Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-12-15
LETTERS FROM Mr.. KENDALL.

LETTERS FROM MR.. KENDALL.
Tue New Orleans picayune, of the goth,
contains series of letters from DIR. Ken
dali, the dates of which are as late as the
29th OF October. They refer to the move
| ments Of the Mexicans, and to the efforts,
made by opposite parties, to bring about a
! peace, or to carry on the war, as each ma
| desire. Mr.. Kendall is pleased with the
aid which the Government appears to be
disposed to give to Gen. Scott-thinks that
$4,000 men should be quartered i'm the cap.
| ital-thst 10000 more should be EMPLOYED
to keep open the line between Mexico and
| Vera Crlz---that Orizab, should be oc.
cupied with 5000 troops, or whatever force
Is necessary-and that there should then be
a force sufficient to march to Queretaro
Guanajuato, and San Lu is de Potosi, and
even to Guadulaxara, giving the inhabit-
ants taste of the full rigors of war as prac-
ticed by other nations. This done, spec
dy settlement of difficulties might be looked
flor. We copy his last le,ter:-[yHo Rep.
CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 90, 1s47.
An important rumor is in circulation--at
least one that would be important in any
| country where rumors DO not so much a.
bound as IN this--to the following effect
IL IS stated thst there are letters in town,
directed TO influential Mexicans COMMUNE
eating as a Tact that ct a meeting ofthe lead
ing men of the country at Qeretaro it has
been determined upon to move every eie-
ment to raise four grand divisions, ard all
the necessary munitions, for the purpose of
attacking and wrestling the city from the
Americans. the leaders ing for great as
slstance within the walls for the successful
carrying out Of the plan. One of the dvl.
sions is to be commanded b. Anaya, anoth
or by Herrera, the third by FilisoIa, and
the last by Almonte--Gen. Bustamente to
be commander-in chief. There may be
something in this, at least the leading men
Of the country may have some grand project
Of the kind on foot. 1t is known that there
are many Mexican officers of rank hid away
here in the capital, and that they hold night
ly meetings in some secret place; more than
this, it is highly probable that theiy delber-
atlons may have some connection with q
grand project similar to that mentioned a
another matter. We have no evidence in
the past history Of the Mexicans-at least
in the history Of the past ten yeaes--that al
nation they will step forward as one man,
ana freely risk life, property, all, for the
good standing and evidence Of the common
country, and unless this is done nothing can
be effected.
Heretofore all has been, MS it were talk,
mora idle GE--seit-sacrtice, giving up of
everything, action is wanting--and are the
! Mcxicans equal to this! An officer in the
army will spend bis money freely enough in
the procuring gold lace for his coat, and in
furnishing his outward man with vaudy
trapplngs until he is bedizened from head 90
foot; bat we have few instances where thew
have forbosne the show for the substance of
! mRn--where they have given up the o.na-
mental tinsel for the useful powder and
ball and other appliances of rea! combat.
| Inc lEnumerable clergy should give up all
their temporal goods, but eoiM they? The
rich propriesors should ut once throw their
plentiful substance into the common purse;
yet will they do this! The past tells US
that they will not. They want confidence
IN themselves and in one another --some
man must rise among them on whom oil can
uHlte--a'l must flock to his standard with
out money and without price; and then they
can at least command the respect of the
world IN their misfortune If they do not
come out OF the combat victorious.
That the present leading men, rs have
already said, may have soma project for uni
ting another grand army, is probable; that
they have some scheme on foot to retake the
capital, is reasonable enough to suppose;
but that all will put their shoulders to the
Wheel and work like true men, is more :hau
can be anticipated of the Degenerate race.
-,len may be raised and means procured for
the enterprise; but the former will be rem
dered ineffective by the wranglings, the
petty jeulousies. and the inexperience and
cowardlce OF their officers, while the money
viii be sQuandered in corruption and idle
shows, instead of for the real interest and
we!l-being OF the army and country. But
all speculation in this matter may be deem
ed futile. A Mexican future, in many res
poets, is the darkest Of all; and he who can
look into and tathom it, must read other
stars than those that now shine in her firm
ament.
| The weather continues cold and cheeress;
and up to this morning, | believe that no
time has been set for the depa rture Of the
train. TO move many Of the disabled and
lnhrm officers at this time from their warm
rooms, and expose them to the cold and
dlscomforts of camp, would doubtless en-
danger their lives, and this rs one cause for
the delay. There is asc story in circula-
ton, that the Mexcans have no inconsider-
able force at Rio Frio-some, even, pu, i.
down at 7 .OG0--ready to attack and destroy
our wagons on the march. There may be
something in this story, although it needs
confirmation. g. W.
FOREIGN sUMMARY-Liuerpooz: Nov. 4M.
The British Government felt itself COM
PEELED to authorize the Bank of England
TO make advances on good security on
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