The Southern journal., 1846-05-02
LATER FROM MEXICO.

BY the arrival yesterday Of the Mexican
schooner Ventura, Capt. Dorantes, at this
port, 10 days from Vera Cruz, we are 10
receipt of later Mexican dates.
The political news is unimportant. The
contest between the monarchists and re-
publicans still continues, and it would
seem from Ell Monitor that The govern
ment has at last embraced the principles of
the monarchical party, for in IFS number
Of the 4th April, it remarks, that El III.
empo is but second edition Of Ell Diario
del Gobierno-so much SO, that it advises
the subscribers Of the two papers MOTTO fa-
tigue themselves by looking al both, as tho
reading of one will answer the same pur.
pose as the reading of the other.
1t has been announced in several of the
papers, that tthe government has assembled
junto Of several members OF the liberal
party, fol the purpose oftaklng such mea.
sures, agreeable to them, as will prevent a
revolution. The editor of EL Monitor.
however, thinks this is something Of a ficA
tion.
We copy the following items from Ell
Monitor Of the 4th April. According to
Diario c0fciel, the governmen, has receiy-
Ted advices that the brigade under COM
mand Of Gen. De la Vega had effected
junction at Matamoros with the command
of Gen. Mejia; and that the division of
Gen. Ampudia had departed on the 1st
April from Monterey; from which, it was
naturally concluded, that the whole Mexi-
can army would shortly be concentrated
in front Of the enemy, who had advanced
to Santa Isabel. The regiment OF cavalry
Of Oaxaca, and the battalion of Jamiltepec,
had marched to Jalapa. A considerable
quantity of'munitons Of war, particularly
artillery, had been despatched to Vera
Cruz.
On the Sd Of April the President and all
the principal officers Of the Government
visited the powder mandatory of Santa
Fe, and after minute examination of all
lis departments, made such alterations in
the administration of the manufacture as
it was deemed necessary to procutea spec.
dy and constant supply Of this first elemen.
Of war.
The advices from Mazatlan are to the
23d of March, and they state that the re-
port that that city is bloclsaded is [as we
well knew] false, although the American
squadron is lying al anchor in front of that
place.
The Department of Sinaloa is, for
wonder, perfectly quiet, and has submit
ted to the control of Paredes. The troops
under the command of Col. Telcs have
left Guadalajara for Topic. The South
of Mexico is covered by respectable body
oftroops under the command of General
Guzman, and tranquility is perfectly res
tored. The remainder of the army is be-
ing equipped with the utmost activity.
We learn from Ell Espectador that on
the 10Th of March, party of some forty
Americans entered the town of Monterey
and dlsarmed about twenty men in garr-
son, and arrested Capt. Cavazos, whom
they soon set free, however. They demau-
ded corn, meat and other provisions. The
civil authorities armed the inhabitants a.
Psainst these barbarians, and finally defeat
ed them. The good people of Monterey
appeared to think them the advanced guard
OF Texan General named Ges, of whom
we never heard before.
In late number of La Hesperia, tho
editor remarks that the Senate of the Uni.
ted States are proceeding with great eau.
ton in the consideration of the Oregon
question-an opinion very prevalent in our
own country.
The Mexican Government has prosecu.
ted two newspapers and two officers of the
army. The Reforma and the Contra II.
empo, journals in the interest of Santa An
ma, have been siezed, and Gerecero, editor
of the former, and Luis Espino, of the lat.
ter, have been arrested. Gen. Limo AL
corta has been ordered to proceed TO Oxa.
|ca-Cap'. Schiaino has been ordered to
San Juan de Ulloa.
The Reforma and Contra Tempo advo-
Gated openly and boldly the restoration Of