The Arkansas banner., 1847-08-23


 They were expecting several merchant ves- sells from Europe, and appeared confident they would be able io run in and discharge their cargoes.
 4 letter from Chihnahpa. dated on the 18th June, Is published in Fl R<pRbIicaHs. IL announces the arrival at Santa Fe of 1000 volunteers and 300 families, the latter com- ing out with the intention of eoionizlng This may be true aud may not
 On the 4ih inst, says Fl RepHbIieano, the holy sacrifice of mass was celebrated tn ihe pta=d d. armas, Tn order that all the troops in the city might hear and witness the cere- monies. The eoncourse on the occasion was said to De great.
 A Zacaiecas correspondes. of Fl Rspab- HcGHo, writing under date of the 30th June. says that al last accounts Gen. Taylor was busy preparing wagons and barrels to trans- port water, and that hs was shortly to ad. vance upon San Luis.
 A letter has been received here in Pnebla. dated al the city of Mexico on the l2lh. have not seen 1t but am told that the writer expresses himself confident the Mexicans will make hard struggle to preserve the capital-the hardest they have yet made. There is no telling what few days may bring forth.
 The papers continue to be most profound ly silent as regards the Notifications around the city, but we continue to receive reliable verbal information to the effect that the Mexi- cans are making every preparation 10, receIve ''los Yankees Works tn addition to those of Fl Penon have been constructed at different points along the road, ditches and trenches have been cut, the streets have been barrica- ded. and cannon are mounted at every avail able point. These demonstrations certainly look as though war to the death was deter mined upon.
 We have rumoy received through Mexican channels, 10 the efIec; that Congress was 10 meet yesterday or to-day, quorum having been formed. If this be true, the first busi- ness before that body will probably be Mr Buchanan's last propositions of peace, and . most stormy session, may be anticipated There IS no mistake that the friends of peace, especially among the rich property holders of the capital, are more Tn favor Of coming 10 terms now as the danger approaches.
 send this letter of although IL does not contain news enough io cover one-tenih part the postage. In course of week, fl not sooner shall have something far more in Ieresting to offer, unless my jIdgmen, bellies me. Yours. Sc. Gw.K
 P. S,-Just as l was closing this letter, Capt. kearny returned. He was not permit ted to go farther than Rio Frio. At the bridge of Tesmelucan he encountered body of the enemy, who fled a. his approach al though he had a white flag flying. Kearny pursued, with the hope of overriding the runaways, but was finally compelled to send a Mexican ahead 10 tell them the objects of his mission. At Rio Frio he handed his let ters 70 Gen. Portilla, and finding he could proceed no farther set about returning al once. The great CanaIizo was present, and as keaFny was starting he begged that officer io allow two of his aids To accompany him back as iar as the hacienda where he had left his trunk and young son of his in his flight The scamper of the Mexicans, at lhe ap- proach. of our litlle body of dragoons, IS represented as having been most ludicrous.