State Journal

LATEST FROM TEXAS—TREATY WITH SANTA ANNA.

The New Orleans Bee of May 26th, says:

"News arrived in town yesterday from Galveston, stating that the Texian government had effected a negociation or treaty with Santa Anna, as the President General of Mexico.

We have not ascertained the particulars of this treaty: but suppose it is to recognize Texas as an independent nation. Whether this will be done by Mexico, or whether it should be tolerated by the United States, is doubtful. The Texian war is national in Mexico; and was more involuntary than voluntary with Santa Anna. The latter was obliged to concentrate the ardent wishes of his countrymen, to continue his own popularity and power; so that whether he be liberated, held captive or shot, the war will be continued: and may not be concluded for months or years."

The New Orleans Bulletin contains the following important information:

"A gentleman of high respectability, arrived last evening in this city, informs us that Joseph Barker, formerly editor of the Telegraph, printed at San Felipe, having been sent, after the battle of San Jacinto, to the Mexican army, left the division under the command of Felasola, at the Colorado, on the 8th inst.

Felasola observed to Mr. Baker, that as General Santa Anna was a prisoner, he did not acknowledge him as general of the forces then in the field, but would recognize him as President of the Mexican nation, and as such he would obey his orders to withdraw the troops, and would execute it as soon as possible.

He said he had no doubt that Congress would acknowledge the independence of Texas, for it was a country the Mexican people did not want; and although it has been explored and known to them for one hundred and fifty years, and though a good country for the agriculturist, it was not one adapted to the habits of the Mexican people there being too many flies and musquitoes for the conveniences of raising stock.

He acknowledged that the present campaign in Texas had terminated to the great disgrace of Mexico—that the cruel massacre of Col. Fannin's division was unjustifiable, and would meet with the just indignation of the civilized world. He farther said, that the invasion of Texas was alone projected and carried on by the ambition of Santa Anna; that had it not been for this, Texas would have been admitted a State of the Mexican Republic at the time she made the application, through her agent Gen. S. F. Austin, in 1833, and at this time would have had a local government suited to her wants.

He was well aware, he said that the Texans were receiving aid from the citizens of the United States and that they had the sympathies of that nation."