Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-10

afternoon, will doubtless offer great obstacles to the operations
of the army in the neghbohood of Mexico especially the
direct road leading into the city but like all other obstacles
the Americans have to encounter they will be overcome in
some way.
The result of the election for President of this socaed
Republic is not known, will be until January Con-
gess has passed decree the effect that the first day of
the coming the Congress shall be installed and that
the 18th of the month the votes for the President
shall be counted. This may be trick of Santa
Annas getting up, until that time he have every thing
his way The refusal of the present Congress to accept
his resignation President INFERNO gives him unlimited
sway and he will not be slow to exercise all the powers Of
Dictator That there will be grtos and pronunciamentos
against him before January certain that the nerven
ing months will come and go but he may be cat enough
fall upon his feet with every revolution. An anarchist
himself his very element is anarchy and the only peaceful
moments he probably spends passed amidst confusion
Report now has tive can learn nothing positve-repor
has that Santa Anna has between 80 600 and 49, 900
men of all classes under at and the city, and that
this force is rapidly augmenng The peace party dare do
nothing, Tor the suspected he sent
off thrown into prison. The American residents have all
left, many of them in such haste that their business must
suffer TO most ruinous extent while it is reported that all
the American prisoners contrary to the laws of nations
well of humanity, have been cast into loathsome
prison and treated more vigorously than Such the
verbal reports receive from the capital
PuEBLA, MEXICO, JUNE IL, ls47
Frenchman who left the city of Mexico yesterday reports
that he two thousand busy work upon the ort
hcaon at I'll Penon. This hill oil great eeva
ton, about nine miles this side of the city, and onhe direct
road with lake Immediately in the of and at its base
Another Frenchman, and who appears to be intelligent
says that the Mexcans intend to make three four stands
one between this city and SAN Martin Tasca where they
their cavalry another this side Of Guadalupe, and
the last Guadalupe ITSELF Amid such multiplicity of
ports is hard coming at the TRUTH and perhaps the only
to ascertain the real intentions of the Mecans at the capital
is to pay them a visit with the army.
PuEBLA, MEXICO, JUNE Ia, ls47
As yet knows when the army to make forward
movement Gen. Scott certainly will not march until rein
forcements arrive, which without question the
way. delay is certainly of Importance to army
than to that of the Mexcans for the latter enabled
augment their forces they will be BEATEN that is certain
and then there is strong probability that, satened
the Mexicans for MEANS delay of month will find them
dispensing the country for the very of subsistence
! or else cut up by internal dscords.
As regards the prospects of peace they appear just as
distant peace patched up the city of Mexico at
this time would hardly last until the ink dry with which it
may be signed certainly until the Americans out Of
the country Without doubt there is large and influential
party in favor of but they dare themselves for fear
OF consequences know not how may turn up, but
said in former letter. do present any other
than for the United States hold and retain possession of the
country ay, and to govern it, too. G.. X.