Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-02-18
CrrP From the N. o. Picayune, Extra, Feb. T.
FURIHER FROM MEYICH -

ne steamship M'Kim, Capt Burthe, arri-
yea on Sunday from Vera Cruz via Tampico.
having lett the former port on the gath, and
the latter on the 3Ist ult.
:. Our accounts by this arrival are as contra
olc'ory IN regard to peace as the rumors which
come to US from Washington. One of our &C.
Caslonal correspondents who apprised Us some
time since of the transmission of important
dispatches by the sloop- of-war Saratoga. re-
lterates his opinion that "peace is made so far
at least as the Mexicans can make it. What
has been done only requires the sanction of
the Government" On the other hand, letter
tlom distinguished officer, dated the 18th. in
the city of Mexico, says: "The Mexican
Congress has not been able to form Quorum
and peace is just as far off as ever" we can.
not undertake to decide between these contra
dictory opinions, but proceed 10 Law before onr
readers such letters as We have received NV
this arrival -
special correspondence of the Picayune
VERA CRUZ, January "a
The courier despatched by the English Le-
CATION arrived here on Saturday, (tRe 22d1
having left Mexico on the 18Th. Although
almost every body regards peace as concluded
have seen private letter from high source
entitled to credit, which states that this gene
raj impression Is entitled to no credit, and that
ne cannot see that we are any nearer to it than
ever
The courier sent by Mr.. Peoples with the
Presldenfs message, for the American Star.
was murdered a few days since near here on
his return. 1t is the more to be regretted, as
he was one of the best men for that service
that could be found His trip up to Mexico
shows this. He was taken into the bushes,
stripped, and shot, by the guerrilleros or rob-
bers
An expedition under Col. McCleland, 5th
Tennessee Volunteers, composed IF about 800
infantry and 200 mounted men, started this
morning TO follow up the Orizaba road and try
to cut off the robbers, who are represented to
be in large force on the main road to Puente
Nacional.
Although have no very authentic grounds
10 authorize me to say that Gen. Lane is mo-
wing on OriZaba with 500 cavalry, tits positive
y asserted that such is the fact by merchants
who are we'll informed of all that is going on
in the interior
The small pox has made it's appearance
here, and fifteen cases are known to exist in
the city, but there have been no additional ca
seS for three days, and it is to be hoped that
the terrible disease will soon take its final
i"'C VI 10 IL" SoeCo IcPOllcu DIE Vi a We
ry mild form.
Another specimen of Yankee enterprise is
about to be introduced into the city of the AZ
tees in the shape of an omnibus line, which
is to be established there as soon as the veh-
ces, which have arrived in Vera Cruz, can
reach that place. ! have seen several of them,
and the workmanship throughout will do Gre
dit to the makers.
Should peace be declared soon, and the
country be evacuated, we shall leave many
marks of American enterprise behind, and |
sincerely hope that the example shown during
our short sojourn amongst them will stimulate
them to follow our example, which, with the
advantages which nature has lavished so plen-
tifully upon this region of the American con-
tinent, would place Mexico in & few years by
the side OF the first nations of the earth.
Yours truly,