Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18
Mn TRIsT's INSTRUCTIONS.

Mp. TRIsT, Esq, OF virginia lor some uine
nast Chief Clerk in the Department OF State, IS the
gentleman charged with the important duty, pend
In tho Armistice concluded between Major General
Scorr and President SANTA ANNA, OF negotiating
The terms of a Peace between the Republics OF lhe
United States and Mexico, having for that purpose
been commissioned by the President OF the United
States since the close of the last session of Congress
What are the precise instructions under which
he will act is not known certainly we are m
clined TO think Judging from the recent contents
of the Union') even to the editor OF the govern
ment paper, We hope not, at least; for, If those
instructions are at all in the vaunting tone and rapa-
cous spirit which has characterized the articles in
that paper treating Of the terms which are 70 be ex
acted from Mexico, il certain that no Treaty short
of substantial National annhation will be accorded
to that People.
In the absence, however, of any information more
10 be relied upon, we have just met with some hints
well deserving the attention of our readers, in the
correspondence from this city of one who does not
indeed speak "by authority" but who has sources
Of information better than many others, and espe-
cially than any of those who are not open support
i
writer have often proved TO be correct, besides
being more freely communicated than those which
we receive through the columns OF the government
paper, that we have sometimes spoken OF them as
..semi-ofiicial," and in doing so have not perhaps
attributed to them more consequence than they are
generally entitled to.
With these preliminary remarks, we ask the at
tention of our readers to the following account of
Mr.. TRIsT's Instructions
CORRESPONDENTS PUBLIC LEDGER.
Information respecting Mr. Trisfs Nssion-Capfure Of
Instructions by the GleriVGs-Knopledge Of the Meri-
cans Of the contents ofhs Third Instructions.
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER IL, ls47
Yeu will remember that, from the in
formed you, Mr. TRIsr, when going down TO Mexico,
had no discretionary power. He merely deputed to
carry down Mr. BUcHAsAss uhimatun. without changing
of the same, and empowered only take pro-
positions Of the Mexicans ad referendum for his Govern
have think that Mr.. BUcHASASs ultima
contained first nothing but the cession of Upper Cali
forns and New Mexico for reasonable indemnity of which
would be to PURPOSE to entertain your readers
The second instructions that sent out TO Mr. TRIsT
insisted believe, L0Uer and Upper Caornanot that
there particular value Lower California but that
the natural contiguous extension Of Upper California
containing military positions, and inside the Gulf Of
California habos that might be improved by wha
lers Since these second instructions have gone out
informed from credible third Of instructions
forwarded Vera Cruz with instructions be Immediately
sent 10 Mr.. TRIsT
These third instructions, think, contained sliding scale
Tor Mr. IRsT especially in regard to the to be paid
Mexico indemnity, and less favorable Mexico
than either Of the preceding But these instructions
have been captured by the guerrias, and will be known
the Mexcans before duplicate reach Mr.. TRIsT who
entirely ignorant Of their existence The Mexcans there
FORE if disposed treat there scarcely any doubt
they will DO quickly, and in all likelihood obtain the
contained in Mr.. TaIsrs previous instructions.