Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-25
MEXICAN ANSWER

There is a strange mystery hanging over this
matter The opinions in The South as 10 The con-
tent. of the dispatches from Mexico just trans
miled 10 Washington, are Of the most variant
character. The New Orleans Delta thinks that
the arrival Of the bearer Of dispatches would
seem 10 show that the Mexican Government
presuming such body 10 be in exislence-is in
clined 10 listen 10 reason May not Santa Annals
teiened sickness be accounted for by supposing
that he keeps away from the Capital Till ne IS
prepared 10 submit, for the consideration and APP
proval Of the nalion-that is, the army-the basis
Of measure OF peace 2"
a Pensacola letter in the Savannah Georgian,
| on the other hand says that, "as reply was IN
stantly given, il is supposed 10 be uniavorable. "
From the same letter we learn that The Raritan
and Mississippi will sail with the first wind 10 re-
Join the Commodore.
"a flag OF truce was sent down TO Commodore
Conner. offering TO exchange Commander Car
penler. his officers and men, for General Vega
and The three officers taken with him. The pro-
position was refused"
In the New Orleans Picayune We find the fol-
lowing interesting particulars, some of which
were furnished by Lieutenant Purviance, the
bearer of the Mexican answer:
"The Princeton had scarcely set Lieutenant
Purviancc ashore before she received on board
! Lieutenant Hunter OF the Navy. He proceeds
! al once on The Princeton 10 Chagres, bearing de-
spalches from Inc Government 10 Commodore
| Sloal According 10 our correspondent, the pur-
port OF these dispatches is TO counlermand those
so recently sent forward from New York by Com
modore Nicholson in the steam schr. Vixen.
Lieutenant Hunter has orders TO proceed until he
overakes The former. The Commodore's des-
patches are supposed 10 breathe war 10 the knife
against Mexico, but those OF Hunter peace 10
/ 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 September.
1.-THE Princeton brings word that the squadron
| has seized vessel from the North of Europe,
[Brcmenl which attempted to violate the block
AIDE, and sent her prize 10 this port When she
first attempted 10 enter Vera Cruz, she was
warned of by one OF the ships Of the squadron,
aud appeared 10 comply with the intimaiion given
her. Twenty four hours afterwards she reap.
peared and attempted 10 run the blockade, but
was cut of and seized BY the Somers, Capt. Ora
ham, This time she sought 10 avoid the penalty
oil her offence by the prete1t that she was short OF
4 "dleIj OUT on DelHB sea' N"Sui SuS "dS iouhu vi
have supply sufficient, for twelve days. A prize
crew was at once put on board under command
Of Lieut. Bergman, and the vessel sent 10 this
port The crew of the prize were placed on
board The Princeton and sent 10 Pensacola. The
cargo thus seized is very valuable, and estimated
a, 5S00O0.
As The Princeton left Vera Cruz, she encoun-
tered the steam schooner Spiitre, of 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 29th ulr her voyage has
proved her TO be very fine sailer. But let us
come 10 matters purely Mexican.
Gen. Santa Anna is said 10 have reached the
city OF Mexico, but he had not entered ostensiby
upon the discharge Of the functions OF President
Gen. Salas still remained at the head of affairs
surrounded by The following Cabinet: Gen. AL
monte, Minister OF War; Senior Rejon, Minister
OF Foreign Affairs; Senior Gomez Farias, of Fl
nances and Senior Pacheco of Justice and Public
Instruction. We give this organization Of the
Cabinet upon the authority Of Lieut.. Purviance
10 whose courtesy we are indebted Tor other in
formation
"Gen. Santa Anna is represented by our cor
respondent to be busily engaged 10 The organiza
lion OF affairs at the capital, which he found il
The utmost confusion. lie acts, however, through
his agents, protesting 10 entertain insuperablt
objections 10 assuming the presidency withou
some formal provision for such purpose by Law
or new constit9iia,no r,sc rss--I. hes heor
| Summoned foi me mrs, Vi beCeinoer, Out oy wha
authority ~ do not learn. All the various pro