Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-02
The Prospects of Peace.

may be mistaken, but my humble opin.
ion is that there are three influences now at
work in the City of Mexico to bring about
a peace. The first and foremost is Santa
Anna himself, sick and tired of the war,
and seeing nothing in its continuance bu,
his own utter and irretrievable ruin. The
second is Macintosh, Thornton Il Co. the
latter gentleman Secretary of Legation
or attache TO the English Minister, and
both representing English interests. The
third, and an all.powerful interest II is, is
American gold, of which Santa Anna and
some of his friends are known 10 be ex-
ceedingly fond. and to handle which they
will stop at nothing. Thornton, during the
the illness of Mr.. Bankhead does the talk
ing on the English side-Mackintosh acts
as banker and general agent. Not one of
these men care any more for the honor or
credit of the Government of Mexico than
they do for that of the Tongo lslands-self
is at the bottom of all, and Santa Anna is
the most selfish man of the lot.
On our own side we have too influences
at work-the first is Gen. Scott, hampe red
and hand. bound by his own government,
and anxious TO bring about peace, because
he believes a majority of his coun,rymen
are warmly in favor of it; and the second is
Mr.. Trist, covetous, as any man in his stu.
alton would be, of the distinction so i'm
portant deed as the making peace must
give him. Opposed to these influences is a
proud but cowardly set of Mexican mil
itary demagogues--a band of leeches, who
have lost all caste but still retain species
of hold upon the people; and then there is
the great body of the people themselves,
who know not themselves what they want
but who are hood winked and led by the
demagogues. Santa Anna has no friends,
but he has power, and that suits him Just as
well-perhaps better. Now, all the infuen.
ences enumerated above are TO be used to
bring about peace; but how they will
succeed is a matter of conjecture. / sup.
pose that the means should not be re ected
so that the end is gained
Trial of the DeserterS,
| The trial of the deserters-the celebra.
ted battalion of 81. Patrick-is still going
on, but how the affair will terminate no one
but those on the court-martial can say. A
strong influence is at work in favor of the
prisoners. In the first place, all the Mexi.
can ladies in this town, La Sonora Caveta-
no Rubio among the number, have signed a
warm petition lin their favor, which has
been sent to General Scott. The lady whose
name have given is the lady of the rich
Rubio, who has a country house here in
Tacubaya. The English. and perhaps some
of the other foreign ministers, have also
interested themselves in behalf of the
scoundrels. might here state that the cele.
braed flag of the foreign battalion was cap.
tured by the l4tb infantry, attached to
Gen. Pillows division.
Mexican Outrage.
TiUo o'clock, Afternoons has Just
come in from the Capital which has caused
great excitement. At an early hour, a
train of wagons, under charge Of Capt.
Wayne, dressed in citizens clothes, started
for the city. Scarcely had they reached
the plaza, before the wagons were sur.
rounded by an immense number of leperOs
who at first commenced cursing and jeerng
the wagon masters and wagoners. Soon,
however, they began to pelt the poor fel.
lows with stones and missiles and not.
withstanding the pretended exertions of a
squad of Mexican soldiers, who acted as
a guard, the entire train was driven oul
of the city. Several of the wagoners re.
ceived severe bruises and Commissions from
the showers of stones thrown at them, and
foremost in the mob were said to be the
women of the town. One Mexican was
shot by one of the wagon-masters, and
another by Mexican officer, but not unit
they had half killed an American.
In the crowd of loafers or leperos were
seen many men, apparently of the better
class from their dress, who excited the
mob TO acts of violence, while there were
ladies' looking on and evidently enjoying
the sport. Even the Mexican cavalry
guard or many of them, sat upon theil
horses, not Indifferent spectators, for they
fairly laughed to see the unfortunate anc
unarmed teamsters beset in manner SO
cowardly.
suppose that Santa Anna will apologize
for the outrage, and thus the matter will be
settled; but this will not prevent many from
thinking the tyrant instigated the whole af
fair. He is up to all sorts of trickery.--
) There are others who think, and probably
with good show of reason, that the moi
was set on by the enemies of Santa Anna
and peace, with the intention of involving
the whole party and breaking off all nego
tations. Be this as it may, the Mexican:
have won a great battle in driving oui
wagons from the city and will not fail tc
exut over it. know not what measure!
Gen. Scott will now resort to in order tc
obtain his money and supplies from thu
; city.
From the New York Evening Post
LETTER FROM THE HON. JAMES