Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-12-25
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

instant
The news by this arrival is very important and first of ALL
the story about SANTA ANSAs being the head Of 900
and threatening and oveawing Congress- and the dis
patch of Gen. WonrM to Queetaro protect Congress- all
out to be moonshine gentleman thoroughly
versant with Mexican affairs who passenger the
Poru, that from the best information he could OBJ
tain he is satisfied that place of being in command of egh
teen thousand men, Santa Anna had eighteen hundred
nor hundred and eighty followers.
Gen. ASArA was elected President of Mexico the lth
instant He has before been Provisional President His
present term OF office extends only the sh of January next
He is known to be in favor of peace In forming his Cab-
net he continued MORAY VILLAmIL in the War Department,
and made PESA PEsA, late the President his Secretary of
State. The whole Administration is in favor of an honorable
peace and one OF Its first acts dispatch commission
the city OF Mexico reopen negotiations with Mr. TRIsr
The Commissioners were Senors Couro, ArRIsrAIs,
CUEvAs, and Gen. RScoS, the first having been the
former commission. Mr. Tss powers had been revoked
prior to the arrival of the commission and Gen. ScoTT
possessed no powers to treat with hem is presumed they
were referred to our Government at Washington.
The next most important intelligence by this arrival is the
reported arrest Of Gen. WoRrH Gen. PILLow and Lieut.
COL DUNCAN by Gen. ScorT The report is that letters
written by these gentlemen rejecting upon the Commandern-
chief have fallen into his possession upon which he at
arrested them. We have yet received any letters from
the city Of Mexcoate than the oath Of November They
make no mention of these arrests.
The following letter contains political of interest and
Importance though one sentence is confused and fear
something omitted appears altogether probable that the
Mexican Congress has been dissolved by the withdrawal of
the PuroS, SO that no quorum can be obained
"MExIco, NOVEMBER "a, lS47.
GA Senior Zullata who time since brought forward
resolution to erect the city of Mexico independent
by army yyhc
proposition rejected by the Congress with corn again
made himself the laughng of the nation by another pro-
posonno less than that the federal compact should be bro
ken, the union destroyed and the cry be given the States
qu pe. The proposition received with indig-
nation and rejected at once.
The Governors of the States are still in session at Quere-
taro and have proposed two questions the Government
which they demand clear and peremptory replies
s In what character they have been called together
and will the Government submit to their decision
"2d. Will the Government make known, with cearness
and ankness the programme OF lis policy with regard
war
"A correspondent Of El Monitor saws that it was under
stood the Government had answered these questions by
ing that they had been called together solely for the purpose
Of throwing light upon the subject that the General Govern
ment would he able in some manner TO surrender its powers
and that inclined to open continue negotiations
of peace than to prosecute the
There is yet the dissolution OF Congress
consequence of the withdrawal of the Puros but appears
be universally believed here that there quorum left
and il said that President Anaya has written Gen Rim
and several other influential persons requesting them
repair Queetaro and confer with him what he
should take in the present crisis"
Here from another letter which gives US an ac
of sharp affair with guerrlas, which is very credit
able TO our arms:
"MExIco, NOVEMBER 49, IS47.
g On the sh instant thy-six wagons, belonging
chants in this city and Pueba left the latter place with lot
Of tobacco, dygood and brandy destined for this city. On
reaching San Martini Gems Rea and Toneion in command
oft he m n he
captured them, and started off for Querearo via Tascaa
Information conveyed Gen. Lane Puebla who start
ed after them with force of infantry and the cavalry
manded by Capt Roberts When they reached Tascaa they
found the enemy there and Capt r. who had been
the of the town. seeing movement to of the tran
charged upon the guera completely routing them, killing
seventeen and taking thirteen officers prisoners.
In the time portion of the wagons which had been
taken mile from the by party Of the enemy, set
fire and six destroyed, before the infantry up who
rescued the remainder think this will be lesson the
guelas and teach them that the Americans are determined
protect the mercantile interests of this country matter
to what nation the merchants may belong.
s'Santa Anna has assumed the command of the army
Oaaca He says that he deprived of the command by
Pena Pena order that the latter might find obstacle
in making peace with the Americans. He his deter
mnaon 10 OPPOSE any negotiations for peace with the Aer
forces occupying any portion Of the Mexican territory
Percy NJ. Doyle Esq, the British Minister Charge,
arrived Vera Cruz in the steamer Vixen, the Both ut
The Arco Iris says that Gen. Paersons division left Jaa-
pa the 25h uimo Before his departure he hung, the
23d, two American eamsers, for having killed Mexican
boy twelve years old He caused also be executed the
Mexican officers, Garcia and Alcadc belonging the
sth and lth regmen) who taken prisoners command
ing guerrilas without having been exchanged.
"The people buried them with great pomp and ceremony,
upon which Gen Patterson sent for the Alcade, who said
that the funeral had been spontaneous with the people, and
that he had not power prevent it besides he remarked
that notwithstanding the great numbers who had attended the
ceremony order had been disturbed in the slightest
manner.
Senor Oero brought forward his proposition in the Mex
Congress for deprivng the Executive of the power
aenae any part the territory Of the Republic by treaty Of
peace. The proposition rejected by large majority,
which is deemed favorable omen.
II will be seen by the following general orders, which
find in the Free american, that train to leave the city
Of Mexico on the 2sth umo for Vera Cruz Mr. Trist will
come down with that train.
"HEADoU tRTERs OF THE ARMr,
Merico, Norember "a, ls47.
"Notice is hereby given that small train win leave for
Vera Cruz about the 2Sth instant Officers and soldiers de-
ou forwarding letters by this conveyance will leave them
at the Army Post Office, up stairs in the building with
the City Post Office the street leading from the Palace 10
the Ameda.
The general principles which will govern the Gcnoain
chief in permitting officers and enlisted to leave this
country laid down General Orders Nos. 3lS and 322,
as follows
'No officer can be permitted leave any part the army,
except application general headquarters through the
usual channels beginning with the medical officers certificate
setting forth distinctly that the applicant not likely Tor the
given, be fit for duty in the three munths