The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-28
THE UNION.

pose and disperse such body without considering those
who compose as having forfeited the protection OF tho
laws Of nations, unless they have been guilty OF robbery
murder
ART II. This convention shall remain in force during
the period fixed by the treaty signed the I'd inst al
Guadalupe Hldalgo, untl party shall give tbs
other notice OF It's termination with the following additional
delay vz Five days for all places within sixty leagues
leagues, and twenty days for all other places The atif-
within seven days from its signature
In faith of which, this convention has been signed
by the commissioners the day. month, and
dGNAclo DE MORA Y vILLANnL.
| BENlTO QUIJANO,
| w. j. WOaTH, Bvt. Mai. Gen
PERSIFOR F. SMITH, 8vt. Brig Gen
This is true copy of the original. which was approved
by order Of his exceency the President, which
to US with the note Of his erceency the Minis
ter OF war, under date OF March =, which follows;
"On this day transmit the Genera-in-chief of the
army OF operations Queretaro the following copy
Hi, exeellency the President pro ten, in council
with the ministers has examined the amistice agreed be-
tween me Mexican Generals Don gnacio de Mora Villa
md and Don Beaito and the generals of the Amer
ican army, Worth and Smith and you hereby author
ized as Generaln-chef of the army OF operations,
give your Signature to the said document accomPanyr
these TWO originals. signed by the aforesaid generals
Aier having ranted these documents, you will for
ward aiem to this Office"
In consequence of this ORDER the Generalinchef has
sanctioned the armistIce the copy Of which return, with
The two copies that you transmitted to with your
rain chief of the North American army. Be pleased
send il TO this Office that be published in due form OF
law.
IGNACIo DE MORA vILLAMIL.
BENlTO QUIJANO.
Ratified by me, in the city of Mexico, the 9th of March,
W. o. BUTLER
Maj. Gen. u. s. A, commanding.
Our readers may ecollect that Gen. Lane lett the city
OF Mexico on the nth February secret expedi
ton. with the same command which accompanied him
the LIST inst, after having encountered and dispersed
the command of Father Jarauta. The American Star
gives the particulars of the affair.
GEs LAsE's ExrEDnIoN.-Gen. Lanes command return
ed TO the city yesterday having made successful exped
against the guerieros In this excursonhe has shown
h%,s s goay S Of the n name we gavs
they intended to take several miles, and stopped ha
their horses, and retraced their steps the main road
the nature of the country Would y permit, About dayph
they reached the mountain of San Antonio Escapnhaco
cult FOOT but leader followed, and
was accompsheda hacienda reached, and the fatgues
Feeling Fec perfectly s hat his were un
known the General dd not start until late next morning;
csnda of San Cfistova Represented as being the most
beautiful scene in the country The next place reached
large white flag in hand, rendered the the hos
FATALITIES of the place few moments passed, and again
needed speedily provided At o'clock that they
again started and, after travelling fourteen
hours reached Tuancingo. Our readers apprized
by letter from the published in the STAR thai
Parede had escaped from his house in that by back
way, few moments before it was surrounded The wife
of Cen Paredes was very hosptabe to the General and his
staff
In early in the morning when they reached Tulan-
cngo and they remained ali day Started the morn
ing o the hacienda OF Guadalupe, which they reached in
the afternoon and from whence they sailed forth IL
o'clock, M, for Sequaltaplan, and reached it sunrise.
ore arriving however, they were informed that 900
ancers there. BY turn, the Texans were in the add
vance, preceded by Lane and Hays and when they go,
opposite first house in the edge of the town, voley OF
opened aud the assailanrs killed The house
cuate, the thing; and Major Polk coming up,
the regularly assaulted the enemy firing from
every house Ii Instances, told it came
hand-oh and light. In short time the enemy driven
from their POSITIONS and some of them collecting in
body outside the town. We're pursued respectively by Lane
and Hays, and 5!, terribly cut up: .,.,,
100 at the least We lost man killed. and four wound
ed Fifty prisoners brough, into the city yesterday
tenants Colonel Moaano, the father of the captain was
killed was also Padre Martinez the second and bosom
wounded; but he escaped with five or six
A glier,ero pursued by of our men, and took
shelter IN forage room, where he The wadding
from the pistol igned the straw, and soon it was in
blaze. The house consumed, were several others
Quiet was soon restored in the town after the fighting
Texans, rihemen, and dragons have proved themselves
worthy to follow such leader.
towns and neutrality-suspicious. and commssares
were along purchased all that needed from the
time they left until their return to this city.
few expeditions like this and the guerias of the
country will be scarce
1t is said that Gen. Pillow has been restored to his
command. as well as Gen. Worth.
The steamer Edith arrived at Vera Cruz on the 18th
inst Mr.. Freaner the bearer of dispatches from the
government wa; on hsF Re left the eve
mounted men and some dragons.
The Great Western likewise arrived at Vera Cruz
the II th inst.
By the following ORDERS it will be seen that the ami
vesay of the debarcaon OF troops at Vera Cruz
duly commemorated:
OapERsl HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VERA Cruz,
No. 49, March y, l6B
Tomorrow the 9th March, being the anniversary of the
public offices will be closed national salute will BIO fired
by Capt Shower, the mole, at mid day
BY order Of Brig. Gen: Twegs'
w. T. H. BROOKS, A. A. A. G.
We make copous extracts from the files of the Free
American. which we have received by this arrival:
Washingons birthday was celebrated in Mexico by all
the Americans, and by great many Mexicans.
On the 23h General Cadwaader arrived at Mexico from
Touca accompanied by his sta-Captan Deas and Lieut.
Anderson Major Wright, Captain Sepoe, Capt Thomp-
son. Dr. Cuyler, Lieuts Chapman, CALDWELL and Sever,
A. @. M.-the latter from Lerma
Some difficulty among the Ayuntamiento OF Mex
leo the four days of suspension of the collection OF
the members had all sent their designations
the governor The archbishop OF Mexico has written long
protest against the heavy assessments on the church prop
ery.
Santa Anna again Tehuacan on the 18th, having
left Orizaba the night previous The government has
given him a passport but was generally believed that
his intention in asking it was only to ul the to
sleep in order that he might put himself nj the head OIL
body OF troops.
Major dwels train arrived from Vera Cruz tho LIST
instant 1t through without meeting with any acct
dent.
February 2a-The Eco del Concrete has a letter from
uadaajara giving the result of the elections recently held
Senior Oero chosen senator, opposition TO Gomez