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his hands in shower, alighling on a
loadslone rock some twenty feet list ant
1t was an incident Of this character
which led 10 the discovery Of the vasl
quantities of loadstone in that region.
FROM MEXICO AND THE ARMY.
The New Orleans mail brough! q
variety Of news yesterday, of which the
most curious and least credible is the
following contained in a slip from the
Picayunc, dated 1 o'clock p. NJ, OF
Tuesday.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT !!
We have just received news from
Anton Lizardo up to the 20ih nlt. -
One ofthe letters states that Congress
on the 9th ul,.. after stormy session,
approved the first section Of bill au.
thorizing the Government of Mexico to
raise $15, ,o0e, 900 by the hypotllacation
or sale of certain goods Of the church.
Santa Anna opposedthis, and is rumored
tha, his opposition so exasperated his
soldiers that they had shot him! Our
correspondent says that this report re-
quires confirmation, but there are many
circumstances which will render it not
impossible such has been the fate of
Santa Anna. The army wasin great
distress.
The passage of the above law has
certainly created 1he greatest excitement
in Mexico. The churches arc closed
and every indication Of mourning and OF
resistance has been eviiHnced by those
who support the religious establishments
in Mexico.
The Mexican Congress, and Mexican
press everywhere appears to be thor,
oughly aroused. The issue 'they make
is "Ser no ser"-to be or not 10 be.
Mr.. Rodgers was still in confnemnt
at Vera Cruz, but was well treated.
We have files Of papers, but have no
time 10 look at them before the mail
closes. Tomorrow we shall give-a full
summary Of the ncws.
The news from the Army is brisk, and
also spced with some unexpected events.
We quote the details a, length from the
same paper Of Tuesday morning.
LAT1RsFROM THE ARMY.
Arrirat!oC the Steamship McKim-G Gen.
Wortb, ,pithbiS Command. al the Brazos
Gen. Woolief fnea, Saliillo--Mezican
Marauders, &c. &c.
By the arrival last evening of the
stamship McKim, Capt. PiIsbury, from
Brazos via Galveston, we have dates
from the former place up to the 24lh
January and iron. the latter up to the
29th. The McKim remained at Gall
weston 'long enough for the editors there
to make up tie intelligence, and from
the news we make up the following
summary.
BY far the important news is the ar.
rival at the 'Brazos OF Gen. Worth with
his command. lie arrived there ON the
23l ull. by way of Camargo.-The
News says that Gems. Scott and Worth
are to have command Of the main and
regular amy which is now concentra-
ting at Tampico or at some place in the
neighborhood. The new recruits have
their place of rendezvous at the new
islands Of Lobos, about sixty miles to
the south Of Tampico The opinion is
almost universal that movement is now
to be made against Vera Cruz 1t is
understood that that place is to be i'm
vested Dolll by land and water. Col.
Harvey, with five companies of the 2nd
dragons, was expected in Matamoros
on the 2lst ult., on which day Col.
Duncan arrived there, and his battery
was hourly expected. Lieut.. Kearney
had arrived with his company the day
before.
From the News we also learn that
Gen. Taylor has returned from Victoria
10 Monterey with a small escort. He is
to remain at the latter place in command
of the volunteers. His orders 10 this
effect proceed from Gen. Scott, who
now holds the chief command.
Gen. Wool was in command at Sal
tilo or in the neighborhood, retaining
his Original force, 5000 men. He
was encamped on an elevated and COM
manding position ten miles to the south
of Sallilo on the road 10 San Luis de
Potosi. This place is called Buena
Vista, and gives Gen. Wool, with bat>
terry of twelve pieces of ordnance, COM
mand The only passablo mountain route
10 and from San Luis. HIS orders are
20 maintain this position.
Col. Hardin and his regiment fromT
linois-a part OF Gen. Wool's command