Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-01-05
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from Tera C.ux--sS assts y nm saS5xsis the
field Gen. .auGya cie ciea Z ss.sae mt
Commissioners appointed 10 f,'1at soifA Nh.
l''st-Q uarterasg TIE enemy, S;c.s
The news by ths arrival is very irnpaoSr-s
tant, and first ofall, the story abou. Santa
Annals being at the head Of 10000 men,
and threatening Congress and tho despatch,
,of Gen. Worth to Aueretaro to protect Con,
gress-all turns out to be mere moonshine,
q gentleman thoroughly conversans with
MSxican affairs assures US that Santa hnNR,
has\not 1850, nor even $50 followers.
CIV. .anuya pus elected Pgesidenlzs az
.Ecr!cs on the llth ut. He has once bsfore
been fyovisional President. His present
term OF Office extends only to the 9Th of jan
uary next\ He is known to be in favor of
peace Informing his cabinet he continued
Nora Viihmil in the war Department,
and made Pe9a Penat late the President
Secretary OF Safe. The whole administra.
ton IS IN tavorVf an honorable peace, aud.
one OF its first acts was to despatch a com.
mission to the citHof Mexico to re.open ne
gotlations with MI Trist. Tie commits
J sioners were Seniors Couto, Atristain and
Cuevas and Gen. Rinton, the first two hay.
ing been on the former commission. Mr..
FIRST S powers had beenrevoked prior to the
arrival OF the commission, ana as General
Scott possessed no powets to treat with
them, 1t is presumed they Mere referred to
our Government at Washington.
Ihe next most important intelligence BY
this arrival is the reported ares, of Gen.
worth, Gen. Pillow and Lieut.. Col. Dun
can by Gen. Scott. The verbal RAPPORT is
that letters written by these gentlemen re- :
1!ecslng upon the command erin chief huvc
fallen Tito his possession, upon which tic n,
once arrested them. q r.
The disappointment manifested BY the
| commissioners en- learning the recall of MIR.
irist, Is represented to have been most pain
iu'. Ike following are extracts from the
free .Am2rlcan, new daily paper just es.
tabllshed n Vera Cruz, Of the ist INST:
Arrival Of The English Cour!er.-The
English mall arrived this morning, from
Mexico, and brings drtus up to the 23lh ul,
lhe government OF Gucrrtsre oas ut last
but too late, nominated commissioners to
meet MI. Trist, and hear the proposition,
OF peace which the latter had the powe: To
make; but the qower having been revoked
by the Cabinet Of Washington, they came
too late. lumbug " Il no more BE- listened
TO by the Americans, and now that the Mex
leans have found that cut, they scriuus!, a. k
for peace.
Senior Otcro brought forward his PROPOSE
ton in the Mexican Congress for deriving
the EHecutlve otthe power to aicn"te any
part Of the Territory Of the Republis by a
treaty of peace. The proposition was re-
jected by large maiority, v hich is deemed
favorable omen.
1t is stated that the Puros e. the o2po.
nents OF the hierarchy and the men inclined
to repub lcanlsm have Wthdrawn from Con-
grcss-but not so as to leave that body
without quorum. The Pu,os have always
favored hostilities in order to break ", their
antagonists ct home.
Quc7ieTing on The Eyemy-The follow.
ing is the substance Of an order from Head
Quarters, Of the 25th ut:
Under Instructions, requiring that this
army shall raise. within the country, the
means III whole or in great part, Of main
taiuing the expenses of the occupation UNI
til Mexico shall supuit to terms which the
Onltod States may nccept--it is ordered
that no bullion, either of gold or silver, shall
be shipped from Me<ico, until the farther
q H.
made known on the subiact, SO as to gin,
time Tor said government to FIX thu, rute OF
export duty ON such bullion, and perhaps u
smaller duty on gold and silver coin.
All rents for houscs or quarters uccupet!
by officers or troops of the army p any city
in Mexico, will cease Us soon as tn. CON.
tracts may permit, and absolutely from any
alter the end of this month, wherever this
hn n s..
necessary quarters, both for officers and
troops where The public buildings are insuf
ficient, Will frs, DO demanded. Us rcanircd.
of the civluuthorities Of the several places
occupied by the troops. -.
ii the authorities fail to put the ;roops
promptly in possession Of such quarters,
then the commanding officer will cause tire
necessary buildings to be occupied
Subsistence, forage, ana other niece sssries
for the,army, will be purchased and paid for
as heretofore.
Furnishing the Liccn!iousne:s ofthe Press.
On the Stn INST. Gen. Scott int i;nated TO the
eeitor Of q paper El Julio Errah!ci That if
he continued the publication Of articles cal
culated to create disturbances, he would
stop the the publication Of his paper and
cause the printing materials to lie sold for
the benefit OF The poor.
A Mexican was tried by a military CON-
::....ission for shooting with The inten, on of
killing anc' her person, and was condemned
to be Aged n tn: puza.
The .l!onitor Republican, having made
some otieusive remarks as to this mode uir
punishment. and having published a f,lse
report as to the nature OF the offence, the
Governor addressed u note TO him, in which
he threatens to have hin, tried b, fore the
same commission. und orders him to publs h
the true circumstances Of tho case.
Santa .anna.-It is evident that thie bu-
sy body is still making efforts to re- establish
himself. A Psonuaciamenio having been
made in Querctaro in favor If Santa Anna,
he engaged sixty men, and paid ihym in ad
vance, to accompany him from Tshuacan to
tina. city; but as soon as they had received
the Elm asked for. they deserted that Gen
eral.
He then ordered The commander of the
forces, in the Jtpte Of Vera Cruz. General
Marin. TO send liIIn an escort, which tie lat
ter reluctantly granted, but Immediately af-
ter sent his resignation 10 tie government