Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-07-02
STILL LATER FROM MEXICO.
ARRIVAL AT HAVANA OF THE BRI-
TISH MAIL STEAMER FROM
VERA CRUZ,

We make up the annexed summary Of
Mexican news from the Plcayune Of the 2lSt
inst
The correspondence Of the Diaro de Ia Ma
rina, OF Havana writes from the city of MeXi-
co on the 10Th that not sufficient number of
members of Congress assembled TO form quo
rum; nevertheless preparatory session was
held, and the writer adds that Sr. BusTAMEN-
TIE, the ex-President, may be considered as
the President Of Congress, and that there is
every probability that Sr. PAREpEs will be cleo
ted President of the Republic. the Congress,
appearing to he devoted to him. 1t is added
that should PAREDEs take the field in the pre-
sent campaign, Gen. Bravo, now in com
mand of the troops al Vera Cruz. Will be cleo
ted Vice President
1t is believed very generally that Congress,
such as II Is, will at once nTest Paroles with
dictatorial powers for limited period, and
then suspend Its sessions. Many deputies had
openly declared in favor ofthis course, and the
country appeared to have reached such crisis,
that the concentration Of all power in a single
hand appeared to be called for.
There had been another dissolution of the
Ministry. The Secretaries Of War and the
Treasury-ToRNEL snd lTuRBE-are known
to have resigned. The former, it was thought,
would be succeeded by Gen. ID. lGNAcIo DE
Mona VALIANT, and the latter by ID. An
ToNIA, GARAY, merchant.
The great topic of conversation at the CAPT
tai was the proposed departure of Paroles to
take the command Of the Army of the North.
He himself was bent upon doing so, although
dissuaded by many considerations Of policy
and by the advice of his friends. Should he
take the field, it is said he would have under
his command an army of sixteen thousand
men, including in these the army Of reserve
and the troops Of ARIsTA.
| Reports were in circulation in the city that
Gen. ARIsrA was TO be called to the capital TO
answer charges preferred against him, but the
correspondent OF the Diario thinks this not at
all probable.
| The writer whose views we have been civ
ing thinks. as do the Mexican papers we find
quoted, that the danger TO the country is not
! from foreign foe, but their internal divisions.
They indulge the hope. however, that the fact
that their country has been invaded BY the en-
envy, citizens will forget their discussions, ard
thus the Government actually derive strength
| from the magnitude Of the danger which
threatens from abroad
The Monitor Republican, of the 2lst ult.,
announces that 46 of the 100 Deputies to the
! Congress had then reached the capital, and
that the Government was urging the attend
ance Of others in order to form quorum.
p. S.-Since the above was written, the brig
| Empressario, Capt. COLLINS, has arrived
/ from Havana, bringing us dates one day later.
We see little to add to what we have given a
bove in regard TO Mexican news. The Mexi-
cans set down their loss in the two battles at
2G2 killed, 355 wounded and 1875 prisoners.
| The Spanish frigate Crlstina arrived at We
IA Cruz on the 22d ult. and supplied the Span
ish vessel-of-war lying at SACRIFICES with three
months provisions, and left orders that she
/ should remain there.
ARIsTA assigns his reason for withdrawing
| from Matamoras its destituton of provisions,
and the want ofmeans to defend it vigorously
attacked.
FL Indicator ofVera Cruz Of the 30th ult.
says positively, that PAREDEs will march to
the frontier with the army Of Reserve, so that
there are laurels yet to be won by our army
and the brave volunteers.
Two Mexican Generals, names not given
are reported to have died of the wounds rece-
we'd in the actions of the 8th and 9th
The port of Acapulco had been declared clo-
sed 10 foreign commerce while it remains in
possession Of Gen. ALVAREZ.
The blockade of Tampico was commenced
by the sloop ofwar st. Mary's on the 20th
ult, with the same notice to foreign Consuls,
&c, as were given at Vera Cruz.
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