Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-09-10
ARUNAH WARD, socroto,ios
VIM. Y. GEORGE, ''o'l' TO
ImnOrtant fram MeXicO and NnIilOLnia

An arrival at New Orleans from Vera Cruz brings
the important Intelligence that Santa Anna had landed
at Vera Cruz that Paroles had been imprisoned by the
armed mob and that the Mexican ports on the Pacific
had been captured by the American squadron. The
accounts were forwarded by magnetic telegraph to N.
York, and were not 50 explicit they would be under
other circumstances. The Telegraph says
The steamer Arab arrived off Vera Cruz on the 18th
Augu,t with Santa Anna on board. lie immediately
placed himself at the head of the movement in that de-
partment Paroles hps already been taken prisoner
The revolt at the capital was headed by General Sa
las. Before Santa Anna left Havana he took letters
from Gen. Campbelt to Commodore Conner, and ayow-
ed HIMSELF in reply to some inquiries as to his inten-
tons, as ioIows-"F The people Of ny cOuty are for
'0a, The" l ON wdM hen' JM Imoutd prefer peace"
and California" had been taken by Of the vessels
Of the United States squadron Another account says
that alt California has yielded to the .4nuicanS.
A letter dated at Vera Cruz 18th August says that
advices had been received by express of the formal
annexation of California to the United States-tha u.s.
the United States have taken possession of California
This news came to the British Consulate at Vera Cruz
Dispatches were to be sent to England and to New
Orleans by special expresses,
In addition to the above it is stated that Ieters from
Mr.. Black, our Consul at Mexico written a day or two
previous to the landing Of Santa Anna say that pro-
visona government had been established to last until
his arrival which had declared that peace is necessary
for the We!tde ofMe col1ihy
\ letter from on board the Princeton dated off We
ra Cruz on the 18th, says
President Paroles is deposed and said to be in prls
on. Town and country have declared for Santa Anna,
who is expected in the steamer now entering Vera
Cruz. few minutes will tell us, as the guns of San
Juan de Uua will welcome the man whom they would
have destroyed u few months ago. As close San Ju-
an de Ulua is salutng, suppose Santa Anna has ar
rived.
The News from Mexico which was published yes
terday morning, brought by the British brig Of war
Daring from Vera Cruz. She arrived below New Or
leans on the 3d. and on the 2lth two Of her officers
arrived up to the city with mail and dispatches. An
extra Of the New Orleans Bee has the following =
We hasten to lay before our readers the very mpor-
tan intelligence from Mexico, received through letters
brought by the British brig of war Daring, below, from
Vera Cruz. They are dated the 10th, and state the
steamer Arab from Havana had arrived at Vera Cruz
with Santa Anna on board. News had reached Vera
Cruz Of a revolution IN the city OF Mexico. Gomez
Farlas, formerly the mortal enemy ot santa Anna had
declared in his favor and had sent his two sons to We
IA Cruz to meet the triumpha DICTATOR and escort him
to the capital.
The Mexican Congress was to be convened in the
beginning Of December. All the old ministry had re-
signed.
70 Cruz with the Of the annexation of California
to the United States. Some suppose that this means
that Commodore Sloat had taken possession of the
country.
The New Orleans Times publishes the following
letter.
Fera Cruz, Aug. Is, 1916. Awaiting ourselves Of
the opportunity by British man OF war, we have just
time to state that Mexico and Pueba have just pro
nounced in favor Of federalism and Santa Anna.
C,pnnrol RrayO'r had hardly henn eSta
lished when oyorthrown, and General Sales has
put himself at the head of the government until the
arrival of Santa Anna-tranqulity was restored.
Gen, Paroles taken prisoner, and is kept in the
citadel Of Mexico. Gen, Sales has issued already L
letter of convocaton of Congress the princles o.
1924, and the members are to assemble in Mexico or
the 9th December next.
The present conveyance carries the news OF the an
nexoton of California to the United States, received
last night by express, that the British vessel might car
ry it to New Orleans and to Great Britain.
The teegraphc despatch for the New York papers
of yesterday dated at Washington on the ls annDun
ces the receipt of New Orleans dates to the 25th ult
but does not add much to the imperfect stock of intel
igence which we had before received. The despatch
says -
II Upon the appearance of the steamer Arab off era
Cruz, commodore Conner repaired on board the Prince
ton, when an attempt was made to intercept the Arab
but the morning was calm and she slipped into por
without hlndmnce Opinions differ to the intentions
of the Commodore towards Santa Anna, some believ.
ing he had no desire to intercept him.
Santa Anna brought letter of introduction from the
United States Consul at Havana, Mr.. Campbell and
box of fine segars for the Commodore. The letter an
nouncng the foregoing urges as "a scandalous shame
the advance of Gen. Taylor's army while the revolu
ton is going on in Vera Cruz and Mezica The Mex
lean papers are ddculing the failure of our squadron
| tn take Alvarado Great cOmuaint was made because
Alvarado was not fortified, so that the war vessel
could not slip out and in at that port.
SIX DAYS LATER FROM THE ARMY. The steamer
Alabama, from Bay Santiago, oath ult., arrived a
} New Orleans on the 9th