The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-22
by THE MAILS.
WARRINGTON, July 90, ls47.

m WARRINGTON, July 90, ls47.
me Late Neos from Merieo-IRe Prsspeet-7ns .ar
my-The Floating Docks.
Inc question now L. does the late news from Mexico
afford better prospect of peace think IL does rs far
as the Mexican government is concerned and In this
WISE
Mr. Buohanans letter published BY the Executive.
government of Mexico without call for ia uubc,tor
oy Congress- or from any other quarter Il must have
Deem published immediately receipt a. rst appear
ed In an extra from the RepuJeano ONCE thus show
Ing the desire of the Executive to have 70 among the
people possible Its publication will strengthen
the hands of the peace party of which Santa Anna
must have been fully II he averse to peace
he would not publish it. Consequently its immediate
publication affords strong proof that far as 1t lies
with the present Executive government ofMexico there
Is prospect Of speedy peace.
But Congress to decide There Is scarcely doubt
that the wreched body having the name of the Mexican
Congress will decide according to Santa Annals dcts
ton letter received here states the authority of
MIR. Bankhead that large number Of the members Of
Congress are disposed to negotiate. The writer even
ventures the heefhat majority of the In Of
such II this be there Is lsasAo prospeo
of present cessasion Of hostties leading 6improba
bly, to permanent peace with the Of Mexico
But it cannot be concealed that there yet remains
scattered the extent Of the Mexican Republic the
tains whom Santa Anna has sent into banshment win
avenge the slight by accusing him. the event peace
Of making tratorous terms with tho United States
There Is great force In popular cry and what cry
more nfammatory than that Of treachery and corrup
toni Besides the gueras not to be easily brought
under subsection. Hostiities may therefore, be pro-
racted small scale, after treaty shall have been
made.
The effect, them Of Mr. Buchanan's letter would an.
pear to be- that far the executive and
Congress concerned the prospect peace much
more encouraging; but upon the popular masses-upon
the gueras, and the banshed military chieftains now
hostile to Santa Anna-the effect il still doubtful
Letters received from the squadron give tho crafty
ing intelligence that the health Of the and officers s
excellent, and that the Castle of Juan dUa is en-
tirey free from disease
Figures do not always tell truth The statement that
General Scott has but eight thousand troops by this
time is built upon computation adhere to
former statement that by the middle Of July he had
little, if any, less than fifteen thousand men under his
command unless two three detachments on TIN road
to join him. have been swallowed up the earth or BY
the waters, or by the guerilas
Orders have not issued, according to an erroneous
statement in some of the papers for the construction
of u floating dock at Pensacola The decision of
the Secretary Of u Navy Is precisely shadowea
forth in the artica1n tho Herald Of Saturday last It's
true, proposal has since been made to build balance
dock at Pensacola on the departments terms But
besides the refusal of the psentees to to the
ment the right of constructing and their insisting on
being themselves the constructors the Secretary does
not feel authorised to carry into effect portion merely
of the instructions Of Congress- to leave the rest
! unexecuted.
Three elements enter into work of this kind namely
the right to construct certain plan which Is neces
sarily monopoly-labor, and materials both of which
should be open to competition The Department pro-
posed to purchase the first that H. the patent right of
course merely the specific right construct the docks
ordered by Congress the patentee plan) and 1t de-
sired to make the other two labor materiasopeu
to competition In addition to this was the desire OF
the Department that these works should NJ
their various stages to the inspection of experienced
naval officers and engineers who might be able to sug
geSt many practical improvements unknown to tn.
patentces.
such state Of progress at the session Of Congress-
that they can be completed with little loss o time th.r
rs hoatng docks stone docks after an approximation
| shalhave been made adequate to their completion -
The Secretary has exhibited priseworthy rmn.su In
this affair He has matter Of course been subeord
to much abuse aad Misrepresentation for his
ness This was to be expected. The pressure on the
treasury was not consideration with him as nv tn,
provisions OF the act Of Congress approved May
no appropriation be diverted from its Original pur
pose In the present case, the appropriation will be-
fact applied and expended the work as far as II goes
GALYIENss.