Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-12-26
MEXICAN NEWS DIRECT.

indebted for file of late Mexican journals, embra-
| cling the Vera Cruz Locomotor Of the 18th, 18th,
10Th, and 10Th Of last month. A regular analysis
of their contents will serve to correct our accounts
through less immediate sources, or supply what
they have not afforded.
! The official part of the paper of the 18th con-
tains circular, dated on the 10th, addressed, by
the Supreme Executive ad interim, to the Cover
nors OF States and political chiefs Of territories, in
structng them, in view {" of the urgent necessity
which exists that the General Congress should in
stall itself, as promptly possible, for the dis
charge Of its high functions to expedite in every
fit manner the assembling of the deputies elect;
ito remove all impediments to their coming toge-
ther, so that they may set toward for the capital
with that speed which the urgency of the case re-
quires, in order that their organization may take
place without moments loss of time
i These expressions in the Government circular
are vague enough, and probably the whole source
Of those in the Mexican official, the Diario, from
which the New Orleans papers, copied by us on
Saturday, endeavor to infer something.
In the same Loconaoior we find the following
Der 9Th
i MaZapH tnat lamlles quitting
Sao through fear Of the approach Of the enemys forces
which said have advanced far as to the gate de los Mr
tOs (he dead) 1t is expected that only these families
but the authorities of Sao will take refuge Mazap
The Governor of Zacatecas has therefore given orders for
afording them such asylum can be furnished"
! In the same, of the 18th, is copied decree of
the Executive, under date of the tn of November
setting forth that inasmuch as Mexico should be-
: stow some permanent mark of honor on the brave
and true citizens who have fought or may fight for
the defence and integrity Of her SOIL medals of two
grades (or officers and soldiers) will be conferred
upon them, specifying the battles in which they
have borne part.
The same copies, from the Diario del Gobierno,
a communication from the Secretary of State to the
Secretary of War, in the following terms, startling
enough. if authentic:
Under date of the 2sth Of October the Commissary
General Of the State Of Sinaoa writes 10 me below
80 Excellent Sir Intelligence has reached me that the
North American enemies, who had invaded Upper California
have been almost entirely destroyed by Captain Flores with
the small body of troops under his command aided by tho
patriotic inhabitants of that peninsula They captured
raj of the American launches killed number Of their men,
and made prisoners. The total determination
is confidently expected not only from their great nferory
Of numbers but from the zeal with which our people defend
their soil and their cause.
"sAs to this place. have nothing report to your
Ekcelency The American sloop of blockadng the port
alone, and attempts nothing beyond the blockade.
"'On the 24th the French sloop of La BriLuate
Of "a guns, commanded by the Count de Busse came
anchor in this bay, from Valparaiso and Upper California
bringing the information above conveyed. Please TO com
muncate it TO his excelency the Supreme Executive
81 myself accordingly that pleasure. God and Liberty
HARo TAMARIz.
The same, under head of the United States,
| copies from the New Orleans papers the plan and
force of the intended attack on Tampico, and the
movement thence by our troops upon the city of
II Mexico, which is to follow.
Ii further copies, from the Mexican Monitor OF
the 18th, version more detailed of the news from
Sinaoa given just above The article is as follows:
"MAssAcRE NORTH AMERICANS AT CIUDAD DE Los
i Angeles
Aazatian, Oct 2s-By the arrival Of the French cor
vete Of La BrAdn from San Francisco and Monterey
of Upper California, have the following important
'1he necessity Of covering that wide territory many
points, nearly all threatened by the Indians has compelled
the Americans TO leave in each of them insignificant
number of that at Montery-whch, as the
capital, is the most important station defendhee
only thirty soldiers at San Francisco where bock-house
has been erected, only ten twelve
AT Los Angeles formerly the of the political author
tiles OF the territories the Indians uniting with the other in
habtants, fell upon and put death hundred and fifty
soldiers Of the American squadron and this news which
certain point confirmed by what have previously pub
shed Of the rising in that town, and natural
quence of that movement authenticated from various trust
worthy sources OF information
"0ne hundred and fifty Mormons have arrived in Caor-
mia from the Sandwich Islands.
"At Monterey published journal emitting itself I" the
Californian" and all its articles (Which are in favor Of the
nvajers) written in Spanish
Tbe commander Of the French vessel above men toned
Count de Busse that the North Americans are in
the greatest dread lest the Mexican Government should send
against them any force whatever for they that they
have made very hazardous step occupying California with
such small He adds that, in his conception, they
dispose Of no force with which attempt Mazatlan"
The LocOmot0r also contains the communications
between Santa Anna and General Taylor, as to the
termination of the armistice of Monterey copied
by on Saturday.
We remark, in its marine list the names Of the
following European vessels Of war, as now lying in
the port of Vera Cruz
The Spanish Louisa Fernando Of "a guns and
Spanish schoonerbrig Juanita, Of 10.
The English a gun frgate Endynion and &c gun Alarm
The French briggs Pyde and Mrcure Of % and 30 guns
and barque La Perouse, Of 49,
The same paper of the 18th says that on the
18th the authorities of Vera Cruz and citizens had
meeting to raise money for the relief of the gar
rison there, and it represents the miseries of the
soldiers as very great, and that the Supreme Gov
eminent should not tolerate this state of things 1t
announces that the advances of the citizens will
come to an end, and then the city will become SUBJ