IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
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Gen. Meja in Command State of .4f-


fairs at 7ampico--Paredes 10 take The


Field, &c.


The correspondent of the Charleston Even
ing News writes from New Orleans under date
OF the 2lst inst, as follows


The French brig Princess Marie arrived
here yesterday from Tampico, 9th inst.


We learn from one Of the passengers, that
the fort at Tampico, Ga mud affair." had been
washed away few days previous TO the 9th.


The three gun boats lately built at N. York
for the Mexican service were lying in the river
above Tampico.


Official dispatches had arrived at Tampico
that Gen. Arrsta had been removed from the
command Of the Northern Division OF the Ar
my, and Gen. Meja had superseded him.


There were 800 troops only at Tamplco on
the 9th Seventy nine of those were runaway
negroes and mulattoes from this place, (N. Or
leans) and Havana. These constitute the whole
amount of the Mexican force from Iampico to
the Rio Grande.


The dates from the city of Mexico by this
arrival are to the lst inst. We copy the follow
ing items from the Picayune:


The great topic Of conversation at the capl-
tai was the proposed departure OF Paredes to
take the command Of the army OF the North.
He himself was bent on doing so, although
dissuaded by many considerations Of policy and
by the advice Of his friends. Should ne take
the field it is said that he would have l6,oOO
men under his command, including IN these
the army of reserve and the troops OF Arlsta. !,


The blockade of Tampico was commenced
by the sloop of war ST. Mary's on the 2oth ult.
with the same notice 10 foreign consuls, &C.,
as were giYen al Vera Cruz.