New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-16
Guerrilla-Gen. Penrce,- Train.


The Bo'sfin. a Mexican paper published IN Jala-
pa In ia number Of the 18th u that the great
train had passed Fl Plan ali would probably enter that
city the day The guerrilss disputed the pas
sage Of General Pesrce A. San Juan Toiome aud Paso
de Ovess but finally obliged u retreat oVerpo~-
cred BY fatigue From sixty 10 eighty VI this number
eft ~ the Puente Nacions where the train was
detained hour BY these bands The same Journal
states ihsl no disaster bei- the guerrss nOtwtnstand
INK the 500 Americans and their 10 pieces OF artillery
We translate the following from 81 Arc0 irs Of Vera
Cruz ef the lst instant.
We learn from private letters that Gen santa Anna
has made the greatest Efforts bring the Congress to
gether 10 hear the propos lions for pesce advanced oy
the Government OF the United states but all his eNsr
tons have proved unavsng as the Congress was some
days since dissolved from the attendance OF great
number Of Us members Il was declared incompetent %
deliberate on the subject Under these circumstances
santa Anna cOnvcked a Council OF Generals VINO de-
cided according some authorities, to march ssainst
the enemy At Puebs but according 20 others 70 remain
in Mexico aud the defensive 10 any event throw
ing ssde the propositions for pesce until the heAlcsn
shall have achieved brilliant victory over the
Americans
We are assured that there are more than twenty-five
thousand in Mexico which are % De- added Tour
thousand which Gen. Valencia Is bnnsing from ssn LUIS
Potosi. with foGrtsen pieces Of sriillery
IL 10 said also that there tlteen thousand men
stationed 10 the eavrons Of Mexico and 10 the direction
" Pueba % cover all the important points IS TAR
the Rio FRO where the nrst encounter would take
place with The troops Of Gen. scott In case Of ner 81
tempt 70 march upon the Capital
VKEA CKUI August /. lri7.
GENTLEMEN. The Englsh courier arrived 10 town
yesterday. having le the CITY Of Mexico GA ths <'1h
and passed through pu-ha the BON ult nave sen
letters which he brought from the former CITY - ATE as
the 18th ans happy thu; the tenor 10 cncour
aging although they record ~ striking events and
state facts which ritae some bat wiz opinions
thsl bad previously formed Al that have seen Asree
in Pronouncins santa Auna In favor Of peace and ~
throwing the responsibility Of continuing OF q rnaeaF
orng = continue The upon the Congress Nj ior
CC--l - peace. DAt
Il s obvious that santa AnIa designs fastening himself
upon the country Dictator and OF MAKING ina p-eee
which D. 10 desrous 70 ccncuds tne s' ''ep y u .,
position Il % generally believed tnsi ne VII succeed
Ia spite u a. Opposition and tue severe sn congress
vii give way before The powerful voice Of ne P-ope
that say " The = re military UNDER tie orders
Of SAINT. Anns and who in fact me only electors Of
the nation whose EuS-s,es are worth the trouble Of
counting
new tax has been levied OF al the merchants Of
Mexico sm4r % that whien you u have seen hAs been
estAo4nec 10 tbs state the exactons rAcLe 10 prpor
ton . wealth from Sfo0 a. 10 per mercantile estAc-
AsLmelL and embracing as well i0reigr merchants As
domestic. This measure Gas produced strons pfo.esn
from ths foreign merchants many VI Shlm iAe4uol n :
every French house n the city have peremPtorily
refuse1 o pry To aud measures save been tskea
O. compe. them 70 81 o..
IAc N-Ncan troops a. Inactive ~ tne ADV. Ano
ilo ne znoCrt1O1 The ar-y u ten Scott AZ -eoA
tact Naich. Independently would seem 70 incieais AZ
discriminating between their rs,peen'e esaef' out 20
der ne circumstances sosi amount 70 PROOF Of me
MATER
The Congress, after many teisy'- bad succeeded U
gathering quorum and attempted 10 orsAn 0ai aver
A nioFms session OF fsE hOurs. broke g2 without
rAnsscinz any ousnass ani - the TINE Fers1A en-
rsd r0i again convened ! have no PArr asrs OF
tns eNtaoFci5ary proceeding bat hope u ssner see
from German letters Of which perus- 4 promised ne
soon the Great Western gets OF The merchants
Are nos very busy preparing 5eir eorresponcrnee Tor
Trans inissie oy her sne sails tnis AiterEOon-
santa Aona has brought Ia strong zrm down up0n ne
PresA an has prohibited tAe farther issas OF any payer
IN toe city except the Di1r0 Ofc1L The impression
Of tbs paper q TIE sh cot favor Of peace AID
ina' iAney' may aoE b Fesar.ef IS = Government
measure