Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-07-23
LATEsTNEws FRommExTCO.
From the N o. Picayune, July IL
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

From the n. o. Plcayune, July IL
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
The american Prisoners at Hueju1a-No
quoru" Of Congress-Erpectsd Mooenent
Of GenI Sc0tt-PerSecution of the Press -
Ru"'ors about 1reaty-Smuggling Bull
lion.
Our files of papers from the city of Mexico,
by the way of Vera Cruz, come down to the
26th of June By the way of Tampico, too,
we have files from the capital, but not later
than the 18th.
Our attention was first given to discover
something about the American prisoners in
Mexico The following paragraph is the on
ly thing upon the subject we can find. 1t is
sufficiently Indefinite, but shows that the pris-
oners had left the capital. 1t is from Ell Re-
pub|'cano of the 9th uIt
Hueiutla 1870 Yankee prisoners of
war whom the Government sent by this route,
have been detained at the above named town,
and we learn that Gen. Garay has not the ne
cessary means for supplying them with food.
We have looked IN vain into preceding num-
bers OF the same paper for notice of their
departure from the capital, but the above scan
ty paragraph is all that we can find upon the
subject.
find in almost every paper we open. We pre-
sumo it is summoned to take into eonsidera-
ton MIR. Buchanan's letter announcing Mr..
Trists appointment tits certain that no quo
rum had been assembled up to the 2sth ult
The Republ1eano publishes daily the list of
members present and absent They have sew
eral times come very near quorum, and there
is doubtless sufficient number of members in
the city to form one. Seventy-one are requi-
red sxty-si were present on the 25h.
The papers of the city appeared to expect
that the American army would. move from
PuebIa by the end Of June They say not
word in their later numbers of their own means
of defence, or indeed of their own army In
this particular they show perfect acquiescence
in the wishes of Santa Anna. We see no al
fusion in the papers to the fact which we have
showed elsewhere upon different authority
that Gen. Scott had given the Government to
the 3Oth ult. to consider of Mr. Buchanan's
letter before pushing on to the capital. The
Republican, says Our army is too insignificant
to advance, but hopes it is true that General
Scott intends doing so, as it will afford good
test of the1idelity of those Mexieans who have
pledged themselves to defend the capital till
death. This reads much like sneer at the
Mexican oficers-a thing the Republican, is
very capable of doing.
The prosecutions against the press are con-
tinued. D. Francisco Lao Estrada, editor of
the Boletin de Ia DemocFaciu, having secreted
himself to escape q prosecution, has been
found and arrested. This is the second indi-
vldual connected with this paper proceeded
against.
On the goth ult., rumors which the Repub-
licano calls every alarming,'' were in circula-
ton in the capital. 1t was said that the Mex
lean Government had acceded to the mediation
of England THAT the English Secretary of
Legation had been down to Puebla and re-
turned on the oath that the OBJ ect of his visit
was to negotiate with Gen'l Scott treaty of
peace that the terms agreed upon between
them would be the surrender of the CALIFORNIA;
to the Americans, the recognition of the indie
pendence of Texas, and the acknowledgment
OF the line of $50 as the northern boundary
between the United States and Mexico. This
line would give Santa Fe and over third of
New Mexico to the United States.1 The Re
pubL1cdnO has no faith in these rumors. 1t
denounces them as false, but at the same time
in such manner as to betrav its fears least
the rumors should be true. The existence of
these rumOrs confirms the information we de-
rived from distinct source in Vera Cruz that
Mr.. Buchanans letter was transmitted through
the English embassy. The same con.idera-
tons may lead the reader to attach some faith
| to the terms of treaty which are enumerated
above The English Secretary returned to the
city of Mexico on the 24th and Mr.. Bucha-
mans letter was published on the 26th, and at
the same time these rumors obtained general
currency,
FL Razonador of the 25th ult, calls the ear.
nest attention of Government to the immense
contraband trade carried on from the port of
San Sebastian and Mazatlan. Immense guam
titles of bullion are taken thither from Zacate-
cas- and clandestinely sent on board English
vessels Of war The English ship Carysfort
is charged with having received large sums on
board. The editor promises to expose the
names of the great smugglers engaged in this
lucrative traffic,
We have at last, in paper OF the Goth, a
Iong-winded report OF the battle Of Cerro Cor
do from Santa Anna himself. 1t is dated as
far back as the 9TH of May, from Orizava.-
We will pay our respects TO it on some other
occasion.
d. Pedro Prebot, wealthy Mexican mer-
chant in Cordova, is denounced for carrying
on an extensive and profitable commerce, by
furnishing supplies to Gen. Scott.
The Republican, of the oath ult, mentions
the capture of nine Americans and a Mexican
who accompanied them in Tlaxcala They
were examined on the 23d, and it was thought
the Mexican would be shot. This is doubtless
the same party the capture of which was men
toned by the &c Starr of Pueba
On the 18th of June, Gems. D. Ignacio Mora
Villamil and D. Jose Maria Oztega left San
Luis Potosi for the city of Mexico They
were sent for by the Government to be en-.
ployed-the former in the Army of the East,
and to superintend the Notifications of Mexi
co, the latter to conduct the trial of General
Arista.
The independents of San Luis Potosi an
nounces the arrival there of fifty commissions
from the Minister of War for officers who dis
tingushed themselves at Angostura-our Bue-
ma Vista. These commissions are promotions
to advanced grades. Coils Frontera and Mar
tinez are made Generals by these promotions.
Gen. Rlncon, formerly second in command
to Gen. Bravo, and who resigned with him,
has made his peace with Santa Anna, and, hi.
health being partially re-estabished, been re-
stored to his former employments
letter of the 9th of June, from Mazatlan,
speaks of the blockade as being very strict. 1,
was maintained by the Cyane, the razee indie
pendence, and a small vessel called the Eliza
having lately sailed 1--WE have no recollec-
ton of this latter vessel.1
ID. Rafael de la Vega, not the General, has
resigned his post of Governor of Sinaloa.
The Mexican troops stationed at Matehuala
clIffo r.