The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-01-28
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The American, of this morning, pub
fishes the following despatch from Pc
tersburg, giving accounts from New Or.
leans to the 14th, received in advance of
the mail:
Later From, Vera Cruz.
RUMoRED NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE.
There were several arrivals at New
Orleans on the 18th from Vera Cruz
The latest advices were brought by the
steamship Virginia, which left Vera Cruz
on the 4th inst, and touched at Tampico.
The most important intelligence re-
ceived by the Virginia is an indefinite
but very current rumor at Vera Cruz that
secret negotiations, which promise Peace
were going on.
DISPATCHES FRoMTHE BRITIsH CHARGE
AT THE MEXICAN CAPITAL Dispatches
were received at Vera Cruz in the course
of the night of the 3lst ult. by courier
from Mr.. Boyle, British Charge dAffairs
at the city of Mexico. They were i'm
mediately despatched to New Orleans by
Her Majesty's brig of war Daring. Moth
ing positive was known with respect to
these dispatches; but an opinion existed
at Vera Cruz that they were negotiations
forPeace. This opinion was strengthen
ed by the fact that British vessel of war
was sent to New Orleans with them with
out waiting for steamer.
DEPARTURE OF Col. Mules TRAIN
FROM VERA CRUz FOR the INTERIOR
Col. Miles with force of fifteen hun
dred men, left Vera Cruz on the I'd inst.
for the city of Mexico.
Gen. Marshall was at Jalapa waiting
; for the arrival of Col Miles train. When
it came up, lie was to move off for the
Capital.
AMERICAN JusTICE.-John Reynolds,
private in Company D. Eighth Infant
ry, was hung in the city of Mexico on
the 2Olh ult, for numbering a Mexican
women, thus giving another evidence to
the people of Mexico that punishment
will be meted out to all vioators of law,
whether they be Mexicans or Americans
SANTA ANNA.-The Mexican papers
mention a report that Santa Anna had
embarked at Acapulco fo. the port of San
Bias.
The NEW MEXICAN CoNGREss.-A let
ter from Queretaro, the Mexican seat OF
government at present, states thatthe gov
ernment was doing all in its power to get
the new Congress together. 1t wa:
f thought this would be effected about the
y middle of this month.
SKIRMIsHEs WITH GUERILLAs.-Ad
vices from Mazatlan, to the 30th Decem
Der, state that the guerrillas under NJ ijar-
es made an attack upon body of Amer.
leans, and were completely routed. Mi
iares and number of his followers were
, killed.
/. Another engagement with guerillas
t, further North, resulted in victory to the
i Americans.
0 On the night Of the 2lst ult. an expe
g dition was sent to Chalula to apprehenc
some Mexican officers. A fight tool
n place, in which three Mexicans were kill
q ed and three wounded.
o. A number of American prisoners, VIII
had been taken by the Mexicans at vari
q GUS times, were sent from Zacatlan, b,
n the Iyunsea, the Mexican Governor O
i. that place, to Puebla, asking that Colone
}. Favor might be exchanged for them.
IS that request could not be complied witt
the Mexican Governor desired the liber
10 alton of an equal number of Mexicans-
q In case neither of these requests coul
s, be complied with, the Governor wishe
IA it to be understood tina; he voluntarily re
stored the Americans to their freedom.
v. Col. Childs informed the Governor {
y, Zacatlan that he could not complyD wit
n. either of his requests, as the Mexican
n were already indebted to the America
d. army for number of prisoners liberate
q by its officers. He thanked the Cover
IN or orhs kindness in having voluntaril
Df restored the Americans, and remarke
e that he would take pleasure in emulatin
10 his kindness in the treatment of Mexican
c. who might be taken prisoners by him.
The brig rupert, bound from Pens;
Of cola to Tampco, with cargo of lumbe
of for the U. S. Government, was wrecko
10 on Tampico Bar on the 1st inst. Th
n. vessel was total loss.