The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-08-27


which he pleaded The state of his health as
The motive of the act. Congress refused TO
accent his resignation, and on the 26th OF
July, as the Provisional President was about
TO depart for the frontier, Gen. Bravo took
the oath of Office and entered upon The dis
charge of lis duties.
Early in July Senior Becerra, the Minis
ter of Justice, resigned his post, aud after
Gen. Bravo was installed in power, the other
Ministers likewise resigned. LetteTs from
the city of Mexico dated the 29th July give
the following as the most probable compost
lion of the new Ministry: ID. Antonio Ga
ray, Minister of Finance: d. Ignacio Mora
ViIlami, of War; Dr. d. Luis Gordoa, or
d. Luis 6. Cuevas, of Foreign Relations;
and D. Fernando Ramirez, of Justice, &c.
A letter of the Both July from the city of
Mexico speaks of the new Ministry as being
already formed, but without giving the
names. 1t adds, moreover, that the new
Ministers were without exception disposed
to make peace with the United States.
1t is alleged to he the favorite policy of
Gen.. Bravo TO ceniralize power as much as
possible, and his views the Havana editors
regard as in harmony with the present neces-
sites Of the country.
There had been pronuncidmeRfo in ia
lapa as we'll as Guadalaara, and neither of
them had been put down; but Gen. Bravo
did not appear 10 be much concerned in re-
gard to either of them. How the movement
at Vera Cruz may effect him., it is too soon TO
learn.
A decree OF Paroles is published, dated
July 10th, declaring the ports of Tuxpam,
Goatzacoalcos, Soto la Marina and Fecoluta
upon the Gulf, ManzapiIo upon the Pacific.
to be ports of entry whilst the blockade OF
the ports Of Mexico shall be continued
They are open 10 foreign vessels as well as
Mexicans from foreign potts, but only du-
ring the blockade. The purpose of the de-
/ cree is declared TO be TO protect the COM
merce of the country as much as possible
from the Injurious operations of the block
ade.
The Secretary of War announced to Con
gress, on the 23rd of July, that all the troops
| of the chihuahua aud Zacatecas has march,
ed TO the aid OF Gen. Armijo, so that Gen
Kearney may yet find an enemy TO dispute
the conquest of Santa Fe or New Next
CO.
In paper of The city OF Mexico, of July
24th, tits announced that the detachment o.
engineers, ,rhich ariH accompany the Pro
vincial President, will march under the or
der of Col. Cano, and Gen. ID. Isidro Reye:
ofthe Typographical Engines as we shoulC
call them, would accompany him. A late
paper states that Paroles would not move to
the North until the city of Guadalajari
should be reduced 10 submission. Genera
Arevulo who was sent against the lnsurgent:
of that city by Paroles, has been killed fight
/ ing bravely in the garden of the Convent o
Santa Maria, where he was surrounded by
the insurgents.
! The Bill before Congress which we pub
the Government the coutrol over the reven
ues for the purposes of the war, and the
other declaring the existence Of The war anC
that Mexico will repel it-were passed b,
Congress in nearly the same form ia which
they were originally reported. Congress.
| had passed another law 10 which great i'm
portance was attached, comforting upon Gen.
Paredes the unlimited power to appoint off
GERS and procure the necessary materials fol
the war, giving the preference to those o
US6lI
but have second hand notice of II which
is not very definite.
Paroles had determined to release from
| prison all those confined for political often
ces.
The news received in the city of Mexico
from the frontier was such as to drive the
Government almost to despair. On the 81
July courier arrived, announcing the de-
parture of 5000 American troops from ca
MARCO for Monterey. Gen. Armiio, about
he same time, sent word that 5000 Amer
I leans had come down upon New Mexico
And TO crown the whole, despetch was re-
ceived from the British Minister at Washing
Ton, which quenched every hope ofreceiving
aid from England.
On the 10Th, circular was published by
Gen. Paroles and sent to the Minister oil
Finance odering the small ports of Alvarado
Goatzacoalcas, Tuxpam, Soto la Marina and
Tecoluta, on the Gulf coast, and Manzanillo
on the Pacific, TO be opened to foreign trade
during the time Of the blockading of the
principal ports. Spanish consuls had been
Iappoinied to some of them few DAYS after.
The Minister of War and Marine had in
sructed the Commander-in-chief Of the
troops in the city of Mexico, 10 have several
regiments, both OF infantry aud cavalry, in
readiness 10 march as soon as the President
should order it. On the 18th, the fist brig
ade, under the command of Gen. Garcia
Condo, had left for Matamoras, or rather we
presume for Monterey. Gen. Canales was
at few leagues from Reinosa, on the Nth
| with 400 men, on his way to that city. On
the 22nd detachment of 1900 men of all
arms with s pieces of artillery, left the city
Of Mexico for the Northern frontier. The