The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-01-14

news from Mexico:
esrrsspOsdesee Of hs N. O. Pieayuas.
MExIco, Dec 4, 1917.
The news from Queretaro since my
last is extremely meagre and uninlerest-
ing. The council of Government has al
last broken up. andthey have done moth,
ing except pledging themselves to
sustain the Government in providing
the means to meet its expenditures in all
its branches. The question of peace or
war was reserved for the action of the
General Government. Well informed
Mexicans do not hesitate to charge this
result upon the partizans of Santa Anna,
who have been unaccountably increased
in QGeretaro by the accession of nearly
! aiithe Puros-F arias and one or two 9th.
ers being the only exceptions.
This party, (calhng themselves, Santa.
nistas) are now said to be hatchng anoth.
er revolution to place Santa Anna at the
head of the Government aud. crush the
hopes of the peace party, and this plot,
1T was believed, would be successful,
mainly in consequence ofthe supneness
and indecision of the government. Pres.
ident Anaya issued decree on the 26th
ult. that no elections shold be held in any
OF the Republic occupied by the Ameri.
cans, but that the authorities now in pow
er should continue to exercise these func-
tions. From present appearances this
would be equivalent to giving the ayun.
tamientos Of this and other places life.
lease Of Office, thing opposed to the
democratic principle of rotation" and
therefore not likely to be carried into eff.
feet.
The following notice appeared in the
Star Of Wednesday last:
"A CALL.-The officers of the Ameri.
can army, the citizens attached thereto
Mexican citizens, foreigners, and such
other citizens as fee disposed, are invi.
ted to meet in the Senate Chamber al
the National Palace, on Saturday after.
noon next, December 4, at O'Clock, p.
m. for the purpose of settling the pre-.
liminaries and taking stock in a contem.
plated railroad between the city of Mex.
leo and Vera Cruz and the Intermediate
points. Many of the citizens of the Uni.
ted States having indicated determine.
tion to occupy tie territory of Mexico, it
is expected that the spirit of internal i'm.
proyement hitherto unknown in this coun.
try, will be called forth"
There were but few Mexicans present
but one of them stated that he was there
TO represent some four or FIVE others, and
pledged himself, should the security of
the undertaking be manifested, TO raise
nine millions of subscriptions for the
stock at once. After this, who will say
we Yankees are not great peoplel
Areport has been in circulation in the
city for some days past that commission.
ers, empowered to treat for pence, had
been appointed by President Anaya, and
actually arrived here. This report, un.
like the thousand and one that are con.
tinually flying about. strne. The names
OF the commissioners are Seniors Cueyas,
Atristain, and Conto, aud they appear
TO be afraid To go on to Washington as
long as Santa Anna is in the country.-
Mr.. Irist appears to haveno power in
premises, theaud thus them ler stands.
MEXICO, Dec. z, lS47.
was agreeably surprised yesterday
morning, in common with majority Of
the Americans here. at tho arrival of
Maj Gen. Patterson, with portion IA.
bout 5O0) of Col Hays Texan regiment
one company of I'd Dragons and small
tram.
Mexico, Dec. s, 1s47.
Hurrahl-"The cry is still they come
General Gushing arrived this morning
with the Massachusetts and lst Pennsyl.
wanna Regiments and another detachment
of recruits, and brings news that Major
Cen Butler is on his way up with 5000
more mon. The Mexcans here WILSON
begin to believe that we arc about to oc.
cupy the country in real earnest.
Accompanying train we're some twen.
yor thirty wagons, filed with merchan-
dlze OF every kind; belonging to foreign
merchants oftbs city, aud which has been
lying at Vera Cruz awaiting q safe op.
portunity Tor transportation. Col. Wyn.
koop came up in command of the Penn.
sylvania regiment, and Major Webster,
OF the Massachusetts men. Col. Wright
OF the last, remains at Perote, as Govern.
or Of that place, aud 1t. Col. Abbot is
sick there.
Il Ihas now became pretty certain, (sIys
correspondent writing from Mexico,
that Lieut. O'Sullivan, who was promoted
for his high gulIantry at PaIo Alto, and
distinguished himself by his gallantry in
the last battles before Mexico, ,aferthryy.
lug up bis commission joined tho Mexi.
cans, aud has received an appointment
Of Colonel in the Mexican army. al.
though as gallant and brave man as ever
lived. he disgraced himself ON MANY nc.
cssions, by which he lost the respect of
his associates, aud may now fight as hard
against the American flag as he has fought
for il.
PRoFGssoR SIMPSONS Newly DIS.
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