Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-05-19

gress, that the President had determined to ex-
clude the States of New Mexico, Chihuahua
and Yucatan in estimating the representation,
so that smaller number may constitute quo
rum. Subsequent events led him to believe
that quorum could be obtained, and the Pre-
sident re-considered his determination.
Special Correspondence of the Picayune.
CITY OF MEXICO, April &c, 1848.
Gen. Pillow left here On Sunday, the 22d
inst, with an escort of Louisiana Mounted
men, under command of Capts. Farchild and
Ker. The night before he left he was serena
ded by the splendid band of the ID Infantry,
and the next morning large number of Off
GERS accompanied him some distance upon the
Tn my last letter stated that Gen. Butler
was to review the volunteers in the city on
the 22d inst The review was far more ex-
tensive than | was informed it would be, and
came off on the plain fronting Molino del Rey.
The divisions OF Gems. Worth and Pillow, the
former consisting of five regiments of infantry
of the old line, squadron of horse, and Col.
Duncan's battery, now commanded by Lieut..
Hunt, and the latter of the six regiments of
Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana volunteers,
were reviewed, and the line when extended,
was over mile in length. This is the lar
gest review that has been during the war, and
all present confessed it was the most magnif-
cent military display they had ever beheld.-
A melancholy interest was added to the spec
tac1e, by the display of the torn and battered
co!ors of the 4th, 5th and 9th regiments of In
fantry, as they marched by the General-n-
Chief On the oath, the fine division of Gen.
Smith was reviewed by the General in-Chief
and its maneuvering elected the admiration OF
every military man present. These reviews
were in anticipation of the possibility of a for
ward movement being soon required and
you will perceive by the enclosed general or
der, that the inspection of all the troops in
and about the city is ordered on the goth inst
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF MEXICO,I
tOrders ISL MEXICO, April "a, l043.
THE troops in the city of Mexico, al
San Angel, Tacubaya, Chapultepec and Mo-
limo del Rey, will be mustered and inspected
on the 3Oth inst.
The regular troops will be mustered by theil
respective regimental ommanders-detacheG
companies by company commanders; the vol
unteers at San Angel, by such staff officers a
Major General Patterson's headquarters as he
may designate the Sd and 4th regiments Ken
lucky Volunteers, in the city, by Brevet Maj
R. c. Buchanan, acting Inspector General, ant
Capt. E. +. S. Candy, Assistant Adjutan
General. respectively; the Sd and 4th regi
ments Tennessee, and 5th Indiana volunteers
at Moino del Rey, by Capts. Cady, 9th In
fantry. w: Chapman, 5th Infantry, and B
Alvord, 4th Infantry, respectively.
The several officers designated to muster tht
troops will refer all classes on which they
may desire information, to Lieut. Col Hitch
cock, acting Inspector General, and receive
his instructions accordingly.
The duplicate muster roll'' will be- for
warded by the inspectors to the Adjutant &c
neral U. S. Army, and the muster and pay
rolls for the pay department to Paymaster A
D. Steuart.
2-Paymas;er A. D. Steuart and 1st It. P
| Y. Hagner are announced as the chief of the
pay and ordnance departments with this army
respectively. All orders relative to their de
pa:tments given by them, in the name and by
the authority of the commanding general, vii
be obeyed and respected accordingly.
By order of Major Gen Butler:
L. THOMAS, Asst. Adj't General.
| In my last letter | stated that COL Wthers
of the 9th Infantry, had gone home on leave
| have learned since that he has rendered hi
| resignation.
The letter of your Queretaro correspondent
of the 23d inst, which | send YOU, is full O
! interest, and some of his information is i'm
! portant. The extracts from the message o
Rosa to the members of Congress now at Que
retaro, show that Pena y Pena, fully realize
the dangerous position of the nationality 0
the country, should the treaty not be ratified
IN season-and also shows an energetic de
termination to spare no effort to bring abou
peace. The passage iii the conclusion of TIL
message quoted by your correspondent, il
which Rosa says" and in order not to incu
the terrible responsibility of losing the nation
ality of the country, the Executive will die
tate extraordinary measures, which he neve
would have adopted if circumstances were no
so very difficult and dangerous'-E presum
refers to the intention of the President to de
cree that, in consequence of the condition O
Yucatan, and other States, arising from tn
war, certain number Cess than the consttu
tlonal quorum) shall form quorum. 1t i
probable he will have to resort to this meas
ure, as it is understood here that several Con
gressmen, who are not willing 10 oppose tn
treaty by direct vote, intend to defeat it b,
breaking the quorum, whenever the questo
is put
The paragraph in the letter relative to tn
sermon of the Padre Sanchez is at this mo
ment very important. 1t was supposed, tia
IN consequence of the amendments made b
the Senate of the United States to the claus
of the treaty relating to the recognition of til
Mexican church, in the territory proposed t
be ceded to us, that the clergy would oppos
the ratification OF the treaty, or at least requr