Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-24
,m,or,.n, from tn. CITY Of Mexico.


rum Of Expected movemen, Of
/ Gen. Sco,t--P.rsccution Of the Press--Ru.~
mcrs abou; Trea,y-Smugeling Bullion.
/ From the N. y. Picayune Of the 18th.
Our files of papers from the city of Mexico,
by the way Of Vera Cruz, come down to the 20'h
of June. By the way OF Tampico, too, we have
files from the capital, but not later than the
18th. sv
/ Our attention was first given to discover
something ebcu, the American prisoners in
Mexico. The followine paragraph IS The only
thing upou the suhjtc, we can fnt. Q ltissnff.
GENTLY indefa;te. but .hows that the prisoners
had left the cup,tal.- II is from FL Republican,
of the 9th ult: .a5f t'.'s
Hue;uila. The $50 Yankee prisoners Of war
whom the Government sent by this route have
been detained at the abovc named town, and
we learn that Gen. Garay has not tue necessa-
ny means Tor supplying them with TODD.
We have looked in vain into preceding mum
bers Of the same paper Tor notice OF their de-
par,ure from tue capital, but the sbove scan'y
paragraph is all thu, we can find upon the sub
ject.
A summons for Congress To assemble we find
in almost every paper we open We presume
it is summoned to take into consideration Mr..
Buchanan's letter announcing Mr.. Trists sp.
ponimeni. IL is certain that no quorum had
been assembled up to the 29th ult The Re.
pubicano publishes daily the list OF members
present and sctive. They have several times
come very near quorum, and there is Aoub,.
lees a sufficient number Of members in the city
to form one. Seventy one nre required sixty
six were presen, on the 25,h. 20
The papers OF the city appeared 10 expect
that the American nrmy would move from Pue.
hla by the end Of June. They say not a word
! in their later numbers of their own means o.
defence, or indeed Of their own army. IN this
particular they show perfect acqniescence in
| the wishes OF Santa Anna. We see no sliusion
! in the papers 70 the tact which we have stated
elsewhere, upon different authority, that Gen.
Scott had given the Government TO the Both
ult. to consider Of Mr. Buchanan's letter before
puoniUy Ou W VIZ ChPuu'. ! i've Npu"t'"""
ssys our army is too insignificant tn advance,
bu, hopes it is true that Gen. Scott intends do.
ing so al it will afford good test "f the fidelity
of those Mexicsos who have pledged themselves
to defend the capitol till death. This reads
| much like snecr at the Mexican officrrs--s
thing the Repubiicono is very capable Of do
ing.
The prosecutions against the press are con
tinued. d Francisco lszo Estrada, editor %
the Boieiin de la Democrnciu. having secretet
himself to escape a prosecution. has been founf
and arrested. Thisis the second individual con
nected with this "a per proceeded against
D. Pedro Prebot, a wealthy Mexican mer
chant in Cordova, is denounced for carrying OF
an extensive and profitable commerce by furni
shing supplies TO Gen. Scott.
Some of the new cannon cast Al Chapnl'e
pee, have been tried, and are ,aid 10 give tn
utmost satisfaction. ID. Bruno Aquilar. the dl
rector o! the foundry, is much praised for hi
, skill.
The Republican, demands OF Santa Ann
the release of Gen. Arisia from the fortress {
Acapulco. lie is sharply ceneured for sendn
him there without any trial.