Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-21


Of the sickness had occasoned have been exaggerated
Theswas strong belief among many of the foreigners that
there vas perfect understanding between Gen. Scott and
Santa Anna, and that peace would grow out OF it, The
Conges was still loggerheads with the President all bust
ness vas completely at stand, and the only law known
that q the military
Copies OF the Diario del GObierao up the 9th instant
have Peen received here is the only paper published
at and contains little Government orders and
DEGREES, or articles published under the express sanction OF
Santa Anna In of the latter the editor asks the people
not oorge their great and glorious victory over los Yam
kees' on the triumphant field of Buena VISTA no1the three
piece cannon and the standard then and there ken from
Gen. Taylor He himself has probably entirely forgotten
the seen or eight hundred captured from lis country
yIhin the last eighteen months as well as The flags in
numaaple mat have been sent on to Washngton.l
pust close this letter with few speculaions If nv own
Ther IS now every indication that the army wlmove upon
the capital IN the course OF the coming days. aLd it
than PROBABLE that the hardest fight yet will be the city OF
Mexio-his is the opinion of the majority. Santa Anna,
however much he may be to it, hardly avoid bat
tie, although he will creep out of ii if possible.
Gen. Shields here, and in good health The health of
the Gmy continues to mpeve and large portion of the
soldiers may now be said to be accmated. o. W. X.
The Pcayune, it will be observed, remarks that
the letters from Vera Cruz are more favorable to
peace than those above given from Mr.. KENDALL.
That the reader may have a fair view of all the
specuiauoas on the subject we extract the follow
ing from the correspondence of the Commercial
Times:
VERA CRUz, AUGUST !, l847.
TIE En2sh courier arrived in town yesterday having left
the city OF xco the 29th and passed through Pueba
on TIP 3Oh limo. have letters which he brought
romlhe c's city late tho 2sth and happy to soy
that their encouraging although they record s
king sventssand state facts which initiate somewhat
with opinion that had previously formed All that have
seen npronouncng Santa Anna vor of peace and
in throwing h responsibility of continuing, of endeavor
ing to continu the upon Congress. Not for the
that the latter opposed peace but that obvious that
Santa Anna dSgns fastening himself upon the country
Dictator, and making the peace which he is DESTROYS TO
conclude the La step to that position. 1t is generally belev
cd that ne will ncceed in spite of all opposition.
Santa Annahas brought his strong down upon the
press and has ohbed the further issue of any paper the
city except the aro 0cia The impression Of this paper
OF the 18th cant in favor of peace, and that fancy, may
be regard9 as Government measure certainly the
Washington Ortn would as publish article against
the present Adm saton Ell Diario Official would admit
sentiment in icoumns variance with the wishes of Gen.
Santa Anna Heed of all tho grounds upon which hope
OF peace is basedhs me- to be the strongest With
newspaper and aamy his side Santa Anna more
than match for te naton if the Congress and its
stituents should rsup against him. Tornel Reon Goros
tza Canalzo, and Farias will also go with him, with the
same motive which Will draw many others his side, that of
. being in at an cary distribution of the spoIs.
have been favored with details of the proceedings of
the Government and Congress- received by merchant of this
city from his partner the capital, which place in
even more interestngight than ever.
The Congress- after many delays had succeeded in gather
ing quorum and the subject of the Minister baas letter
and the enclosed documents embracing Secretary Buchanans
communication relative Mr. Trists mission cas taken up
andpassed upon before adjournment the whole being
referred back to the Government, with the resolution that the
Government was already empowered enter into negotiation
witt the United States Commissioners the result of which
neouaon however, must be subject to the approval of the
sovereign Congress- and for that purpose laid before soon
as he proceedings should be closed This rather ambiguous
rely not satisfactory Santa Anna and he called upon
Congress for explicit Instructions authority but be-
foelhis letter reached the hall adjournment had taken
place. and Efforts af tha (n...nant sarrassfl
again getting quorum of the members in their seats. Mat
tiers thus again brought to stand, but Santa Anna
who ben earnest, referred the question grand
coun composed of the chief officers of the Government and
the smy. The decision of these funconares childish
and dicuous They pronounced nerpeden 10 enter into
negotiations for peace until another opportunity should be
a6oIed 10 Merico 10 retriece her fortunes IN The edi
Santa Anna however, while apparently acquiescng in this
decson changes the current Of the opnions Of
from The channel into that Of peace is evident that
his position most critical one but if he passes safely
the csis produced, think his chances for the dictator
ship fifty to one. He is superior all his generals in
ming and equal to the worst in venaty qualities which will
proby direct his measures, in this instance, they have
done in former ones, to a successful issue.
General SCOTS proclamation has unquestionaby had
good effect on the public mind of Mexico it deals in facts
Of which the evidence hand in the three important
States of the Confederacy, viz Vera Cruz, Puebls and
OnjGa OF this effect and of its probable further results
Sanh Anna be ignorant, and there symptoms
which he doubtless understands threatening complete
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the federation unless the war should be
speedily brought close The spirit of disorganzation
whh has shown itself in the Northern States spreading ra
pid, amongst the middle and southern portions of the
try, and if the be much longer protracted breaches will
take place which will again be closed.
BIT am confident that peace hand. have never
before the horizon bright and all the promises fair
The Picayune of the 9Th instant publishes one of
the latest letters from the city of Mexico, which it
avouches to be from most respectable source, and
may be presumed to afford just idea of affairs
in the capital. 1t is later than any papers from the
city which Mr.. Kendall had seen when helast wrote:
Mexico, jury 30, ls47.
We are still waiting, and very mpateny, to the end
of the present of affairs Lattery has been very gene
rally believed that negotiations for peace would be entered
into, but appears that expectations to this effect likely
be dsappoined peace now appearing more remote