The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-15
From the New Orleans Delta, Dee 5.
Mexico Late from Vera Crux

| The ship Lemuel Dyer, Capt Dyer arrived here on
Sunday from Vera Cruz, having left that port the
city TO the 23d, and OF the Monitor Republcano the
On the 18th ult, Senior Otero Secretary of Home and
Foreign Relations, resigned his office, and was succeed
ed by Don Luis Cuevas, on the 18TH
Paroles Ell Sglo XIX states that The government
was not privy 10 the flight of Paroles, but had done all
that possible 10 arrest him. having despatched ennis
saries 10 Vera Cruz and Tampco 10 arrest him. lnfor
nation had been received that he had Just previously
passed through the town of San Juan Teothuacan,
companied by Seniors j M Nozagarray and Eusebo
Anaya escorted by body of men, amounting to about
Two hundred, who were principally Spanish peasants
ms gives an AR OF probability to the report that be had
embarked IRON Vera Cruz on the last British steamer.
RoBnERIEs-The whole country seems TO be prey to
lawless bandits Lately the diligence attacked near
The very gates OF Vera Cruz and robbed. Mr. Black.
me American consul is said to have suffered some very
Ill usage at their hands At the capital these predatory
bands were still more impudent. Upwards of two hun
dred we'll known robbers lately passed through the San
uago barrier, on Their way to the great fair of San Juan
de los Lagos
There truth in the report that had been circu-
lated respecting another pronunciamiento at Mazaan
The daughter of Santa Anna is said have died recent
~ al Jaapa. We thought she with her father in
jamaica.
TAMPIco.-The government 10 be in dilemma
relative to the state OF things at Iampco According
The Monitor, IT appears that Don Jesus Cardenas gov
ernor of Tamaupas, had joined the nsurgent citizens
and promising TO stand by them. He is denounced as
lavorlng the scheme of separation of the State from
Mexico and lis annexation to the United States Don
j. Cardenas had visited the port and in an address TO the
national guards, compliments them on the yjgor and resp
luton they have shown.
SAN JUAN DE uLLoA-The Vera Cruzanos have at
length obtained their object, shutting out the troops
OF The government from the port and garrison FL ArCo
s ntlmates that Herrera about TO accede the de-
sire expressed by Senior Don Juan Soto in the name of
the INHABITANTS OF the State of Vera Cruz that the garr
SON OF that city and the castle of San Juan de Uoa
should be composed of companies of volunteers COM
manded exclusively by officers of the national guard
TARIFF.--A considerable reduction is about to take
place in the Mexican Tariff, relative to a variety of inn
ported goods 1t is intended however, TO prohibit the
introduction of all articles which would compete with
those of domestic fabric.
according to law of Congress- is to be fixed at TO- 900
men OF these, the distribution 1000 infantry 500
artillery 400 sappers and miners and 800 cavalry.
Their pay, including everything, is SIS month to the
infantry soldier $l7 to the arleryman and engineer
and $40 TO the cavalry. This armed force does not in
cude the military colonies TO be established along the
line OF the frontier
COMMERCIAL NEws.-According to the latest prices
current received from the capital appears that French
goods in demand there. All that was in store had
been sent of to the great fair OF San Juan de los Lagos
Cotton goods low, in consequence OF the great
change Vera Cruz selling at to per cent pre-
MUM whilst the Tampco could not realize more
than per cent
government, it is said, is in con-
siderable embarrassment, for want of funds No CAPT.
tast was found willing TO negotiate the loan of $500 900
authorized on the indemnity, of that of 5000 O0O on
the guarantee in the import duties.
left Vera Cruz, the u s. ship Saratoga, Captain Nicho-
son, and the British man OF war brig Hound lying
at SACRIFICES The brig Tit, Captain Radovich was to
sail for New Orleans on the 25h ult.