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Day
3
Month
February
Year
1845
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Public Domain
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ÏMroRTANT from Mbxico.- Santa Anna decland an Outtaio and Traitor .-The Charleston Courier has been furnished with the following intelligenee by Mr. Tripler, who arrived there on the 17th inst., having left Vera Cruz on the 2d inst.: At the last accounts Santa Anna was at San Martin de Sesmoluca, about four leagues from Pueble, wah a forcé of about 6,000 men, mostly mounted on horses taken from the inliabitants. Gen. Paredes was manoovcring and avoiding a conflict, as a matter of policy, os Santa Anna's forces were daily decreasing, oh account of desertion from lus ranks, whtle Gen. Paredes was rapidly acquiring strength. The city of Mexico had been well foriified, and every precaution to prevent or repel an nssault. The acqueducts had been opened, and the mole which sürrounds the city filled with water, and there was a forcé of some 80,C00 armod citizens prepared to defend it. At Vera Cruz, also, fottications were in progres?, and the cilizens were arming. The ateamer Montezuma left Vera Cruz a short time before the Dee, bound to Campeachy fot troops, and reinforcements were also expected from Alverado and Tiacatalplan.A decree was issued by tho Mexican Congress declaring Santa Auna a traitor and an outlaw, nd authorizing any onc who may meet vitb hjm to take hts life. Aïeasures had also been edopted to prevent his escape, by guarding the different seaports and other outlets, and it e bclieved tbat he must eventually be captured. A person named A rellano, an individual in the interest of Santa Anna, with additional confi tfcntialcoirespondence, had been taken, and it Was 8upposed he would be executed. Later from Eühope - Jlrr'ival of the Cam bna. - Thenew British Steamer Cambria arrived at Boston, at 6 o'clock, Pridny morning last. She left Liverpool on the 4th inst., and beings 10 days later advices from Europe. Tlie news is not important. Tiie cotton tnarket was depresaed. The American provisión trade was dull. Capitalitíts were mak:ng great investments it Irisli Railways; the whole capital of $800,000 required tbr the Railwny fro:u Dublin to Cork was subscribed in S doye, and entirely in Ireland. Accounts from the nmnufacturing districts were favorable.

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Signal of Liberty
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