The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-28

live the hostile passions Of the multitude at Touca,
bout twenty miles south Of Mexico Other generate
t-peace and anti Santa Anna parties There Is said
be also coalition OF eight States to oppose any treaty
In these complex aud difficult circumstances Santa
Anna must certainly, II he has any idea Of making
peace At all throw himself upon our army for aid and
protection When he does that Mexico Is virtually and
really occupied by the United states, and thus
orcsd In the very position which have AL along
difficulties Of this war
One Of our contemporaries suggests that in the alb
sence Of Congress, Santa Anna will assembly
Of Notabes, to whom the terms of peace viii De sub
mitted But will this be violent aud revol 1tonaIy
overthrow OF their Constitution Ind, to
all intents and purposes palpable inv any
act which has characterized this war! Win peace,
ratified by such body have the sanction Of govern
lnent de Jure and de facto Besides, what guarantee
have that the terms of peace will be satisfactory
to assembly Of notablss than to Congress
take It, Is an assembly Of notab But taking
for granted that such mode of patching up peace
may be practicable what ground IL there for the hope
that 1t would ever be acceptable to the people, We
think, indeed that such q dispgenuous and indirect
mode Of accomplishing our purpose would arouse the
war passion to the highest pitch. Far better, more
honest direct, and sfYectua would Il be for
US to exercise the rights Of waroccupy the country
and organize government after our own ideas. The
enemy Ia determined to accomplish his objects, and
must subuit.n
and party their political and personal
antipathies, by alliances with parties individuals in
the cOuntry-we may give all q
that will be executed by Mexico.
IMPORTANT FROM SANTA FEE.
r., (Cor. OF the st Louis Union
gt the destruction Of the town Of Los Pas the
July last by the troops under command Of Major Ed
mcpsop found upon the prisoners then taken letters
written by one llarw Gonzales and Others, leaders Of
tine late m% svDE plan Of their in
to be in readiness for action mt moments warming;
stating also, that the Americans already weaken
ed by the departure to the States of number Of troops
that others to start in few days and amongst
them the psny Of artilsrss Capt Fisher and that
spies would be kept constantly the road to give nfor
nation Of their the arterists departure which time
they entertained doubt Of being able to strike final
and decisive blow The prisoners also stated that many
Loquesta, to join their leader, Gen. CONSOLES .t.
Loquesta IL town Of considerable size, and admirably
river surrounded by mountains Of almost inaccess
BILE character The prisoners stated that Cores and his
situated on the San Aagi river some teen or twenty
miles below Loquesta. Having disposed Of the priso
ners taken at the storming Of Los Pas by sending
them to Santa te for trial, Major Edmondson, with
the companies Of Captains Horine and Holloway,
and two pieces Of artillery, started on the 10th
OF July to the the town Of Anton Checo, distance Of
about fortynve miles. Upon arrival at the latter
place at Daylight the following morning We found the
children from whom We extracted the Information that
their men, with their arms had likewise gone the
town Of Loquesta. Pursuing our march, and when
party who Informed that from four to six hundred
Cortes then in the town Of Loquesta. Upon our
arrival on the heights commanding view If the town.
the mountains We, however, succeeded In capturing
about fifty prisoners the mule saddle bride and sabre
Of Gen Cortes and great number Of American horses
and Camanche and Apache Indian horses, obtained from
those Indians In exchange for horses stolen the Mex
CANS from American troops teI
The enemy had evidently made great preparation for
defence, their houses generally barrcsded and
fortified and their goods and vauabes either hid in the
mountains or buried Our prisoners informed us that
the panC he Mar WA pro.
duced by sudden and unexpected approach together
with the tact that We had with US artillery, which,
think, they never intend to face again, II they
avoid 1t.
but Justice to the troops being part infantry and
having with them artillery drawn by to state that
the march from Los vegos by Anton Checo Loqussa
q distance Of between five and sixty miles,
formed in less than twenty four hours rough and
mountainous country, and great portion Of the dis
lance without even road to guide them, to which
traordinsry march may be attributed their
We endesvoring, here In Santa Fe to raise a new
regiment Three companies have already been muster
TO- and others reported ready being mustered
They composed principally Of scharged volunteers
and Wagoners.
Six Of the prisoners charged with the murder OF Lieut.
Brown and his party, executed the I'D instant
Santa Fs, by sentence of u drum head martial
This balance 1t is supposed, viii be released for want Of
iii BoURMAN, I'd Lieut., Co +,
I'd Regt Mo. Mounted Volunteers.
We learn from letter from a volunteer, that Major
Edmondson- with the companies under the command Of
Captains HORNE, Holloway, Mcmillan and McKinny
and three companies of the battalion under command
Major wilcox arrived at Fort Leavenworth the ith
inst. All the troops destined for New Mexico met
Between Santa Fe and the Arkansas Bend Matters xp
peared to be In peaoesbe and settled condition ia New
Mexico at the time of the departure of the volunteers
from santa Fs.
Major Edmond'on is bringing home with him the re-
mains Of the late Lieuts + and q. f. Lakeland, for
interment In st. Louis county. Capt HORNE has like
wise with him the ashes OF Charles Quisenberry and
James hIcClenahan.
Capt smithson of the third regiment of Missouri vol
unteers attacked the LIST Of August Pawnee
Fork by about four hundred Indians in which the lat
ter lost some six or eight killed. and as many wounded
The Indians succeeded running twenty horses
which broke loose at the time Of the attack Two Of
the volunteers had died of the measles which very
prevalent; their names were Paul Haney and George
Nowland.-St. Louis Republican goth inst.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
The u s. steamsbip Alabama, Capt Windls left last
evening for Vera Cruz via Brazos and Tsmpco and
ricd following passengers Mrs Fitzgerald chill
dren and servant, Tampice; Lieutenauts o. b. Wilcox
lth Artillery, r. AyIes 4th Artillery; john Hamilton,
Sd Artillery John s Mason, Sd Artillery; o H. Filling
hast, Sd Artillery; "A. r. Burnsides ID Artillery; h.
vele I'd infantry; l. G. Hunt Sd Infantry; r. II. Long
9th Infantry t. f. Abbott 9th Infantry; M p. Harrison,
7th Infantry, all for Vera Cruz; Chss. r. McMurrsy
rsmpioo Mrs White, do Geo Merritt, Vera Cruz; J.
Alvarez, do j. NJ Gilbert, DO; Thos johnson, do Major
Brce Paymaster u. Army, Braxos; Capt. Z. NJ Halle
l4th Infantry Vera Cruz; MIR John Brown, Vera Cruz
I. II syddam Brszos Capt. J W. Cole, In charge Of
recruits for the lst Regiment Louisiana Vouuteers 1t
d. Kirkland Tempico; I5l tesnsers for service ut
Vera Cruz In the Quartermssters Department; Capt
o. s5"p n h 81 %sSa vSn
100000 in specie for the of the uartermaer
Department Brszo and 100000 for the Depart ment
at Vera Cruz The u $. steamer Fashion, Capt Thos
/. Ivy, aud the s steam propeller Major Tompkins,
left last evening for Baton Rouge there receive
board Capt LAWYERS company Of mounted inoh volun-
teers, ZIG men and horses TO proceed to Vera Cruz
Capt Leslie Chase, Assistant Quartz rmaster Army
went up to Baton Rouge on the Fashion ~. o. Plea
yune, 18th inst.
The I'd Ohio Regiment were to leave for Vera Cruz on
the 22d inst. The 10 companies commanded, under
Col Irwin, by Captains Stadden, Halle, Ferguson Nc
Ginnis, Lowe, Miles, Hughes, MARYLAND, rilen and
Smith. Subsistence was TO be furnished by the U. $.
Commissary at Cincinnati
Capt James Willoughby Anderson Of the second regi
ment OF United States Infantry, who is numbered
among the brave men who fell In the terrible conflict In
In Mexico, q native Of Norfolk, Virginia, and the
Oldest son Of the late Col VIM Anderson, Of the u b.
Marine corps.
The citizens Of Monroe county Mo-, give an old FASH
Toned barbecue ut Paris the 29th inst 10 the voun
teers from that county who out with Col DonPhan
They have extended particular invitations TO colonel
grnerAl Initiation