The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-21

are indebted for similar faver.. we have the follow ing
 PuEBLA, MExIso,)
 February 2d. lets, l.. ]. REAAnoN, Esa: Sir-To ny last, written to you fssa vera Cruz, were attached ,he words mas poco fiessso 10 conformity with which, agaia address ysu, al. though news Of any interest ls rare thing in Pueba. Almost any intelligence from Mexico. would, how. ever, be interesting to many of your readers Old madam ramoe is as busy as usual, (always in using the word rswer, associate with is, her sister Cos sip, end thus imagine myself in the delightful so- eisty ot some pretty miss. listening to ,he high eoioring given to some riaiag event by that either worst or best cf gifts, fenale tongue she speaks camorously Of peeco, il ts said that negotiations to that eeet, are now foo:, and that the prospects bear far more golden hae, ,ihaa they have hitherto been, even the commanding General is sad to look upon the matter in fasorabis light As to the opinion of your humble servant, he can not think that the whole Of the American army, will be with drawn from Mexico within the next five years Should we even be successful in negotiating peace at the present uncturr it will hs naecssarY to leave sufficient force tO protect the treating party The confoson, diseords. all greatin Mexico, that no party is, or wi be for some time be able to sus- tain itself without foreign assistance Mexico will yet be great field fer junior officers of the line who are destrous Of having something more than tenients attached to their names.
 The escort of mail that passed here for the City few days since, almosi had an engagemrnt with Col. Dominguez, at opolonsa. Whils passing through the town about three o'clock sn the morn- jag, the advance, being some distance in front was hailed by Dominguez. sentries, and not giving the proper reply, was 6r,d on, whereapon 1t Immedi- ateIy ft back upon the main body which being formed in battle array, proceeded with the highest expectations cf brush with the Gaen Elas, When within about fifty steps, the Mexcans fired and were charged upon and forced back into large stone houge. While the Americans were engaged in forcing the doors they wers asiounded with the cry of amtgos, amigos. The doors were opened and who should make his appearance but Col. De- minguez n deshabit. The Col. was on his way to i Vera Cruz with mall. There was none killed or wounded in thi, almost battle cur force (or had inc honor to be present was thirty four, Domnguez one hundred.
 ! We occasionally have litil. excitems nt here by giving chase to the Ladrones or robbsss ho nfcst the roads near the city. 1 have been engaged in two chases of the kind within the last week, but at neither time succeeded in killing CT capturing any of the rascals, though We compelled the gentry to abandon their spoils. They take their stations by the way-side and ievy contributions upon sll who tt I.l. .Fs bundle of fodder, perhaps ten or twelve miles, on his return vi h the proceeds. which rarely exceed twenty five cents, is subjected to this tax. It is said that nunAber of Mexican officers, on parole, are engaged in this Honorable business for iive- hood Understood that our patrol captured last night two Of the city authorities and one Mexican Captain, who were engaged in this business. So much fer Asxieo and her officers. Yesterday visited Cholala, of the greates, cmiesiiFes ex- tant. It is an immense mound surmounted by an exten<ive temple, built by the original inhabitants, in WI ich, they used io of up human sacrifices to propitists the God of Bait'es. The view fr~m tiie summit is beautifully sublime, the snow.capped tors of oriLaba Popocatspol. and the white Lady stand cut in bold relief and though great distance of, appear te be distant not more than pleasant mornings ride. The valley around is in the high est state Of cultivation filed win beautiful villages interspsysed here and there in every direction with the domes and seeples of old churches, that speak volumes for days that gone by, days O. prosper ity, that may Eever again Dc realized in Mexi- co-much has been said and written of the e;isnste and scenery oi Italy, but fl ihc truth wers ascertain ed, expect that Mexico supasses her in toih ever sInce have been in tis p'acP, 1t has been as one continual May morn,- Prolia ix-the paradise of all the places have yet seen, k large and well built, the streets are both wide and regular; the houses are generally three sfoiies high, and il contains 1 population of from one hundred to one hundred and twenty thousand, one half of which are aprEeniIy beggars.-
 1 Your fellow townsnan Maj. CrutchGeld, is here but expects to visit the States sometime during this mobth. The Major is very popnlar, he is one of those affable, gooi natufed, accommodating old souls, just the very thing for voiu nicer officers who arc nolover well acquainted with the manner oi making out pay rolls, &c. There are quite num- Der o this corps at this pest in fact every town be- tween the City and Vera Cruz, Is gaErisoned by volunteers. The whole regular fcrce being with the eommandcs-inchief The last accounts from the etiy stated that bo.h Gen. sfarsha's and Col Miles' train had arrived safely. There is an sx- pHdition contemplated far in ihe interior, to what point have not aseerained; would like to be oi the party leave for the city to night or in the morLing, upon sny arrival :here, should any thing new transpre, will let ysa know
 Respectfully, &c.,
 ARKANSAS TRAVELLER.
 MIR, BANCROFT IN FRANCE.