Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-30
fcm tho n. o Pieayunc, Nov 20.
LATER FROM MEXICO

vices by way OF Havana. Their intelligence is interesting
and not without Importance.
wo miss tho paper. Of The LIST inst, which contained San
"a hnnas address from San Luis, in which no endcavo.
TO heal the dissen,ions OF parties in the capital aud, rcnour
es forever for himself political office. Judging from the
tone OF the papers, this will not do. Parties arc so embit
tered against each other that he only can stay their Excess
ses and unite the country. All appeal to him, especial,
inc extreme iederaiss, to assume power. In tho end be vii
oe eonsualned TO do 50, OF civil war ensue. The tone o
inc Mexican papers is as embiuered against US as ever
Nothing Is talked OF in the Provinces but the war: and in
the capital, but the war aud the political divisions. But
Jet us hrsi bring up the news as to the expedition Of Tabas
CO.
When Com Perry lett the anchorage near Vera Cruz 70,
iooaseo, the MeNcnns supposed that Alvarado was agair
o o e suacked. IL was only some days after that they learn
ed his real destination. Their first accounts Of the re-
suit were published on the ID inst. They treat it rs a
wan'0n' predatory expedition. prompted only by the de-
ieneeiess state OF Tabasco, and they taunt us with our two
REFUSES from Alvarado, and defy usto renew the attempt
The following day they gave a report Of the expedition,
"hieh We translate, that their version of Tho affair may have
as wide circulation as our own:
"Thc morning OF the gad Of October there we're discovered oa
the mouth OF The river Tahaseo, three steamers and four schooner.
OF war y me North Aneuisahs NJ ~, A. NJ the same day. ons
steamer AMI the four schconers entered the rvcr aloac. leaving tive
steamers OF large daa at the mouth OF the nvcr, unable to 20 in
On board Of the steamer which entered was the second commodore
~ -. s'uau'on stationed at An'on LtEardn The five vessels
mounted from twenty eight to thirty pieces Of artillery, OF various
eahbrrS yes bsitg the smallest, apd the erss consisting Of from
mree 70 tour hundred men Anthat day ,scy employed in manning
wv seh'oncrs andtwo smallmerehant STEAMERS which they seized
W ocHongng 10 private individuals and sailing under Mexican co
.T ounl TWO cannon charged with hall upon their ARRIVAL
II . Nmage OF ffouica, distant uo leagus from the mouth Of IN
Nr""N "t PANNtu M nc1GQuartfrs " M captain OF the rNt.
Proseodeds ~ iae nver as far as this city Of san Juan Gautista.
"Sn 'he SON they spiked three cannon which they found aban
doned at The point called the foIun. which wa. entirely deserted
They semitic The authnnue' a message, unlcr a dig. demanding
tnalury 'houd surcntcr and submit TO their orders. Acknowledge
ing the Government OF the U,tcd States alpwinr hem two hours
time To eonsidcr Of II, and in,uauns that in case Of a negative
uel "OuH i'ie Tue ehy' a. there was dc ay in agreeing to TN
concession which were den aRied, they opened their hrc ani
threw a hutdrei and seventy prjecuscs into the city. Tho,
hnghsh Consis who had 'hcit rep etve flags hoistsd upon tler
house, eh'eTod ih'o a paIisy With them, sending oG to say to the
4 uunnNp nf n atlaFk ITnan x-k,u. l. ~ M
there werno trooPs; that they had already retired, aud tat they
were only women andehihdrnw whom they were inhunanly killing.
and That they were besides destroy ing an unarmci city. Upon is
they retired. taking with them NJ sehconers aud a big which
We're Mexican property. When the Governor came down with $50
soldiers At tue most nom a he ght, he opened a fire of mdsaeiu
upon them Theteuron hey again opened their fire. and disehar
ged without Cessation ESQ heavy gun shots
"onihe s7th, the bIeakof DAY, they returned to Frontera.
"on the Ssth. the squadron, which wa, now compose 4 OF nine
sshooneis ana four steamers, crossed the bar and sailed for Anton
Lizlrio, N tcJoin the rest Of the squadron.
The los, IN killed. is ealeulned at ZONE Eighty unfortunate eii-
,I ,aisT." INT mem 4 one 0HeeF TWO marines and
The Indicator Of the Cd inst. says that the evening pre-
Slous they were insulted by an American merchant vessel
winch passed the city for SACRIFICES SO close in that she
might readily have been seized by boats and launces from
the port, the b~loekading shig being ut quite n distance at
the time. The blame is thrown upon the government for
not providing money and other resources TO improve such
opportunities.
The same paper Of the lth says that there was then ashore
on the reel near Anton Lizardo a North American mo1-
chant brig, which had arrived there with provisions and
stores Tor the squadron. The steamers and launches OF the
squadron were busHy engaged taking outher cargo. in hopes
"a save II by this meals; but the editor saws that those who
are acquainted with the coast say her loss Is inevitable
Her name Is not given.
Tho same day The lookout on the Castle signalizcd a
vessel ashore towards the South. We find no further men
non of her.
The Indicator says that the Capt General at Vera Cruz
received dispatches on the 5th inst, covering another from
the Secretary OF State OF the Uniied States to the Mexican
Secretary Of Foreign Affairs. The purport was unknown
To tue editor, but he prcsumes 1t to be another proposal on
our part for peace Nr Polk presuming that the fall OF Mon.
'erey viii dispose III" MeAieans TO submission. 1t will turn
out a good Joke, says The editor bitterly, for Mr. Polk lspel-
hng II Fork by accident when he finds out that hat mis-
fortune has produced an effect precisely contrary; and that
there Is not a man IN the nation who thinks OF peace until
the U States has given satisfaction for the INJURIES they have
done Us, and UNIDENTIFIED Us Tor the injuries inflicted by
their Nandal crusade. lie goes on to say that the supreme
government neither wishes nor is authorized to enter upon
negouauens. The subject belongs to the Congress TO as
semole M December, which assuredly will not render null
tue efforts which the nation is making TO obtain by open
force complete justice. There will be peace, he adds. if the
Americans wish II, but 1t will be upon those conditions. and
after the Prelimraurs have been settled at San Luis or
further towards the " ,u'ier.
Government received dispatches on the LIST inst. from
santa Anna with a statement OF what measures for defence
ne mad taken, and expressing n hope that he should be able
TO repair the honor OF the nation. Santa Anna also wrote
that Gen. Taylor had received from Washington a million
OF collars, and reintorcements which carried the number
1t his troops TO "a 900.
The Monitor says that Gen. Taylor had contracted for
25,OOO sacks OF corn at So a sack. A Mexican TO whom
the contract was rendered, had refused to execute it. So
says the Monitor.
the poor courier shot by Ampudia was the one on whom
they found MIR. Aarcy's letter Of Sept. I'd to Gen. Taylor.
Thus 1t appears that he was not faithful.
a paper on the 22d Of October from Durango says that
Gen. Canales had had a fight with a party of volunteers,
killing nifty OF them and taking fourteen wagons. En-
eouraged by his example, the Durango paper says the whole
country was IN Instruction. Canales pretended that ho
did notknow Of the capitulation, not having signed il; and
besides, it did not, he commended, extend 10 volunteers
These volunteers had been sent away by Gen. Taylor, as
some said, because their term Of service had expired; others
said they wsre in pursuit OF Canales and vet others. that
tleE were on their way TO TnuDicD- I yyaa als, rap,,,nd
that they were terrified by the manner in which the MeNi-
cans fought at Monterey"
The papers still complain OF the excuses committed by
the Americans OF Monterey. Families continued to leave
Tor SaltIIo, and from the neighburhocd II the latter city,
troops.
A letter wrusn from San Luis Poiosi on the 25th Of
October says there were then $4,000 troops there, and that
y fifteen days more there would probably be 3O,O0O.-
There was no room for people IN the city and provisions
were excessively scarce.
Cen. Santa Anna had ordered a number of officers 10
leave their commands in the army snd repair to the village
OF Pozos for trial on the charge Of cowardice at Monterey.
The lit includes Gems J~lurequi and Ramirez; Coils. Car
rlsco and Encisco; Lieut. Coils. Castro and Fernandez;
q lmmandHnts Of S%quadrons. Bena Lander1s and Ramirez;
AMI First AdJutant Mariana Huorta, Of the battalion Of San
Luis.
We have a long despatch from Almonte giving diree-
tions for the execution Of a decree Of Sal5s, commanding
people in possession Of arms to bring them in for the uso
OF the Government, TO be a]pprsod, &c. We have no time
tor the details, but the Government shows itself In earnest
IN bringing out all the materiul In the country.
A report hlyi1g obtained circulation that strangers were
TO be exempted from the payment Of contributions Tor the
war, II - Indignantly contradictod. Government has not
yetmade up its mind on the subject.
Gen santa Anna hasdecined to receive any pay kr h = soricas
The Government % the Sttr NJ San Lus Potnd has passed a
decree e1pclhng ifom H. lmts every Ang American living there.
giving them three days counting FROM the 2ist Of October u take
uisif departure.
We have the atdr.e II Gen Valsu-a to the inhabitants "
Gu1nJato, dated tlr JW1 ~ DC oicf a'hs wlt to marci to au.
-lIia Anna That State Is slid 10 tnyc RAJ ci COOS ropp-, n
't'p way perfectly tTupPri, aul Ia huSc contributed m1.t hh,r
aB wuc var Hs aid cs 90 'uks them % The most gIuwIng
terms ln boiling Them farewell be- charges thefu IN pwt1rs ~
torpls VIZ iuf will winch Co. btd il. buws OF he soldiers whom
~ whlfp.u b. ing back t1 them. Ger. S1hs By issuing decree NJ ~
decree Wsnng We lIym NJ Df1faessmruz and ronui buttons for tr
war. s'ne Of 9 e more recent OF his financial projects be- has been
comp lcit1 ecDnsi thus 'liy, finding toe want OF M Co tem
ment ton pc-rE for The intro iuctpn uf any new financial system
The disis on NJ troops whrh fefcntd Gutfal1jam araiut Pars
d.. icn thatcry On ne IN ~ q tobaff f san LUIS Ppfsi
On account of The Illness of Gen. Garcia Fores. ssrpr S1ilan
bud atsImod the Government 0ftht Sfais Of Tamnuiraa
Ih" ce ton ~ bepIIrs ul ne Cuurrurn' Conrrsss TOOK place
Dnthf 18th mot In ur different Et1t-r We have CO. frlta ,p
many" iirm. h' tt rltsf VII not be- uorrs ~ n on auy of
M'ue 20 NUNS -.n'r Recon ta' been returned. tut 70 pf1f
wfsI once w1l' against hs rtrrIau 900 na gfruui OFF boz lrtiur
i" irgi qualifications Oi ~ urrs we elected ~ IN npa p. a-
rtnI' on Tho G0geuufuf pfHs f ipys ussn M pIfu n
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