The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-31
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
BY the Mails.

WASHINGTON, May ., 1886.
CWTenfe Calamostties, Sayings and Doisgs w
Washington.
The news Of tonight goes TO the confirmation
of our report of last evening, to wit: that Gen.
Taylor had crossed the Rio Bravo and had sum-
moned the city Of Matamoras to surrender, which
it was preparing to do. The Mexican forces are
further reported as having retreated to Monterey,
an interior town.
We hold that the fighting is over, as far as the
Mexicans are disposed 10 fight. Their recent de-
feats-their former defeats-the fact that their SOL
ders are neither paid, fed, nor clothed, and
have no Inducements TO support the existing des.
potsm, and no promise Of its mitigaton-are con-
elusive reasons against any further offensive
efforts from Mexico.
In addition to the Catholic priests we have
named heretofore, Bishop Hughes has been COM
missioned to confer with the Mexican priesthood
and bring them to their senses.
A petition of peace on the part of Mexico is now
her only hope OF salvation from utter extinction
and it would be emnently to her advantage, if in
preference to a continuance of the contest She
We're to acquiesce in treaty, by which she should
agree to pay in territory (say Caliiorna) the ex-
Penses Of the war-,o pay in specls, those , mn,s
lican government, and to the suspension OF her
intestine brols-to pledge the security Of travel
lers within her territory, and that no foreign am
bassador shall hereafter be robbed by authority OF
the government.
We understand Dan Henrie, who has been in
the active service Of Texas for eight or nine years,
has applied to the President, for a commission
in the grand army of the south. General Hons
ton and General Rusk sustain him, and we ar6
satisfied from General Green's Mer expedition,
that Dan would make an efficient officer, where
there was any kind of fighting 70 be done.
The investigating committee upon tho charges
of G. ]. Ingersoll against Webster, have had ex-
President Tyler before them for day or two.
Mr.. Webster will be fully exonerated, and one
or two of the clerks of the State department dis
charged Captain Tyler stands up to his Secreta-
ry, with the chivalry Of true son Of the Old Do
York, where she will await his excellency.
From the proceedings in the Senate to-day, we
think it highly probable that the two Houses will
adjourn over to next December, on the 10th day
Of July, and that the tariff will stand unmutla-
ted, unremodeed, and untouched
The National fair is not to be closed till Wednos-
day, the third of June the resolution of the man
voked, as also the intention OF giving this after-
noon, exclusively to the colored people, the
thing being impractcable, from the continued
pressure Of strangers. The show will contribute
to three great results
LIST. To the benefit of the Baltimore rail road;
the hotels of Washington, and tho boarding
houses.
Cd The dissolution of the prejudice Of the
south against the Yankees, prejudice created
by swindling wooden clocks, and tin pedlars, ex-
clusivey.
Sd. Increased proofs of the necessity of re-
duction of the tariff, and an increased resolution
to do it.
We send you enclosed,a most complete diagram
Of the bazaar Tomorrow we shall despatch
by the numbers in the plan of all the tables,
stands. sc.