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

Gen. Ren is with Santa Anna, who ia
now in Orizaba with n brigade at his com
mand. 1t is reported that the next train
proceeding hence to the city, will be again
attacked on the road BY the combined forces
Of these Generals. The result you may
conjscture-thc flight and dispersion Of the
,Mexicans. @@ "a
General Bustamente has left San Luis
Potosi for Querctaro. This General has,
according to tho Mexican papers, ut his dis
posal a force of about 5000 men.
Fl, Gen. Filisola is also on bis march to the
same city from Zacatecns. @H#
Gen. Valencia is gone to Guadalajara. in
which city Alnonte is residing.
THE HISTORIAN OF THE AGE.
The last et1usion Of a grea' man is be-
fore US, in the following novel and extra
ordinary piece Of history, from the Du-
buque Tribune:
The order to march to the Rio Grande
was given. 18th JAM, rs; on the Goth Of
that month Mr.. Buchanan advised MIR.
SIidell, then in the city Of Mexico, that
this order had been given Sin an!icipa-
s!om Of the final refusal OF the Mexican
Government to receive" him. On the
LIST Of March following, Mr.. Sldell pre-
scented himself 10 the Government Of Pa
redes, and on the 18th Of that month he
was notified Of the decIina,ion Of tina, Co.
vernment to accredit him Here, i: will
be observed, was period Of nearly three
n.onths eIapsing from the date Of the or
der TO Gen. Taylor Till Mr.. Folks ad-
Ininis,ration could have been advised of
the final refusaI'' to receive Mr.. Slidel.'
Ha, ha, liza. Our readers will pardon
W. for INDUCING an unusual degree of
merriment on this occasion, for it is not
often we arc favored with such a repa,t.
He says that ''!ho order to march to the
Rio Grande was given 18Th jan. '45;''
and con the Goth Of that month MIR. Bu-
ehauan advised Mr.. SllcIl then in the
silly Of Mexico, that this order had been
giyen," &c. Had this extraordinary mis-
re presentation en.ana;ed from, any other
snuree than that Of the Dubuque "Tri-
SGEc, We sHCuId 1tll!Outc 10 tlIG Uui no!
q dishonest motive; but as it is, we are
inclined 10 excuse our "IVooG- en headed''
nei,,hbor, on he ground Of ignorance
ia, and cloudy. 1t was not until the
Is, Of March, 1915. tina, Congress passed
the join. resolution for annexing Texas
TO the u. S., which was despatched from
Washington to Texas, to be approved, on
the following day. Two days after, which
vas the 4:h, Mr.. Polk was inaugurated
as President. On the 9th the Mexican
Minister at Washington demanded his
passports. Mr.. S!idel arrived at Vera
Cruz on tho 3o.h Nov. 1896. On the
o'h Of Dec. following he presented him
e,.i' TO the Mexican Government. On
the 2'st Of the same month, that Govern
r,ont refused to rccaive him. General
Taylor was ordered from Fort Jess!.D &c
Corpus Christi, in July, 1916, and zyriv
e.l there in August following, and re
h'tH!'i~A !AtlS bb'il VIC itH VI starch
1915; when he moved westward, agree
abs to an order from the War Deua TT
Aeni, Issued 18Th Jan. 1916, and arrived
al the Rio Grance. opposite to l;atamo
ros, on the eo>h March Of the same year
Here is true history Of the mater
which clearly proves tina, Mr.. sJideIl
ins,eud Of bciag in Mexico in 'Jan. As,
waa in the United S:ates--an1 that Gen
Taylor, in place Of being ordered ,t
march to the Rio Grands on The "l3s!
Jan. 49, was snuSIy ensconead a, For
Jessup, os |i,'e expecting tour 10 Tex
as, perhaps, as to the moon. Why, bes.
your soul and body, man, the Presiden
did not assume the reigns Of goyernmen
until nearly two months afler you charge
him, poin!edly, with ordering Mr. Sill
dell to Mexico, and Gen. Taylor from
Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande. We
hops you will take this in all kindness
for 1t is dictated entirely with view tc
your benefit. As to your other Little
equibs, we suppress reply, until favored
with marginal notes and references.
Observation-Disclosures McCuNE, who We
noticed last week as seriously injured, by
falling into mineral hole, died on Wed
nesday the 9th ult. ....
We cannot calculate the chances oil
life, no more than we can estimate the
powers Of him who rules the des,inies OF
men. Life is uncertain, while death is
certain. Poor McCuue has gone. This
we know-but who will be the next one
drawn from our little circle, to traye rse
that dark and gloomy road, is a mystery
beyond the combined wisdom of mankind
to solve. This is reserved for another. a