Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-03-28
From the St. Louis RevsiIIs.
later from Mexico.
CRY OF Mexico. J
February 9Th, ls4S.


io'b. tor Pueblo, TO assist in organizing
'he Court OF Inquiry appointed to investi
gaze the unfortunate difficulties between
tbe general officers here. It is under
stood coo that on the court being organized, il
WIZ adjourn TO this city, and here transac,
its business.
Sn Sunday night Texnn Ranger, ma.
h'ed Adam Absence, of Capt. Roberts
company, was attacked by number oil
nexIcaEs IN the suburbs Of the city, and
killed. He was mangled in brutal man.
ner, and The Texans. exasperated at the
cruel death of their comrade, sailed into
abe streets. the next evening, to the mum.
Der of fifteen OF twenty. and proceeding
so the quarter where Absence was killed,
took fearful vengeance upon party whom
they found armed with pistols and knives.
Seventeen of the MexIcans are reported
killed. and forty wounded. Absence was
German, had served in Bonaparte's
cavalry, and was good and faithful sol.
der.
Yesterday, Col. Jackson, bearer of des.
patches from Vera Cruz in six days.
Shortly after b., arrival, it was known
that ne brought dispatches, both TO Gen.
erals Scott aud Butler, and the inference
was at once drawn that the former was
recalled. and the latter placed in chief
command ofihe army. This proved true.
Gen. Lane, with the same command
ne had in his expedition TO Tehucan and
Orizaba, left here about one o'clock in the
afternoon, day before yesterday, and took
the Guadaloupe road. The expedition is
secret one, and many are The coniec.
lures as TO its destination. From the road
taken the most plausible suppositon is that
'he General is after Jarauta or Rea.
Maj Gen. Scott, by short general or.
der, announces his resignation Of com.
n1and in Mexico, and compliments his
successor.
The Arco Iris says, that Gen. Santa
Anna has given up his intention ofleaving
Zoe country. He intends to unite with
the Governor Of San Luis and Gen. Alva.
req, and overthrow the present govern.
ment. He is lurking about Tehuacan.
Herrera still continues very i'll One
OF the Mexican Commissioners to negoti.
ate an armisice, had arrived in Queretaro
On the 7th.
hero were thirty deputies and nine
senators present on the 18th inst.
The city was infested with ladrones of
all kinds, who were robbing the people
with IMMUNITY, without any efforts on the
part OF the authorities to arrest them. The
diligence had beeu frequently robbed by
these ladrones.
The MEXICAN CoNGREss.-The mem.
bers comprising this great body have a.
greed to meet in full quorum within ten
days after the first advice on the subject
OF peace from Washington. The idea of
speedy peace possesses the general mind
The people seemed better disposed than
for long time, and balls and routes were
frequent.
GUANJUATo A letter from the city of
Guanjuato, states that the people there
had but one opinion in relation to the
treaty Of peace, and that was in its favor.
ToLUCA.-A person who came in from
Io!uca. yesterday. saws, that the night be-
tore, Mexican, we'll mounted and we'll
armed, rode into the plaza, and, after
cutting around on his horse for few min
utes, approached and fired at one of the
officers.
Zacatecas, after long silence. has
spoken, and recognized the Government,
of Pena y Pena.
Cry OF NHxrco-Arr.cr nv ru-
PATRoL.-Tbe "Star" says Nigh. be
fore last,the 18th, between seven and eight
O'Clock, as the patrol stationed near the
Flazuela del Cannon was passing through
neighboring street, accompanied by the
officers Of the guard, it was stoned and
fired upon by body of Mexicans. We
cannot learn that there was the least
Provocaiion. The attack seemed to be a
concerted matter--quite large body of
"Greasers" being armed with pistols.
They were fired upon by the patrol, and
took flight into neighbo:ing street, whore
they were suddenly met by patrol. The
firing also brought the Texan Rangers,
qlartered in that vicinity. when a general
melee followed. The result was, nine
Mexicans killed, and some forty or fifty
taken prisoners. and placed in charge OF
'he police. near Ell Carmen. No Ameri.
can was injured. The officers OF the guard
were extremely vigiIant, and shot several
of the attacking party.
The TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE CE
DIED TO THE UNITED STATES Several
statements have been made of the eYfant