The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-20
IMPORTANT FROM THE ARMY.
specIAL EXPRESS FOR THE UNION"


The first Journey made by our pony teams, brings us
the following interesting from the army in advance
OF the mails. We have made arrangements to furnish
our readers regularly with from the SOUTH at least
one day ahea1 of our contemporaries This we feel due
70 our subscribers who have literally encouraged
in our undertaking.
Gen Aaaya cheated President Peace adn,nisfration.
Offers OF pacyfcat,on the part Of erico-Arres Of
gueralas Ttco Merican officers hung-lMr. Irist
preparing 10 return.
From the New Orleans Picsyune Extra.
Opvlana Express In adramce Of the Mat.
Late and Important from Mexico.
New Orleans Sunday afternoon, 10Th instant, having
sailed from Vera Cruz the lsi instant We in
debted the courtesy of gentleman who passenger
her for package OF letters and papers The steamer
Maria Burt was to have left Vera Cruz the same day,
and the bulk of the mail placed board of her but
faithful correspondent at Vera Cruz took the precau-
ton of duplicating of our letters by the Poria
The nsws by this arrival is very important and, first
of ALL the story about Santa Annals being at the head of
and the despatch OF General Worth Querearo to pro-
tect Congress-all turns out to be mere moonshne-no
more authentic than General SCOTS famous entry into
Mexico in the middle OF July last gentleman tho
roughly conversant with Mexican affairs, who pas
senger in the Pora, assures that from the best nfor
nation he could obtain, he is satisfied that IN place OF
has eighteen hundred, even hundred and eighty
followers. With this rumor falls good deal of very ju
aicioqs composition upon the renewal OF the gloes OF
Napoleon the return from Elba, &c. -
Gen Anaya was elected President of Mexico on the
18th inst He has once before been Provisional Presi
dent His present term of Office extends only TO the sth
of January next He is known TO be in favor of peace
In forming his cabinet, he continued Mora villamil in
the department, and made Pena Pena, late the
President his Secretary of State The whole adninistra
ton favor of honorable peace; and OF its first
acts was to despatch commission to the city of Mexico
to reopen negotiations with MIR: Trst, The commission
ers were Seniors Conto Atrsain, and Cuevas and Gen.
Rncon--the first two having been on the former COM
mission Mr. Trisfs powers had been revoked prior to
the arrival of the commission; and Gen Scott possess
ed no powers to treat with them is presumed they
were referred to our government at Washington.
The next most important intelligence by this arrival is
the reported arrest OF Gen. WORTH Gen Pillow, and
that letters written by these gentlemen rejecting upon the
commanders chief, have fallen into his possession upon
which he at once arrested them n we have not yet re-
9th of November They make no mention of these
rests; but we have letters the Maria Burt from the
city Of Mexico, which, we presume, will elucidate the
whole matter. t,ea
The following letter contains political news of interest
and Importance, though sentence is confused, and
we fear something omitted 1t appears altogether pro-
bable that the Mexican Congress has been dissolved by
the withdrawal of the Puos, SO that no quorum be
obtained:
MEXICO Nov. 81 1871.
senior Zuliata.. who time since brought forward
the city OF Mexico into independent
State during the occupation by the American army which
proposition rejected by the Congress with sco has
again made himself the laughngstock of the nation by
another proposonno less than that the federal compact
should be broken the union destroyed and the cry be given
States saurs qui peut" The proposition
lccived with Indignation and rejected at once
The governors the States still in session Quee-
aro and have proposed Two questions to the
i Mn In what character they have been called together,
and will the government submit to their decision
I'd. VIII the government make known, with clearness
and franknes the programme of its policy with regard to
stood the government had answered these questions by
stating they had been called together solely the
era government, would be able to surrcn
der powers, and that it more inclined to open
The British charge daffaires had arrived Qaeretaro,
and taken up his temporary residence in that city: :.
There yet the dissolution of Congress
consequence Of the withdrawal OF the puros but APP
quorum left and il is said that President Anaya has writ
General Rncon and several other influential persons,
requesting them TO repair to Queretao and confer with
the M as to steps he should present crisis
Here is an extract from another letter. which gives us
account of sharp affair with gueras, which very
creditoble to our arms:
Msxco Nov. 10, lsi7
On the 18th instant, thrysix wag belonging
% IN 3 i and r ,s e 1 sd Place n win
On reaching San Martin, Gems Rea and Torrejon,
mand of the guerilla forces there made descent upon the
wagons aptured them and started Off for Queretaro via
Tlascala Information conveyed to Gen. Lane Pue
the cavalry Capt Roberts. When they reach
ed ascala they found the enemy there; and Capt r. who
had been the OF the town, seeing
off the train, charged upon the guerias, completely
routing them killing seventeen, and taking thirteen officers
prisoners la the time, portion of wagons which
had taken mile from the town by party of the
my, fire. and six destroyed, before the infantry
up, who rescued the remainder think this will be
gueras, and teach them that the Ameri-
determined protect the mercantile interests of
this country, matter what nation the merchants may
belong.
| Santa Anna has assumed the command of the army in
Oaaca. He that he deprived of the command by
Peia Pena in order that the latter might find no obstacle
in making peace with the Americans. He his de-
termination oppose negotiation for peace with the
American forces occupying any portion of the Mexican
| territory.
Mora vllamil has been nominated Secretary of War.
Torne left Queetaro the l4h Tor Moreia take up his
quarters there general
Yesterday paper, called the Yankee Doodle, made
its appear ince. Yours, &c q.
Percy M. Doyle, esq, the new British minister or
charge arrived at Vera Cruz in the steamer Vixen,
the 30th u
The Arco Iris says that Gen Pattersons division left
the 23d, two American Transfers Tor having killed
Mexican boy twelve years old He caused also to be ex
ecuted the next day the two Mexican officers Garcia and
Acade belonging to the Sth and nth regiments,) who
taken prisoners commanding guerIllas without hav
ing been exchanged. The people buried them in great
pomp and ceremony upon which, Gen Patterson sent for
the acade, who said that the funeral had been sponta
with the people, and that he had not power to pre-
vent besides, he remarked that notwithstanding the
great numbers who had attended the ceremony order had
not been disturbed in the slightest manner
We have been informed that Padre Martin, Uhe sec
ond Jaraua) has been made prisoner while sleeping in
one of the garitas of the city of Mexico.
Senior Oero brought forward his proposition in the
Mexican Congress for deprivlng the Executive of the