American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-01
BY LAST NIGHTS SOUTHERN MAIL.

| ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH SHIP OF w r
ELECTRA-OVERTHRO AND MPRISo
| MENT OF GEN. PAREDES-THE COUNTRY
PRONOUNCED IN FAVOR OF SANTA ANNA
| HIS ARRIVAL AT VERA CRUZ-ANNEXA-
TloN OF THE CALIFORNIA; TO THE UNI.
TED STATES.
The following highly important intelligence
we copy from the New Orleans Commercial
Times, extra, of the Gath ult:
Through the poteness of an eminent COM
mercial house, we have Just been placed in
possession of the following most important in
telhgence from Mexico. The news was re-
ceved by British man-ofwar, which touched
at the Balize with dispatches from the British
Minister at Mexico for his Government.
The purport of these dispatches is, that the
United States haze taken possession Of The Calf0r-
Mas, and that the revolution IN fauor of Santa
.4laG is complete
We subon the following letters, from which
it will be perceived that the steamer Arab, with
Santa Anna on board, was in sight off Vera
Cruz on the 10th inst.
VERA CRUZ, Aug. 18th, 1916.
Awaiting ourselves of the opportunity by a
British man-ofwar, we have inst time to state
that Mexico and Puebld have since also pro-
nounced for Federation and Santa Anna Bra
Yo's Government hardly established, was over
thrown, and General Salas has Put himself at
the head of the movement until Santa Anna
may arrive.
Tranquility was soon restored. Comes
Farias aided the partisans of Santa Anna to
bring about the revolution. His SONS have
come down here to welcome Santa Anna, who
left the Havana on the Sth, in British steam
er, called the .4rab, accompanied by Almonte
Haro Y Tamarz, Rejon, end Boyes, and thus
ought TO be here every day.
Gen. Paroles was taken a prisoner and is
kept in the citadel of Mexico. Gen. Saas has
issued already a letter of convocaton of Con-
gress, on the the principles of 1924 and the
members are to assemble at Mexico on the 9Th
December next.
The present conveyance carries the news of
the annexation of California to the United
States, received last night by express at The
British Consulate.
VERA CRUZ, Aug Is, 1916.
Advices have ust been received by express
of the formal .4nneraiion Of California to the
United StateSi and this vessel of war takes the
British Minister'S dispatches to New Orleans
and to England
The whole country has declared in favor of
Santa Anna, who left Havana for here on the
Arab steamer, but has not yet arrived, which
makes his friends rather anxious for his safety
Postscript. The .4rab just in sightH!
The Bee, extra, after noticing the arrival of
Santa Anna at Vera Cruz, says:
News had reached Vera Cruz Of 4 revolution
in the city of Mexico. Paroles was deposed
and imprisoned in the citadel. Gomez Farias
formerly the mortal enemy of Santa Anna, had
declared in his favor, and had sent his two sons
to Vera Cruz TO meet the triumphant dictator
and escort him to the capital.
The Mexican Congress was to be convened
in the beginning of December. All the old
Ministry had resigned.
An express had reached the British Consul
late at Vera Cruz, with the news of the annex
alton Of California to the United States. Some
suppose that this means Com. Slout had taken
possession of the country.
The Picayune, extra, says:
The steamer Arab arrived off Vera Cruz on
the 10th inst, with Santa Anna on board. He
Immediately placed himself at the head of the
movement in that department. The depart
ment of Puebla and Mexico have declared for
Santa Anna, and Paroles has already been
taken prisoner. The revolt at the Capital was
headed by Gen. Salas.
Before Santa Anna left Havana he took
letters from Gen. Campbell to Commodore
Conner, and avowed himself, in reply to some
inquiries as to his intentions, as follows: off
the people of my country are for war then
am with them; but | would prefer peace"
News has been received in Mexico that
Monterey, ia California, has been seized by one
of the vessels ofthe Pacific squadron. Another
account says that all California has yielded to
the Americans.
The Mobile Tribune also contains some in
teresting news, received at Pensacola, by the
Mississippi. A letter from on board the
Princeton, dated off Vera Crus, Aug. IA, says:
Mexico at present is without government,
consequently in better state than it has been
fofyears. If it could remain so there would
be natural recovery, but few days will see
another military ''Chef," (would not rascal be
better name,) at the head of affairs, when
probably there will be bombastic speech and
a continuation of the war. President Paroles
is deposed and said to be in prison. Town and
country have declared for Santa Anna who is
expected in the steamer now entering Vera
Cruz. A few minutes will tell us, as the guns
OF San Juan de Ullua will welcome the man
who they would have destroyed few months
ago 1t matters but little who they have at
their head; their head and tail must be well
whipped before they will come to terms. The
Navy cannot act with effect without the aid Of
about $500 soldiers: then we could make a
clean sweep. The battle or battles here must
be fought OH shore; their bars prevent our sh ps
from approaching their towns.
Another letter dated the 18th, says
Upon the morning of August I'd, there had
been revolution at Vera Cruz, salute of 100
guns was fired, the Castle and town having de-
clared for Santa Anna against Paroles. We
have also Just heard that the city of Mexico