The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-10-24
oANTON, m1ssIssIPPI, SATURDAY,, ooTonER -, 1916
wAsaIssaon, Sept. g, la4e.


WAsHlse4oN, Sept. %, ls4S.
Highly important Dispatches, supposed TO be off,
e~ial--Saata .Aaaa's Pass, including a free pass
10 his Game Chickeas-hstructions from Tie
Naturalization to Santa AnnG-His reply
Curious ~instrucSons b Capt, Carpenter Of the
Brig Eurton-Gsneral Ssield's proposing a
line Of Chaparrais for the defence Of The Esdt-
rel City, &C., &cs
The Cabinet have had a sitting to-day upon
our Foreign Relations, with the world generals
ly, and Mexico more particularly. We hear
that the dispatches from the gulf squadron arc
of such a character as to require an immediate
answer, and that the answer will be, that the
Mexican overtures are inadmissible, requiring
a retreat on our part to the Nueces as the base
line Of operations. We may safely assume
that unequivocal unconstitutional respectful
declination will be returned to Lord Palmer
ston, to the gracious offer Of the mediation Of
Her Majesty's government in this family quar-
rel Of ours, which, if we cannot settle between
ourselves, we should both deserve to be chas-
tised by the Camanche Indians.
The following are supposed to be copies of
a late official correspondence o n the subject Of
our affairs with Mexico, though we are not pre-
pared to endorse them as literally official:
SANTA ANNA's PAss.]
WAsHNaroN, July 20, 1916.
To D. CONNER, Commanding U. s. Squadron
Gulf of Mexico, off Vera Cruz:
Pass General Antonio Lopez de Santa AN
ma, family and cabinet, with whatever cages,
crates, boxes or baskets Of game cocks he may
be pleased TO bring from Havana, which he
pledges us shall not be construed into a cock
a-doodle.doo over the Yankee Doodles, By
the PRESIDENT. All right.
JAMES BUCHANAN, Sec. Of State.
Supposed instructions Of the United States
government to Santa Anna.
"You will repair to Vera Cruz, where a pro-
nuaciG mentO from the castle and the garrison
will install you into the authority of the Presi-
dent of Mexico. You will make all possible
hustle to put down Paroles, and all other con-
spring factions against the peace Of the two
countries; and when internal order shall have
been established, we shall be prepared to rati-
fy a peace on the terms heretofore proposed,
tO-wit: the remuneration of the CALIFORNIA;
70 the United States, and the redemption Of
those unpaid indemnities on your part; and
on the part of the United States, the payment
Of two millions to the President of Mexico,
as 'boot," on consideration of the cession of
the CALIFORNIA;. In the mean time, the army
Of General Taylor will continue to advance
from the north, in orderto put downor prevent
the organization of any armed force Of con-
spiratos in that quarter against your authority
Copy Of a letter from Santa Anna to Com.
Conner. The Mexican, it seems, mistakes our
Commodore to be an Irisfman;
HACIENDA E~NcENDo, near JALAPA,l
September 2, 1916.
His Excollency the Commodore o'CoNNER,
Commanding u. s. Squadron off Vera Cruz
Ny DEAR FRIEND-We are all safely at home,
My young wife is as gay as alark, and returns
you a thousand obligations for those boxes Of
cigaritos you had the kindness to remit. You
will inform my excellent old Gonestoza friend,
the Secretary of State Of the United States Of
the north, and through him the amiable Presi-
dent of your great and ~magnanimous nation,
that we will talk Of negotiations by and by
We have a formidable line Of conspiracies to
quell, before the internal government of Mex
leo will be in a position Of stability and con-
cord sufficient to guaranty the cession to The
United States Of 80 large a portion Of our ter
ritory as will be required in the ratification of
a peace upon the terms proposed. The non
sequitur of the two millions for The use Of the
President of Mexico, il, however, an item Of
great weight 70 the early conclusion Of a trea-
ty. | would suggest that this payment be
made in specie, and not in Treasury drafts or
notes, as from the quantity of paper issued by
the American Government, its immediate re-
demption is rendered somewhat problematical.
Your presence with the American squadron
before Vera Cruz is still desirable, as It will
have the effect Of preventing internal discord
Ein the fortress, dangeroust to my government
Be pleased to convey to your supreme authori-
ties, assurances Of my high regard and unfail-
ing consideration for the time being; and tell
them that l rejoice that the little affairs At Go
lad, the Alamo, Mier, Santa Fe, and the castle
of Perote, are considered as among tho events
of the past. In all the magnanimityof a Mex
lean, / have the honor TO- he,
ANTONIO LOPEZ De sAwrA Anna,
God and Liberty,
Polk, Dallas, Texas and Oregon.
The whole or none.
The following is an extract from %instguc-
tons supposed to have been given to Comman-
der Carpenter Of the u {. Brig Truxtoni
L .lL .H.#aEH .EA 4. I.