New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-15
NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
ITEMS OF MEXICAN NEWS,
hiladelphia NOr,h.Amerlean Telegraphic Dispatch.

Philadelphia North. American Telegraphe Dlspstch.
FpxpEncxsBuRs. Va Msy 10.
transmit the following additional Mexican in
tegence contained in the NewOriesns papers Of the
9Th inst
Upon the receipt Of the Of toe defeat at Cerro
Gordo. the Mexican Congress held an extraordinary
session At which decree was passed debating 70 al
Aexcans the importance Of carrying on the var and
defending the nationality Of the Republic. IL also pro.
hibts the Executive from making peace win the Ini'eo
States or concluding negOustOn with foreign powers
d. posing Of any part OF tes territories
The prOnouuces all 10 be traitors wnetner pm
vA,e persons or public functonsries who mske any
treaty with toe Uued ste,ss sod declares suen treaty
70 be null snd VOID.
sress End it impossible continue ia session On tol'
Committee 10 70 devove the whole dunes OF tns uOV'
ernmeut Counsel and appoint IN case oil Vacancy 'e
porsry Executive. - -,
The powers OF the Committee 70 eeese a. ''' SO"''S
The,s vsere more than eighty Members OF Congress
present this extraordinary meeting ano great onsDi
n PSayupe bs letters from Jssps dated 25th 25sh
and 2.fh AorI Vera Cruz OF the 29to.
Cen worth wss still ~ Perote with 2'OO men ne
had advanced one brigade with its battery 70 enlarge
the circuit with supplies.
me arrival Of diligence ~ Vera Cruz from Jsiaps
on ,ha 2sth brought intelligence that Mr. Bsnkneso
.he British Minister had offered mediston, and Con
ares. vas actng upon the proposition.
Il was reported sbs, strong party IN favor Of peace
he'd forrne1 ~ the Capital
vicinity of the City Mexico but nothing ike irregular
defence had been undertaken. The citizens seemed 70
be s,uoaed By the successive defeats OF their troops
SAINTS Anna had written 70 the Government ioui
Orzaps that he had 1850 men, and vented Kenmore
rnents ard money. HIS demands were ho"eFsii uu
Needed and the Government and people appear " nave
lost al confidence Ia him. ,....
The Puebla paper OF the 9th declares uist Psily
Of MexicaDs beaded by RejOn and Gomez lsriA-' hsH
determined u eel the Republic 70 the American Vsnos'
70 an exorsss arrived At Vera Cruz, on the x9ih IN
fsroatiou had beer received that Lieut. Dixon IN com
nsnd Of detachment Of l02 conysescent soiaiei' on
thsr way 70 Jaaps had been attacked by 300 Mexcan'
wagon train had also been captured. ana ieais arc
entertained for another ,.o
Il was ramored that Gen Taylor bad arrived st san
Luis but not that he had taken that cry ,,,-
II va, also reported that The Mexcans nteno isa'us
the roads entirely ee from Jslspa out TO FueDs bu'
ontrenching themselves IN the later place -, ,,,, 9
revolution l. said 20 have broken out ID lne Niy VI
Mexico against Santa Anna oo.-,.
The Mexican accounts of the battle Of Cerro Doroo
say hist Santa Anna sustained himself WIZ oOv1 s
l4oo0 and finally being entirely surrounded cut MS way
through the Yankees with column oi uie ioui'" ~
fsUuy. -, - -, .
The Mexlcans sdroit that two Of their Generals were
killed but Gen SCOTS losss put down at i0ur thOessno'
killed two thousand end As many wounded IL.
Gen sslss has issued proclamation declaring ma
he empowered 10 raise n guerilla corps al" 0"'''
on ell good Mexicsns to join his standard
" CoRREsPoEDEST Of the " Sun from vera
Cruz gives the following anecdote Of military IN
subordinatioD aud consequent military punishment
there The Volunteers, it would seem, are not
taking the most polite precautions against the vel
low fever or the vomito
aBy the way the most New York looking thing have
aeon was two or three of the Volunteers going by with bot
e. 4, ,heiY hsnda and not altogether sober. One OF
them la rather worse state thon the rect ana niue n'
eIned 10 be- troublesome ~hs was met by MS officer
an active and powerful msn who seemed not 10 IeiiAn
ms suciusn of military order At the corners OF most
of tie streets an old cannon ID planted nuzze down
ward for bride posts To the nearest 81 these tns OF
fender led aud tied ~ the hands IN thS coOIo %
bst nstnrsd manner In toe world by the sslSart Ocer
and there be remained until he sober enough 70 pe
ashamed Of mia situation II was deliberate ana on
hand m.riiang, and no douo; perfectly sau'iac
tory az parties"