Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-12-31
STILL LATER FROM MEXICO.
Dates from the City Of Mexico up to the lltl
Instant.

From The \. y. Plc6yune, DEC x.
LATE AND INTERESTING FROM MEXICO
News EIGHT DAYS FROM TIE CAPITAL.
Arrival ofthe Br. STEINER TEVIOT
The British West India mail steamer Tevi-
OF, Lieut. P Hast, R. N, commander, arrived
at Ship Island harbor at 4 o'clock on the at
ternoon of the goth inst, in four days from
Vera Cruz BY this arrival we have dates
from the City of Mexico of the 14th of this
month The details of the news VIII be found
not without interest.
Gen. Patterson had reached the City Of
Mexico, having left garrison at Rio Frio,
where a permanent depot is to be made.
A train left the City of Mexico on the 9th
instant for Vera Cruz, under command of Gen.
| Twiggs! Gen. Pierce is coming down with it..
Gen. Scott is said to have issued an order
making new assignment OF bHgades to Gems.
Smith and CadwaIEader, and Col. Riley.
The Mexican Congress had a quorum on
Monday, the 9th OF December, which is the
latest date we have yet come across from Que
retaro. The Star says many deputies were
still absent, and six or eight others were eX-
pected to leave during the week, notwith-
standing the critical state of affairs in which
the republic is placed The correspondent of
the Monitor thinks the new Congress will do
no better than the present. Nothing of the
least interest was done on Monday. The
Government was occupied with the regulation
of the army. A decree was about to be issued
on the subject, contemplating the number OF
the standing army at twenty thousand men.
II will be seen by our correspondents letter
| that there was some design entertained olsen
ding a Mexican commissioner to Washington
to solicit the appointment Of commissioners to
meet at Havana and arrange the terms OF a
treaty of peace. We are not yet prepared TO
say how authentic is this report.
The steamer Portland, Capt. Spinney, ar
rived at Vera Cruz on the 18th inst, after q
terrible passage, during which hundred hor-
ses were thrown overheard.
Especial Correspondence of the Picayune]
MEXICO, Dec. 10, 1917
Yesterday the train under the command oil
Gen. Twiggs left for Vera Cruz. This is
the second train that has left here for the i
States since the occupation Of the city by the
American army; but this, unlike the first, goes
down with almost the certainty of reaching
the coast in safety; before all was doubt
The road was known to be beset by guerrllas
and many thought that at some favorable
point the convoy would be attacked by the
whole Mexican Army, supposed to be tiiteer
thousand strong now it is known that there
are bodies of our troops every few miles OF
the road, and that Gen. Butler with sever
thousand men, will meet the train somewhere
in the neighborhood of Puebla.
was assured yesterday by an intelligen
Mexican, and one who from his position i
doubtless correctly informed, that the AIeXi
can Government had determined to send pro
positions to Washington for Commissioners t.
meet at Havana ana arrange the terms of
treaty Of peace, and that these proposition
had actually gone down by special courier
who accompanied the train which left yester
day.
Another paragraph in the Monitor of yes
terday states that Gen. Paroles had had an in
terview with Father Jarauta, the notoriou
guerrilla chief at Talancingo, and that the,
resolved upon calling in the aid and interven
ton Of European Powers in the affairs of Mex
leo From this it will appear that Parede
has not abandoned his favorite project of pla
cling 4 foreign prince On the throne of Mexico
in fact, it is the prevailing opinion here that
was for this purpose he returned, notwitf
: standing his many protestations Of patriotism
and devotion to the cause of his country. H
is viewed with dstrust by all parties and car
not command, among the native Mexican.
even decent corporaFs guard. He is backed
however, by many foreigners, among whol
is one Juan de La Granja, formerly SPANS
Consul at New York C. c.
MEXICO, Deer Is.
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