The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-12-15
HIGHLY IMPORTANT raoM MEXICO
TIE: EMPIRE PRocLAIMED!l

The arrival Of the Steamship Texas,
in the Port Of New Orleans, from We
ra Cruz, on the Sth instant, furnishes
additional items of news of a very IN
teresting character.
The press Of the Republic are silent
Oh every subject, except the fulsome
hattcry of Santa Anna ana the lauda-
ton of bis victories. The whole corps
editorial, are fawning upon the militia
ny chiefain in the vain hope that some
thing may be received in recompense
therefore, when the Empire is. estab-
!ished. which it is conhdentialy asser-
ted will take place on the 10Th instant.
The order of Guadalupe has been re-
established, and a long list Of foreign
recipients named, among whom are
Gen. Almon,e and M. Arrangois. Don
Juan, b Ceballos and Don Marcelino
Castenedo, have been broken of their
commissions as Judges Of the Supreme
Court, and incarserated in the Castle
of Chapultepec, for refusing to receive
the cross of the order Of Guadalupe, rs
anti republican.
1t is impossible to realize The hope
less condition ofthe crumbling ltepub-
lie. On the lst instant, Santa Anna's
preparatory proclamation to the En-
pire was issued. It was uttered from
the Palace with great display ofmil-
itary in every part Of the city, TO quiet
any outbreak that an exulting popula-
ton might be expected te be betr yed
into. But neither the troops nor the
police could restrain some dozens Of
ragged men and boys with caue stats,
shirt tails, solitary flag with devices,
and miniature bust of Santa Anna
held high in the air, from parading the
streets and crying Vya ei Imperto,"
"Adios Santa Aaaa,' Dc.
The title Santa Anna is TO bear when
the Empire is proclaimed is Antonio
Piimero.
Ii is confidently asserted and gener-
ally believed in the city Of NJ 'xieo, that
a secret treaty has been CONCLUDED be-
tween England and Spain for the eman-
cipation of the slaves in the Island of
Cuba.
A dreadful accident happened near
Barranca. A team was conveying
several hundred kegs of gun powder to
Vera Cruz, under heavy escort of ca
valry. One Of the kegs leaking the
friction of the wheels ignited it and
the whole exploded with. force that
batiels description. But one body of
the whole escort could be found--th
trees were uprooted and the earth riven
as ifby earthquake. For miles around
the country was filled with dust aud
smoke, and the DILIGENCE some dis
lance in the rear was nearly oyerturn-
ed by the terrific force of the explosion.
The ruling spirit of Santa Annals
government is one Bonilla, disciple
of the Jesuits. who denounces repub-
licansm as the acme of Vandalism.
UTho Point Coupce Echo. is
altogether remarkable paper. 1t
has a greater variety of short articles
on the subject of the weather" than
any other dozen papers in the State.
The last we see is this. 1.-THE Wealth
ER.--The weather, which up to We'd
nesday, had for weeks previous, been
wonderfully fine, suddenly changed.
The oldest inhabitants does not re-
member to have seen such favorable
weather-unfavorable to the crops, as
this season."
We cut out the Echo's weather
articles and paste them in a book
for reference, .and out of three humid