The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-22

The Texas left Vera Cruz the morning OF the
9Th inst, at o'clock she brings some thirty hVs
passengers, among whom IS the Hon. James Oads-
den, our Minister to Mexico. she also Dr!hSs
$l07 800 in specie and on freight. The following Is
list OF her passengers . 49,. -.
servant, Dr c. c. Thomas, Appsts3, NJ JsSsSns' as'
AranA ard servant, L.nber, Mr. ki'hArasos A 40
cha Senior Copchs, M Flores Baron hJrnes " u cnt
ford. L. + Hargous Mr.. IL C3utsux $ Hargous, Mr
yard 5 Crsieh, wills Hi-e. And soS, Smith Ryder j.
B. ssndborp of A1ams' Express, and thrteea In the
,eerAge
The specie she brings is consigned as follows
j ForsIsll... 30" 0cv Csamer Co......G, 800
sie se c.mpc. 10 GO c.msrien iOSo
jY. de Essn,. 10000 A. d Grief Co... 9s5
,sxcan Consult. 1st5
She also brings six bales Of goatskns and nine
hides to F. de Fuentes x Co.
The Texas left at Vera Cruz the American schoon
er Red Fox, Capt. Sblsa, ready TO leave for Tam
pico.
The arrival of our Minister, Gen. Gadsden. would
naturally awaken expectations of some event OF i'm
pOrtance having occurred to induce him 50 unex
pectedy to quit his post and return TO the United
States We are glad 10 be able to announce that
that event is the conclusion of q treaty with Mexico
for the purchase of the Mesla Valley. We have
not such full PARTICULARS this important
subject, in the papers before us, as we should
like to be able 90 lay before oar readers
this morning paragraph in the Vera Cruz
Eco del Concrete, OF the Sth inst ann ,uacing the
arrival of Gen. Gadsden III that city on the previous
day. simply states that according to assurances
w
ington to present 70 the government OF the United
States The treaty which nc b nd effected with Mexico
on tbs subject of the difficulties In reference to Me-
silla. Neither Of the Spanish papers OF the city
of Mexico, which we have received-the S,gio TX,
and the O0ini6uS-bas any notice either OF the con.
clusion OF the treaty, or the departure of Gen Gads
den from the capital the affair, therefore, would
seem to have been discreetly managed, and the de.
parture of Gen. Gadsden TO have been made very
quietly, il not suddenly. The vigilant and reliable
1rau d Union in its Issue of the 4th inst, has
however, notice Of the execution of the treaty. 1t
says
Ih- diplomatic con srences bnw en- the Mexican ard
American Peppotentiaries have resulted In treaty
which is no lorger secret 10 any ons 10 selling the
disputed territory OF MslA the Mexican government has
sole embarrassment. In fr.eing himself from the
eleventh article OF the treaty Of GuxdIlups Mr. Gadeu
has got rio OF duty bat in aboi!shiny this
dangerous article SeBor Bon ia has closed the door
against American ipterventloa for who can deny that
the duty ef teferdi.g frontier involve. tne rabt Of
coming te II and tn verngit W. do rot Know exactly
what the figure q the tnst ths United States
certake TO pay MeIioo II IL IN te 70 vary from $S 900 0
TO $40 600 COO This intelligence has been received with
joy by public opipion is Tor the treasury aIeturcs
which, managed with wisdom and Intelligence will hasten
the realization OF hofe sne Estiona wbieH the o4blust
90 templates
According to the Mexican accounts which, ~ to
results, at least appear To be quite reliable. the
petition OF Walker has failed nearly, il not quite
badly as might have been expected and quite a.
badly rs the worst reports htltrto received here had
represented. According 10 the Tat a. Ualoa the
facts may be thus resumed. the chief OF the
pirates" finding his position AZ La Paz campro
missed, and fearing an alta TX from the inhabitants
their recovering from their panic, Sc sail on the eth
of December and proceeded to anch lr in the cove
OF TOdOs los Santos, not far from Cape Saint Lucas.
This is desert bay like many others with which
III coast is inden ed. IL here that he planted
mis- banner OF two red stars, and proclaimed his pre-
sidenishp and his independent republic before the
open sea, the coast, aad the desert horizon which
had nothing to give by way of response. Counsel
was taken and il decided TO surprise santo To
mas, small market town. sit1ate about forty seven
Y,,ila from SAINT ia III Iast.it
mission station, with q church convent, and few
houses. In the whole district scarcely two hundred
armed men could be collected. The expedition of
adventurers proceeded by land across dry and
desert country, completely covered with rocks aud
hills. They had carried off from farm 81 uate near
the bay horses aud other beasts of burden ard
were advancing without any mistrust, when they
found themselves suddenly surrounded and attacked
by Captain Castillo Negrete, rhe captain command
ant Of Santo Tomas, who had received intelligence
OF heir movement. The disconnected expedition
treated for the purpose of relying at their mead
quarters, sustaining loss of four On arriving
there they found the bay empty The captain OF the
Caor e. seduced by the offers and remonstrances of
the two Governors, (Reboiledo ara Espinosa)
prisoners on board, had set saii. despatch from
Esptnosa himself a0nounces these facts, and adds
that himself aud his companion, Reooledo, had been
landed by the captain of the Caroline at Cape st.
Lucas. The Trou a Uason thus concludes its latest
notice Of this matter, with these remsrks:-
What hss been The lot OF taese forty meu, abandoned
on hostile thore 10 ihe it Of in txsspsrsed people
4
The Caroline is said b. have been captured.
The Mexican Government has purchased two
steamers, destined 90 ~acn And protec the coasts Of
the Pacific Tney will have .lenty TO do says the
Irot a. Cnion: Dispatches oac been received at
the capital OF the organz sud presence of large
forces both Ill Sonora 4nJ Lower California, for the
defence OF the TERRITORY, with Abundance OF esources
The Iro d UHton quote, the Ust,6tSsi as con
nrming the report that OH roe dill aisle. .oinectad
with the Tehuaate3ec esriou b4o 5eel moved
ana that tne works we're sbolt - :, .sa lcnced
without desy The un0ertls NJ 4 Is adIed at
present, rested on the guarantee of En- IN house
oil good standing t. IT. iSae ~ M la INST how
ever, the Trat d'Un re- n : Ircely salts
fed with the state OF tne affair." Z" Rejecting
peope, IT says, who i1.efest Themselves in the
positive IN ere.t Vi tee county, have been struck by
the silence OF NJ Pierce on tue subj ct Of the Te-
huahtepec affair rs this from doubt, from reserve,
or GU account Of uis-prroSalionl We are much en-
Darasseo ,.lr reply 70 this threefold alternative
FOR Our parts II is from reserve. We are assured
mat this impor ant On. sou has been treated during
he late conference AZ Least il has been touched on
Every body hopes tnai ne Senate OF the United
bates viii de6DIley eide il when i shall be called
N to ratify the tiea concluded during the past lev
This question II Tenuantepec,' Il confines. " 30
Eten taken up, abandoned and resumed 80 agitated
b distraugn by unforeseen incidents, seems to be
bund at ieurta to be realized and embodied in wood
and iron. But however much IL may have been agi-
tated it far from being exhausted. il has bearing
whichthe future alone can deyeope The dcussonha has
hitherto embraced ohy spe lslnhus anu nus NOV CON
templated the rest butis time 20 think OF IT, aud to
saw some words on il here. Certainly the under
taking is q great one, and, no matter who carries
il out 1t viii be one o. the greatest works OF the
century. But If we are 70 be cortented with level
ing OF piercing a route OF communication between
the two oceans, only s. sht beaef: will have been
conferred on the Mexican republic. Mr.. 500 ,s
about 10 do for Merlco wkat thai physician Of No.
heres ,rou9 do ,cho pui the hea1 the right SIDE.
The heart If he rcJtt5l,c ir n not 20 to fhs right
SIDE b, TO he sout. As for the interior towns, ani
the interests already established they will find
themselves decsntralzed, aAd will lose all that the
southern provinces may gain Before ten years the
revolution will be accomplished. To neutralze 50
rude change there is only one thing 70 re done.
Heuceforth we must think Of connecting the s,hTus
with all the large cities aud with ely the centres CT
the int ,ior There must be railroads everywhere
from Mexico to Guanajuato, 70 Vera Cruz, &c, &C.,
&c without this precautiOn God knows whs. dsor-
on VIVA. onvusions, what destruction land
ed property will undergo IN tSenty years hence =