The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-12-22
LATEST FROM MEXICO.
FROM Inc Neo Orleans Picaymme, 1911 inst.
Important News!


The schr. Poria, Capt. Wukeman. ar
rived here on Sunday afternoon, having
sailed from Vera Cruz on the 18th inst
The news by this arrival is very impor-
tant: and first Of all, the story about Santa
Annals being at the head of $4,000 men.
aud threatening and ovcraw,ng Congress.
an" the despatch Of Gen. Worth to Quere-
taro to protect Congress-aIl turns out to
DC mere moonshine; no more authentic
than Gen. Scotrs famous entry into Mcxi.
co in the middle of July last. A gentleman
thoroughly convcrsant with Mexican af.
talrS, who came passenger on the Portla.
assures us from the best information he
could obtain, he is satisfied that in place of
beng in command Of eighteen thousand
men, Santa Anna has not eighteen hundred,
nor even hundred and eighty followers.
Gen. Anaya was elected President of
Mexico on the llth inst. He has once be-
lore been Provisional President Ills pre-
sent term of office extends only to the sth
OF January next. He is known to be in "a.
vor Of peace. The whole administration is
IN favor of all honorable peace, and one of
lis first acts was to despatch a commission
to the city of Mexico to reopen negotia.
lions with Mr.. Trist. 1t is presumed they
We're referred to our Government at Wash.
ington.
The next most important intelligence by
this arrival Is the reported arrest of Gen.
Worth, Gen. Pillow and Lieut.. Col. Dun
can, by Gen Scott. The verbal report is
that letters written by these gentleman re-
nectlng upon the commander. in chief have
iallen into his possession, upon which he
arrested them. Letters from the city of
Mexico Of the Gath November make no
mention ol these arrests,
"A resolution of A Senor Zuliata, to cree,
the city OF Mexico INTO an independent state
during the occupation by the American ar.
my, which was rejected by the Congress,
mas made another proposition that the fed
eral compact should be broken and the union
destroyed, which was rejected a, once.
The Governors Of the States are still in
session at Queresaro, and have proposed two
questions TO the Government, to which thew
demand clear ahd pcremp,ory replies.
lst In wha, character they havo been
called together. and will the Government
submit to their decision.
2d. Will the Government make known.
with clearness and trankness, the program
me OF its policy with regard to peace or
war.
The Government had answered these
two question. by stating that they had been
called together solely for the purpose of
throwing light upon the subject, that the
Oenei"i GosoIii;i,s.i; wo;:!;! 5eah!c i, GONE
manner to surrender its powers, and that it
was more inclined ,e open or continue me-
5otIat1ons Of peace than TO prosecute tho
war.
There is no news as yet as to the dissolu-
tion Of Congress. 1t is said that President
Anaya has written To Gen. Rancon and Sc
verai other influential persons, requesting
them to repair to Queretaro and confer with
them as to what steps he should take in the
present crisis.
On the S,h inst. tlliity-six Wagons be-
longing to merchants III Mexico and Pueb-
la, left the latter place with lot of tobacco,
dry goods and brandy, destined for this city
On reaching San Martin, Gems. Rea and
forrcjon, iii command Of the guerrilla
forces there, made Il descent upon yhc wag-
gons, captured them and started off for
Qneretaro via Tlascala. Information was
conveyed 10 Gen. Lane at Puebla, who
started after them with a force of infantry
and the cavalry command of Capt Roberts.
When they reached I'lascala they found
the enemy there and Capt. R.: who had
been sent to the rear of the town, seeing
movement to run off the train, charged upon
the guerrillas, completely routed them, kill
led seventeen, and taking thirteen officers
prisoners In the meantime portion of
the wagons which had been taken mile
from the city by party Of the enemy,were
set on fire and six destroyed, before the in
fantry came up, who rescued the remain.
der.
Santa Anna has assumed the command
of the army in Oajaca. He avows his de-
termination to oppose ahy negotiation for
peace with the American forces occupying
any portion of the Mexican territory.
Gen. Patterson division left Jalapa on
the 25th ult. Before leaving he hung, on
the 23d, two American teamsters, for hav-
ing killed Mexican boy IL years old, and
two Mexican officers, who were taken pris-
oners comma ndinr puerrilias Uithout hav.