The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-16
BY OVERLAND rxPwEss.
TIE NEWS FROM MEXICO.


els yesterday morning This was brought by four
different arrivals New Orleans and has been received
In New York twenty in advance Of the mails
We copy the Piesyuns and Its Ertra, Of the sth
instant -
FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO.
dies papers the city Of Mexico to the
l4Ih ult The amerioaa Star Of this date thus men,
tions the departure Of the train =" We have only room
briefly that the American troops nv degrees
occupying the mineral and other important points
and that the being rapidly col
accordance with the policy which the government
has marked out At our latest sdvices from Queearo
but little prospect thst any business would be trans
acted at present. General Anays had been succeeded by
expired latter coming in a. Presid mt Of the
Court OF Justice A President is be chosen "a
room as CONGRESS ASSEMBLIES Who 1t viii BE-, is . mat
Ter upon winch we offer opinion. There have
been rumors that Mr. Trist has some time b.en In
conferences with the Mexican commissioners and that
certain terms have been agreed upon but have moth
Ing authentic tho subject ~
General Marshsn viii probably reach the city, with
MS command some time next week.
oRizABA IN POSSESSION OF THE AMERICANS.
Capt Whpple Is said to have arrived at Vera Cruz
from the city Of Mexico, and to hsv. brought down
son Of booy OF American troops despatched the
city Of Mexico The editors Of the .amriean bad been
unable to see Capt Whpps personally to ascertain the
facts.
THE PEACE PROSPECT.
Our accounts from Mexico are contradictory In
gard to the rumors which from w
ipgtop. One OF occasional who ap-
pr-d us some,im~ since of the Of
ant dispatches by the eloop Of Saratoga reerss
his opinion that is made far least the
M-xicaps can make it whar has bssn done only re-
qurrs the sanction and approval Of the Governm
o. the othsr hand letter a distinguished officer
daed the 18th in the city Of Mexico says The Mex
can c, ngress he's not been able to form quorum and
peace is just as FAR of ever"
The 4rco as. of the Gath ut, contends tina. peace
propositions have certainly been negotiated between
MIR First aud the M-x,osn commissioners and that ip
IN" course OF few weeks the public will be enabled
The -areo his of yesterday states that ell the news.
papers received at that office that the Mexican
government and the American authorities negoti
Thi, mistake, ti'ber of the .arco Iris or Of the
papers received by that journal We have letter
OF later date than newspaper received here from
an good source. which states that there
wa comnenced.-Free .7me' fcdn
MEXICAN ,NGREss
At The latest dates from Qner-taro quorum Of Con-
ST semen had not assembled Every effort at alton
had been prevented ia consequence of the small number
dtpu les in attendance
letter inserted in the Monitor R,pubH aro of the
7tb, ds'-d Qu-retsro January h. states that the
bers OF Con, coming that place ~ eo~ly
and hat at The last meeting # that body the asth OF
last mooth verv few mem hers were present.
The .4eo his l-arns credible authority that Sc
nor Ro.a remained in the Cabinet OF President P~ns
Pepa fulfilling he duties Of Minister Forejgo A.irs
with instructions TO attend to business the Home
D psrtment Senior Riv. Palscios had been appointed
Minister of Justice and the post Of Minister Of War
had it said, been accepted by Senior Don Pedro
Maria Apays
FIGHT BETWEEN HAYss RANGERS AND THE CUE
RILLAs
From the st T. (nexicc) Jan l41
Father Jaaus barely escsped indeed IL Is not abso
!ut.ly certain that he did with his lie at Teo
huscan some twelve Leagues the northeast of thu
CITY on the 18th OF January Colon-l Hsyts, with
about one hundred Rangers and few of the Illinois
volupt.ers reached that place in pursuit Of the pa
haci.nds their hors-s all unbrid-d added. ia
came suddenly on rh.m with patty Of Mexicsns
Alb ut on- hundred and ffsy shots were fred ny the
Rangers and hundred by tho n-1ics"s the balls o,
th- latter all going over and not taking effect Eigh
M-xicsns killed sud Am.ri ,sn vas kill d OF
wouno.d Father Jsrauts h.d on bis horse having re
o-iv-d several severe Ids When last he Wa
reeug in his saddle and in a few af erward,
hs horse came back, snddled ana bridIsd, and tn,
prisoner who that h. padre severely wound
ed II VS. very narrow -srap- for him and II living
tho Ins
pipg,n their hores without bdlee saddles few
Those who lucky do have received
Ton which should be Of advantage to them.
FROM VERA CRUZ
The train which left the city of Mexico on the l4tb
or morstation The comprised about two hundred
wagons with the following escort under Major Csld
One rqosdron of cavalry, companies and O. ID Dr.-
eoons. commanded by Capt H w e,ril, with Lieuts
Bickoell and Armstrong oos battalion of infsntry
company A. 9Th Iafantry, Cd Lieut. Hendersbot com.
mspdiDg; company c. 4tu Infantry LIST cut Hal
Davis, commanding one oonp.ny of voI,is.uf,, l..
Lieut.. Triton, commanding, with Lieuts Cochran and
Lieut.. Reno with L Lieut. w.ias sr' vo
geurs. DR. Barnes. U 8. attending surgeon; Capts
ODonne and Bishop, assistant quarterm ssters; Capt
fb. Free gives the following list Of the on
Drsgoous; M.jor Waite aud Col Howard. InfaDtry
Cspt Hardse and Lieut.. Halves, I'd Dragons; Lieut..
Hsggler, Sd do; Lieuts. Arnold and Ely Artillery;
Capt. Roberts Ride; Lieut. Russell; Cspts smith
Halle, and Summons Ito remain in Vera CruzJ Infantry;
Lisuts Cltz, Wainwright, Farrell, and Wilcox, Infant.
slaughter, NOltigeurc
Capts. Henry and Hall and Lieut.. Floyd, New York
Volunteers; Lieut.. Robertson, South Carolina vouu-
teers; Lieut. whippe, Volunteers; Capt Bsnhsm Ohio
Volunteers; and Lieut. Phelps, Volunteer Aid.deCamp
Several members Of the Spanish dramatic company
also came dom from Mexico on their way to Havana
from New York having sSo troop. on board under .h.
command Of Capt Howe, Of the I'd dragons
Toe train met Gen Marshall ard Col Miller, with
their respective commands, on the 18th at Pueba
Two companies of the Michigan regiment consisting
ofals mon uoder the commando OF Maj Ruehl, arrived
on Saturday lsst on bo.rd OF the steamer Mckm The
following is list Of the officers Maj Ruehl Dr.. A
Terry, C.pts N Bu.l and A H.. Hsn,com, Lieut..
King, Hswas, Scbwsry. Huot, Conant aud Hanscom
The steam fr,gate Mississippi the Electra the Flirt
and the steamers Petrits and Water Witch were lyrg
2eth ut for the slsnd of Lobos The Commodore was
tolssve Ia a few days on a cruise to the windward.
her. ON the steamship McKim, from Vera Cruz u ana
Tampico :-Capts Mace. West and Pope and Lieut..
steau snd Grey and Mid'bipmen c L. smith and W
Wheeler, s Navy Lieut. Gordon, of the Rides ;
a ~ rreoerickb Faulkere, Quartermas,er'e
department; j. Lambert, P Thuler, j. Mitchell. f "
Child Z. Fowler, Capt Antonio Ferreras Augustin Vd
two qusrtermaeters men and seventy discharged SOL
diers
The following gentlemen, all belonging to the u s.
Navy, came passengers to New Orleans on the ID an
vers @ J. Van Brunt, commander Of the Etos, and
late governor Of Tabssco Lieut. w Codou late 20
vernon of Lsguna and Lisuts. NJ. Dsrrisn and l. O.
eArtori
FROM THE INTERIOR.
49, lFrom the Vera Cruz Free American, Jan "a
he mail from Ors,ba ,rrved on SATURDAY. last:
papers up TO the lth from the City Of Mexico have
psen recsved by merchants at this plscs and dates from
Qaeretsro up to the g h inst
small sheet published in Pueblo, called the Bol.fin
says that the portion State under the Mexican
nsnt. was In stst- of revolutions; that some Of m.
people we're In favor OF nominating Gen Rea Dictator
and Miehed oYerfhrnM be -.