The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-08
LATER FROM MEXICO

LAltk FROM MEXICO.
 The brig Oceana, Capt CREIGHTON. ar rived here last evening, from Vera Cruz. which she left onJhe 18th, in company with the schooner Water Wuch, also bound to this port
 By this arrival we have papers from the city of Mexico to the 10th inst, and from Vera Cruz to date of Ocean's sailing.
 It appears that on the 4th instant. the Mexican Minister Senor CASTILLO LAxzAs. received note from Mr. S1iDELL, now at Jaapa, in which the latter requires peremp- torly, deilnItlve answer to his demand to be recognized Minister PlenipoteniarV, not only to arrange the question of Texas, but 10 settle every other matter in dispute be- tween the two countries, such aspayment of the mstalments due on the debt and satis- factory remuneration for the losses sustained by cur citizens, by the delay in those pay ments. The Supreme Government imme- diately convoked the Council, and submitted Mir. SLIDELL's note for their opinion. They advised the Government not to receive Mir. SLIDELL. except as Envoy Extraordinary To settle the difficulty about Texas. leaving all other affairs unattended to, until that shell have been adjusted.
 u was not known whether the Govern ment will conform to the wishes of the Council, hut 1t is supposed it will, since the President and his Calumet find in it's favor, not only the recorded opinions of the pre- cedng Administration and the late Cham bers, but the whole of the Mexican press.
 On the ether side, il is asserted in the | abae one jot of his pre,ensions, and will quit the Republic, immediately after the re- cent of Senor LANzAs' reply, if 1t be not perfectly satisfactory,
 The correspondent of the Locomotor of the lta inst, writing from the city of Mexi- co, states-'.la this event, there Is no doubt that the maritime forces of the AngIo-Amcr- cans, situated in the Gulf, and in the Pacific, will attack our ports, and Gen TAYLOR will commence operations on the Rio Bravo
 h the capital ramors were current that numerous families were about removing from Vera Cruz, alarmed by the probability ol the approach ol the Anglo.Amerieans.- But all explanation is offered, that these families are merely proceeding 10 ,Ialapa or Medelin, to pass the spring, as is the an- nual custom. The Vera Cruzanos do not consider conflict near, though possible, as preceding events may have led them to foresee.
 A reinforcement of troops has recently left the city of Mexico, for the Calilornias
 An officer of engineers, Lieut. Colonel CANo, arrived in Vera Cruz on the 1lth inst, for the purpose of inspecting the Castle of San Juan de UIloa.
 IL has been announced in the city ofMexi- co, in letter from Matamoras, that the American army under Gen. TAYLOR had ar rived at Santa Isabel, ten leagues from that city: and that Gen. MEUA, the commandant, had hastily united few troops, and marched forth, determining 'sto attack the enemy wher- ever he met him''
 It is also formally communicated to the public in the capital, that the number of U. s. ships of war at Sacriicions, Is continually increasing.
 In La Hespcria, of the Eth inst. it is sta ted that party of the American Army, cof- anee near Matamoras, but retired after re- connoitreing the ground. This sudden visit had produced a good deal of agitation amongst the Mexicans, in their cantonments. They were waiting for endorsements, which had been dispatched from Monterey and San Louis Potosi, to assume espectable attitude on the banks of the Rio Bravo.
 The same paper states the Government were gravely considering the subject con tained in Mr. SLlDELL's note of the 4th inst. but il was not known how they would de- ,; 1o c,ot ff fls- aI Ir SLIDELL requires an answer within eight days of the date of his letter.
 From diligent examination of the papers which have reached us, we cannot help ob- serving the remarkable ciril and pacific tone of their papers, which contrast so strongly with the brayado and invective which they exhibited some months ago.
 The Esperaasa, TFampico paper, states that Gen. MEJlA had advanced with 40O ln- lantry, to attack the advanced Guard ef the American army, which had taken post at Santa Isabel.
 It appears that PAREDEs' Government has just contracted with the houses ot SERMENT, FRONT & Co, and G. DE DRusINA & Go, for loan of Sl ,8S0, 900 to be applied to the vlcualling, lortilyng, etc, of Vera Cruz and San Juan De Ulloa,
 At vera Cruz, to sail on lhe l7th inst. for New Y York, schr Sarah Laoinia.
 At Sacrifeions, one U. s frigate. brig Somers. and three sloops-of-war; one English sloop-of-war
 Mir. SLIDELL was still al Jalapa, but hour ly expected at Vera Cruz
 There was much talk at Vera Cruz about the possibility of war, when the Oceaaa sailed.
 QUERY AND ANSWER We requested NIT Vail to ask to-day, through the telegraph, of