Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-17
RICHMOND EMO Tx u n :
FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE II. 800.
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SPANISH AND MEXICAN lNrRt'oh-oA"i '''
MA AND HIS DESIGNS.
Considerable interest has been eNcieu W "s ''' -,
i, the N y Journal OF Commerce. 'nal oah'a E'"no "
,nv po!cy towards the United States Is packed oy an
with Span-,hat Spain Is preparing u
n,torate capacity in which she is to BIO protected
and is 10 pay the fee by the utteance Oh bs" pun,
nh. and then 10 adopt the apprentice system for almost
nuuad neods saw 8 r. and 6 years. by the free lnfo
ductou OF negroes from Africa, without molesa'ion
oc,laons whose correctness we should not 90 NUT. "
,o,isbed at accord with some Intelligence In Inc S'a
nhia Ioouirer several weeks since, which throws ~
noon the rumor of an application by Santa Ahha W. "s
ance from Snain in the event OF tiIousseTO eApeu
rho uoi,ed States against Mexico. IL IS know" ''' "a
Philadelphia Inquirer) that Queen o'is""a
mother Of the present Queen Is one OF 'ie - -.
the world one OF the most unscruPuiou'' ,o ooo ooo
-, ,m,;,ions She has a fortune OF about sooooo0o0'
moo, ,f which she Is supposed 10 have accu"uia'e y
ce,sfu specula lions in stocks. After Tue uea"' " "
sssan. ,bs King, she married inferior officer Of tue
ho,d named Munoz by whom she has had se'etui e"'
, H has since been made of The grandees Oh epa''
ben rendered as distinguished possible he S
-, >, M oresen, time The Duke de Rinzarees. bu' IL
tho evn, nj his deah or rather that Of the
,h bidran woud sipk into comparative ooscuf'y, h'
father not being Of royal blood ;,a
To avoid this Christina has, il Is SAID, feso''eo " o'
hold sypedients For example, when zen. : io'es
ssyoriue to get up expedition against Scuauo'' ~
AZ ha visited London and Paris for assistance anu SPpeae
10 the French and British Governments ana men went
aver 10 Madrid and made similar Effort no was pa''
.uccessfu not only in France and England OUT e'h"ey
90 ., s,,io II was determined by the parties interested
that powerful expedition should DO organzeo ahu '
ann Of money was said 10 have been contributed by Chris
aohi hp
cess 10 restore Ecuador 10 monachcal posioh' ano
,o,n,, rho children of Mupoz control or Identity We
,s uh he government. The expedition was osahi1eo
- considerable extent and indeed several lhousaho e
dezvousad al Corunna, and among Them the ee u '''
Snanish army who had volunteered Tor Inc o'oa'' '
government winking at the movement.
rh. e,s also British and French officers and men !;
yous Philippe having sanctioned inc enterprise '
,;eodv feeling 10 Christina. It turned out however ''a'
,efore the embacaon took place. the Mon'Pehse' "a
-,,o. v,e consummaed by which the families OF LOUIS
pbnne and the Bourbons of Spain were united ogeer ~
tn,e,sa, and blood and to The discontinue OF The Pocy Oh
~ p.,msr.,on OF England The affair created an intense
omsnt a. the time and threatened indeed 10 interrupt
rho friendly relations the courts OF 81 James ano
,ba Tueries As one effect Lord Palmerston immeoia'eV
,,ed the strong of the British government up'" e
expedition by Selling in the Thames Two steamers a
fourteen hundred Ton transport ship with a'aee quah"y
Of arms ammunition and provisions, all desned lo hcua
dor The presumption is that similar arrangements
In contemplation between certain hgh paraesih opan anu
General Don Lopez de Santa Anna
The object of is obtain position fof Inc e
mar, Of family of lofty pretersions royalty but only on
the mothers side; and Of the i,ter 10 repensh ah OK"
hausted treasury and perhaps life Dictatorship
opblsss the high contracting parties have talked over The
matter through confidential agents. and would they could
consummate the understanding Money can no doubt ac-
co,aplsh much especially while so many adventures
abound In the world ready for any enterprise however ras
Blu, there are nevertheless serious difficulties In the way
difficulties which will readily suggest themselves 10 Inc
,od of every intelligent reader The scheme, however os
shadowes forth thus far looks &c combination somewhat
after this fashio..
Santa Anna is TO be -ss,ed by Spanish gold and Spanish
troops TO Mexico into 1stinct monarchyhe TO be
Emperor King Dictator for ns. and the succession
pass The bands Of The ts1a A ssd hsc on The
other hand intimate in its friendly relations
with Mexico she agreeing protect the former from hl-
ous,ero expeditions from the United States and Mexico
agreeing assist Spain should further inrasons OF Cuba
be attempted This repeat is the intrigue Inc story
10 not without pausbity but OF the praclcaoihy OF Inc
enterprise we need scarcely that entertain the
sroupes, kind Of doubt The result would probably be the
loss of Mexico to Santa Anna and Of Cuba 10 Spain.
The combination unless aided by Of the great pow
Europe, would amount 10 Hlol6 lope
sand especially should It provoke conflict with the
United States. This, however, Is not the view OF the
informant Of the Philadelphia Inquirer, who thinks
that in the present disturbed state of Europe, and
with 10 many military unoccupied. large sum Of
noney-say several millions of doars-paced In proper
hands udcious dsburse wond secure the agency Of
powerful expedition and 81 least give trouble. In this
ccnnaxion we may mention Two that have reached
va from Mexico by way of New Orleans. One 10 that
Santa contenpaes the reconquest of California and
another that Spain will furnish him with $1,000 troops to
carry his plans We regard both these stories with In
ereduy and yet they Without interest," with the a-
fairs of Mexico condition unsettled and with an in
dvdua at the head of its government bitterly hostile 10
tho United States
THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION.
This important assemblage, convened in Memphis, on
Monday June l. More than thousand delegates in
attendance. The Convention called TO order al 10
o'clock, A. NJ, by placing Major James Penn Of Memphis
Hp,