The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-12 00:00:00

AMERICA AND MEXICO.

A WEEK LATER.
By the Queen of the West, Captain Woodhouse,
which arrived at Liverpool Yesterday ' we have re-
ceived New York papers up to the 23rd ult. The news
is important.
In the Washington Union of Monday, we find a
translation of a speech delivered in the Mexican Con-
grew; on the 11th Dec., by Senor Gambos, which
shows a great deficiency of arms in Mexico, as well as
of the means of supplying them. This gentleman
made a proposition that the government enter into a
contract for 150,000 muskets, 50,000 pair of pistols,
30,000 swords, and 100 Paixhans guns of a proper
calibre for field use—the cannon to be delivered within
six months, and the other weapons within four, and
the whole to be paid for in two years.
Adviecs from the seat of war state that on the 16th
ult. a general preparation for defence was made by
the American troops along the line of occupation,
in consequence of a reported advance of Santa
Anna, who, it was alleged, had left his sta-
tion at San Luis de Potosi at the head of a
body of 15,000 cavalry. His march was di-
rected on Saltillo. General Worth, who received the
information,forth w Rh despatched expresses to Generals
Taylor, Wool, and Butler. The commander-in-ehief
was on his march from Monterey to Victoria, and
immediately retired towards the former city. Having
waited there three days without receiving any con-
firmatory intelligence, he again took up his tine of
march for Victoria. Meanwhile, General Wool called
in all his outposts around Parras, and at the head of
his division, 3,000 strong, set out for Saltillo, which he
expected to reach on the 23rd. Gen. Butler, with his
division, had already arrived there. The other brigades
were on the march. Several conflicting rumours were
rife in the American camp. By some it was alleged
that Santa Anna had left Potosi and was in full
march ; others stated that his designs were different.
Every preparation was, however, making for re-
sistance. - _ . .

A letter from a naval officer, in the Washington
Inti,lligenier, says :
Santa Anna will not march on Saltillo, Lut will make a
feint to create such an impression. Shou!d the army under
Gen. Taylor be concentrated in that neighbourhood, Santa
Anna, with his whole force, will rush on Tampico; and if
he accomplishes the reduction of that place he will proceed
along the coast to the Rio Grande, and, with an overwhelm-
ing force between Matamoros and Point babel, cut off the
supplies to our army.
General Scott left Brazos for Camargo on the 3rd
of January. By. his plan of operations a battle will,
it is thought, be inevitable.
According to the Diario del Goldoni°, the actual
monthly expenses of the Mexican army in San Luis
is upwards of 377,000 dots.
From the New Orleans papers we learn that a
Mexican schooner, bearing a flag of truce, arrived
from Campeachy on the 24th. She brought the news
of a declaration of the independence of that province
from the central government, and claiming for her
ports the privileges of neutrals, which it is believed
Commodore Conner refused, unless they hoisted the
American flag. Merida, and the country adjacent,
had refused to unite in the movement, and proNml
to put it down by force of arms. The Campeachanos
had marched upon Merida with a force of 2,500 men,
the Meridans having 4,000.
Mr. Mason, the secretary of the navy, had been
elected senator for Virginia.
Washington letters renew rumours previously cur-
rent with regard to the retirement of Mr. Walker
from the treasury. The Washington Union remarks,
with regard to a rumour to the effect :
" That General Taylor has been recalled from the army of
Mexico, and that the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa is not to
be attacked, and also that Commander Perry will not return
to the Gulf of Mexico; that ' government is in pose on of
the ultimate conditions on which Mexico will consent to
make a peace with the United States, and that it has deter-
mined to accede to them, if Congress will enable the execu-
tive to meet the views of Mexico.' We know not upon what
authority these things have been reported, but certain it is
we do not believe there is any adequate authority or foun-
dation for either of these statements.'
The proceedings in Congress are not devoid of in-
terest. The Lieutenant-Generals Appointment Bill
had failed. On the Treasury Note Bill, amendments
were offered to repeal the tariff of 1846, to impose an
additional duty on articles not taxed, and to levy a
duty on tea and coffee,
_bat they were either lost or
declared to be out of order.
The bill to raise and equip ten additional regiments
was still under discussion:on the 22d, in debate. The
Senate rejected —ayes 14, nays 48 a resolution
offered by Mr. Houston to change the troops named
in the bill from regulars to volunteers, and to make
the officers elective.
The committee on foreignaffairs had reported a bill,
the object of which was to enable them to settle the
Mexican war. A similar bill had been reported in the
other house. The bill commenced with a preamble
setting forth that u a state of war now exists between
Amenca and Mexico, which it is desirable shall be
speedily terminated, on terms just and honourable to
both nations; and, as eminences have heretofore been
given to the government of Mexico that it is the de-
sire of the President to settle all qaestions between
the two countries on the most liberal and satisfactory
terms, according to the rights of each and the national
interests and security of the two countries; and, that the
President may be able to conclude a treaty of peace
with the republic, and in case money may be required
to effect it, 30,000 dole. are voted for the initiatory,
and 3,000,000 to be used in the event that a treaty,
when signed by the authorised agents of the govern-
went, shall call for it, orany part of the same; the Pre-
sident to render fall and accurate accounts to
The bill is the same substantially as that introduced
by Mr. Ingersoll towards the close of last session,
with the addition of one million to the two then en-
gaged.
We have from Guatemala advice@ to the 14th of
November inclusive, from which we learn that Male-
spin, who had been for some time secreted in Honda-
! ras, re-appeared in arms in favour of the church and
Bishop Viteri, in San Salvador, at the head of a body
of malcontents. Maleupin and his men had been
levying oontributions on the people going to the fairs
of San Miguel ; a force collected in that department
was sent out agatut him, when a battle ensued, in
which he was killed and his followers totally routed.
His death is looked upon as a public benefit, and such
no doubt it will eventually prove."
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