Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-15

deliberations OF the Congress, sould De cohsiee.eu
traitor. That the Executive should cen.Iass
loan 10 provide The States with The arms
~ to repel foreign aggression; ana many ,u
collectors of the revenue should mdhe W r nrs
menl. save upon orders sanctioned oy ce''a'" f'e
scribed forms."
There is an item OF news, which we commend
especially 10 those Wing journals and politicians
that are in the habit of denouncing the war anu
their own Government. The Mexican papers
COPY freely from The journals IN Inc on''eu
States onposed 10 the war; evidently NTH The p'e10 70
create The belief that our country is rensoy a.Ol''0''
on the subject OF The war. Through the havana
napers the Mexicans are kept constantly well III
formed of what is done in The United STATES
The Mexican papers seem 10 contain no oe,
nuncialion oflhe "audacious North Americans
and The like stuff which not long since hlieo 'ne''
columns. This may indicate that they are mo'e
occupied with internal difficulties than win inc
war with us. The Loeon,ofor OF the l4th aPPie-
heads an xnaordinary attempts in'enoeo W W,
navy, and puts the authorities OF vera CRUZ aHa
Alvarado on The qui pive.
From Chihuahua there is some later news;
IA despatch is published from Governor Angel
Trias. daled the both OF November, in which ne
announces that on The The day previous ooay
OF 4sO troops part infantry and part cavalry, WIN
four light pieces OF artillery, left Chihuahua iof
FL Paso del Nore under the command oil Lieu.
Col Guilty. with provisions, &c, Tor one month";
These toc es were 10 Join al FL Paso 6oo men,
nrev;ously raised, and the whole were 10 proceed
and make an attempt 10 surprise Gen. hearnety,
who was the with a small force at Cobre, nearly
two hundred miles north oil that point All Glasses
Of The citizens took part in celebrating The depart
ure' of these troops, and Governor ll'as iss"eu
proclamation on the OCCASION.
The late revolutionary attempt al Tobasco Is
highly ridiculed.
Commodore Perry had gone on an expedition
10 Laeuna, and Com. Conner is said TO con'em-
plate another expedition against Alvarado, OF al
least reconnaissance.
A letter of The 22nd December, from ANTON LII
zardo from an officer OF the Navy, gives in'elli-
gence which conflicts with other accounts, in re-
gard 10 the position Of Santa Anna:
at is the prevalent opinion al Vera Cruz, as
learned from the English officers yesterday, that
Santa Anna intended 10 march from his present
quarters upon the Capital, and 10 strike for die
tatorship. In that case, il is supposed ne Will De
sustained by The regulars and opposed by the MI
lira and that battle will probably ensue De-
tween The TWO parties. 49,.
All Santa Anna succeeds in becoming doml-
mani, we have guaranty Of peace, as no admi-
nisration in Mexico can support Inc burden OF
war. He is much inclined 10 prefer diplomacy 10
fighting. hope our Government will moi relax
lis strong arm, nor permit iseIl 10 DC caJoieu ~
This wary diplomalist.
awe Understand that the McLane and gun
boat are TO Winter al Tobasco, and The vixen
and a gun boat at Laguna. This will keep all
quie, in that quarter"
The gun-boat Union, taken at Tampico' was
wrecked at Anton Lizardo, by running on the reel
near Green Island. The officers and crew saved
by the John Adams, which was near at hand-
The Mexicans sent off 10 The wreck and burnt
her.
On The 18th, one of our frigates entered the
harbor Of Vera Cruz under flag of truce, with
a view to supply some OF our shipwrecRea sa'iols
with money and clothing, and probably TO attend
n the case of Passed Midshipman Rogers, cap
lured in a reconnaissance OF powder magazine al
Vera Cruz. while he was in the undress Uniform
If his rank. He is now treated as prisoner oil
y,r instead OF a spy. The officer in The boat,
wi,h The flag oil truce, found nobody 10 receive
him. and had to find his way TO the Palace IN
he hes, manner he could. This proves the ne
elieence of the Mexican service on that station.
A letter received by the Pcayunc from the ar
nv gives some interesting particulars. Accor-
ding TO this account, Santa Anna had leil )0r the
Cop,tal and not Tor Sallillo:
"Taylor's Ugh, battery and Lieut.. kearney's
company oil The Isl Dragons, had arrived at Sal
lilo. Rearney's company started out on scout
on the 18th December .,
1.-THE same letter, which is from responsible
source, says that Mexican VINO arrived rom
San Luis on the l2h December, reported that
Santa Anna had LETT that pace tor the capital.
nOnr correspondent ininrms US that the sick
lis, of Gen. Woth's division was very small.
ale adds that the eaily occupation OF Saltillo
has bsen a fortunate one Tor The army, SO lar as
supplies c, nccrncd. The quaTcrmaster ard
comm,ssary had laid in sufficient supply ol flour
and corn 10 last WORMS division SIX months and
they were daily increasing The Stock"
/, was generally understood in the squadron
of Pensacola that The result o. The investigation
by the Court of Inquiry into the cause OF the loss
OF the brig Somers, was an acquiIlal OF The CON-
mander, Lieut.. Semnes, OF all blame for the loss
OF that vessel. The six or eight Of the crew that
drilled ashore after The loss Of that unfortunate
vessel, were still held as prisoners by the Mexi-
cans.
The following is The vote of The Virginia De-
leg cation on Saturday, upon Mr.. Jacob Thomp-
sons amendmen, 10 The Army Bill, establishing
the office of Lieutenant General:
Yeas-Messrs. Johnson, Leake, Mcdowell
and Tredway.