Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-02-13
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

The Editor of the New Orleans Bulletin states,
on the Sd instant that he has seen letters of the 7h
January from the city Of Mexico, and from parties
having access to high sources of information, which
express In decided terms, belief that the differ
ences between the two nations will very speedily
be amicably and honorably settled.
The Picayune, of the same date, contains sum
mary Of late Mexican intelligence derived from let
tiers and papers received from squadron off Vera
Cruz, from which extract the following in rela-
ton to the proceedings of the Mexican Congress
upon the project of raising $l5,0OO,OOO by mort
gage or sale Of church property. 1t is copied from
the Diario del Gobierno of the 9th ultimo:
he basis of the project laid before Congress on the night
OF the 7th and which consists in taking possession Of the pro-
pery of the clergy, has been adopted Last night the
article adopted, and recolec reads fol-
lows: The Government is authorized raise S5 O00 900
to carry the against the United States giving
the property of the clergy, selling the same if
cessary, to raise the above sum.
"The discussion Of Article commenced yesterday
ing and lasted until o'clock in the afternoon when
was taken until o'clock. AT that hour statement was
read from the Vicar General Gone Of the highest dgnaes
the church, in opposition the project Senores Casea
and Yanez Bere supported his views Senores Benel
Gamboa Rivera Lopez and Lacunza Pacheco took grounds
against Article and Senoes Canas Juaez the Secre-
tares of State and Finances favor of its passage. After
much discussion, it carried by Of SIS to When
Article discussed giving Government the power sell
the church property Senior oero spoke against it, and Senior
Canas in favor The resulted in A yeas and 35 nays
AT 10 o'clock p. NJ Congress adjourned. The debate drew
forth further light the great argument Of Ministers being
that unless placed the command of Govern
men the Vice President could not be responsible for the
safety Of the country, and that he appehensve that with
out funds the would be dsband and march upon the
capital TO light the torch of civil war;"
The Picayune says it finds nothing in its files Of
the Mexican Congress having touched the matter
of peace with the United States, in any way. In
all the debates, on the contrary, the most hostile
feeling appears to have been exhibited.
According to despatch from the Governor of
New Leon the guard Of Col. MAY, lost in the
dehe OF Santa Rosa, was cut off by party Of
twenty five men and boys, inhabitants of San Pedro.
AS is represented, almost their only weapons were
the stones rolled down the heights by them. None
OF the rear-guard appear to have been killed, the
whole, eleven in number, were sent prisoners to
San Luis Poos.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PIcAyUNE.
In the Indicator Of Vera Cruz Of the 18th utimo Don
Pedro NJ Herrera informs his companions that,
his urgent solicitation the Governor of Pueba has consented
to assist the garrison Of Vera Cruz present sratened
situation with a subsidy Of 100000, from $4,000 to
$4,000 Of TO be paid every month"; and the first
to be made in fortnight
SANTA ANNA in the committee who proceeded
to San Luis to congratulate him his election Pes
dency said that he had sufficient of his private
MEANS support the for six months and dismissed his
audience highly gratfed with the information
One of the San Luis describes general review
Of the troops thu. city the ID ultmo He says "hey
well armed equipped and uniformed; it was pleasure
TO gaze upon them and they appeared though i'm
possible to vanqush them" 1t be done, however.
The Mexican editors appear to be perfectly well acquainted
with every Of troops They give the number
and position Of Gen. WOODS division with great exactness
and announce the arrival Of Gen. Taylor at Victoria with
promptness that shows that their spies the alert
We add to the above few extracts from the letter
referred which dated on board Of one of the ships
OF our squadron, off Anton Lizardo the Goth
January:
There report Vera Cruz that the opposition of Santa
Anna to the recent decree Of Congress sale church
property has provoked the vengeance of the soldiers and that
has been shot.
Congress- after long and stormy session. on the 9th in
stan, approved the first section Of bill which had
duced the 18th, authorizing the Government to raise
900 by the hypohecaton sale of certain goods of
the church. This project violently opposed in Congress
and out OF Congress- and represented be nothing
than scheme to close the churches suspend Divine Worship
and sarve the priesthood and the inmates of the converts II
defended the Of mpcrous necessity being the
only by which money could be raised the
try from denaonazation the from extinction and the
very churches from being desecraed TWAS said that unless
the army San Luis Poto could be guaranteed speedy
lief and ny the passing Of this that night
that they would band in the face Of the enemy and march
on Mexico to subvert the Government.
The passage Of the law has created the greatest excitement
throughout Mexico The churches closed and every in
dcaon of mourning and of has been evnccd by
those who support the religious establishments The Go
vernment have addressed the soldiers circular in which
the most stringent measures authorized for preserving order
and enforcing the decree.
Santa Anna declared his opposition to the bill He proba-
bly, thought that his personal popularity with tho army aided
by promises Of contributions from his private purse would
able him maintain his ascendency with the soldiers that he
would enlist the support Of the clergy, and last and perhaps