The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-17

"Roush and Ready in stable they will find him stand
ing up to the rack The writer for the came paper-El
EHandnrte de los Gen Scott very
severely ior ms Jaapa proclamation shall endeavor to
you the paper with the hope that you may
ana translate his ravingsor the benefit Of those of
the COMMUNICATING and scalpng style
We havea thousand and conflicting rumors In re-
stion to the upward bound train undef Gems Pillow
anu .aa~ssder and as many reports about the
nents OF Canazo Alvarez and other Mexican Generals
who are said to be eaued in the attempt to cut It Off
The train maugre all the attempts of the Pntos gueril
las and Others, will be along the course of day or
two.
- PuEBLA, Mexico June 30, Is47
All the talk now is of peace immediate peace with the
great Mexican nation those Who talked but short
week since OF revealing in the halls of the Montezumas
now appear TO tnnk they are just about as near the
to think Of the matter The arrival of the heavy rein
iorcemsnts known to be theway for Gen Scott.
bined with the loss of confidence the Mexican leaders
have in themselves and thoir sfoowsrs have turned
their feelings to degree, and the most belligerent
terms. Santa Anna himself although he will be yery
far from starting the ball. will doubtless help to keep It
ton depends upon IT, He knows that no will be defeated
and lose all II he makes another stand by making cats
paws Of some Of the members of Congress and getting
them to look with an Of favor upon propositions
peace, be thinks that he may be able to their
movements II every thing locks favorable and finally
himself reap all the benefits that may grow of
What the propositions that have been to the
Mexican government few here know; but what with
British inference aud the tmidtg the Mexican lead
ers, they have evidently been listened to.
Three days since and hardly man in Gen. SCOTS
army thought that there was hope Of coming to terms
with the enemy; now the tune has changed and many
OF the officers talking the chances avoiding
and escaping the vomito on their way home With all
our affairs with Mexico yet settled. great deal
depends upon circumstances Should the upper train,
with reverse the Mexicans would be emboldened to
offer fresh resistance should Santa Anna find count
I'M, ing noses that majority are against him in any
among the first to sco any idea Of terms with the per-
hdious Yankees should in fact anything turn Of
which the Dictator may mako capital for himself no
matter whether for against the best interests of his
dearly beloved ~ country he will embrace it for his own
sggrandisement He wants time he wants to procrast
nate he wants to delay the approach of Gen Scott upon
the capital-n short he wants to do anything which
may aid and further his own ambitious schemes.
Ihere IL some reason to suppose that Cen Taylor is
advancing upon San Luis although there no positive
information to that effect With the American dag ny
Ing at San Luis and Zacatecas the inhabitants Of the
capital might be moro disposed towards talking peace
this In case the inhabitants wish save the seat Of
from the disgrace Of having occupied by
pie cannot be judged by any rules which apply other
nations and therefore the effect seeing their upon
every side and knocking at gate be counted
upon
might run for hours with speculatons as to the
present condition and future prospect Of this war with
Mexico but it would all end in speculation shall
close with few remarks which may BE- taken for what
rhsy are santa Anna tired Of sighting the Anne
fearful Of openly avowing it, The peace party in the
capitalize capitalist. and property hOdsrsars also
ANXIOUS unwilling to support the longer and taxed
already beyond what they consider their means. The
military are anxious to see the continued as the
Ieperos, the ragamuns Of the country care but little
ono way or the other how affairs CO. that they can
gurites rijoes and tortiss sufcient to support
life The Indians for netting, and they are the
most numerous class SO that they sell their produce
Tor silver In which they have sufficient confidence to
bury and many OF the other inhabitants Of the country
will follow their example The priests-perhaps should
have placed them at the top Of the isars anxious
preserve their position and their riches although they
may look upon us rs dogs and hcretcs and thus you
ties AL these feelings and Invertebrates taking into
consideration that all hate despise usyou NAV mix
up, and then make out the chances for a peace.
do not know that any one has reflected much upon
ths SUBJECT but to Inc II seems that this thing of max
ing peace is to be more difficult matter than making
war upon thu Me xicans, and will be surrounded with
greater psrplexities Texas has to be brought into
question other boundaries taken into consideration Ca
liiorna is to be bone of contention indemnhcatons
and costs of war to be called into account, and
thousand other matters will be found in the catalogue
stumbling blocks in the way of amcable arrangement
OF difficulties The three millions after Santa Anna
has helped hims.f-for he must be thought Of first
VIII not go far in Of save ~ cordial for the many
wounds under which poor Mexico Is suffering aud there
will be other provisos than Wmots increasing the
Let me conclude this hasty scrawl. The talk, as
SAID at the outset, Is now OF peace but 1t will all end in
Santa Anna's advancement his utter downfall In all
his diplomatic arrangements whenever he has been
pwed to argue his point he has been Invariably win
ner At this game, somehow other he always turns
everything to his advantage at least always has
50 far How he will succeed in his present scheme
mains to be seen; but he should aud probably will be
closely watched few days will bring us out of the
doubt and uncertainty in which everything at
you informed OF everything that transpires.
AFFAIRS IN THE CITY OF MEXICO.
we have papers from the city Of Mexico to the 22d of
tamperng with the freedom Of the press One Of his rst
acts upon resuming the rens Of the goth
Of May was to abrogate the decree Of Anaya shackng
the press The press enjoyed their freedom thus OBJ
tained nearly month"; On the 18th of June Sr Vim
cente g. neutrality-suspicious. Of Ell Monitor Repupea
summoned to the presence of Cen Gutierrez and
informed that President Santa Anna had ordered
he should be sent OF at Acapucof he continued
the publication articles as had hitherto
in the Monitor in opposition to the Government. lie
was expressly forbidden to speak Of the generals say
any thing dsrespeofu Of the army to discourage the
the governor and his paper has not ceased It's opposition
to Santa Anna and his measures The editors affect to
believe that the verbal threat was merely intended to
Brighten the proprietor
A like MESSAGE communicated to the Republicans
Thereupon Senior Otero who has been acting editor
Of that able paper, In the absence Of Senior Campdo,
at withdrew from the paper He refuses to write
under the restrictions imposed upon him
The editor Of the Cdiauerd asatrica paper cent
of by an order Of the President to San Luis Poros and
the paper discontinued by the propretors The editor
Of fths Botetim de Ia Democrseia Senior Solo, has
the organ Of Gomez Farias. While such measures are
taken to keep the press in subsection readers will
not expect derive much information from such papers
a. have reached US
TIE test how far the laws will protect the citizens
against the arbitrary edcts Of the Government, Senior
Torres had determined to bring theaots Of Cen Cutter
before the Supreme Court and demand punishment
upon him for his infraoons Of the constitutional rights
Of the citizens This will probably lead to yet
arbitrary act Of the Government and shall per-
haps hear that Torres has been packed of to
mote prison. He is accustomed to these things.
The papers contain accounts the assaults Of the
guerilla parties upon tho trains from Vera Cruz 1t
supposed that Alvarez would join Father Jarsuta
and continue to harrass the trains Several communi
cations published from Governor Soto In which he
assures the that he will take the promptest
measures to cut of all communication betweep Vera
Cruz and Jaapa. lie says that guerilla parties
pidy collecting upon tho route and he contemplated
taking possession Of Jaspa Ho announces In one Of
his letters that the American sick and wounded
apn all to bs left there entrusted to the gene
rosity and humanity OF the Mexioans" We believe on
the contrary that all sick and wounded we're re-
moved carly to Perote The impression Ia that the
nand Of Gen Cadwaader awaited ut Perote the arrival
OF Gen Pillow but In regard to the Of those
generals we are left almost entirely in the dark
An official statement is given In the Mexican papers of
the forces under the orders Of Gen Taylor the goth
Of May with minute account Of the strength Of each
position from the mouth OF the Rio Grande to sslto