The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-12-14
fATEsT FRoM MEXIcO.


ter than those previously received from the
capitol.
Among other interesting accounts pub.
lished in the Mexican Journals, and copied
in the Picayune, Is the correspondence be.
tween Gen. Taylor and Santa Anna, rcla.
tive to the termination of the armistice.--
Gen. T'aylors letter is dated, Monterey,
November 5Ih, le40. He informs Gen,
Santa Anna that he terminates the suspen.
siOn Of hostililies in conformity to the in
slructiOaS Of bis government, and accord.
ingly considers himself at liberty TO pass
the designated line after the 18th inst, mo.
4 vember.)
He alludes to the detention Of several
|, Americans at San Luis, as prisoners, taken
at China and at olher places, and trusts
that as an act Of Justice, the Mexican Gen.
eral will release them and allow them to
Join the forces under bis command. He
states that when the convention was enter.
ed into between the opposing armies, he
entertained the hope that the terms in
which it was conceived, would open the
way for the two Republics TO agree upon
an honorable peace" and therefore releas.
ed the prisoners Of of war (among whom
were three Mexican officers) who were in
his power, and hopes that this conduct on
part will justify him in yielding to his re-
quest &c.
Santa Anna in reply informs Gen. Tay.
lor that he "can when it pleases him com.
mence hostiities" to which he will respond
accordingly.
In obedience to the request ofGen. Tay-
lor he released the American prisoners
seven in number) and directed the Com.
missary Of his army to supply them with
$40 for their sustehance on the road.
In reply to the remark of Gen. Taylor,
that when the convention was entered into
at Monterey, he entertained the hope that
it would open the way for an honorable
peace between the two nations he says
+" Laying out of the question whether that C
convention was the result of necessity or 81 r
the noble views now disclosed by you, l s
content myself with saying, that from the .
spirit and decision manifested bya Meri- !
cans, yOu should Danish all idea of peace {
phile single North American in arms I
tread upen the territory o this Reptile, and {
their remains in front Of its ports the squad.
ron 'chich makes sOar Upon them" He how.
ever states that the Mexican Congress will i
soon assemble and determine what course
the honor Of the nation demands shall! be ?
adopted.
Active preparations were going on for h
the assembling of Congress. About 40
members had reached the capitol up to the il
18th ult. The official journal states that $
The Executive was anxious for it to convene $
even BEIGE the day fixed by law, on &C.
count of the important matters requiring r
Legislative action. As first in Importance
among these it alludes tn the " severity of
the war with the United States of the Il
north; the necessity Of great resources to Z
sustain Il, and to some other points relatiUe
70 this important business" The latter \
portion Of the paragraph is considered an a
alldsiOn to the offers made by the U. States a
government to open negotiations for peace. S
Gen. AlmOnte is still at the head Of the u
War Department, actively engaged in dis.
charging the duties Of bis Ofice-publish.
ing orders for organizing the Mexican for. =
ces, and preparing them for defence.
Various attempts are being made to in. '
vest Santa Anna with diciatorial powers, r
for the more successful prosecution of the P
war. An appeal to that effect has been p
made to the Mexican Congress from San 0
Luis. a
No intelligence is furnished relative to
the army atSan Luis--nor is mention made
Of the departure Of Santa Anna for the cap. c
itOl with the view Of Overawing and con. Il
trolling the government as has been re. Fl
ported. II
The Mexican journals declare that the q
people from every part Of Tire Republic, are
Incorporating themselves with the army,
md are determined 10 resist even unto 81
ieath tie march Of The American lorces- ID