Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-02-25
From our Extra.
SArnRn4r.. PERJURY 18Th, 1913:

SATURD4Y;1 FEBRUARY 18th, 1913.
We hasten to lay before our readers in a
slip, the following important news, as well
from the Seat of War, as from Europe Inc
bearer of dispatches spoken OF by the Picay-
une. passed through this place yesterday, en-
route for Washington. We need make no
comments. Our readers can form their own
opinions as to the probabilities of peace. 1t
will be seen that We now get our earliest nor
Mer71 news via Charleston, the Telegraph be-
ing complete from that city to New YORK and
Boston: -.r
From the n o. Picayune, Feb. 10.
ARRIVAL OF THE NEW ORLEANS.
TrwDk LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
The steamship New Orleans, Captain Ed
ward Aud, to whom we are indebted for the
prompt delivery of our correspondence, arri-
we'd Yesterday afternoon from Vera Cruz, hav-
ing sailed the afternoon Of Tuesday last, the
9Th inst. She brought over sixty officers OF
the army Most of them are ordered on the
some thirty other cabin passengers, and about
100 discharged soldiers and quartermaster's
men. The ship has made an extraordinary run
Mr.. Freaner arrived at Vera Cruz on Sun
day last, the 9Th inst, bearing dispatches from
Gent Scott for the Government at Washing.
ton. He was only four days from the city OF
Mexico. He sailed on Monday, the 7th inst,
on board the u S. steamer Iris, tor Mobile.
The New Olleans %as detained for two days
to give the Iris time to get in ahead-rhy, ls
scarcely known. The New Orleans, howev-
er. overlook the Iris, and passed her before
she touched the Baize The dispatches bro't
by Mr.. Freaner are of the utmost importance.
The nature of them was not generally known
at Vera Cruz, but from source IN which we
have abiding confidence, we learn that the
Mexican Congress has sent in terms OF peace,
which Gen'l Scott has taken the responsibility
of accepting. One of the articles of this ar
rangement is, that twelve thousand United
States troops shall remain in Mexico until cer'
tain obligations are fulflled-the remainder OF
the troops to be Withdrawn.
We learn further that the preliminarles OF
the treaty of peace were signed on the hrs
day of February by the Mexican Government
and that no doubt was entertained that the
Mexican Congress, which was TO meet in q
few days, would ra'ify the same by a large
majority. By the terms of this treaty we un'
derstand that the U. States obtain the bounda
ry of the Rio Grande, New Mexico and Upper
California. The pecunary consideration fol
these concessions is a mere trltie compared
with that proposed in the conference at Iacu
baya.
Our dates by this arrival are to the evening
of the I'd inst from the city of Mexico, and
4ba inf riv aho IN ~
so many channels and in such authentic form
that we see no reason to question the fact.
We are almost overwhelmed by letters anu
papers by this arrival, but give below as ma
ny OF our letters as we can possibly find room
for.
OrZaba was captured on the 26th ult. A
full account OF the expedition is furnished us
by one of our special correspondents, who
accompanied it His narrative is intensely
interesting, but it is so long that we canno
possibly find room for it this morning. One
of The purposes Of the expedition was TO cap
ture Gen Santa Anna at Tehuacan. The willy
Mexican, however, effected his escape through
the treachery of one of his countrymen.
Commodore Perry returned on the 9th inst.
10 Vera Cruz, from an expedition to Tlacatal-
pam and other towns south.
Two large trains left Vera Cruz on the 18th
uIt-one for Orizaba, under COL Bankhead
consisting OF over 1900 men. and the Other
for the city of Mexico, under the command Of
Major Caldwell, of the Voltiguers.
The expedition which left Vera Cruz on
the oath ult against the guerrIas does not ap'
pear TO have effected much. They had two
or three brushes with the enemy, but no great
harm was done on either side. In the Free
American OF the 4th inst, we find an expla
natory statement in regard to it, bur we have
not room for it.