Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-01-08
Late from Mexico.

Late from Mexico.
We extract the following news, from Mexico'
from N. Orleans Picayune of the goth ut.:
Gem. Ana, was elected President of Mexico
ON the 1lth Dec. He has once been provisional
President, his present term, in office, extends to
the Sth inst. In forming his cabinet he continu'
ed Mora Vamil in the War Department, ana
made Pena y Pena, late President, his Secretary
Of State. The whole administration is IN favor
peace +; and one of its first acts was to despatch
commission TO the city of Mexico, to re-openi
negotiations wnh Mr.. Trist The commissioners
were Messrs. Cauto Atrestian, Cuevas and Gen.
Rincop the frs. two were on the former commits
sion. The story about Santa Anna being at the
head of $4,000 men, and threatening to make
war upon Congress and the despatch OF General
Worth to Queretaro, is all contradicted and the
Pcavune says that an intelligent gentleman from
Mexico assures them that instead Of Santa Anna's
being in command of $4,000 men, he has not
$50 followers:
The following letter contains important poitl-
cal Informal on, though The Plcayune says that
some sentences were confused an perhaps some
things may have been omitted:
SenOr Zuata, who some time since brought
forward a resolution 10 erect the city of Mexico
into independent State during the occupation
by the American army, which proposition was re-
Jeced by the Congress " lth scorn, has again made
himself the laughing stock of the nation by ano-
ther proposition no less than that the federal com.
pact should be broken the Union DESTROYED, and
The cry be given to the States, saure qui yeut,
The proposition was received with indignation and
rejected at
The Governors of the States are still IN session
at Queretaro, and have proposed two questions to
the Government, TO which they demand clear and
peremptorv replies
lst. In what character they have been called
together, and will the government submit 10 their
decision.
I'd. VIII tho government make known, with
c'earness and. frankness, the programme of its
policy with regard TO peace or war.
correspondent of I'll Monitor says that it was
Understood the government had answered these
questions by stating that they had been called to-
gether, solely for The purpose of throwing light
upon the subject, tina, the General Government
would be able IN some manner 10 surrender its
powers. and that it was more inclined to open or
continue negotiations for peace than TO prosecute
the war. ~
The British Charge d'Affairs had arrived at
Queretaro and taken up his temporary resideuce
in that city.
There is no news vet to the dissolution of
Congress, In consequence of the wthdra val of the
furos, but 1t appears To be universally believed
here that there is not quorum left, and it issaid
that President Anaya has written to Gen. Rim
con and several other influential persons, request.
ing them TO repair TO Queretaro and confer with
'hem as 10 what steps he should take in the pre-
sent crisis. +
Here Is an extract from another letter, 10 the
New Orleans Picnyune, which gives MS n account
of sharp affair with the guerrias. which is very
credltablo TO our arms:
MExIco, Nov. 10, IS47.
On the 6th inst, lhirty-sx wagons belonging to
merchants i'll this city and Pueba left the latter
place for this city. On reaching San Martin, Gems
f'ea and 1erreJon, IN command of the guerrilla
forces there made descent upon The wa CONS cap-
tured thom and started off for Qderetaro via Tas-
Gala. Information conveyed TO Gen Lane
al Puobla, who started after them with force of
Infantry and the Cavalry command of Captain
Roberts, When they reached Tlascala they found
the enemy there, and Capt. X. who had been semi
to the rear of the town, seeing movement TO run
OH the train, charged upon the guerrillas. COM
pletely routing them, killing seventeen and taking
thirteen officers prisoners. In the mean time a
portion OF the wagons which had been taken
mile from the town by a party of The enemy.
were set on hre and SIX destroyed, before the In
fantry came up who rescued the remainder |
think this will be lesson to the guerrillas. and
teach them that the Americans are determined to
protect the mercantile interests of this country.
no matter 10 what nation the merchants NAV be-
long.
Santa Anna has assumed the command of the
army IN OaJaca. lie says that he was deprived
of the command by Pena Pena, in order that
the latter might find no obstacle in making peace
with the Americans. He uvows his determina.
tIon TO oppose any negotiation for peace with the
American forces occupying any portion of the
Mexican territory.
Mora Villamil has been nominated Secretarv
OF War. Tornel left Queretaro on the 18th for
Morela 10 take up his quarters there as general.
Yesterday new paper, called the Yankee Doo-
die made it appearance.
Yours, &C., G..
MEXICO, Nov. II. lS47.
Senor Ahnya has nominated for Minister of
Foreign Relations Don Manuel Pena v Penn the