When was it published?

June 20, 1839 in The Charlotte Journal

Foreign News June 20, 1839

The Charlotte Journal

Q: What keywords are associated?

Texas Envoy, Mexico Reception, Diplomatic Rebuff, Vera Cruz, Commandant General, Texas Recognition

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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What is this article about?

Col. B. (likely Bee) sent from Texas as envoy to Mexico receives hostile welcome at Vera Cruz; Mexican commandant denies Texas's existence as a nation and threatens imprisonment if he lands.

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Cal. Bee's Reception in Mexico.—The New Orleans Bulletin of the 31st ult. says: "It may be within the recollection of our readers that a short time ago Col. B. was sent from Texas as Minister or Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Mexico. The following letter from the Vera Cruz Censor will show what kind of a welcome the ambassador of the single star received:

We do not know which most to admire, the audacity of those brigands in sending us their pedlar, (merchants.) to ask us to allow them the quiet and pacific possession of their robbery, or the answer the commandant general gave to the individual who apprized him of the arrival of this Quixotic ambassador. From the tenor of the reply, it appears that if he lands he will be accommodated with lodgings at the prison. Nevertheless, the supreme government will designate what definitely ought to be done. The commandant says he is not aware of the existence of a nation called the republic of Texas, but only of a horde of adventurers in rebellion against the laws of the Government of the Republic."

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic

What keywords are associated?

Texas Envoy Mexico Reception Diplomatic Rebuff Vera Cruz Commandant General Texas Recognition

What entities or persons were involved?

Col. B. Commandant General

Where did it happen?

Mexico

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Mexico

Key Persons

Col. B. Commandant General

Outcome

hostile response denying recognition of texas republic; threat of imprisonment if envoy lands; supreme government to decide final action.

Event Details

Col. B. sent from Texas as Minister or Envoy Extraordinary to Mexico's court. Upon arrival notice at Vera Cruz, commandant general replies dismissively, unaware of Texas as a nation but viewing it as rebels; suggests prison lodgings if he lands, pending supreme government decision.