American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-10-12
INTEREsrINa FROM MEXICO.

gence from Mexico, received by the recent a.
rival at New Orleans Tho following is n
extract OF letter from reliable source, undc
date of Vera Cruz, Sept, 18th;
"Ihe government Of Mexico is said TO h
without dollar in the Treasury; nor have
heard OF lis having adopted any means to OBJ
tam funds for prosecuting the war. Ampudja
1t was believed, would be at Monterey on III,
gath of August, with 5000 men.
"A report was prevalent in Mexico on the
50 instant, that Santa Anna had given order,
Tor the Mexican forces at Monterey. and othe,
PAGES III tliat quarter, to fail back on San Lui,
FotosI, and that he would meet them with 90
900 men.
"Ihe AN OF the CiudadcIa, as it is termed
seems 10 have been accepted by the military
ara civil authorities throughout the country.
wlh great unanlmlty, and apparently the ope-
rat,ohS i OF government are going on without
difficulty. "'''''''
"From private sources, however. entitled ia
some degree oi credit, | learn that a great pot-
tlon OF The people, amongst them men of infn-
ehce, are opposed to Santa Anna, and Mace no
confidence liz his promises, 1t is evident he
aPpfehehds more serious opposition than he at
iIFSt expected, from his delay in going to Mex
lco. lie was still at his country seat of FL En-
ccrfo, on the oth instant, where it was believed
he would remain until the meeting of Con-
gresS, or until his party gained decided pre-
Ponoefance' am Of opinion his presence will
add greatly to the embarrassment of the coun-
Try, cmbltter the feelings Of parties, and finally
lead TO a civil war;
Letters from Mexico, of recent date, mention
the ARRIVAL OF the Congress" " and the depar-
turo o' Commodore oIoat from hIazatlan for
the United States
The province of Yucatan manirosts some dis
position to surrender her, independence, and to
throw herself once more into the arms of Mexi-
co, under tho luIe of Santa Anna.
The Dario, or the official paper Of the Mex
ican government, Of the lst of September, pub
fishes the following:
Received a, The Last Hour. The supreme
government has received, by express, commu-
ncaIons from Gen Don Pedro hmpudia. dat
ed the 26th ultmo (August) They state that
nc would reach SaulO on the eth, with the
brigade under his command. 4 part, but not
the whole, OF tho oncmy's army had moved
from Camargo; Of two thousand four hundred
men who had left that town, four hundred had
arrived at China, and two thousand were still
between Camargo and China, three thousand
more having remained in Camargo. General
AmPudia was preparing 10 defend Monterv,
where at present, and without counting the re-
enforcement to arrive, there were more than
four thousand men, full of the greatest enthusi-
asm; so that the nation may expect the mos,
tlattering results"
/ The following is the editorial of the Diario
of September %:
"The existing supreme government, being de-
tcrmned not to swervc in any degree from the
national Will, has deferred replying TO the pro-
PoSltioh mace by the government of the United
states 10 come TO negotiation upon the ques-
uonS pending between the TWO countries, until
The nation itself, assembled in Congress through
its representatives,, shall decide matter SO i'm
poriant, without c1nsentlng in any manner to
waive q discussion Of the causes of the war,
on the pretcnco that they should be considered
merely as past events belonging TO history, and
announced that, until the Congress shall deter
mine the relations Of Mexico with the republic
Of the United States, they will continue to be
such as the present executive found them OH
taking charge Of the administration.
"ln conformity with these manifestations,
'he c@oCu'''G isIuCCSsanliy Is occupied in Cndea-
voring, by all possible means, to place the re-
public on reasonable footing Of defence. as
viii be seen by the decress insued by the secrc-
taty OF war, which he published undor the olfi-
cal head, IN our paper of to-day, and which are
circulated under this head"
The DEGREES referred to, issued in the name of
General Salas as head of government, are
in substance, as follows
|. decree Of August %, declaring all Mexi-
cans, between the ages of ls and so years, un-
der obligation TO take arms in defence of their
county Whenever they shall be required SO to
do.
2. A decree Of same date, declaring free for
one year the importation into any part of the
republic, and sale into it, of muskets, carbines.
sabres, brass and iron cannon, with gun-carria-
ges, and, in general, every species of warlike
arms and projectiles, without the payment of
any import duty; and declaring that the gov
eminent will purchase, ofthe arms and proiee-
tiles referred to, such quantity as it NAV require,
at such prices as may be agreed upon with the
importers or holders.
5. Another of the same, declaring an extra
culinary contingent of thirty thousand men, to
be contributed by the several States in the fol-
loving proportions:
Mexico, $500 Hicho,can. eso