Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-23
From the Picayune Of November 10.
Affairs In Mexico.

i With respect to the rumored contemplated in
vasion of Sonora, the Diario Official Of the Goth
ult has an article OF some length referring to va
| rious reports, which, however, it treats as without
foundation; and it concludes its observations by
| saying that the circumstances on which il had
been dwelling prove it so, but that, nevertheless
il beloved the government to be prepared against
possible contingencies The Trait n Union of the
I'd inst. says that the official journal of Sonora
| publishes note from the minister of war, signed
| by Gen. Tornel, and authorizing the governor of
the department Of Sonora to organize troop Of
cavalry five hundred strong, ostensbly for the
purpose of making war on the Indians; to arm all
the men of the department fit for service, to buy
arms from abroad, and to engage foreigners who
| might be willing to take part in the war against
the Indians. What connection there may be be-
tween such preparations and conditions as these
and the probability of some Americans going to
| Sonora, or whether the action of General Tornel
may have been founded on previous information
4 Of contemplated INVASION need not be discussed
here, although the questions cannot fail to suggest
\ themselves.
The Universal publishes the important and quite
| novel intelligence that an expedition was being
| prepared in the United States against Yucatan,
with view of taking possession of the peninsula,
and thence directing attacks against Cuba. Our
| very shrewd cotemp0rary dwells on the subject
at great length and in the course of its observa-
tons declares that the late revolution in that de-
partment--as Santa Anna has decreed the ca
| deUa,it States shall be called-was plainly TO-
mented and guided by Americans. The Trait
d Union, however, very deliberately throws cold
water on this ingenious story of the U1aipersal,
| and declares that it had heard nothing whatever
of the facts referred to- readers will doubt
less readily believe.
The same paper, Ei Universal, in its issue of
the 4th instant, says that it had for some time
known that several persons had been arrested, in
consequence of the discovery of a revolutionary
plan for the re-estabshment Of the federal SYSTEM
but that it had waited for its contemporaries to
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were arrested, and among them Zenor Zavala,
formerly deputy from Oajaca
There are many signs Of trouble brewing in
Mexico.
The Trait Union, of the Goth ut, gives an
account of certain persons having forged the sig
nature of the Minister of the Interior, and having,
under color of the forgery, addressed notes to
certain of the governors calling on them TO exert
themselves TO procure change of the existing
policy of the country A circular of the Minister
Of the Interior, il says, requires all the authorities
of the republic vigorously to search out and prose-
cute the authors and perpetrators OF the scheme.
The most extravagant stories are being propa-
gated about the weight and odious character of the
taxation about to be imposed on the people by
Santa Anna and his government. They had been
so widely spread, and were generally believed,
as well they might be, considering the experience
already had in this drection that the Diarto Ociaf
had thought II necessary to refer 10 them, and TO
declare them wicked and absurd, spread for the
tration. 1t is reported" it says, "among other
things that il is in contemplation TO impose tax
upon water another upon light, and so on, upon
objects Of prime necessity. The people have also
been assured that proposition for the re-estab.
lishment of the inquisiton in the republic Was
under consideration. These rumors," it adds, care
the work calumny; as also all those are which
refer to general partial changes in the cabinet"
The Universal, in long article founded, il ID
said, on good authority, enters into explanation
Of the causes OF rupture between Mexico and
the Spanish minister. The manner in which Il
arose is said TO be this The present government
refused TO ratify the arrangements made with
Senior Ramirez, purposed making new regulations
for Spanish conventions, the dishonorable ones
formerly accepted by Senior Pacheco, and subse-
quently assented to by Senior Ramirez, being OPP
posed il is said, to one of the articles OF the treaty
existing between the two countries, Negotiations
for new arrangement were accordingly made,
when, according 10 the UniUersat they were inter-
rupted by trifiing incident, and at the same time
ali relations between Mexico and the Spanish
minister were suspended. This incident, II says,
was the neglect of the minister Of finance TO attend
nj meeting fixed to treat of the affair. II is quite
clear however that this is lame attempt TO gloss
over the facts Of the case. These would seem TO
be much more truly that the Mexican govern
ment had endeavorcd with high hand 10 override
existing treaties, TO endeavor TO overreach the
Spanish creditors Of the country, and TO force the
Spanish minister into course favorable 10 their