New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-22
BIZ THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Mexican News Direct.
From the Nal!onsl lntellIgencer

To the poiiteness OF n gentleman here we are
indebted for file OF s;e Mexican journals. embracing
the vera Cruz LGf.go0r Of the 18th, 18th 18th and 2On
OF last month The Looon0'or OF the 18th copies from
the Diori0 del Gotisyo communication from the Sec
rotary State tie Secretary War n the following
terms, startling enough Il authentic
" Under dale OF the 2sIh OF October The Commis=ary
General OF the State OF Siuaoa writes 20 below
- Escssr, SIR lliel 2ence has reached me that The
North American enemies had invaded Upper Cnlifog
mia haze been almost entirely destroyed BY Capt Flores
with the small body troops under Lis command aced
by the patriotic Inhabitants OF that peninsula They cap
inred several Of the American launches killed number
Of their men, ard made prisoners The total eyter
nnalOn OF the IS confidently expected not only from
their crea, uferory OF numbers but from the zeal with
Which our people defend their SOL al! their
As this place, nave nothing new 10 report % ycuJ
EXcelency. The American -!oop.0twar 5iocAalins line
pCr, Ilone, ind attempts nothing heyoH! the blockade
On The 2ith The French ,ioop-otNyar La Bri!n!s,
81 guns commanded by The CounI De Busset cane 10
bringing tie information above conveyed Ple= 10
HARO ! TAAfAKiZ-
|: further copies from lie Mexican MgRaoJ OF the
18th version more de;nled O. the from SinaloA
given jus; above. The article Is as follows
Massacre or 1HE NosTu Americans 81 CuOAD oE los
Angeles.
"M,zArL.S OFT eg-By the arrival OF the French cor.
vee OF war la BrGrt from san Francisco sud Monte
rey o! Upper California have the following important
news
che necessity OF covering Ina, wide territory al many
points nearly ell threatened the Indians, has compelled
The Americans TO lear" each OF hem most Insignificant
number OF men, that Monterey the capI-
ial i The important station deiend-there
only thirty soldiers; Sar francisco. where block
house had been erected. only ten or twelve men.
A. Los Angeles, formerly the OF The political az
lhOrtes of the Territories. tile Indians uniting with the
other inhabitants fell upon and put death hundred
h!y soldiers OF the American squadron ard this
which Is 10 a certain point confirmed by what we have
previously published OF the rising IN that town and
natural consequence Of Ihas movement Is authenticated
from various trustworthy sources Of Information.
one hundred and hfty Mormons have arrived 10 ali
fIrnia from the Sandw ch Islands.
AtMonierey i published Journal emitting itself Tie
Gam IN
lnvadcrs) written in Spanish
The commander OF the French ye.se above
Count de Bussei that tile North
in the creates; dread lest The Mexican Government
should sead against them auy force Whatever hey
at h-y have made very hazardous step 10
cupy.ag California 'ri such saa means tie sdds Thai
in MS conception, they dispose Of force viii which
20 attempt Mszatlan
The Locymo'or OF the Goth in speaking Of the ap.
prosching meeting OF the Mexican Congress says that
he Hafos II Europe ieciasi dr0r The United Sias
because hsy rst 70 Their friendship and eoRuptre
which IS more important than that OF Mexico and it IS
allied with complaints oil the condition OF the country