The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-25

I'VE or six weeks SINCE organized tho troops for the Ere
lst. Gen Smiths Brigade, comprising the Mounted
Rnemen 81 Artillery 7th 18th aud 18th Infantrys sta
toned this city. There have been rumos that this
splendid brigade was about leaving tbs o'ty but We
cannot learn that there Is foundation fer the state
mene.
Cd Brig Gen Cadwalsdsrs Brigade, consisting of the
Attn Artillery, lst 9th, sth and 18th Regiments Of nfan
try is stationed ut Touca and Lerma some five leagues
Mexico OF which Toucs Is the seat OF government. Is
due at the commencement OF the coming month The
Governor rome days since refused to aid In collecting
tue anounrfor the benefit OF the American authorities
and we do not know what have been taken In
reference TO the matter The Legislature appears to BIS
disposed to aid in the collection Of the reyeue and We
presume Gen Cadwalader will not have any great dGi-
Guilty Ia collecting the mount In some shape
The 9th Regiment of Infantry, Col Withers. COM
mandipg, belonging also to Con Cadwaaders Brigade
stationed at Pschuca, with detachment OF dragons
Col Withers Governor of the place and tho regiment
Is st present in command Of Lieut. Col Clemens. Pa
chuca is few miles from Real del Monte, where there
are extensive silver mines worked by English compa-
ny. detachment from this command reached the city
some weeks since, with between and two hundred
thousand dollars In bullion Another from
the same place expected here during the present week
About ninety the troops ut Pachuca made exped
ton to Tuan Ciugo, few days since, and we under
stand, made some further collections Jarauta and his
the oily the night before their arrival
3D. Brew Col Rllsy's Brigade, comprising the I'd Ar
tlery the 3D. 4th and 9th Infantry and the voltgeurs
10 at Tscubaya.
The field batteries are attached to the different bri.
gadss.
zen Cugntng with the vOluntoore-the Maaea0hu-
setts New York. South Carolina and Pennsylvania Re-
giments-is at San Angel.
The Indiana, Tennessee, and, we believe the Ken.
lucky Volunteers, are at Molino del Rsy.
The 18th Regiment of Infantry stationed at Chapu
tepsc 1t has garrsoned that fortress since Its capture
Gen Lane with Col. Hays and the Texas Rangers has
gone upon an exploring expedition, In the direction of
Orzaba He has also with him four companies Of the
Sd Dragons under Major Polk
There strong and efficient garrsons at Puebla Pc
rots, Jslaps and at Vera Cruz
The I'd Ohio Regiment Is at Rio Edo.
This In brici is the present dspoAton Of the troops
In occupation They all within supporting distance
of each other and they will that the and
rents ordered BY the American to be paid
over to Its representatives here collected aad dis
posed Of for the benefit of tho army This the poll
cy to bs pursued until Mexico sues for peace and a
treaty Is negotiated between tho two governments
We will only add. that letters from the different
stations represent the health Of the officers and
being good
NATIONAL gxIaENcIEs
Under this head, Ell Eco del Concrete has the FOL-
lowing
The quick reunion Of Congress
The establishment Of the National Guard.
The quick termination Of the question with the
United States
The true reform Of the Army; and
The evangelical reform Of the clergy.
If they will place the National Guard upon the same
basis as our militia system, We Of the Star will say
There was little news of Importance at Vera Cruz
The 5th regiment from Tennessee, under Col Mcclellan
had reached that place. aud the Alabama had
also arrived The latter corps was stationed ut San
Juan, and is composed of noble looking msn The fol-
seibos; Robert A. Hardswsy Adjutsnt; John g. Barr,
Captain Company A; Lieutenants Csddell, King and
Hood; Thomas + Irby, Captain Company B; LSsuts.
tain Company Ct Lsutsnants Moon, Woods and Cisave-
lsod; Tehnent Lomax, Captain Company D; Lieute-
nants Copeland Hardaway and Clsnton.
At Jalspa stationed the Baltimore and Washing
ton regiment. an Illinois battalion Of Infantry, Tlyh-
mans Light si, Battery and Whsats mounted company
the gates. Col Hughes had bsen to Quatepec with u
part Of bis command but found no enemy at that place
The sick in the hospital were fast recovering
At Psrote Lieut.. Col. Seymour has everything In
ship shape order The garrison is small but effective
The following 10 list of the ofcers garrsonins the
J. G. Seymour, Lieut. Col Georgia battalion of In
fantry governor department and commandment Of the
Infantry; A A. Hunt, LIST Lieut.. Co A, Georgia In
fSn;y NJ Miit, a;'ss1s S"s
Captaia CO. Ri q = smith, LIST Lieut. A. wsy, ION
G; A NJ. Hunter, I'd do G. r. Hsrvsy, Capt. Co. d a
Jasrsop, "a Lieut. ION leave); <. Heoe. I'd do; II
c. ri rn p,sI .it ID S
III Mounted Vols II Mitchell, "a Lieut.. DO; PAUL,
Mass. Vols, Captain convalescepts.
In Paebls, Col. Chlds Is energetic ever. His
troops well disposed in the city, sndin hus state Of
The road Is pretty well cleared of gusrrsros as the
safe passage of the ss from Vera Cruz to this place,
accompanied by from twenty to thirty men, will testify
If ehad small garrison at Ojo d, Aqua parties Of
three or four men would be enabled to 90 through with
but little risk.
Col Dominguez was in Nopalucan on the night Of the
2lst
1t was understood that ons house in Vera Cruz had
paid 600 to get back their goods from the guerr
Ieros.
Capt. Montgomery, A @ NJ, came up with the mail
as far Is Pusbia He will be in the city day or two
dressed note to the Governor Of the state Of Mexico
asking for the ssts portion Of the revenue, Assessed
upon It by the American authorities The Governor re-
plies that he shall never lend his cooperation to obtain
it. The legislative assembly addressed note to his Ex
cellency, expressing wish that action should be
Wenre indebted to friend In this city for the fol-
loving letter. which Of the very latest date from the
CRY oY Mr1Ico, Feb. 1, ls4s-The pressut position
Of affairs In this republic curious in the extreme You
have probably been advised ere this OF what Ii termed
State II seems had oOno.,yes @sss1 pian for pr"
nuneiamenfo against tho federal government which, Is
soon 90 was pronounced, and sent on to
was the first State In Juns last to propose tho coalition
Ia Lgos to adopt measures to carry on the war with
cas- Durango and Others having readily joined the vice
governor tanned the hops that they would as resd
y concur in bis plan against the federal governmsnt
but he was mistaken. Up to this day there is not
single state that has echoed the sentmen Of San Luis
sad those who conceived the mighty design stand soil
motive aotusted these States in keeping aoof from their
sister and any ofthsm even condemuing her action In
tho II was natural to suppose that hsr gene
raj antpathy to the yanqss would have induced them
to support the revolutionary stats In that article rea
tive to further prosecution Of the but It did not
On the contrary, when tho Miniser ef Relations ad-
dressed tho States, deprscsng the movement In aues
ton it met with general spprob ton and several OF the
states endorsed the circular, notwithstanding the MI
mister took occassu TO say In his circular that the f.
dera government was 10 treaty With tho commissioners Of
the United Slater, and that that commissioner had
never made proposition that It would be dshoaorable
for Mexico to accept
aluds to those things now, in order that you may
draw your own Conclusions with regard to the prospects
OF peace as the question agtatss the public breast NO
little at this time In fact there 10 hour In the
Day that some does net ask the Questions there
any thing new from Qusretaro ts-day?" well, what ID
Mexican Copgress!n Co., sc. The Msxiosns talk more
Of peace, and have belief In Its early
on, than any Others and many OF the mott Intelligent
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