The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-01-04
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IkshB From the Washing ton Union
The Est journey made BY osr pony team
brings VS. the following interesting news trol
the army, in advance oftbc nails. We hav
made arrangements to furnish our reade,
regularly with news from the south. at leas
one day ahead Of cur contemporaries. Thi
we fesll due to our subscribers, who have $,
Hitbersl encouraged US in our undertaking
Gen, Anay elected Presidcnt-Psace nd
ninistrrtioa. oa.-Ofers Of pdcifcatioa on I'll,
part Of Merico.-Arrest of Gems. Pillou
and Worth, and Col Duncan. Rout OF
Z. gasrillas Toe Merican officers hung
Mr. Irist preparing to return. HT E
From the New Orleans Picayuns Extra Dec l3
Overland Express in alpdnce ofhe Mail.
~ LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM
. MEXICO. AeF 'nit
The schooner Portia, Captain Wakeman,
arrived at New Orlcan on Sunday afternoon,
18Th instant, having sailed from Vera Cruz
ON the lst Instant. 9f. q 'H
=. The news by this arrival is very important
and, first ofall, the story about Santa Anus
.beiug al the head Of 18 900 men, and threat
cning and sverawing Cougnss, and the des-
patch af General Worth 10 Qieetaro to pro.
tect Congress-all turns out be mere moon
shine-no more authentic than General Scot,'s
famon entry INTO Mexico 10 tho middle Of
July last.A gentleman thoroughly conversant
with Mexican alf,irs, who came passenger in
the Poria, assures US, that from the best in
toraalon he could obtain, he is stiisfsd. |
that in place Of being in command Of eight
cen thuasand men, Santa Anna has no,
eighteen hundred, nor even u hundred and
eighty followers. With this rulnor falls
good deal ofvry judicous composition up
the REVIVAL oft,e glorics of Napoleon, The
return from Elba,&c ',~
Gen. Anaya was elected President of Mex
ico on the llh inst. Ha has once before
been Provisional President. His present
term term Of office extends only 10 The Sih
of January nsx,., He is known to be in IA
vor Of peace. In forming cabinet, he contin-
ued Moray Villaml in the war department,
ae msde Pena Pena late the Presincui;
his Ssctr,ary of State. The whole sdlnins-
rra,ionis in favor Of an honorsble peace I.
aud one of rs first acts was 10 despa,ch
coarnission TO the city Of A,xico to ,topan
nsgoliations viii Mr.. Ttist. The commss-
op.rs weae Senors Cenio' Airistain, and
Cuevss, and Gen. Rincon-,he first two hav-
ng been onthe former commission Mr.
rrs,'s powers had been revoked prior 10 the
arrival Of the commission; aud as Gen. Scott
, ossessed no powers tu treat with thrn,, i,
) presumsd they were referred to our govern,
nent al Washington. .-...
1'hs next mos, inporisn, intelligence by
his arrival is the reported arrest Of Gen T.
Torlh, Gen. Pillow, and Lieut.. Col Duncan.
" Gen Scott The verbal report is, tha =
alters written by these gonllem.n, reflect :,
NJ upon.the Omlnander-;n-chiefh have fall
n into bis possession, upon which he at once =,
rrested them. We have not yet received any :,
alters from the city Of Me xico later than the II;
4th Of November. They make no mention :,
fthese arrests; hut we hayo letters on the :,
iaria Burt from the ely OF Mexico, which ~
J. presume, will elucidate the whole mattea v, v,