Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-01

the Wings will be troubled with their Tribunes
and Expresses. and they will sill be- 10 be blessed.
But there is one very great Comfort for them
they have gained New Hampshire.
LATER FROM TIE SOUTH.
The following intelligence from Havana We
find in The Charleston Courier OF Thursday
Santa Anna actually sailed on The Arab for We
ra Cruz, the 9th inst. 1t is the opinion Of many,
that he would land at some small port, so as TO
escape the American fleet.
The substance Of the subjoined intelligence
from Mexico per the steamer Mississippia al Pen
s%acola, has been already published, but no. so full
" in detail:
From le Charleston Courier.]
LATE FROM HAVANA.--The schr. Mer-
chant, Capt. Kean, arrived al This port yesler-
day, in 4 days from Havana. BY her we receiv-
ed flesot Havana papers 10 the 2Oih August IN
elusive.
By an arrival from Campeachy, intelligence
was received al Havana to The 9Th August. An
official paper (El Siglo XIX published al Meri-
ia, The capital Of YucataD, in its editorials, ex-
presses itself in favorable terms of The declaration
(pronuneiamento) o~fseveral Mexican departments,
anu dPPiaodS IN IdIl wi iGb q <1hhhs = ~
same paper states also, that The Congress OF Yu-
calan had unanimously approved a bill for The
admission, free Of duly, OF all salipetre and sui
phur, intended for The manufacture of gunpowdcr.
The Diario de la Marina, OF Havana, stales
tina, The steamers Monlezuma and Guadalupe,
which lately belonged 10 The Mexican Govern
menl, had been purchased BY The COMMANDMENTS
Chief OF The Naval post Of Havana for the Spa
nish service, and now form a part OF that Navy.
Capt. kean confirms The accounts before pub
li,hed, oiSanla Anna having sailed from Havana
on the Oh Aug. on board the Br. steamer Arab,
Tor Vera Cruz.
From Me NsU Orleans Phayune, aug. D.
LATER FROM MEXICO.
THE ARRIVAL OF TIE MISSISSIPPI.
BY our correspondents at Pensacola, We learn
that the steam frisale Mississippi, Capt. Fiiz-
hugh, arrived at that port on Wednesday. The
18Th inst. She left The Squadron off vcra Cruz
in TOUR days and a halt. BY this arrival, The
news which we recently received from Vera
Cruz, via Havana, is fully confirmed. All The
troops 10 the Castle, the city. and The n%righ5or-
hool OF The city, have declared Tor Santa Aana.
An English steamer arrived al Vera Cruz before
The Mississippi left, from Havana, but Santa
Anna was not on board. The leamer alluded
10, we presume, was the regular English mail
steamer due al Vera Cruz; but Santa Anna was
not expected 10 go on her. We give an exIrac
of a letter below, from which II appears that IN,
prevailing expectation in our squadron was lha
Santa Anna would arrive on The English steame'
Hector. We saw no mention made OF this vesss
in The late Havana papers, nor did We hear tina
Santa Anna proposed using any other vesse
than the MonieZuma. Another conjecture Of on
correspondent we think altogether probable, sha
Santa Anna will not attempt 10 land directly a
| Vera Cruz, but IN some OF the smaller ports on
the coast.
By hi. arrival, we learn with pain of the loss
Of Midshirman Winsate Pilsbnry, Of the Mis-.
sissippi. He was drowned on the 24lh August
with one OF a boats crew, while in chase OF a
| strange sail. The boat in a squall capsized, and
all hands were compelled 10 save themselves by
~clinging TO the sides OF the boat. While in this
situation, Midshipman Pilsbury. observing one OIL
the hands nearly exhausted, aud about TO let go
| cheered him up, and surrendered TO him his own
place. While looking out for another Tor him.
SELF a heavy sea struck him, carrying him of
from The boat, and he soon sunk 10 rise no more.
! Midshipman Pilsbury was from the State Of
Maine, and had been nearly five years in The ser.
vice.
Correspondence ot The Ncw Orleans Picayunc.
u. S. STEAMER MISSISSIPPI, }
OIL Point Anton Llzardo, Aug. 10, lS46.
Gentlemen: The Commodore has Just made
signal that lel,er-bags will be sent To Pensacola
and as | may not have d chance again, | write
now.
Day before yesterday, we all gol under way and
stood down to Alvarado, for The purpose OF at
lacking that place. We look our position, as
did the Princeton also, and commenced firing; but
The current running 50 strong that we were una
bic 10 spring the ship, We could only use our bow
guns. The other ships, with The exception OF the
schooner, were not within gunshot. We found
it useless 10 send the boat expedition, as we could
stopped firing. The Commodore said We would
recommcnce the next morning. When morn
ing came, the signal was "come here again"
and so here ends our first tire IN The enemy. We
shall not renew the attack until the arrival OF the
steamers Spilfre and Vixen. They drawing but
little water, will be used 10 tow The boats across
the bar. The schooners Bonita, Pearl and Rect
er, were lying in shore during the Attack, and they
received many discharges OF musketry, which
fortunately did no harm, but one Of them lei fly a
she'll and knocked a Mexican lancer of his horse.
The she'll burst, and blew lancer, horse and all 10
the d.. You will receive more particular ac-
counts by some OF the newspapers, and from The
officers OF whatever vessel takes this letter to Pen
sacola-for The Commodore will not tell US what
vessel is going 10 Pensacola, but | think II is the
Princeton.
We have met with quite a misfortune in our
mess-I mean The loss OF our messmate Pilsbu-
nv. He, with Midshipman Bridge, was sent in
our launch 10 cut off a vessel, and prevent her
from entering Vera Cruz. The ship turned out
TO be the ST. Mary's. On their return TO the ship,
The launch was knocked over in a squall, and
Pilsbury and one more unfortunately drowned.
The TruIton joined The squadron yesterday
She is last from Havana. The FliIt has not ar
rived, but is expected with The relief daily.
To the above we have only 10 add the following
extract OF a letter dated
PENSACOLA, Aug. l9, 1916.
-. The steamer Mississippi arrived
here this morning from Vera Cruz, and brings
news that the Castle and city, and several OF the
PROVINCES. had declared in favor OF Santa Anna,
and that he was looked Tor daily in the British
steamer Hector. Il is said to be Commodore
Conper's intention 10 make him prisoner on his
arrival, in consequence OF his avowal that he
shonld take mar, in the war against the United
States. He will, however, ! think, have sense
enough to land in Mexico, in some small port
where we ha We no vessels. This is substantially
all The news she brings, and, il true, we may ex-
nect. from Santa Annals frmness and decision
Of character, that he may prolong The war anu
give our troops another chance Of adding to their
laurels.
PRIVATEERING.-La Patria created quite
a stir 10 the city by its article upon Inc Mexican
letters OF marque. There was much converse
lion upon lhe subjec, in business circles, bur no
alarm or even concern felt. We are assured that
the letters addressed BY Senior Arransoiz, TO those
having charge oil the Mexican Consulate, were
bv no means of a nature 10 give alarm. and the
Tenor Of Them was promptly laid before the 10.
surance companies hy his correspondents. He
did not con,e mpla,e The probability, or even The
he island Of Cuba. The Spanish authorities
appear determined Thai it shall not be dome
Sill less did Senior Arrangoiz anticipate that let
ters OF marque could be issued here; we are