to time.
The correspondent of the Diaria de la Ma |
nm says, the finances OF the nation remain IA,
The same state; the payment of interest on the |
public debt is still suspended, and there were
no transactions IN the public funds. The Gov
eminent had convoked Junta with the view
OF procuring means Tor its emergencies. The
President had failed TO procure the relief which
he had anticipated from the clergy.
In regard to The Mexican ideas of the action
OF the Slh and 9th OF May, the same writer
says the movement OF Gen. AriSta to the left
bank OF the Rio Grande was made i'm conse-
qucnce OF express orders from the Secretary of
War, and IN direct opposition to his own Judge
ment. Arisia, he says, crossed over with
from three To iour thousand men, and fought
on the Sth the battle of Palo Alto, i'm which
the army displayed the utmost vaur and re-
manned master ol the field notwithstanding
the superiority OF the Americans in artillery.
Inc following day, says this writer, who
evidently aims TO be fair, another action was
fought at ResaCa de Guerrero. and there orr
arms, although their ancient name was heroi-
cdlly defended, were little successful. The
General Chief made mheard of efforts. The
cavalry fought valiantly, and ON the part of
Generals Ampudia and Vega nothing was left
undone, but II was all in vain, since we need
cd the support OF strong body OF infantry -
nevertheless, the conquerors did not pursue
our army, says The Mexican; It re-entered Mat
amoras. but To abandon il Immediately after
as from the moral stale of the troops aud the
superiority OF the Americans i'm artillery. rem
dered II impossible to defend it with alvon.
age Accordingly the Americans shortlyen. !
tered tue town, and Gen Arsta marched for
mat point which has been officially aunouuc
ed. unfortunately we have no Mexican ma !
pers ourselves, SO that we cannot saw what
that point isl
The writer whose views we have been Civ
ing thinks, as DO the Mexican papers we f,J
quoted. that the danger to the country i moi
from foreign foe, but their internal divisions
They indulge the hope, however. that the fsct|
that their country has been invaded by the en-.
cmy, citizens will forget their disssusions
and thus theGoycrnmcntd derive actual strength
from the magnitude OF the danger which threat.
ems from abroad.
The Monitor Republican, Of the DIST ult
announces that lG Of the 100 Deputies 10 Inc
Congress had then reached the capitsl an1
that the Government was urping t6e attenJ
anGe OF Others IN order to form quorum.
r. S.-Since the above was written. the
Org Empressario. Capt. Collins has arrived
rom ron, Havana bringing US dates one day later
bove in regard TO Mexican news. TEe Mo-