Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-07
FROM THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES or MY 80.

telgehce OF exciting interest.
FROM THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES OF JyLY 80.
steamship Massachusetts, arrived here Yesterday from
Vera Cruz the 23d instant bringing us files of the Sol de
aac and regular correspondence up I'd the time of her
departure
PROSPECTS OF PEAcE-No intelligence direct from the
cy OF Mexico, from Puebla traceabsto any auhen
TIC source, had reached Vera Cruz since the bate of last
advices will be ecoected that all was then in state of
dpubt and suspense Information in unofficial form had
arrived there ntimang that Santa Anna had taken the in
awe IN the question of the contutonay Of opening ne
gotauon with Mr. Trst which had lain between him and
e congress, and had appointed three Commissioners to meet
the American Envoy at San Martin Tesmeican APP
n'ed day. In reference to this vital subject, the Sol de
ndc OF The I'D instant states that in circu
aon quite uniavorable to the of Mr. Tsts mission
ndeed frem letters which had hand from Pueb, it
WIS certain that the commission had been installed and
consequently that the hopes Of peace which had been found
edheeon had completely vanished" 1t adds on the other
hand that from the continued nacton Of Gen. SCOTS army
the only datum which possibly the probability Of
commission for the settlement of difficulties and the total
absence o. for time from the INTERIOR may be
ha the Commander is waiting the arrival of fresh
instructions from Washington. The immediate nomination
Oh Commissioners and the designation of the place of
ng would seen to indicate sincere desire the part of the
exicans Tor sope kind of pacific arrangement Difficult
ties OF an accidental nature, delays &C. may have interviewed
70 oostruct the cosummaion Of treaty. English media
on' was stated had been profeed and accepted, which
had progressed SO ar have brought the Secretary Lee
gaoh Oh the British Embassy to the headquarters of Gen.
Scott at Pueba In aon this last means to which the
excans had had recou the Sol de Anahuac expresses
dissent from any foreign Interference as being always COSTLY
som time mos fatal linn
news however, which has rehed by this arrival we are
bound to confess thatevery thing in sau guo the
last receipt of intelligence. Nothing definite is known
either of the sentiments of the Congress- of whose meeting
not word is said, of the mode of acting of the Mexican
Government Gen. Scott had not vet left Publa when the
last accounts were received Vera Cruz from that city.
APrRoAcHISG BArrLE.-In opposition to the foregoing
specuations, however, find that letter of the l7th which
has not to hand vet circumstance We mucb regret
Is alluded to BY our regular correspondent in which, as we
CLEAN from his remarks the Goth relating thereto he states
mat all hopes Of peace entirely crushed and that Gen.
scott was to march on the capital the th instant Santa
Anna at the head of large army supposed to be % 900
strong intended to give him battle at some point between
Puebl and Mexico.
GENERAL PIERcE.-This officer left with his train on the
day Indicated in our last advces. During his advance firing
had been heard along the road by which seems he must
have met with some obstacles from guerrlas His force
however, was SO overwhelmingly strong-thee thousand men,
with one hundred and fifty wagons-ha he no doubt brush
ed away these predatory bands with ease In reference TO
this we learn that two hundred men, who set forth from Vera
Cruz alter the train which left few DAYS before were at
tackled short distance from Santa Fe The Mexicans had
strong force but defeated.
BURNING or SANTA FE.-Leut Fitzgerald had been sent
an expedition with twenty-five They went to Santa
Fe took away some provisions belonging the army and
set fire to that town. place of refuge to guerrias.
VoNITo.-This disease the terror of foreigners in Vera
Cruz, still continues its avages but quite certain that the
health Of the city has immensely improved in comparison with
that during years. through the enlightened measures ia
trOduced by the Americans. The Board of Health aIe un
ceasng in their abos prevent and mitigate the ravages OF
this houid scourge.
Gov. WILsoS.-We sorry to learn that the Governor
of Vera Cruz taken suddenly and alamingly i'll on the
morning of the 22d instant We that he has recovered
before this.
TABAsco-Commodore Perry has again left Anton Lizardo
Tabasco and is reported that the further occupation of
that place is to be, for the present. abandoned.
Correspondence Of The Commercial Times.
VERA CRuz, JuLr 20, Is47.
In my hurried note of the 18th informed you of the de
tucon OF hopes with regard peace and the report
that General Scott had fixed upon the 18th instant for his
march upon the capital is be expected that our next
express will bring intelligence Of his being on the road