Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-01-08
LATER FROM MEXICO.

LATER FROM MEXICO.
No accounts have yet reached US OF the
meeting of the Mexican Congress- Great anx-
iety is manifested to know what may be the
tone of feeling towards this country which
will prevail in the councils Of that body. For
our own part we think it very probable that a
pacific policy will be adopted. We fee! con-
ident that Santa Anna, at heart, is for peace,
and that heis only waitingthe favorable juno
ture to make his views known to the Mexican
people. There is every reason in the world
why he should desire an end of the present
war, bat as yet he is not prepared to breast
the popular war current which is sweeping O.
yer the country.
We take the following from the N. O. Pic
ayune of the Goth ultimo -
FURTHER FROM TANIPICO.
The mail brought over by the Massachu-
sets from Tamplco, was sent up to town du-
| ring the course of yesterday, and we proceed
to give further details of the news from our
| correspondence and papers
We are placed In possession of letters from
| Vera Cruz, with accounts OF the loss OF the
| Somers. They have been anticipated, but we
cannot omit calling attention to an extract from
a letter to the British Consul at Tamplco, writ
ten by the commander of the British frigate
Alarm. After describing the accident with its
fearful details, he speaks of the thirty-seven
saved by the joint eXertions of the French and
English, but explicitly gives the Frenchmen
the credit OF having rendered the most efficient
service.
| A private letter mentions that while the
squadron was at Tampico the men suffered a
good deal from intermittent fever, but they de-
parted, as is mentioned in letters below, IN
great spirits, and we may expect to hear OF
port after port falling into our hands. From
another letter we make short extract:
81 can hear of nothing of interest from the
Interior The general impression is that Her.
rera will be elected President of Mexico upon
the opening of Congress, and that overtures of
peace will be Immediately made to our Gov
eminent. This | conceive very probable, as
the citizens are disposed for peace but as soon
as Santa Anna hears of such an occurrence
his steps will be turned towards the capital,
and whoever is elected President will enjoy
his functions but for short tme'
We have heard of this Herrera movement
from several quarters, but never before direct
ly from Mexico. We have no faith, whatev-
er, in the good disposition of the Mexcans,
never having met trace of such feeling IN
any of their papers.
We have further correspondence between
Gen Taylor and Santa Anna which we find
in FL Eco de Tampico of the 18th inst. We
have not room for it this morning, nor is any
more than one passage of it important Gen.
Taylor writes from Saltllo on the goth of No
vember acknowledging the courtesy of Santa
Anna in releasing the seven prisoners He
then quotes from the terms of the armistice OF
Monterey to justify the action of our Govern
ment in putting an end to titus meeting a
reflection of Santa Anna upon our Government
in his former letter He concludes by express
sing the hope that the Mexican Congress will
accept the offers of the United States, and en-
ter INTO negotiationsfo for the termination of hos
tilities and the establishment of permanent
peace.
Santa Anna replies on the oath of Novem
Der from San Luis Potos. After a courteou:
introduction, he recalls to Gen. Taylor the case
OF Gen. La Vega, and desires representation:
10 be made to our Government which may ef
feet his immediate release-Santa Anna sup
posing him at the time to be still in New Or
leans. He concludes the letter as follows
we find the italics in the Mexican copy:
s. will conclude this note by assuring yol
that | entertain the hope thatthe sovereign Ma
tional Congress, which is Immediately to b.
installed, will act as shall be most conduciv,
to the interests of the Republic; but believe
that ] do not deceive myself in assuring you
that neither the Congress, nor any Merican
aclH ever be able to listen to orertures of peac
unless the national territory be first eracuatet
BY the forces Of the United States, and the hos
tile attitude Of their ressets of wdr be Nth
dTdrn This must be without doubt the pre-
liminary of whatever negotiation may be open
| ed; and it may be permitted to me to declare
to you, that the nation, moved by sentimen
, of patriotism, and determined to defend at ev
cry hazard and inch by inch its territory, will
never cease to qualify as it deserves, and a
the world has already qualified it, the coniuc
of the United States; and it will do whateve
it can and ought honorably to deserve the it'll
which it bears of independent and free
No other part of this correspondence is i'm
portant, but here we have expressed the deter
mlnatlon OF the Mexican people in the eneF
geuc words of their ablest leader