Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-12


could be guaranteed speedy reliet ard succor by
The passin. of this measure on that night, ina,
they would sband in The lace 0! the enemy, and
march on Mexico 10 subvert the Government
The first Article was passed BY vote oi % 10 81
The question upon selling he church properly
appears 10 have been taken separately, and ''
have encountered stronger opposition, as 'he
vote was "A 10 So Among the opponents OF Tux
measure were Gamboa Olcro, Pacheco, ana o'he'
leading men The project emanaIed from 'hs
Government, aud the bill was supported oy INT
ministers
The massage Of the law has created the great
esl exci;emea, throughout Mexico. The chulcn
Is are closed and every indication oil mourning
and Of resistance has been eyinced by tnose WIZ
,uppou the religious establishments. nc w
v,.,nment have addressed 10 The soldiers c''e"
lar. in which the most stringent measures are du
,hnrized for preserving order and enforcing Inc oe
C &c. ,l,
Santa Anna declared his opposition 10 me OH
He probably lhouehl that his peIsonal popuiarhy
with The army aided by promises oil
from his private purse, would ena"ie MN "
maintain his ascendancy with the soldiers tnai ut
would enlis, the support Of the clergy, ana las
and nerhaps no, least, find popular cause .
quarrel with The present Congress ana lhe au
ADMINISTRATION OF Come Farias. III ne mad ap
peased The army, and come cut as Inc avoweo
champion Of the church, his authority in Mexico
would have beenparamouni and once hrmly POS
sessed OF power he would have made peace. II
he has been assassinaied, as report mas u, a"i
inclined 10 think there is little prospect oil peace
excep. with the snhjugaiion OIL Inc whoie country
The Mexican Congress and mexican press eve
rywhere make this the issue-"Ser no seT.
The administration OF The country is in The hands
htpu m Ilsph
tunes OF their country, and the army is conducted
By generals who even hail defeat as atiordins
r6em The hes, opportunity Of filling their pockets
with the public funds.
IL is now generally believed in Vera Cruz mat
an attack will soon be made upon that place, pu'
no reinforcemenls have been recently introduced
There are about 1900 men in The castle, ana loUo
regular soldiers in The town, besides The mlillla
or na,iona! guard, who may be set down al iooo
more see by an official statement that mere
are now in The whole stale Of Vera Cruz 500O
regulars. The national guard now IN progress
OF organization will amount 10 lu0u meh OF all
arms. These last, however, are yel 10 be proVi-
ded with arms, and are now scattered over 30
large space that even il they were properly OF
eanized they could not be collected in Vera
Cruz in many weeks. The castle has a supply
of only a few DAYS provisions, and The garrison
is supplied from cay 10 day from Vera Cruz.
During the prevalence 81 The MOTHERS they a'r
often IN actual want, as The communication win
the shore is then intercepted.
Til. government OF Pueba, which furnishes
one corps (lhe free Battalion Of Puebia,j IL Inc
present garrison Of Vera Cruz has also piom's-
ed Ia contribute 500 900 in monlh,y inSidlmen's
OF S25 O00
The French barque AnaiS, which succeeded in
GLIDING The blockade on the 4lh instant, was
laden mainly with contra bands OF war; in iulhl-
ment of a contract with The Mexican Govern
rnent She eudeavorej 10 obtain a cargo oil gun
powder in New Orleans, and failing in her in,en-
lion. she then proceeded 10 London and took IN
cargo, and brought safe into Vera Cruz one hun.
bred and eighty tons OF eunpowder she mad
discharged about eighty tons, when she was
driven on the reef Of The Castle BY heavy
Norther, and bilged. Hopes were entertained OF
sa vng the rest OF her cargo, as The packages are
said 10 nave been very we'll secured.
The burning OF the Creole appears 10 be very
sore subject 10 some OF the c'izsns OF heroic Vera
Cruz aud they may we'll be annoyed that they
should have been found SO lacking in a vie-
lance ard. in that incessant watchtulness which
has been hitherto their constant boast. There IS
A formal reply in The Locomoor oil the olh in
slant, III reply 10 narrative OF The Savannah
Georgian which was intended by The writer as g
fancy sketch, and was only true III The main iact,
hat The vessel was burned. The writer in The
Locomoler is evidently very much neIIled, AMI,
aiming TO be salirica does, in tacl, give us some
very hard his. Bul he is wholly in error when
he attempts 10 show that The affair has been repu-
iae,! Ii, The squadron, or looked upon in any
oh.t light than as daring exploit.
Amci ican news is sought ior with great avid
- IN Vera Cruz. A copy Of Mr., Webste''s Phil
Ihia speech was transmitted 10 Mexico and
gave lively satisfaction. II is fully believed thai
the .aminisfalian OF Mir. Polk is lettering 10 IL
laIl, and that protested anti-war parry mus
soon come into power. II is imagined that MI.
Polk will save himself by purchasing peace on
any lc;ms which maenanimons Mexico VIII
gran; Some ale 80 ex,ravacan,y credulous a
TO believe that The arms OF cur government wal
soon be paralyzed by civil war. Opposition al
f,cles are repuGl,sied IN mast Of he newspapers, and
are calcniased 10 do more maSsAiej IN lHertc0 than
,conit be The case in alm0a any other country, a.
there is nothing 100 ext!avasan, for The easy ere
duliiy OF these people.
The Indicator details, ander The head OF iron.
tier news, the capture OF some Of Zen. Iayiors
dispatches to our Government.
To show tina, our enemies are disposed 10 re-
ward even small services, The offcer who burned
the schooner Union, an enterprise attended neilhtr
with difficulty nor danger has been awarded an
increase OF pay.
II has beer proposed By Sen. GAMBIA to Con.
sress, to prohibit entirely The exploration OF gold
and silver, without express permission OF Con-
ess during the Va, with The United States.
The DARN Official OF The Both u. confirms the
appointment OF Senior Mora AS Minister 10 Lon.
don. but positively denies that he is sent TO treat
OF The med alon Of England in regard 10 The wal,
as this business has already been submitted TO the
wisdom OF Congress.
II is stated that provision has been made for
foniyins The passes between Vera Cruz and Mex
ico viz: Puen,e Nacional, Plan del Rio and Ger
TO Gordo.
Lieut.. Raincs arrived here lew days ago in
charge of II prisoners who were exchanged for
The "naufrajios" OF the Somers, then held in Vera
Cruz. Mr.. Rogers is still held in confinement,
but is, learn fom himself, treated with great
kindness. Gen. La Vega called on him before he
Jeff Vera Cruz for Mexico, and promised 10 oh
tain for him his liberty. II is now said in Vera
Cruz thai, he will be released in few days.
Commodore Conner has hoisled his broad pen
nan, on board The Princeton and proceeded 10 La
guna.
Correspondence NJ The Delta.l
AN INTERESTING LITTER FROM MEXICO.
u. 5. Army or INVASION,
Camp near Ciudad Victoria, Jan. II, lsa1
II