The CalIfornIa Forgery.
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lust at the moment when the fate of Annexation
in the Senate hung trembling in the balance, story
was started al Washington and trumpeted all over
the Country, purporting that there had been found
on the person of Santa Ana by his late captors a
Treaty with Great Britain by which Santa Ana
ceded California 10 her in satisfaction OF certain
claims This lie had its effect, but is now dead
enough |, is impossible that Santa Ana's enc
mics in Mexico should not have proclaimed cir
cumstance so calculated TO strengthen them and
ruin him with his countrymen had there been
word of truth in it. Their utter silence acquits
the fallen Dictator and convicrs the Texan fabri-
Gators at Washington BY the following extract
from the proceedings of Parliament, March 7th, it
will be seen that the detected falsshood is thor
oughy nailed:


Mr.. John s Worlley asked ifthere was any foun-
dation for this paragraph, which he read from The
Times Of Thursday -


The Presse states that the fall ofSanta Ana has expos
Cd cf the vastesi projects which the undermining am
bon OF Great Britain conceived II appears, from
the correspondence the Ex-Pcsdeut OF Mexico with the
nasres of which he had reserves fer hnse co0s!dera.
be portion the OF cedng absolutely TO Great
Britain the magnificent province of California considered
valuable bot by Great Rrtain and the United SAFES.
that latter In the year 1881 offered 100000 dollars
harbor of San Francisco alone II is not necessary
20 dwell upon the extraordinary coincidence, which exists
between the means employed by The British Government
with Santa Ana the possession OF California, and those
formerly used with Esparcro for the possession OF the ISL
anhs of Annsbon aud Prince, OF the coast OF Africa.


Sir Robert Peel believed the statement 10 be Ut
terly without foundation. "Sr, lsee great many
reports spread abroad with reference TO the under
mining ambition OF Great Brain;' but rather
think they are oflener circulated as palliaiiQn ol
others than of the British Government. Cloud
eheers.) can also answer Tor the late Govern:
ment on this point, as find no trace whatever OF
such correspondence. repeat il, the report is ut-
terly d. sttute OF any foundation"


crnn-nt, | take the liberty of assuring the henora-
bic gentleman. that they neither in 1857, nor IN any
other year, offered 5000 600 dollars nor any other
sum, Tor any Mexican port"