Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-09-30
aoM THE NEW ORLEANS PIcAyuGE, SEPT.
LATER FROM HAVANA.

The brig P. Soule, Capt. Smith, arrived
yesterday from Havana, whence she sailed on
the 10Th.
The royal mail steamer Teviot arrived al
Havana, on the 5lh inst. from Vera Cruz with
81 500 IN specie, with about twenty pas
sengers. Her accounts from the city of Mexi-
co are to the same date which we have gwen
from that city--the 29th of August We
have looked through the accounts published
in the Havana papers Of the actions Of Con
treras, Sc, but we find therein but little, or
rather nothing, which is new to Us.
The private correspondence OF the Diano
de la Marina represents that the Mexican Gov
eminent had some difficulty in inducing any
one TO accept the office Of commissioners but
the commissioners we have before named
Gen. Herrera, Gen. Mora y Villamil and Sc
nores Couto and Alrlstan were engaged on
the 26th of August in negotiating Accor-
ding TO some accounts, If Gen. Santa Anna
did not obtain far terms, and such as would
save the national honor, the war would be
continued.
| Others said that peace would be made at all
hazards. In regard 10 this, however, the edi
tor Of the Diario says that there are two nota-
Bile letters from Mexico touching on the mat
ter. One Of them declared that Congress
would not consent to convene in the capital,
but offered TO meet IN Queretaro, from which
| fears were entertained that II was their design
TO disapprove OF any treaty which might be
made.
This view OF their probable action was con
firmed by the fact that the Executive by his
own confession, did not possess the power 10
make peace. And furthermore, says the Dia-
RIO, there are many general officers in Mexico
at the last dates who declared that they would
resign, or which is the same thing, abandon
Santa Anna il a treaty should be concluded
From all which il would follow that the posi-
ton of the President was extremely critical
On the other hand, accounts from Quereta-
70 and other States agree that there is league
among eight of the States TO resist to the las;
extremity that even should the city of Next
co succunb, not an inch of the territory sought
by the United States should be conceded
The editor of the Diaro then draws the con
clusion from all he can learn that il was alto
gether probable that even should peace be
conceded it would not put an end to hostilites,
and that Paroles would not fail to sustain hos
tllItles.
However this may be, we are not the less
solIcitous that Gen. Scott should succeed in
forming some kind of treaty with Santa An
mas Government. which treaty will be the
more valuable should it receive the sanction of
Congress. Give US but this treaty, and the
Mexicans may well be allowed to wrangle
among themselves as 10 the propriety of it
1t will be quite an easy matter for the United
States to hold their own under it,
The Diario remarks :-.Not,cihstandino
zoe do not think il improbable that the commits
sioners wiN bring their labors to successful
conclusion, and that for the ratification of their
work, and to supply in a measure the absence
of Congress, that an assembly of notables
will be formed in Mexico. AT the same time
we loresee by the general tenor of the cores
pondence from Mexico, that the end of hostil-
tiles has not yet arrived, and that assuredy
the treaty which may be concluded will not
terminate them.