Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-03-09
from the New Orleans Picayune.l
LATER FROM MEXICO.
4rriDal of the ROYAL Mail Steamer De,

Nf'tOUt W nc IOyut UuQlL steamer Lee.
The Royal Nail steamer Dee, Capt. Allen,
arrived at Ship Island IN Sunday, the 10th in
slant from Vera Cruz. She left Tampico on
the 18th, and Vera Cruz on the l6;h inst, hav-
ing been detained at the latter port sixteen
hours, awaiting Dispatches BY The British cour
Ter from the city of Mexico. She had on board
five passengers for Havana, five for England,
and twelve for this city. Among the latter
were Major Dimmiek, u. S. Army, DIR. Wiley
Fleet Surgeon, u. S. Navy. and Mile. Dimirr
The Dee had on board $l00, 900 in specie and
$50 seroons of cochineal.
The news from Mexico BY this arrival is i'm
portant. The courier of the English legation
had arrived at Vera Cruz, having left the capi-
tai on the 18th inst.-four days later than our
previous advices.
The American Star of the 18th contains the
official announcement of The conclusion of a
treaty of peace under the signature of Senior
Rosa. the Minister of Foreign R %'lations.
There was yet no quorum of the Congress at
Queretaro. from which city our dates are to
The 10Th Inst, but d minority of the Deputies
the city are represented as approving the trea-
ty. The Star of the llth says that at a meet
ing of the D -puties GU the 18th there were
twenty-four present. 1t requires nearly thrice
this number to form a quorum.
Gen. Lane reached Mexico from Orizaba on
the 10Th inst, without further adventure.
Lieut., G. A. Scott, of the fourth Kentucky
Volunteers is dead.
Gen. Smiths brigade was reviewed on the
10Th inst, by Mai. Gen. Bdtler
Col. Clarke with his command, was at Cuer-
nd vaca OIL the 9Th inst. G H.. Alvarez was
making great efforts to cut off his supplies, and
the colonel in turn was taking every means to
thwart the designs of the rcdoubtable COM
mlnle of the Pintos.
In the Star of the 18th we find the following
article in regard to Santa Anna. 1t is of much
importance:
SANTA ANNA.-The monitor of yesterday,
gives an extract from a letter written by a per
son of distinction, which says:-Gsn. Santa
Anna has asked for a passport to enable him
leave the republic, and has recommended his
friends to sustain a peace AMI the Government
of P ma Y Pena. The same paper cites an ar.
ticle in the constitution prohibiting the presi'
dent of the Republic from leaving the terrific.
ry while i'll the exercise of the supreme com.
mand, and one year afterwards, another Que
retaro correspondent of the monitor intimates
that Santa Annals official com runications ir
regard to his passport. &C., will be published
We hardly know what to make of this move
nIent of the President, and at first were in
clined to discredit the statement altogether
If it be true, however, that he recommends hi;
friends TO support the Government of Pena i,
Pena, ii evinces a very sudden change of epin
ion in Santa Anna. We suspect that if an,
such recommendation has been made, it is fol
purpose of S curing a safe egress from the Re
public, rather than ofgiving any sincere support
to the pacific policy of Pena ! Ptna.
We may add, while on this subject. that Ia
Bandera del Pueblo at Guanajnato brings us d
letter from the writer in this city, in regard tc
the late fight of Santa Anna from his hacienda
at Trhuacan. Ii proceeds from the gentleman
escorted by lancers who was met here by Gen.
Lane on his way from Santa Anna's residence,
The writer says he gave a man fifty dollars fol-
h%urrying across the Fl Ids to apprise the ex-
President of Gen. Lanes approach, assuring
the messt niger that that distinguished function
AIRY would pay him still more handsomely
The letter continues, should add, that the Gov
eminent at Queretaro, In agreement with Scott
has resolved upon the imprisonment of Gen.
Santa Anna, in order TO remove the only OBJ.
stacle in the way of concluding a peace. The
Government has been guilty of the blacklist Of
treasons. Men who have drawn their blood
from the heroes OF Independence, seek to shed
that OF The illustrious Santa Anna, TO remove
him from the scene as the only obstacle TO the
conclusion Of treaty of peace, and they are
right; for Gen. Santa Anna will never consent
to the dishonor aud infamy ofhis country. The
editor of La Banierd adds that a treatyo OF peace
has been signed, ami that nothing is wanting
but the imprisonment of Santa Anna. We give
these passages for what they are worth, but
the reader will observe that they are singular
" at variance with The statements of the Mon
itor's Queretaro correspondents.