Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-04-27
From the New Orleans Picayune, April 10.
LATER FROM NHEXEEO.


LATER FROM MEXICO.
There was two arrivals yesterday from Vera
Cruz--the ship Christiana, Capt. Hammond,
which sailed on the 4th inst, and the U. S.
steamer Washington, Capt Pratt, which sail
ed on the Sd inst By the Washington our
dates from the city of Mexico are to the 30th
ult.,-four days later than brought by the
Ohio
MIR. Clifford one of the Commissioners TO
Mexico arriyeda at Vera Cruz on the morning
of the I'd inst, and left at noon on the Sd for
Mexico.
The U. S. steam frigate Mississippi sailed
from Vera Cruz ON the I'd inst. for Boston,
We regret to learn that there were twelve or
fourteen cases of yellow fever on board when
she sailed.
A gentleman who came passenger on the
Washington assures us that the general opin-
ion among those Mexicans of the first class,
whose judgement is considered good, is that
the treaty will not be ratified by the Mexican
Congress. In fact, the members are intimida-
ted by the populace and will not dare to vote
for the treaty. So says our informant
In anticipation that the army might fall back
from Mexico, the port commisary a Puebla
had received orders early as the Goth ult. from
headquarters to contract for rs 900 rations to
be delivered at a moments notice for down
ward movement. Captain Webster, quarter
master at Puebla, had also received orders to
have transportation ready. At Perote similar
orders had been received.
A very large Mexican train consisting Of
! some 4oo1 wagons and about 5000 pack mules
left Vera Cruz for Mexico on the 29th, Both
and 3lst ut. The American train left on the
Sd install under command of Major Lomis.
The Free American says the first train was at
tackled the night of the Both, and seven pack
mules were taken by the guerilleros.
After Santa Anna had been escorted by Col.
Hughes to the hacienda of FL Encero, the pro-
perty of the former, he remained there till the
I'd inst, when he left for Antigua Just north
of Vera Cruz, where he embarked on the 4th
inst on Spanish brig for Kingston, Jamaica,
as some accounts say; others make Havana his
destination 1t has hitherto been understood
that he would proceed to Jamaica.
There was much excitement at Vera Cruz on
the 80th ult., ii having been discovered that I'd
Lieut.. John Smith, of Capt. Whites company
of mounted men, had deserted, taking with
him seven men Of his company. The same
day Capt. White gave pursuit and got wind OF
the fugltives on the OriZa ba road, but could not
overtake them. The same evening one of the
number, sergeant--ayouth OF about nineteen
returned and related the following: Smith
hunt, and he accompanied them under that inn
preston until they were about eight miles
from the city, when Smith called a halt and
made known his intention of joining some rob
Der band. The sergeant told him that be would
not desert-that he would die first. They
then told him he must die. He gave them his
musket. but upon further consideration they
concluded to let him go. Giving him fow-
ling piece, which he could not use for want OF
caps, they allowed him to return. On the
morning of the LIST inst, they fell into the hands
OF Zenobla, or Cenobla, the great guerrilla chief
He, no doubt thinking that he was robbel
enough for the road and unwilling TO place con-
/ fdence in men who would desert their coun-
| try's standard, would not accept of their servi
| ces, but kept them prisoners. He also imme-
diately sent word to Gov. Wilson, who des-
patched Capt Kerr with his command to es-
cort the worthless into Vera Cruz, where they
arrived on Sunday, the I'd inst.
Since the desertion ofSmith some men have
recognised him as one who has been quartered
at the expense of the State for length of time
in certain strong house under the direction Of
a warden, for being concerned with others in
appropriating TO his own use large quantity
of funds not his own. There in good deal Of
speculation as to what Gov. Wilson will dc
with the fellow.
conduct of the Mexicans, now restored to civil
authority in Vera Cruz. The following is from
that paper of the 1st inst:
"Only two days have gone by since the gov
eminent OF the city has been granted to the
Mexicans, and in two days these authorities
have made more changes in the different Off
ces than the Americans in one year and one
day.
''All the Mexicans who hold Offices under the
American Government have been discharged
Some of them have even been threatened by the
new office-holders.
GA friend of ours assures us, land we believe
him. that young man, lawyer, was forbid
den to plead cause before Mexican court oil
/ this city, unless he should show proof that he
lUas not an american, and he hoped to be a
Spaniard.
+ ''When the city authorities were in posses
sion of the Americans, Mexicans as we'll as
! Americans lawyers were heard in our tribunals
and now that these men are in power lawyers
must give proof before they are admitted to the
bar that they are not Americans"
i The most notable events in Mexican affairs
at last accounts is the attempt OF Gen. Paroles
to get up a revolution in San Luis Potos. He
is represented as aided by the Santanists and
monarchists. The Star of the 23d ult, repre-
sents him as applying to the Government al
~ IColttC ut SdII 44ui-
I Paroles in the meanwhile lying peTdu. The
Ex-Governor of San Luis, Adame, was in con-
nivance with Paroles.
) The next news from San Luis is to the 18th
when Adame was arrested and sent off under {
strong escort to Queretaro, by order of the Gen
eral Government. This arrest is ga id to have
caused very great excitement atSan Luis agains
the Government. On the 28th it was repor
ted in Mexico that Paroles himself had beer
arrested by the Government, and great salts
ton was expressed at this result, as it seemed
to premise the restoration Of order. The news
of this arrest was, however, at the last, prema
ture, although it was given in the Monitor Re
publicano of the 23d ult. Letters of that date
from San Luis say nothing about the arrest.
+ The Star of the Both has the following para
l graph.
: ''tSds Luis.-The Echo of yesterday give
an extract from private letter from San Lui
7. which represents the Legislature of that Stat