The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-17

AFFAIRS IN THE CITY OF ME- xIco.

Anna had left the city with 500 cavalry for Osiacs
Pena Pena and two of the jud gss Of the
Last evening however to urprse wa h. nv Ist
ters from Jsspa, that Santa had REACHED P1ebia
with 600 cavalry. and tn at Colonel Child. who has
command Of the forts abo the city had Commenced
bonn harding, and had thro 400 shells into ,hs citv
This sir is the strange received last evsp,nr
from Jaaps My own OPT Mon Island am not alone
that General santa Anna Is en- 10 msra 1T.
way to the seaooast to EN- bark or was on his wsv To
Osjaca for with small force he could think to
cut s On the r. s iI5 Gs. scott
depended upon-nothing from the army, or even from
foreign houses.
city and that General Scott could not control thsm
but We cannot believe any thing from the Msxica wr.
think that Pena Pena and his associates will call
CONGRESS togsther and will endsavor to open negota-
Major Lslly understand has been ordered to march
up. The city Is comparatively healthy
think there Is truth in the first report-the other
FROM BRAZos SANTIAGO
From the N. o Picsyune, Oct 81
ne schooner Fiorinds Capt Cannon, from Brazos
from passenger that u portion of Gen Cushug's
brigade arrived at tho Brazos the 23d and the re-
whole would embark for Vera Cruz Capt Gammon re-
ports the United States steamer Telegraph going into
prazos on the day he left. Lieut. Fogg and DR. Wash
burn both of the regiment OF volunteers
ana Mr. Bisrs suffer- came in the Foruda passengers
ThE SOUTH AMERICAN OPINIONS OF THE WAR
Inc valparaiso Merenio pnblirhes In one OF its num-
bers last August the following article which wa tran.
!ate from the New Orleans Patrta, in consequence OF
the xiety with which the opinion OF neutral natons
respecting the looked for II saws a. Soiio.
viz - ''' 90 ''i'o"s,
The only of the American General In b,s ,,rro..
10 the mexican Capital his being able to and i'm
1t even the shadow of government with which 20 con
Guas .ns treaty which is the object and desire the
Warrington government which will ensure it the vast
territory at the North OF Mexico from the month OF
the Rio Grande to Cafornis - "
In our IDEAS the pers of the American army RI INV,
about to commence Mexico with the peculiar spaoitv
the Spanish character refused ali offers of neaot
aton When its congress in session extraordinary
received the news Of the defeat of Cerro Gordo Il
PROMPTED the Executive from making peace with the
sns;s States or concluding any stpulaons with
foreign powers by which all OF any territory
should Dc disposed OF, and declaring all indiy duss
ns.n.r private persons or public funcionares t. be
states and also declaring any such treaties null and
voiu Let these declarations be worth what they NAV
taey emAnate from The national representative who
pronounced them and dissolved their stings to pre-
vent ths being revoked and in vain does dictator
snip endsavor to proscribs them.
fsIhere are other left to the United states
ivan mtsry occupation, conquest But the whig
party Of the Union protests loudly against this
as violation of the Federal Constitution and the states
doubtless Will do the against the Of fifteen
t 81 dollars which will be yearly to
TAIN the soooo men who according the calculation OF
the dmerfcsn Eagle "a paper favorable to this military
ocG%pston viii be the very least that win be required
ne MeDcan population will not change under this
rue II under the dire necessity of repose and thrown
back BY party inhuence it allows itself over
come'it Will not likewise Bucoumb forever Indepen-
dencs cry to which the population always reply and
the spanish Americans never have this day Under
II
species OF fanaticism with the sons of Spain Their
deeds In other parts attest this.
$3.50 ARMY INTELLIGENCE
, Inc weston (ao.) Herald OF the I'd inst coptains
the following interesting items of Intelligence rom our
army ut the West A difficulty has arisen b tween
Coonels Wharton and Gilpn which resulted in nscir~
the latter under arrest The circumstances near a.
we can learn them, are substantially these: Col O. on
his arrival at the fort waited upon Col w for the pur-
pose OF his orders and of making arrange
ments preliminary to assuming the command Of his bat
oh."t difference or opinion occurred regarding the
W. stated that the battalion stationed on the
santaFe route for the purpose protecting the trains
Cd, sin will pursue the Indians even to the noun.
tsins, but that will overtake Them Col w. after in
post ana could not allow such language to be- uAsd told
MIN that ne must rstract or he would put him under
rss. TINS Gpin refused to do s.d asocrdingly he Is
warded his charges to Washington.
We understand that FIVE or six men belonging to the
Arkansas Battalion have been and put irons
at the Fort charged with robbng and attempting to
kill some Of the returned volunteers Two of these lat.
ter we're found badly bruised and nearly ssnseless.
Their money was gone, and themselves Intoxicated.
The men who wre arrested belong believe to Capt
Koscslewskis company. no NJ
ts rumored that the trains that left last week
has been robbed the Kanzas We have not learned
the particulars.
Major Bea OF the LIST Dragons Is now at Fort Lsaven
worth He will leave with Gen. Price for Santa Fe
All the companies Of Prices regiment and willock's
battalion have received their pay and left their
homes "
steamboat has left New Orleans for Mobile in order
to take on board the mounted companies now hsps
They will go without their horses inasnuoh az drs
are no suitable boats to carry themMobfte Herald
Tribune, tn inst. .t.t fr4r
The steamer Alabama which Ia nov being repaired
may possibly start for Vera Cruz tomorrow evening
with detachment Of troops and horses We that
Capt Belger the very able ana industrious Assistant
at this city has already prepared trans
portation for the Sd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Reg
nsnt, under Col Thompson, and the Ath Volunteer
Regiment under Col Williams, from the same state
These gallant troops which expected daily will not
have to stay here single day after their arrival but
viii be immediately furnished with Transports O.
Delta, Oct 8. "Feh-.'
The Montgomery Journal learns that John Goldth-
waite ESQ., of that city, about to raise company Of
soldier and fought with Scott at Lundys Lane Major
T. Riddle of Auburn, is also sndeavoring to raise =
successful for the indYsreuce Of the State to tbs war
really disgraccfu. ffu TTdi-
Major Thomas II. Seymour has been promoted in tho
u Army, to the post OF Lieutenant Colonel and has
Infantry - tH.l..a.
Capt w. II. shever, Sd artillery, who distinguished
to Washington direct from Gen. Tsyors hssdquartsrs
for the purpose Of procuring from the department
battery Of light artillery for service in
News, 18th inst. lt..t L..
Gen Kearny arrived at St Louis on the 18th instant
But company Of the battalion called for from Mis-
sissipp by the War Department have as yet arrived
at Jackson, They will be detained at Jackson LOT the
present IL IL possible, adds the CourterD that the
four other companies will report themselves ready
for marching orders n--Nateh.s Courier Ala uh.
Twelve recruits Of the I'd regiment United states dra
goons arrived In this city Yesterday from Charleston
The officers with them are Capt Harvey and Lisut Pc
tgru.-Mobile Herald and Tribune, IN inst.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The United States ship Raritan towsd up to the
navy yard from the anchorage of Crancy Island yes
terdy the United States steamer Enginesr and the
vsndaia will be carried up to-day.-Norfsk Beacon,
1AL
GEORGIA ElEcTIoS.--The Augusta Sentinel
(whig) OF yesterday, says Towns majority will
probably reach 1900 democratic Senator said To be
elected from win and Tesir both counties said
to have elected democratic representatives The question
to which party will have the majority In the Leg
isature 10 still In doubt-which may probably be
solved by the news this morning At present, par
ties stand In the House 81 each and six counties to
hear from, via Appling, Lowndes, Ware, Tstnall,
Thomas and sumter the three last Of which de-
cided whg counties and the three first very nearly
balanced The House Is composed Of 100 members.
The senate is composed Of ~ members; the wings