Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-13

'ne h1,osr OF Vera Cruz under dag Of truce The pu
$3.50 % mo visit was TO supply s)me Of our shipwreeked
IT, VINO ate now prisoners, with money and clothing.
Zoe case Of Passed Mdshpman Rogers. to- WA. n,h,b
subject OF discussion. for learn that he Il now tres.
reeonnai."s Q, war instead OF spy. In making tho
~ eounassanee IN which hc captured IL was move
",' no was IN tho undrcss uniform OF his ,ank
=" resMd 10 tho scion Of the Mexican Congro.. an. -
a. No., s o papers give US are complete but they
~ r. V .,m what has been generally said and believed
~ o trJeeuon OF our oyetures for peace They do NOT
oo'' contradict our former reports The belief in N,
cd nnon ~ s, nave oeen that Congress had
W upn "" su1Jee' at all. Preparatory sessions of tho
members elected were held far b,ek a. an. 3n, ~ NJ
gu, VIC nave despatch OF Senior LafraRua the se
ceuny OF state, stating that Congress wa. AMI, .
hai,pssi III, r. NJ, Of tho 5th OF Deeemb,, m. No.,
eeedgs OF tho llh uL the atsst We end in ,be
pers. " INV :" "o Pa-
We have before u.s. copied from III, mor,,o, p..,,,-
OF ,he Gu December. the constitution OF the eommi,,s
" e |namoer OF Deputies. These appoiu,me ns are inn
n 70 tnose who arc familiar with the politics of h.
osuihs men OF Mexico. The Committee ON Pusroa Cos.
srucioSALks or the formation Of n new constituted To-
mo county, arc Senore Recon- Gomez Farms and Ot.,c
The hfst the lately dismissed Secretary of S,.,e hh
SuaHeheu WIN SaAs and Santa Anns. The second ia tha
suer o The pure republicans and the friend of
"o O,et', We teeolect Alright, a former propri,.
i 81 sSo VA since become III Mentor Republcano
loe's' Journ" conducted with ability. Oero was tho
snean 80 grossly sifonIed by the Baron Acyo Go O.
prey in the the atro W ~
Tho Committee ON G06ernaeion, or Coy,tnn,.n, .,,-
slss OF cS-Presdont Herrera Godpy and Riy, DID,
al wo"-known names. That Foreign Relations eon,,
" heIon Ceoalos and Oero. The second of tb,s, gen
Gomez Farias is chairman of the eomm;,,o, nm E;.
ana uotefa OF that ON War aud tho Navy We Inv, Owe,
enough OF the names to indicate the liberal
appear u" DC IN tho ascendant In the Conrres Tn,
other committees are given but they are upon subj,
Tess Importance, so the names Of the members ato less
known 10 fame. ~ '
The appointment Of committees amman, IN h.. -
the work vi the 9TH OF December On the 9Th Ien,,, ..
made from the Secretary OF the Treasury with pro;ec,
Tor the conversion OF the foreign debt Two resolutions
were submitted, and referred To committees which ,ycr,
important as laying out the work the session The 6t
was ior declaring the Constitution of 1924 in force with
such amendments os Congress should ii, make Tho
second proposition was for the appointment of comn.,
which should embody the principles entertained bv tho
Cenetess aud which will be the foundation OF its action in
sSo war Ihs is the only thing the proceedings
oil mo congress which touches upon the war
We have paper Of later date than that which COM
'ans hc ABOVE out IN tive see farther congressional
news We have Rivon tho abovenot for their intimate
interest," though they are not destitute Of
Principally 10 show negatively Congress had not aeed
upon our oNcnrcs Tor peace to tho last accounts Had
they done So II would IN all probability have been known
IN the squadron OF noted IN tho papers Lieut. Bowers in
forms us that no had heard nothing up to the 2ls when
ne had an interview with English officers who arc
usually well informed TO the OF events i'm Ne,ic,
The Locomoor Of tho 18th ult announces the .ty, S
the two American eommodores the station and at ono.
throws out the hint that every thing indicates that some x
uaordinary attempt is contemplated and il tolows i'm
inns win an express caution to the authorities of Ayaado
and the city OF Vera Cruz ook out for SQUALLS as wa
should say in the States.
The late revolutionary attempt in Tabasco is mentioned
almost IN terms OF disgust and Traconis denounced "a
poor weak fool but have not room TO enter upon mi,
topic to-day. ~
From Chihuahus we have some later news A despa,eh
published from Governor Angel Trias dated the 2Oh of
November in which he the day previous
BODY OF 4eO troops part infantry and part cavalry with
four light pieces Of artillery chihuahua for III Ps.o dol
NotIe under the command Of Lieut. Col Cuity with pro-
visions, &c for one month These forces were TO ION az
Il Paso GOO men, previously raised and the were to
proceed aud make an attempt to surprise Gen Kearnoy
who was then with small force Coba nearly two hun
dred miles north OF that point All classes Of the citizens
took part m celebrating the departure OF these troops and
Governor Trias Issued proclamation the occasion for
which We will endeavoT To hnd room another occasion
FROM SANTA FE.-The St Louis Republican Of
the 3lst ult. says
Al late hour last night received budget at letters
nm several correspondents in New Mexico-Those from
santa re beer date as late the 18th OF November and
give us in detail all the OF interest which had trans
pred in that quarter for several weeks previous
In no part Of correspondence have we been able to
Ind any auson TO tho reported defeat OF the sixty Dragons
mention OF which was made in paper OF yesterday.
a fran Mara lated tba OI - NJ.