The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-03-02
MEXICAN NEWS-DIRECT.

wv "a
friend for files of late Mexican journals,
the LocoMoToR and the INDICATOR, of
Vera Cruz, running from the 3lst Dc
cember to the 18th of January. Besides
their original matter, they embody copieus
extracts from the newspapers of the CAPT
tai and Of the Departments-details not
found in the news broughtus by the usual
methods. OF whatever such they offer
we proceed to place before our readers
abstracts or translations, as either may
seem preferable.
The journals Of the towns through
which Gen. LA VEGA has passed, on his
way to the capital, vie with those Of the
latter in welcome and encomiums to that
officer, as the soldier who almost alone
drew, by his conduct at Resaca de la
Palma and by his subsequent displays of
patriotism, honor from even that, to the
Mexicans, unfortunate fight. Since LA
NEGA's arrival in the city of Mexico, a
resolution has been offered in their Con-
gress promoting him to the grade of Brig
adler General, and comforting on him,
with the public thanks, a gold medal.
In its session of the oath December,
the Congress, by a vote Of 70 to 2, passed
law quite like the famous "Self-denying
Ordinance" Of the Long Parliament, and
quite as like what Gen. JACKSON thought
so admirable-UNTIL he came into power.
1t is a law that members of Congress
shall be incapable of any other public en-
ployment during the term for which they
have been elected and for one year after
wards.
The INDICATOR of the 3Ist December
replies as follows to a communication ap-
pearing in the MONITOR REPUBLIcANo Of
the capital, and a%verring that intrigues and
alarms were on foot at Vera Cruz, in re-
gard to the erection of a Dictatorship:
That no such intrigues and nc such alarms
have any existence at Vera Cruz; that
hl-disposed persons have attempted to Gre
ate them, but have been compelled into
silence by the public Indignation; and that
these few plotters, disappointed in Vera
Cruz, now hope, no doubt, to raise a dis
tnrbance elsewhere, bv getting up in the
capital city false alarms as to disaflection
in Vera Cruz, which THEIR OWN efforts
have not been able TO bring about. The
INDICATOR then adds as follows: s'The
'war absorbs ALL our attention; and there
SIS not a citizen who would not deem it a
'crlme to countenance any thing that
might lead to disturbance, while the pub
'lIc enemy is at hand TO take advantage
of IT or to rejoice at ii. 1t is only through
this feeling that the failure of the Co.
'vernment TO forward the supplies, &c.
necessary to the defence of this place
'and Of the Castle Of San Juan de Ulua
SIS deplored among u.s."
This same MONITOR expresses great
dissatisfaction at what it considers the
failure of Santa Annals plan of repelling
our invasion, by Withdrawing his defen-
sive force from the frontiers, and letting
us advance into the interior, until TO extri-
cate ourselves from a hostile population
and superior forces becomes impossible.
Now, it says, the Americans have got
through this system, unresisted posses
sion of large territories; and, instead oil
pushing on into the interior, are sitting
down to secure their ~conquests. The
MONITOR thinks that the Congress ought
to call Santa Anna TO a severe account for
this unpropiious event.
The DIARIo DEL GoBIERNo of the 10th
December gives a letter from Acapulco,
Of the 18th December, which says they
have there intelligence direct from Monte.
rev de California and the port of Sar
Francisco TO the following effect: That
since The late expulsion of the Americans
from Ciudad de los Angeles, they rallied
a force Of 400 men, and returned to attach
II; hut that at San Pedro, three leagues
from Los Angeles, they were encountered
hv the Calilornians. and driven back Il
he coast with considerable loss. Ii i
probable that The news of dis unexpecte'