Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-01-27
ARMY INTELLIGENCE l..
IATER rKOM MEAICO.

Cuiz Yesterday. thelatest being Inc s'sah's"P -
ant. Tucker, which LEFT On the ih in'i aud isaeheo
at Tampico. =
The most important intelligence by ihs afrisai e'o
.s. d an lndenlte but very current rum r a' '''ie'
negotiations f,si WHICH Ponse Peare y c''',s
t ms from several sources aud such rs ara usually wen
informed We have nathius very tanglhleto give e,'
to II hut note below snrh eifenmstaars as ia'of H. !"
ourselves We can only yourh Tor the fact TINT 'ich an
impression very strong and genefai A. anrio".
II ,ppesr. that despatches received al era 'r9z
The night Of the 3lst nli., by cnntsr ifap M 'Y
tho BRUSH Charge. They at pnra Dispatcher 10
thu. r,rt by the brig Of wal Daring. which arrived ses
.rl day. since Though nothing "a known AZ To mrs
i, spatcles the opinion fitned at Vera cruz rom ihe
fact tina, they forwarded by vessel o' "s'' !"
Stead Of awaiting $ Gamer. that they were u gfea
c nsequencc hey jumped 10 the conclusion ina
secret negotiations Mere gong on between Dir rs ana
The Men commissioners under English auspices MY
one Of our ,ndsnis confident thai The Stfao.A
br ugh, despa,cher tom Mr. Irlsttr ilfr Govern
ment at Washington, asking 10 hay" hts powers ieho"-
cd.
The evening Of the 81 inst. detachment Of about
twenty five draponns nndar captain trghan ker, al
rived from MeIro having ef there the u III oil i'eeen
her Mr. 'rrst did mol accompany the tfan. 1apse
ker brought down dispatches taf W ashihbt1n 'heu
tcaaut Waters ;, oi the Louisiana Mounted Men, came
down with captain ke ltofn Puels. aud br1n2ht with
hun packages which had been sen dowo Ms ir az p"eba
by CAPTAIN Lewis. Of Tie same enfps. who lit Mexico
,hc sa me day with Captain kct Through this CHANNEL
We having received full hss ot papers rom The c'y al
N.x., Ia tho arh of December bnl nnacconniably, our
correspondence did mol reach Vera Cruz. and s,"e fear
sl Er US Captain Clinch, Of The 9th Infantry, came
do,, VIII Captain ker's tram. -
GOV" = with force Of from 1000 10 300
',t W on he ID inst. fur the city ii Mex
,co Zen scott was an, fol It's Arrival when was
su,poseS wepld no, he later lne. Two weeN'
As sons y. anerhef column 1900 srag can be collected
at Nofa Cruz II Is expected In thence r onh1ba'
al # In
is expected be deghiin excursion. lram the beauty
Of The country, the fine raas and he kindness o the
people wha have repeatedly solicited that troops stonld
h- sent thiher
A small command had been despatched fo- the city
Of Mexico composed principally ii the 9th Infantry. m
der Colooel " ,ihers f te mining district OF Real
del Monte ib, road towards lamplco, or the purpose
Of collecting the revenues from the mnlng COMPANIES
mother espec'edo leave IN lew days io louca he
capital uf the State ii Mexico.
Gen Marshall was still at Jaapa the 29Ih ult..
awaiting the arrival Of Co Mles's tram Upon s ar
rival his force would be $500 men. according 10 the rec
American.
rho presid,nt', mes,aue reached Mexico on the . h
ult having been despatched Iro Vera Cruz 10 The cap
ital IN sevcn, hours, Tor the American Star u i''
Washington the sth. and was consequently but se'
eniccn days IN reaching Mexico.
d was Immediately publ shed by the Star al length.
On the ooh ult. John Reynolds. o company d. 9Th
Infantry wns hung for numbering Mexican woman.
Mi Wehser's Worcester speech published IN tho
American STAR III order 10 cpnniefac the refeersoa
made OF certain passages IN i by the Mexican papers.
Gen Smith, Governor oi the city. la, had serious
misunderstanding with the aytntdmento or municipal
council, and consequently dissolved II. HE docn
meus published length. but would hardly interest
, our rcadcrs. new council was promptly Installed.
More risals.-i e,terday mlrnug Col. johnson
nv ed in the city command of The troop, who wcn
down with Col. Harvey un The lat ult \ very large
number OF recruits ir the different regiments came II
Is, under command. we. believe, oil Mayor Gray
In qurnce OF these arrivals for the la. few day 5
the .ity presents quite animated appearance Many
of the blocked up with wagons and soldier.
OiIriacks have 10 be taken.
Gcneml Gushing 5 brigade. comprising the lst and
% Penns, l,ana Regiments New York South Corollna
ard Massachusetts volunteers. San Angel on
Sunday last dec. 49, We presume they will have
40 other place OF destination shortly.
rom the American Star of Dec. q
The Atrican Prisoners We alluded Yesterday Ia
the Iteration. by order Of the American commander in
chief Of the Mexican soldiers who have been IN conne
mcn since they werc taken prisoners OF in the bat
ties before this capital.
The number liberated told, is not Ear from five
hundred They all bear vi h them paper signed by
the Archbishop of Mexico aud the President Of the Ayn
iamlsnn. certifying that they have hound then Sc YES
by aT oath not again In take up III the existing
war. until they have been duly exchanged Il will be
seen. therefore. that the church has lent lis sanction To
tee IN and authority Of course attempt will be made
to impress them again into the Mexican service
The American prisoners, no have been taken hy the
Me.Ec ans Al various time. and places, were Yesterday
sent hne from Zaca Ian by Mr. sunza The pesen, Mex
can 4 )vernot Of the State of Pncba; they were con
Quoted by colonel Norea and formally delivered
Mr. isunz1 asked, IN exchange for these prisoners
tol Pavon; II tins was not admissible, an equal NUN
her of Mexican prisoners II The latter could not be
done, 10 'coep them as voluntarily restored tho United
States.
This act otthc Mexican Governor is certainly humane
a0d cotn 'endabe nne In addition the prisoners state
thai they were kindly treated while confined
The an swer of Col Guilds, however, was IN the pro
per Am rlcan spirit. lie aroie Mr lsnaza. as we
unders nd from good authority that he could acctde
la the first Proposition from the fact that the Republic OF
Mexico is largely indebted 10 the United States for re
burned and paroed prisoners and many al liberty
condona ', of toe same grade those received; that
VI hun the asst Two months much large number Of pr
sanes than now received, had been liberated, simply
as an act al amany they being extremely anxious
return TO their friends; that in fact the extent which
Mexican prisoners had been restored to liberty deprve ed
him of the p sasure of complying with the second part
tins puposbn lie further thanked the Governor for tn
kindness attention 10 the prisoners lust voluntarily re-
stored and assures him thai he viii take pleasure en-
RlaiEg Mr.. is humanity towards Mexcans that ma ,
fall into his Ina nds as prisoners of war
Trust Sale OF Valuable Pro Dcrty
10y virtue Of deed of Trust executed on the l6,l