The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-03
The News from Mexico.


Mexico, renders il certaint Lat Scott took up
his line of march upon the city. about the
18th ult. Reinforced by Gen. Pierce, and
the garrison of Jaiapa. his amy will be lit
tie short of a0,000eficc,ive men with a COM
potent supply Of ordnance, and all other
necessary munitions of war. This is by
Tar the largest and best appointed army ever
got together by the United States, and It's
movements naturally excite the deepest in
tcre>t.
win Gen. Scott be opposed in his march
upon The city! From the presumed impo,-
sibili,y of Mex;co's being able to raise a
force TO cope with such an army. the gene
raj opinion is that he viii not be. But this
does not accord with the latest accounts
from the city. The New York sun has let
tiers direct from the city of Mexico as late
as the LIST Of August. From these we make
extracts:
"Thcre are, at least, fifty thousand able
bodied men enrolled in the city. But the
difficulty is 10 find the arms. CullasSoS and
swords are abundant and they have - pie
cCS of heavy cannon for the fonts al pinuu.
They are casting cannon daily. Pots and
Kettles. scraps of i.on and copper. old bells
San., tm,o w. ~, an IaSy.'H sF'1,N .!
, He has closed nm Tho y,rnd,,. i i .oiI Ia
conceal the nationality of the workmeu,
VINO are principally Americans and Eng
hnI,. h 49,, " .''i pi' - '., i. ,
|mappIiur workmcn are FOREIGNERS. Two
companies Of |. :. descrter> are employed
mere, making that tort perfect ElbraItcr.
WI" mount SiNtN guns ana a> many more
ga. oe planted cTlclehtlN on me ADJOINING
inns u ,'th' Scout oi'iy Ce'a!S i0''% enough
10 enable SANTA Anna 10 nave theh cast
Another letter from the same writer de-
>cribcs piuon rs "a remarkable mountain
mss si>,oo,, -. .o,.,,,,,.,,, ,,;r.. r-,,,,, ,l,
I'll! VI NeNico' on INC fo"" 10 i"eo'" u!
way OF -. Martin. Vt Piuon the road
winds around between two volcanic noun
,o;,. coob o,,,r,,o,,,,;,,, , ro;,, or ,,,, =,
INC rodu' between 'acSc TWO NILS Is an
extensive iortlhcauon nearly completed
and on which found MiHy-boaSdad men
at work. OF these. two companies were
Europeans, dcsertcrs from the Ar,ny Of the
Cuited States. and to their skill may be at
tributed the superiority displayed IN the
works"
The author of these letters came through
!rom the city OF Mexico To vera Cruz as a
courier, and personally examine" Inc WORKS
at PIaon. lie gives the following account OF
affairs al Puebla:
81 saw numerous guerilla bands on the
,,'u';'''",'r, og' ny ~ ,i,n head -
n g5O mon Io,ucinr o,,aw their time il,
religious exercises. He is 50 excessively
Wuus, ana so intimate WIN inc o'ShopS' inc
"a III, ..f,,bor Sn,tt tie rtIicers and
men. on the contrary. call him "loolish
Scott Murmurs, loud, long and deep are
circulating IN DIS CAMP at MS tl'hous ue-
-, 10, -. "a $500 cn,. c,,a
of the mos, terrific conflicts in modern war
fare. His men are deserving to the enemy
in consequence OF nacuoh'
Inc i9,'oo men mere "'e''''oht' are Vi
course exclusive oil ueh' fIerce,S command
winch numbers ABOUT oVV''
In reierenc TO Negotiations Tor peace me
news we gave last week ieN the commune
cation oil Mr.. buchanan III Tue ha'ius OIL
SANTA Anna 10 ""on' Il "'O oee' 'o'"'ie"
by the congress, WIN reminder 'L'a' 'ie
ihihat"e IN negotiations cou'o ci's oe Ia
Ken oy the executive o'''e ''ie'i '"e 'o''''
press. ACCOMPANIED bv a letter from the
secretary in which he states that although
the initiative in negotiations could only be
taken by the executive. vet, as the congress
had last winter passed n decree declaring it
treason, 10 propcse n peace with the United
States. i. was clear that there must be re-