Washington telegraph., 1848-03-15
From the N o. Pieayuas 22d ult,
FROM MEXICO.


The royal mail steamer Dee, Capt. Allen, at.
rived at Ship Islandon Sunday the 20lh inst, from
! Vera Cruz. She lel Tampieo on the 18th and
Vera Cruz on the 18th inst, having been detained
at the latter port sixteen hours, awaiting despatch
ss BY the British courier from the city Of McKee,
sh. had on board five passengers fer Havana, five,
Efor England aud twelve for this city, Among the,
1 Ela,ier were Major Dmek, U. $. Army, Dr.. Wiley.
Fleet Surgeon. U, 5. Navy. and Mile Dinner
fThr Dee had on board 100000 in specie and
$50 rroous Of oochineal,
The news from Mexico by this arrival is impor.
,ant The courier Of the English legation had ar.
rived al Vera erut, having left the capital on the
9Th inst,-fsur days later than our previous ads
ess
The American Star Of the lth contains the off.
eisl announcement Of thr conclusion If treaty Of
peace under the signature Of sensr Rosa. the MIN.
ster Of Foreign Relations,
There was yo, no quorum Of the Congress al
Quetetafo, nom which city our dates are 10 the
iOth inst but majority flhe Dep ties IN the city
are represented as approving the treaty The
Star Of the lih says that a meeting ofthe Drpu.
ties on the Ith there were twenty Hour present II
requires nearly three ,hr number 10 form quorum.
Gen, Lane reached Mexico from ohsaba on the
10Th init. without further adventure.
Lieut.. G, A. Scott Of the alh Kentucky vOun.
trefs. rs dead.
Gen. Smiths brigade was reviewed on the l0ih
inst by Major Gen Butler
Col, Clarke, with his cImmand. was a, Guerra.
vaca on the 9th inst Gen. Ayast was making
great efforts 10 cut oil his supplies, aud the eooae
IN turn was taking every means To ,hsan ihe de.
&sgns Of the redouhiabl- commander of the Pistas
U L.. Al ~. a. "a IL.
tcle in regard to santa Anna. II is ofmueh IN.
port anoei
Slsr, ASS1-Th, Monitor Of yesterday gives
an extract ffon letter written by psrsnn Of dis.
tinetion, which says "Grn Santa Anna has ask.
I'D for passport 10 enahlr him tn leave III. Re.
publie aud has r.eomme nd.d his ifirnds To sustain
u peace and the Government Of Pras fsna =
The same paper cites an article In the Constitution
prohibiiiag th. President ol the Rpublle if0m
,a,ing III. territory whil. in the ,Irreise Of the
supreme command, aud one ysaf gti'rrards-
Another Quef.tafo correspondent Of the Munitof
iniiinates that Santa hnns's official eammunea.
tons in regard to his passport &c, will b. publish.
ed We hardly knew what 10 make Of this nov.
ment ofthe RI. President. aud al hfi were Inclined
to dser,dit The statement altogether lfhb. true
howrvrf. that he recommends his friends 10 sup
Of opinion in Santa Anna We suspect that Il an,
such recommendation has besn made. Il Is for ths
purpose Of securing safe sgfsss from the Rrpubli,
rather than otgyins any sincere support 10 th,
paoihe policy Of Psha p,ha
We may add, while on this subject, thatla Baa
ddo del Pueblo at 6uanaiu iuaio bfinRs Us . l-iie
from ih- writer in this city, N regard to the lat,
ght Of Santa Ann. from his haeisnd. at Tehua
eau !, proceeds FROM the r.nllsm.n escorted b,
lanesr who was me, here by Gen. Lane on hi
way from Santa Anna's residence Tn. write
says hr gave a man iity dollan for huffyinr sofos,
the fields 10 sppfise the eI President Of Gen. Lans
spproaeh. assuring ih. nssssHfst that that di.,n
Ruished funotiensry would pay him still mote hand
somely The letter CONTINUES, should add, thai
the Government nj Qurt-isto, In sgr.tm.nt with
Scott, h., resolved upon the Imprisonment uf & n
Santa Anna. in order 10 reH.ors the only oi,iael.
IN iAs roy ef concluding peace. The Gs,,rn
msnt has been guilty Of the blaeses, Of u.ssons
Men ~ho have drawn their blood from the hsroe.
Of Independence, seek Ia shed that Of tn. ihstri.
Gus Santa Anna, 10 femove him from the seen.
As the only obstacle 10 the eun.lUsion of treat,
af peace, and they are uRht, for G.n. Santa Anns
will never consent to the d,shonat and mf.my o.
hs country. The editor Of la Bapdea adds ihs
treaty Of peace has b-sa signed. aud that no
thing 10 wanting but the imprisonment Of SAINT,
Anna. We give these passages for What they a.,
worth, but the reader will observe that they sr
sngulsrly at variane. with the statements sf ih,
Monitors Qusrr,sro oeore'pondrn,s