Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-26
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
[from nc Ncr Orhars Della, FEB. 49,
latest Mexican News.

I'm AaaS i.',r frem H1rana-R.morca fsat DC.
teen III iier,cans aH& Amer,cans al Tamas-
tli:ios--i .eitey y IN Santa anna ~ ne dfemp
10 ssR The property Of he Camct-Sl5, 00O,ooo
ipit duihor.z<l-hrsr!ccns erac,aisd F@Tras
- Garrison Of Saitiio-- F1ccsi ican IN Saa H.
i III $50, 000-l a7nfs,o al Vera CrU- : Sa;,ta
AunQ's ndp4nce 10 Tniq--Gfsat " ricsn r1-
try Ger. !N',.on---Nctcs Irom Chltaaaee.
We received, per barque 81. Mary, Captain
Brown, cur regular files OF Havana papers 70
The 9Th February. They contain the news brought
fr m Mtxic. by the British steamer Mcdway
which arrived AT Havana on the h instant. Inc
Medw1y mad on board 1000 dollars IN snYef,
and 81 passengers.
We gather lac following items oil Mexicah
news IRON the Diario D, the 7th insl.
The Indicator OF Vera Cruz, OF The 2llh Janu-
a.y saws ma, IN he 5,h communication was
s,ceivei from q In. Cafrera al Durango TO Inc
rgrpor. that an encounter had taken place al Ia
nascal;os, beyond ne Passo del Ncre, between
a small section ol he Mexican forces, and The adj
vance guard Of the Americans, lhe Mexicans
having ,neir commander, Don Jose poace DE Le-
on, wounded.
Several deputies have proposed 10 Congress ~
fepeal the law which empowers the GoVclsHlen
10 sell or hypolhecate the property not cultivated
called in Mexico dead properly, but these piopo-
sliions were no. counlendoced
There il a rumor in Mexico ihatinc American
forces had LEI, Victoria Taumalipas, and, pass
ing By Tula, were on their way 10 san LUIS 70
,csi.
FL Indicator contains COMMUNICATION IRON
Santa Anna, in which he declares mat ann uSh
he has entirely renouneed the PRESIDENCY ol lne
nation. vet ne will oppose, with all his Strength
any attenpt 10 disturb The peaceful state OF things
in Sonora, or any other State Of the Republic py
,-yiying the almost cx,cs uished flames oil polili-
,al cunvnlsioUS.
This refers 10 The opposition Of the people OF
Sonora 10 he selling OF The Church lands 10 de-
iray The expenses Of Government. "A IKE oppo,
si,on has oeen made by he State of Mexico ana
several other States. The petition OF the Stale OF
Mexico against selling Church lands wasreao III
Congress on the 20th January.
81 indicator ol the 9th January saws, that
decree had been published, authorizing The Gov
comment to raise SIS, 900, 900 for the war expen-
ses.
The Governor OF he State OF Durango leceiy-
ei a letter daled An January which states 'ha'
more than a hundred dragons ot the American
army had entered the town al parras
!; was subsequently communicated from Du,
tango that the Americans who were at PaIras had
all marched towards Salute, leaving only Tour
teen very sick behind. 1t was SAID that Sai'iilo
was garIisoned by volunteers, VINO greatly an
noyed the Mexican people.
4 letter from Venegas OF the I'm January
says, That they learn IRON person who arrived
there lne ngh previous, rs we'll as from the lei
iscs from Encarnacian on the 10Th, ihai on he
l5A January the enemys forces al Salllo were
composed Vi 2.300 .men, ali volunteers, though
IRON their uniform ,hey Appeared to he regulars.
That they had searched The Churches expecting
10 hLd arms and munitions concealed there 70!
tnr use VI the Mexican citizens, ec, hey couid
fad nothing
On the Both OF January the Governor .. san
I.nis Potosi published decree making known 10
the people that Congress had, by their GecTee, ai-
tao.iZad the Government oi SaE Luis 10 raise, III
iarly-eisnt hours. loan either forced or volunia-
~, d! $50 900 toi The immediate expenses OF Inc
army.
On the 23.l January manifesto oil The Legs
ia.ure o. Veta Cruz was published inviting all
Inc !ehabi;an,s TO unite in resisting, "ith a Their
means the Invasion OF lha; State by The Amefi'
can lorces.
On i9h OF January Gen. Ronuso Diazd ia
Vega was appointed Commander GENERA! o. inc
Department oil Vera Cruz.
Late letters were received a, MEXICO from san
Luis Poiosi announcing the approaching depat-
,ure .. Santa Anna towards Tula cc IAMaui''
pas On The 29;h account, we're received thai
santa Anna mad already ien 10. lhdi Gesila.i "h
Il was reported al Vera Cruz tina - AiacfI-
cans mad taken Tuspan, bu! il was not &eneiaii
believed By The MexicanS.
Senior Ladsor de Guerra has been appointed
Minister Of Jus.;ce il he place Of Senpr Luhi-
ETH, resigned. Senior Ramlrez had consented to
iake charge OF The portfolio OF Chief Secrcls., -
me Government
The following States nave demonstrated asainSi
the proposition 10 sell ;he Church lands Mexico.
Zacaiecas, Quereialo, Durango, Oalaca and So
At San Louis, on the 18th January, The oh re.
gimeni Of au3iliarieS de San Luis hat r"h''shed
their address itom the village OF Ceii,os, denounc-
ing any proposition 10 treat with ,hr Americans
until lney had evacuated the country.
On 3lsi oi January an express arrived At
Vera Cruz from Mexico, tringn. the news lat
Gen. Minon gained victory oser The Americans
rear Victoria, capturing ciehi hundred men.
According 10 The late papers from the CITY oi
Mexico The american forces bad taken POSSES
SIGN II Vile lei Paso in Chihuahua, and con-
l:nued 10 rAiena heir forces in that vicinity, as
vel! as in vher points. !; was believed at Vera
Cruz ina, the city would lie attacked by land from
the direction Of Inc river Antigua Sarainiaa
brig and Spanish schooner. oaded with Pre-
visions had succeeded in forcing The blockade
AMI dischaIgins their ca:soes Z, Vera Cruz.