The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-11-19
tsucrctaro.

Quere;nro-the place TO which the Me-
leans have transferred the seat Of comCrn-
ment I'D interitrl--is fine town. or city Of
some thirty-iive thousand inhabitants. stone
butt, and distinguished for its manutacti-
res, particularly Of coarse WoClens and cot
TONS Il is about one hundred and twenty
miles \. VI. q Mexico, and is seated on the
borders oil the BeXio-a great mountain
PLAIN or valley, of some two thousand feet
less elevated than the valley OF Mexico,
WllcA stretches, sixty or more miles wide,
70 the ncchDOrhoud of the larger city Of
GuanaXuato, and is considered the richgst,
as It is, in fact, the most fertile tract Of land
III Mexico. The whole of this country,
with ITS vicinity, is Gense)y peoplcd. The
httle state OF GuanaXuato, with n territory
considerably les than that Of MaSsachu.
sets, has population Of upwards of half
million. The state Of Queretaro, which is
twice as large, contains population vau-
ously estimated Mt from one hundred and
twenty-five up to five hundred thousand
! souls q remarkable example of the uncer-
taiuty that exists, in Mexico, in regard 10
most important points OF national statistics,
which are all guessed a..
Qucretaro is, then, the new scat Of CO.
. If.
/ Pena y PCna, once strong friend Of peace.
now an ardent advocate Of war, attended
/ by General President Herrera, another
corvc-tite from peace 10 war. conyokes TIE
/ Mexican congress, from which there is per-
/ hapS, rs little 70 he expected Of pacific in
ciinatcn rs from The administration Of the
peace President.
/ Is the American army still seeking 10
conquer n peace, to follow the Mexican
, government to Queretarc2 The Mexican
( government in that case will. doubtless re-
treat still further north, to Guanaxualo
and thence, if necessary. to San Luis Pc.
/ tosi-or 70 GuadalayaIa in the west. or &c
/ Na!I2dol.d in the south. rs may seem to il
desirable; aad General Scott will be in the
position Of Mr.. Stevens the diplomatic ira.
Weller in Central America. in search Of :
government which is not TO he found. And
IN the meanwhile, willie scGuccd away II
F. this IolwinCcd Ike enterprise. Santa Anna
--aiw1yS defeated and never SubdueG--
remains in the rear, raising uow armies e
fight new ha,ll,s--or so DESTROY convoy.
and -aui'cas. and perhaps rcconquer unde.
Tended ccnpueHs.
Santa Ama appears 70 be, in fact, the
war,-hi, admission INTO Mexico aroused
n war spirit which did not previously exist
With all his faults, and all our ideas of hi,
,unpcpulari'y. he is lie nllc,t and rnostpop
ular and influential of al the Mexican
: chiefs. and is the rallyirg por: Of the Who'll,
Mexican pcoplc. He darcs not make peace
and " ar is the state ofthingS in which he i
most powerful, by being most necessary tc
his country. The best way 10 end the wa
would ho to capture him, if possible, or OK
pei him from thc country. Ii was cardin
nj principle Of the Old Romans to pursue
defeated enemy until he was in thei
power, or driven away powerless fugitive
Gar from tho theatre ofconfiet
The Administration, we are informed
sends Scott orders 10 reopen his line O
communication. II had better send hin
the mcarS Of doing so. and above I'll. of dc
failing force 20 follow up Santa Anna m
! I'll ne is no longer in a position or place +
marshal new armics.--Norih American.