Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-03
From the New Orleans Picayune Of the 18th.
LATER FROM MEXICO.

LATER FROM MEXICO.
We learn from our private correspondence
from Pensacola that tho United States steamer
Princeton arrived there on Friday, the 18th inst.
in four and half days from Vera Cruz. Lieut.
passenger on the Princeton, being the bearer oil
important dispatches from Mexico for the govern
ment at Washington. These dispatches were
understood to be replies from the Mexican gov
eminent to the overures of the Secretary of State
which left Washington on the 9th Of July
Lieut.. Purviance was Immediately landed from,
the Princeton. and proceeded on his journey tc
| Washington.
| The Princeton had scarcely set Lieut.. Purv
ance ashore before she received on board Lieut.
Hunter, of the navy. lie proceeds at once on
the Princeton TO Chagres, bearing dispatches from
the government 10 Commodore Soat. Accor
ding TO our correspondent, the purport OF the
dispatches is 10 countermand those so recently
sent forward from New York by Commodore
Nicholson, in the steam schooner Vixen. Lieut.
Hunter has orders TO proceed until he overtakes
the former. The Commodore's dispatches are
supposed to breathe "war to the knife" against
Mexico, but those Of Hunter, "peace to this
bosom"-so writes our correspondent. The
Princeton proceeded with all speed 10 lay in a
supply of coal, and would leave Pensacola on
Saturday last, the 18th inst.
The Princeton brings word that The squadron
had seized vessa from the north OF Europe,
which attempted 10 violate the blockade, and sent
her prize into this port. When she first at.
tempted to enter Vera Cruz, she was warned of
by one OF the ships Of the squadron, and appear.
ed 10 comply with the intimaion given her
Twenty-iour hours after she appeared and ettempt
ed to run the blockade, but was cut off and sez.
ed by the Somers, Capt. Graham. This time she
sought TO avoid the penalty Of her offence by the
protext that she was short Of water; but, upon
being searched, she was found to have a supply
sufficient for twelve days. A prize crew was at
once put on board under command of Lieut.
Bergman, and the vessel sent TO this port The
crew Of the prize were placed on board the
Princeton and sent to Pensacola. The cargo
thus seized is very valuable, and estimated at
$4,000.
As the Princeton left Vera Cruz, she enooun.
tered the steam schooner, Spitfre, off the port,
with Commodore Perry on board. As this was
on the 9th inst, and the Spitfre sailed from New
York on the evening Of the 10Th ult., her voyage
has proved her to be very fine saier. But let
us come to matters purely Mexican.
Gen. Santa Anna is said 10 have reached the
city OF Mexico, but he had not entered osensibly
upon the discharge of the functions Of President.
Gen. Salas still remained at the head OF affairs,
surrounded by the following Cabinet Gen.
Amonte, Minister OF War, Senior Reion, Minis.
ter Of Foreign Affairs, Senior Gomez Farias OF
Finances, and Senior Pachcco Of Justice and
Public Instruction. We give this organization
Of the Cabinet upon the authority Of Lieut..
Purviance, to whose courtesy we are indebted for
other information.
Gen. Santa Anna is represented by our cores.
pendent to be busily engaged in the organization
Of affairs at the capitol, which he found in the
utmost confusion. He acts, however, through
his agents, protesting to entertain insuperable
objections 10 assuming the presidency without
some formal provision for such purpose by law
or new constitution. A Congress has been
summoned for the first December, but by what
authority we do not learn. All the various pro
munciamentos had, however, declared for Con-
gresss early in December. Speculations were
INDUCED in in the squadron as to the tenor of the
reply OF the Mexican Government to Mr.. Buchan.
ans despatch, but they amount 10 nothing more
than idle conjectures. The Mexicans, in con-
vcrsation say, that if the United States will with.
draw their troops from the Mexican territory and
again order the squadaon to retire from Vera Cruz,
they will assent 10 terms Of peace.
The plan has been suggested by the Mexicans
of exchanging Commander Carpenter, OF the
Truxton, for Gen La Vega. We hear not a
word more Of the circumstances OF the surrender
Of the Commander and crew OF that i'll fated
vessel.