The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-12-18
From the Now Orleans Picayune.
Later from Mckee.

We received yesterday papers from the
City of'Mexico Of the 9Th of November
fully two weeks later than our previous ad,
vices from the capital.
One OF the first things we notice in the
papers is correspondence between Gen.
Taylor and Santa Anna ia relation to the
Of the armistice. Out Of this
proceeded the release OF
seven American prisoners who were with the
Mexican army at San Luis. This corrsspon-
dence is interesting and important. 1t will be
found below, together with the names of the
prisoners released. Santa Annals letter
breathcs war so long as the Mexican soil shall
be polluted by the foot Of single American
in arms Such too, is the tone of the
papers before US, though we think their de-
nuneiatious are somewhat less violent than
they were short while ago.
Attention is very much engrosSed by the
preparations for the meeting of the Congress,
which has ere this assembled in the capital.
About forty deputies were in the city on the
l7th ull, and we note a request from tbs
Secretary Of State that they should enrol their
names &c. that they might be summoned
for the preparatory meetings SO soon as qou-
rum should be present.
The papers are filed with amendments
to the constitution Of lS2ipropesed By the as
semblies Of the different States, and these
subjects form prominent topics Of discussion
of the press Tie official journal says the
Executive is anxious for the assembling Of
Congress even before the day fixed by law,
in consequence of the urgent Of the subjects
TO be brought before it. As first ia importance
are enumerated ''the eveHis Of tho war with
The United States Of The Nor,h; the necessity
Of great resources to sustain it, and TO some
other points relGticc to this important basis
neSS - This is the nearest ellusion which we
see TO the offers Of our Government 70 nego-
tate for psace. In tas same Diario del
GobierR0 in which We see tits is Inserted tho
article from The Vera Cruz LnaicGdor. which
mentioned the receipt of dispatches ftom
our Government early in November. The
Indicdd0F's article is copied without COM
ment, from which it NAV be presumed that
such dispatches tcere received.
We lind in the Mexican papers official
communications from the authorities of the
different States assuring the Government
that the disseAsioDs and threats Of disses>
sions which appeared in the capital in Oc>
tober last have not avalled 10 disturb tran.
guilty in the States.
We see no indications that Gen. Aln onte
will leave the War Department, as reported
at the North. We find a great variety OF
orders emanating from him. Ose rs SStab>
fishes the active battalion Of CeiAya, its ranks
10 be filed from the auxiliarics Of Allende
another Provides for the organization Of the
Lancers efPuebla, as q squadron Of active
nllitia 10 operate in that State; and another
more important, is 10 the following effect
That in consequence Of the necessity OIL
strengthening The permanent artillery at GER
tain points which may be attacked by the
United Siates,9r at points contiguous to those
threatened, the President DEGREES that while
the war lesls, two additional companies oil
artillery shall be raised-one for the State OIL
Tabasco, the other for the fortress of Perote
There are other military provisions of AL
monte, ell indicating the utmost activity II
the discharge Of the duties of bis office.
A letter is published from Gen Santa An
ma communicating the offer of retired Off
Ger Of militia, Col Rafael AguiFe, to raise
and support ten foot soldiers al bis own ex'
pense during the continuance of the war
The General accepted the offer, with bis
thanks ia the name of the nation.
In an urgent appeal TO the new Congress
made from San Luis, the deputies are entFeat
ed 10 entrusl Santa Anna with dictatorial
powers fer the prosecution of the war Above
all they are solicited not 10 barter away the
rights of their posterity to secure present re.
lief, but the rather IF succumb they must
"ike ancient Rome, 10 the power Of the in.
vasion of the barbarians of the North''-to
bequeath their impFescriplabIe rights TO an.
other generation, which, dixie lie handful oil
heroes who took refuge in the mountains oil
The Asturias, may some day succeed 10 ex.
terminating their unjust invaders"
We see nothing definite in relation to the
army concentrated at San Luis; nor do we
find any mention whatever Of the disseusions
which are reported by way of Tampico to
exist in Santa Auna's ranks. But we find
the following paragraph in general terms in
regard to their troops:
MEXICAN ARMY.-From every part Of The
Republic are arriving, 10 incorporate them
selves with our army, bodies Of troops of all
arms. aud we believe that within few days
We shall be able 10 SEQ considerable mum.
Der ofiroops, which'wiIl serve for the defence
of this city,. In truth, also. tho general in
chief has directed that i be fortified with en-.
ergy, and at this day Tie defensive works are
in an advanced slate in the town Of TlascaIa,
as an advanced point towards the north Of
this capital
From The position Of this paragraph ID
the Didrio, we supposed il had reference 10
the city Of San Luis; but ffcsp dtb context,