Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-12-23
Further News from Mexico.

Anaya was elected President OH the
10Th of November. Ills term of Office
will expire on the 9th Of January next
In his Cabinet are Minister Of Depart
ments, Vilimiterra; Secretary Of State,
Pena y Pena.
| The whole Administration is said to
be in favor of peace and Commission
composed of Couto, Aristian, Cuevas and
Rincon had been sent to the Capitol to
reopen negotiations with Mr.. Trist.-|
The powers Of the latter gentleman had
been revoked before their arrival; and it
is presumed they were referred to the
Government at Washington.
The Virginia, seven DAYS from Vera
Cruz, brought eighty discharged soldiers.
Lieut.. Milahouski, Of the New York
Volunteers, died OF vomito. lie was
honorably buried by the Louisiana ofli-
GERS.
! The conduct of the new President had
caused many members of Congress to
throw up their seats in disgust, though a
quorum was still left
Anayas Inaugural was in the usual
Mexican style-that he had taken the Of
nCC Will u uot w
native land he had never deceived his
country-his blood and life was hers.
Santa Anna has assumed the command
Of the army at Oajaca. lie avows his de-
Termination to oppose any negotiation for
peace with the American forces occupy
ing any portion of the Mexican territory.
The Louisiana mounted men had had
a skrmish with body of guerrlllas at a
rancho, about IL miles from Vera Cruz.
The Louisianians were commanded by
Capt. Read of Ohio. They killed five
of the gucrrllas and took ) more prison.
ers, when they burnt the rancho down.
BY last accounts, Gen. Fillisola was
at Queretaro with force of 1000 men.
The General-ln-Chief, Bustamentc. had
yet his headquarters at Guanajuato with
an army of 5000
A pronunciamento has been made by
the military in Queretaro in favor Of
Santa Anna.
Gen Santa Anna was to leave Tehua-
can on the 22d for Queretaro. We there
fore may expect soon to hear the news
of the overthrow Of the Government of
Mexico.
/ Gen. Worth, with a division of 1000
men, was soon to leave Mexico for Que
retaro.
\ 1t was rumorcd and believed in Mexi-
leo that Santa Anna had strong party
i'll Puebla, and they wish to proclaim him
dictator. His friends in Mexico were
doing all in their power to make the same
opinion prevail there
/ FRoM JALApA.-A letter received yes
tcrday by friend of ours says:
a party of Texans have just arrived
from Perote, bringing with them as prls-
oners Lieutenant colonel, captain, and
| a lieutenant of guerrllleros.
Gen. Scott, under instructions from
Washington, for quartcrlng on the enc
my, has issued an order that no more
bullion, bars or ingots either of gold or
silver shall he shipped from any port in
Mexico, until the rate Of duty shall be
|. fixed by the authorities at Washington ;
and that after a certain time specified, no
more rents will be paid for quarters oc-
cupicd by the American army. Subsrs-
tence for the army, forage, &C., will be
paid for as heretofore. The imJunctlons
and penalties of the martial law order,
published at Tampico, Feb. 10, lSl7,
will be strictly enforced.
II Gen. Pena y Parragan has been ap-
pointed military commander of the State
Of Vera Cruz. This nomination created
great dissatisfaction among the Mexlcans
at JaIapa. The train under command Of
Gen. Patterson left Jalapa on the 25,h
ult Six hundred men were left by him
to garrison that place. The ayuntamien-
TO were made to recognize the command
er Of these forces, governor, civil and
military. The large train under the
command Of Gen. Butler, had nearly all
left Vera Cruz. The number of men
accompanying it is estimated at 5000.
Gen. Scott will soon have from %, 600
to 30, 900 men.
/ A private letter dated the 9TH instant,
informs us that six American soldiers ar
rived that day from Cordova, where they
had been cofncd as prisoners. They
had been captured on the road to McXi-
co from different trains. They were re-
leased by Gen. Marin, who was on his
way to Vera Cruz to establish himself in
business. lie has abandoned the Mexi-
can army