Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-02-05

adjustment and perpeuation OF the principles
Of free government, and the blessings which they
bring with them.
The resolution was passed over until the
next day, when the administration Senators
voted almost in body, against its adoption.
and il was laid on the table.--Ycas o.
Nays 90.
From the New Orleans Picayune, of the 10Th
LATEST FROM MEXICO.
Military Contribution upon Merico-The
Rumors Of a Peace not Confirmed.
The steamship New Orleans, arrived last
evening from Vera Cruz, having sailed on
the 4th inst.
Tire news of an attack on the train un-
der Col. Miller, is confirmed in some res
poets. The loss may have been exaggera-
ted, and it will, moreover. fall principally
upon foreign merchants, TO whom the pack
mules stolen belonged One house is said
to have lost property worth $4,000. IT
was an English firm. The French and
Spanish Merchants robbed were able to
obtain the restoration Of their goods by
paying smarily, but no compromise could
be made by English and American
merchants. Their reliance is now upon
Gen. Twiggs, who is expected to as
sess upon the district of Orizaba, whence
the brigands came, the amount lost. In the
skirmish, it it is supposed three or four men
of the mounted rifles were killed, and eight
or ten Of the Mexican muleteers. The
portion of the train cut off had incautious-
ly Jagged behind. Colonel Miles could not
wait for them TO come up but left a guard
of twenty. five men behind, which was to.
tally inadequate against the sudden onset of
four hundred guerrillas.
The ship Ocean arrived at Vera Cruz on
the 5th instant. from New York. with re.
cruits under command Of Capt. Henry, OF
the Sd infantry.
There has been an arrival al Vera Cruz
from the city of Mexico, with dates to the
LIST inst. The mail came down via Orizaba
Gen. Scott had issued an order assessing
upon the States of Mexico occupied OF
about to be occupied by our troops, an an
nual tax amounting in all to about Three
Millions of Dollars. There is nothing in i
looking like peace. From the Free Amer
lean of the 18th inst. we copy the follow
ing items derived from the papers received
from the capital:
The American Star, of the 31st Decem
Der, says that it has been known that {
large force of guerrias was in the vicini
ty of Mexico; that the U. s. dragons hae
failed to come up with them. On the 27tl
ult. Padre Jarauta slept at San Juan Zeoti
huacan. accompanied by eight hundred men
On the 2Sih he was at Guadalupe. with al
escort of fifteen men, and proceeded as ia
as the garita. From thence he proceeded
to Hanepantla, some nine miles from thu
city of Mexico, on the Queretaro road
His cry at Guadalupe was, "long live TIT
religionl" We hope, adds the Star, tina
some of our dragons, or others, will short
ly get this precious rascal in their hands,
IIeis bold in venturing so near the city
and cannot expect to escape apprehension
and the punishment which he deserves.
A rail road meeting was to be held OIL
the LIST. A committee, of which Col. Her
bert was chairman, was TO make its repor
in regard to the feasibility Of the routes an,
other matters appertaining thereto. A re
port was made some fifteen years ago, b,
authority of the Mexican Government, tn
substance of which was to be presented T.
the meeting
A rumor was ahoat on the 3lst ult., tina
Col. Withers' command, which left the cit,
Of Mexico on the evening of the goth, 70
Real del Monte, had been cut to piece
when about twenty miles distant. Tn
Star does not believe a word of it, an,
says it would require four or five thousan
Mexicans, at least, TO route the 9th infantr
under COL WIS command, and that it
fortunate for Padre Jarauta and his follow
ers that they did not reach Guadalupe unit
two days after Col. Withers' command LEI
that city.
A train will probably arrive here in tn
course of next week from the city of Mex
3 leo.
By this arrival the dates from Qucretar
are to the 2sth December. Hopes wer
then entertained that the approaching Cor
! gress would have quorum, and there wa
much less talk of prounciamentos and revo
lutions. A letter of the Goth says that a
parties were agreed not TO send Commits
soners to Washington, arbitration bein
preferable TO that state of degradation.
We find little said about treaty G
peace, but there were whispers at Querett
no of an armistice of three months bein
4 on the taps.
4 We annex several letters from our int
. ligent correspondent:
Special Correspondence of the Picayune.
q VERA CRUZ, Jan. 18th.
4 The Alabama Battalion has left for Sa
T,,, IN raliaya tho dat chmont nf tho I .,