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LATEST FROM MEXICO.

The United States Glitter Woodbury.,
Copt Noncs, arrived at New Orleans on
the 10Th inst. in five DAYS from Vera Cruz,
having on board las passengers the Hon. Pow
hatan Ellis, late Minister to Mexico, and
the following American citizens who were
attached to the Santa Fe expedition, and
who have recently recovered their liberty;
David Snivcly, T. A. Sully, J. B. IIoughtal-
ing, T. S. Torrey, j. c. Howard, II. r.
Buchanan, and Geo. wilkins Kendall, lib !
Grated on the night of the 2ls, of April, the
day on which Mr. Ellis took his final leave of
Santa Anna, aud S. B. Sheldon, A. Adams
and John Tonkns, liberated on the 9Th
April. through the Intervention Of Gen.
Thompson, the new minister.
| BY the same vessel also came passengers
Jno. Winslow Weed, Esq. Of N. York, who
has been travelling for some two years in
South America and Mexico, J. r. Bolton,
+. B. Coolidge, Franklin Perrin, and J. W.
Harper, Esqs. all American cnizens--and,
also, Thompson Robinson, E. Stokes, Peter
Gallagher and J. Z. Jones, English subjects
attached to the Santa Fe expedition and po-
litely rendered passage to the United States
by Gen. Thompson.
We are indebted to the n. Orleans Plea
yune for the following information:
On the 2lst April, Mr.. Ellis had his au-
dicnce of leave of Santa Anna, and on the
same day Gen. Thompson presented his crc-
dcntials, and was received by the provision
al President as the accredited Minister of
the United States.
Gen. Thompson arrived at Mexico on
the evening oflhc 10th April, and was warm
: " welcomed by the resident Americans
i His exer,ons in favor Of those Americans
now imprisoned have been inhcfatigahle and
, successtul-Sheldon Tompkins and Adams
: having been liberated through his intcrven-
r ton on the 9th.
The next day sixteen of the prisoners
5 claiming English and German protection
y were liberated.
On leaving Mexico, Judge Ellis ordered
:, the sale of his library, table service and fur
o niture generally-the proceeds Of whicI
were literally given to mitigate the suffering
$ of the Texan prisoners. He had previousl,
:, given them upwards Of $1,000.
y Gen. Thompson is also doing every thin
!. in his power and consistent witt, his high pc
p sition to aid the Texa and alleviate thei
e imprisonment.
II Mr., Kendall was kept in confinement a
m the Hospital of San Lrn"ro until tho ISt
re April. On the same day a Young ma
IL named Bowen, one of the Texan prisoner,
s was brought to San Laziro from Santiag,
'' sick with the small pox. This disease ha
- been very prevalent among the prisooer
a several having died, and those who had NJ
q been previously vaccinated being now badl
d. pl,ed. Late on the same night that is tt
IN 18th, Mr.. X. was taken alone to Santiago
au under an escort of Is men, and the n,
's- morning placed in chains. Late on ii
nm night of the 2lsl, Judge Ellis, accompanit
of by B. Mayer, Esq. Secretary of Lega,io
pc called at Santiago with the order for the r.
an lease of SulIy, Howard and Kendall. Nj
X. would here State, that he learned verbal
10 on the morning of the 18th, that he, with S
" other Americans, were to be liberated with
'ds few days to Mr.. Elis and this repC
the probably gave rise to the news which h
been published here of the release of t
Americans.
Ill AS regards the settlement of The Americ
the claims we have nothing new TO communica
OF The Mexican commissioner who has recen
al been at Washington, we met at Pnrbla
Z, lie his return. 1t was rumored in Mexico Il
had the Government was anxious to fund
s.. claims recently adjndicated in favor of Ann
de- lean citizens, and give them scrip bearing
cen erest-this is mere rumor One thing is C.
IL tain however-the Mexican Governm
will be in no particular hurry about se,ll
them. We met Mr.. Dorsey on the 9th il
.,i. near Jalapa, on his way to the city of Nj
fol. leo. The despaches which he carried
rom undoubtedly had reference to these clai
4, at and by the next arrival we shall learn
ther.
n. Oh the morning Of the 2S,h of April
e"s city of Mexico was thrown into the higl
'gt" excitement by report that Mr.. Egerlor
Tho landscape painter of great talents, had b
inhumanly murdered al Tacubaya, toget
2. with woman with whomc he lived as
an wife--of rare personal attractions, and
'lace also possessed high endowments as a la
s is scape painter. Tacubaya is small viii
ri oil some three miles from the city of Mex
p -, and is place whore many families Of dist
hers tirn reside, especially in summer. The
suf. ace of the Archbishop is also in Tacub
los, as well as the summer palace of Santa A
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