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Dec. 15. It becomes now our duty Lo draw your allenlion to the apprehension which is felt of an interruption in our trade with Mexico, and the probability of a cessation in our supplies of specie, in consequence of the parl which has been taken by our citizens in the affairs of Texas, and in the expedition of general Mejia against Tampico; that our government should have overlooked such an interference on the part of a few adventurers and land speculators, must be a maller of surprise and deep regret Lo every reflecting mind. Thus a trade, which for the last 20 months amounted to 8,536,706 dollars of exports, (2,459,776 dolJars of which consisted of American manufactures), and to 9,363,696 dollars of specie, has been jeoparded without the least efforl being made by the proper authorities to prevent it. We are already feeling the effects of this ex Lraordinary conduct. The debt of Mexico to this place for the sales of the last six months amounts to upwards of 3,500,000 dollars, the greatest part of which would have been received about this time; a stock of upwards 3,000,000 dollars of goods remain here without even a single buyer, and we see not the least prospect of a change for many months to come. This derangement wilJ be fell throughout Lhe union. Already our banks perceive thal there is hardly specie enough in their vaults to sustain their paper currency, the amount not exceeding three millions of dollars; and they are all taking measures to prevent further shipments lo the eastward; and to add to this strange state of things, we are threatened with cruisers under the new flag of Texas. Our laLesL dates from the Mexican coast are of the 20th November, we are consequently most anxious to receive more recent accounts.
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