The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-12-31
From Mexico.
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From Mexico.
An arrival at New Orleans brings date:
from Vera Cruz TO the Isl inst. Santa Anna
being at the head of $4,000 men, and threat
ening aud overawing Congress. and the de.
>patch of Gen. Worth to Querctaro 10 pro.
tect Congress, turns out to be moonShinc.
I Gen. Anaya was elected President a
( Mexico on the lth ult lie has Cncc be-
/ fore, saws the Picayunc, been Provisional
! President. His present term Of Office cN-
{ tends only TO the Sth Of January next. He
is known to be III favor ot peace. In form
ing his cabinet he continued Mora v ilamil
in the War Department. aud Pena Pc
ma late President, his, Secretary of State
The whole administration i in favor Of an
honorable peace, aud one Gifts first acts was
10 despatch acommiSsion to the city Of Mex
leo TO reopen negotiation. with Mr.. TriSt.-
Tie commissioners were Sonora Comic, At
riStran and Cuevas and Gen. Rincou. the
first two having been the former commits
sion.
MIR. Trist's powers had been revoked pr-
or 10 the arrival of tho commission, and as
Gen. Scott possessed no powers 10 treat
with them. il is presumed they were referred
-
The next important intelligence hy this
arrival is the reported arrest of General
Worth, and Gen. Pillow and Lieut.. Col.
Duncan by Gen. Scott. The verbal report
is. that letters written by these gentleman,
retectinGupon the COMMUNICATIVE hiefhave
fallen into his possession, upon which he at
once arrested them.
Gen. Scott addressed communication 10
the municipal authorities otthe city of Mex
leo, in conformity with the directions of our
Government. and the general orders pub
liShed in our supplement to-day. IN the
revenues of the city are appropriated TO the
United States. To be disbursed by the drec
tons Of our officers, and the troops are to be
provided by the city with quarters, sc. free
OF expense.
la the election Of President. on the llth
ut, there were two ballotingS. Upon the
first Anaya received 7 votes, Cumplido sew
en-. PedIeza two. aud lJarra one. Upon
the second ballot, Anaya received ten votes
and Cumllido seven. The vote was by
States.
The debate upon Senior Otero'S PROPOSE
ton to restrain the President from aljcua-
ting any territory save Texas is said to have
been very piquaut. The aNact vote upon
it was % in favor OF it, and IS against it.
We have the reply of the late President,
Pcna Pena. 10 Santa Annals demand up
on him to turn over TO the latter the govern
ment. II reitcrates that his authority rs
President has been strictly constitutional.
and then announces 10 him Auaya'S election.
The Arco Iris records a sic affair which
took place at Medellin Oh the ith inst. 4
d,tahmeut Of American soldiers was guar.
tered there for the night. About | | o'clocl.
some of them started for ball in the village
but with perfectly Ioac,alle intentions.
Some of the party present at the ball took
alarm, however, and one OF them, n blacL
fellow and Cuerrilero, went to the door aud
discharged pistol at the advancing Amer
leans. The Americans Immediately return
ed the fire, killing siXpersonS and wounding
ten, one ofwhom died shortly afterwards
One oithe wounded was woman. Great
praise is bestowed on the American com.
mander for restraining his men. They gave
only one discharge Of their guns. The out
rageouS act of the black fellow. il confess
ed led to all the difficulty.
FL Registro Official, ri Dulango. Novem.
Der Attn. says that news had reached there.
by express from Chihuahua. that the Mort!
Americans were marching to the Invasion
ofthat State: and that whatever was possible
would be done to resist them.
The Indians have made an incursion int
the State of San Luis Potosi, and approach.
cd very near the capital.
The following are from the Arco Iris Of
the Sd inst:
BY the last accounts, Gen. Filisola was al
Quereiaro with force of 1000 men. The
geueralin-chief. Bu>tamentet. had yet hi,
headquarters at Guanajuato, with an army
$4,000
Many members Of the Congress, displeas
ed with the election of the new President
gave up their seats, and retired i'll DISCUS
from the city Of Queretaro.
However. there remained yet more thar
the fixed number that is required 10 form ;
quorum.