Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-25
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trEFsH.F MExtCO. Etftt
Eectisa IF daayd as Prtsideat REPORTED A..
resi- cf Genf Worth Gsal Piaao, and Co..
Duncan. by O,drr IF Major. General Scott.
Members Of Congress Retiring from Quere,sro
in Difppst- Prono''Dc ianIaalo by S,Id,ers in
Favor Vi Santa -'tki.a,-urd R.volu.
tiun --Bastau,onte with an Army OF e0OO--
General Scott and the NJ, X ran Newspap"
The schooner Portia, Capt. Wakemsn, arrived
here on Sunday a!seinoon, having sailed from
Vera Cruz on the Isl ,nst
The news OF this arrival is Very important, and
first Of all, the story about Santa Annals being
al the head Of 19 900 men, and threatening and
everawing Congress, and the despatch of Gen
Worth TO Queretaro to protect Congress-all
turns out TO be mere moonshine no more au.
thentic than Gen Scott's famous entry into Mex.
ico in the middle of July last. gentleman
thoroughly conversant with Mexican affairs who
came passenger on the Portia assures us that
flom the best information he could obtain he is
satisfied that in place OF being in command Of
eighteen thousand men, Santa Anna has not eigh.
teen hundred ror even a hundred aud eighty fol.
lowers With this rumor falls good deal OF
very judicious composition upon the renewal Of
the glores of Napoleon, the return from FL.
ba &c. &c. s, ...... .......
Gen. Anaya was elected President Of Mexico
on the lia inst He has once br fore been Pro.
visional President. His present term of Office
extends only TO the sth Of January next. lie is
known to he in favor of peace. 10 forming his
cabinet he continued Mora villnnil in the War
Department, and made Pena y Pena, late the
President, his Secretary Of State. The whole
administration is in favor of honorable peace
and one Of its first acts was to dispatch a com.
mission TO the city Of Mexico to reopen nesotia
tions with Mr.. Trist The commissioners were
Seniors Conto, Aristian and Cuevas aud General
K,ucen, the first two having been on the former
commission. MIR. Trlsl's powers had been re.
voked pro. to the arrival Of the commission and
as Gen. Scott possessed no powers 10 treat with
them it is presumed they were referred to our
Government at Washington.
The next most important intelligence by this
arrival is the reported arrest OF Gen. Worth, Gen
Pillow and Lieut. Col. Duncan, by Gen. Scott.
The report is that letters written by these gen.
tlrrn-n rejecting upon the COMMANDERS chief
have fallen into his possession, upon which he at
once arrested them. We have not yet received
any letters from the city of Mexico later than
the ith OF November. They make no mention
of these arrests, but we have letters on the Ma
Tia Buit from the city of Mexico, which We pre-.
.nme will elucidate the whole matter.
Here is an extract from another letter which
gives Il. an account OF sharp affair with guer.
rilla., which is very credi:able to our arms:
Mexico, Nov. 10, lS47.
On the Sth inst, thrty-six wagons belonging
to merchants in this city and Pueba, left the lat
ter place with 10; Of tobacco. dry goods aud
brandy, destined for this city. On reaching San
Martin, Gems Rea and Torrejon, in command OF
The guerrilla forces there, made descent upon
The wagons. captured them and started off for
Quer-taro, via Tlascala Information was con.
veyed to Gen Lane at Puebla, who started after
them with force of infantry and the cavalry
command o! Capt Roberts. When they reached
rlascala they found the enemy there, and Capt.
K who mad been sent TO the rear OF the town,
seeing u movement 10 run off the :rain, charged
upon thu gnerriIlas, completely rontins them,
killing seventeen and taking thirteen officers
prisoners In the mean time portion Of the
wagons, which had been taken mile from the
town by party of the enemy, were set on fire
ant six destroyed before the infantry came up,
who rescued the remainder. think this will
W a lesson 10 the eusrrllas, and teach them that
the Americans are determined to protect the
mercantile interests of this country, no matter
10 what nation the merchants may belong
Santa Anna has assumed the command Of the
army in Oajaca He says that he was deprived
Of the command by Pena y Pena, in order that
the latter might find no obstacles in making
peace with the Americans He avows his de.
termination TO oppose any negotiation for peace
with the American forces occupying any portion
OF the Mexican territory.
Nurdsross Outrage by American Troops
, uv"" Pavsnee Indians.
Seren K.Nsd and Ticenty Wounded
.-. PETERSBURG, Dec. Goth. lS47.
intelligence has been received from Fort
Main 10 he 25'h October. giving the psrticu