The Charlotte Journal

LATE FROM MEXICO

The barque Ann Louisa arrived at New York on Thursday morning, from Vera Cruz, whence she sailed on the 14th ult. Our last dates by way of New Orleans were to November 30.

The Journal of Commerce learns verbally that our Minister, the Hon. John Slidell, had arrived at the Mexican capital. The sloop of war St. Mary's, which carried him out, was to leave Vera Cruz on the next day (15) for Pensacola. The U. States brig Porpoise, which carried out Mr. Parrott, was also at Vera Cruz, waiting orders.

The paragraph below, translated from a city of Mexico paper of December 31, seems to show that there is no truth in a late rumor (received by way of New Orleans) that Gen. Paredes and his army had pronounced against the Government. This is regarded as favorable to the success of Mr. Slidell's mission.

"MEXICO, December 31st

On various occasions the enemies of General Paredes have propagated rumors this disadvantage, even asserting that this worthy chief was going to pronounce, with the army under his command, for a plan of dictatorship. We, who have always contradicted such assertions, publish a communication from said General to the Supreme Government, in which he states that, having learned that Colonel Marco Barragan had started a rumor that his Excellency was going to pronounce for a dictatorship, he Paredes had ordered proceedings to be commenced against him. We publish this letter, not for the purpose of proving the integrity and good faith of General Paredes, for as to this there is no kind of doubt, but to show to the public the malignity of those who have sought to injure his well earned reputation"

LATER FROM MEXICO

By the United States ship St. Marys which arrived at Pensacola on the 2d instant, in ten days from Vera Cruz, we (through the Pensacola Gazette) learn of the refusal of the Mexican Government to receive Mr. Slidell as Minister from the United States. Mr. S., however, has not returned on the S. Marys, nor does the Gazette vouch for the correctness of the news; but says that it is "disposed to credit it on account of our critical relations with Great Britain, a circumstance of which Mexico would not hesitate to take advantage." On the other hand, the Pensacola Democrat, which says that Mr. Slidell "was not well received," ascribes the conduct of the Mexican Government to the impending revolutions by which it is embarrassed.

A private letter, dated at Pensacola on the 3d instant, which we find in the Mobile Journal, throws but little additional light on the subject. It says:

"The St. Marys, which vessel you will remember carried our Minister to Vera Cruz, arrived here yesterday evening after a voyage of ten days, and anchored off the Navy Yard. Up to the time I write no one from shore has boarded her, but several had come ashore from her. She is understood to bring large despatches for our Government. Those who came from her report (and the report is credited) that our Minister was badly received by the Mexican Government, and was in fact insulted. Another version of the story is, that he was not received and recognised as such at all. Both reports, however, resolve themselves pretty much into the same thing. This statement has created no little excitement here, and, if true, as I have but little doubt one or the other is, it is presumed that the entire Gulf squadron will shortly appear before Vera Cruz"

In a day or two we shall, no doubt, receive further information on the subject.