Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-09-03
FROM MEXICO.
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
By Magnetic Telegraph we received last
evening from Washington, IN anticipation Of
the mad. the following very important lnteili-
aence Bali liner. Sep. |.
The mail from the South is just in, with inn
portant news:
From the .hs,c Orlenns 1Smes, .qug7st "a.
Most important .Nssrs from .Ncrico-.asglra Of
The British man Of tcar Electra Orerthrose
and Imprisonment Of paredes-- The Country
pronounced IN faror Of Santa .3nna--Ifis ar
rirai at Tsra Cruz annexation Of The Cab
fr7aias to the United States.
Through the politeness of an eminent com
mercial house we have just been plsced in pos
session of the following most important intel
lgence from Mexico. The news was receiv-
ed by British man-of-war that touched at the
Balize, with dispatches from the British Min
lister at Mexico. for his Government.
The purport Of these dispatches IS. that the
United States forces hare taken possession Of The
CALIFORNIA;, and that the rerolution IN faror q
Santa Anna is complete We publish the fol-
lowing letters, from which i will be perceived
that the steamer Arab with Santa Anna on
board, was in sight Of Vera Cruz on the 10th
instant:
VERA CRuz, Aug l6, 1886
Awaiting ourselves Of the opportunity by a
British man war, we have just time TO state
that Mexico and Puebla have just pronounced
in favor for federation aud SANTA anna
BRAvo's Government hardly established it.
self before It's overthrow took place, and Cen
SALas has put himselfat the head of the move
ment until the arrival ofSsSTA ANNA. Tran
guilty was soon restored.
II I..It No, rftr #
ANN. to bring about the Revolution. His
sons have come down here to welcome SANTA
ANNA, who left the Havana on the Sth in a
British steamer called the Arab, accompanied
BY ALMoNTE, TAMARIs and RECON. They
ought 10 be here every day. Gen. Paroles
was taken prisoner, and is kept in the Citidal
Of Mexico. Gen. SALAs has issued already
letter Of convocaton Of Congress on the prIn-
ciples Of 1924, and the members are to assem-
bic at Mexico on the 9th Of December next.
The present conveyance carries the news of
the annexation of the CALIFORNIA; TO the United
States, received last night by express at the
British Consulate.
VERA CRuz, Aug. 10, 1876.
Advices have been received by express. of
the formal annexation OF California to the Uni
ted States, and this vessel OF war takes British
Minister'S dispatches TO New Orleans and TO
England. The whole country has declared
for 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.
P. s. The Arab just in sight.
The ". O. Picayune of the oath inst. in
postscript says that the British brig of war
Daring arrived off the Balize las, evening from
Vera Cruz, and two of her officers came up to
town this morning with the mail and des-
patches The steamer Arab arrived off Vera
Cruz 10th inst, with SANTA ANNA on board.
He Immediately placed himself at the head of
the movement in that Department The De
partn,ents of Puebla and Mexico have declar-
ed for SANTA ANNA and Paroles has already
been taken prisoner. The revolt at the capital
was headed by Gen. SALAs.
The mail from the South last night brought
us Extras from the New Orleans Times, Pic
ayune and Bee, o. the oath August, | A. NJ.
Their contents are given above. The New
Orleans Bee, in announcing the "annexation"
Of California TO the United States. adds--Some
suppose that this means that Com. SLoAr had
taken possession of the country.
The Picayune, in Postscript, says
News has been received in Mexico that
Monterey in California has been siezcd by one
OF the vessels OF the Pacific squadron. Anoth-
er account says that all California has yielded
TO the Americans.
The same paper says
Before Santa ANNA left Havana he took
letters from Gen CAMPBELL 10 Com. CONNER,
and avowed himself, in reply to some lnqul-
ries as to his intentions, as follows - the
people of my country are for war. then am
with them but would prefer peace"