New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-03
By Ocolapd Express TO The T,i5aae
FARTHER FRO,i JALAPA.

From the y. O. rieayuue. liih aii
JALArA Dee :, 1917.
The sd regiment of Kentucky volunteers with
which came UP. ard the 4th regiment from the
same state arrived here Friday last the jd inst
aud are now encampcd three miles above the city.
The Indiana and Tennessee regiment arrived sew
eral DAYS before and ltit yesterday Tor PerOte
The two Kentucky regiments leave TO morrow nnd
may say. without exaggeraton, that a ilner body
of volunteers than the division which Gen Butler
leads into the interior has never trod Mexican soil
Tomorrow the brigade under the command Of
Col Thompson leaves for Perote, and IS accom-
panied by Gen. Butler. The General has written
10 Gen Scott, informing him that he viii await or
ders at Pdebla. Esch regiment has burning de
sire 10 be pushed forward 10 the Capital as soon as
possible that ii may have an opportunity oi taking
BART in any new expedition bnt 10 IS prOhab
Gen Scott Will order the whole division 10 remain
az Puebla. where supplies are more readily ob-
tanned until the troops are thoroughly Instructed
Rumors of peace are circulating IA the camp here
and obtain credit IN high quarters. Upon what
credit they obtain belief know not bur c0nvers
ing with A gentleman who has resided IN Mexico
over twenty yeErs, and the greater part of that
time IN the city. | am convinced such reports are
premature, If not 10 he utterly dlscreilted. In
stead of expecting peace ne expects national
insurrection, and is confident that Santa Anna. who
is still ~ Teh1can looks for some such event and
il waiting for an opportunity 70 npen or take al
~
other extreme We all know how vainly the
adored military chieitain OF the French looked ioI
A national nsurrectiOn % protect their capital and
expel The invaders. when the allies crossed the
Rhine and forced him To retire. inch by inch. The
people OF Mexico infinitely less capable Of such
energetic patriotism, amt have few inducements 70
make tine effort
send you "a proclamation. issued n few days
since by Col. Hlghes Of the Baltimore battalion
addressed o the MsXicans OF this city aud Depart
ment already published) IL has, | understand.
had most salutary effect and the invitation 10 the
Mexi,ans 10 come in and give their parole not 20
bear arms against ne has been generally accepted
aud apparently with good faith The immediate
object Of the PROCLAMATION was 70 allay sn excite
msnf caused BY two Mexican officers, who were
liberated on parole az Vera Cruz and were since
found la arms, being shot here after being tried D.
a military commission. They were s1bsterns.
but young men of respectable families residing IN
this vicinity aud dying in tho most heroic manner.
their execution could not fail OF producing a mo-
mentary xctemcnt Colonel Hughes however,
showed his impauiaty by hanging. the day before
these officers were executed two Americans one
a teamsrer and the other a wagon master who
murdered a Mexican boy about twelve years o.
age We cannot but sympathize with an enemy
who dies expressing n wish for the perpetuatiOn OF
the independence of his country but these Next
can officers although Viva la Hepublica de Mex
leo were their lsst words had forfeited esteem by
compromising their honor.
The euerrillss on every part Of this line nre now
most cliecfuaIly eat up. Wherever they exist II il
only 10 very small bodies. Occasionally. however,
they succeed IN making capture from merchant
train. One which arrived here yesterday from
Mexico, was. | understand partially eat Off and
twelve or fourteen pack mules OF Mexican train.
which was IN the rear of Gen. Buffers command
falling some distance behind were also taken.
The Governor here is unceasng Ia his efforts 10
capture the guerrlGs, and 10 prevent them from
seducing soldiers from our army Three persons
have been arrested charged with the latter offence,
and the evidence OF their guilt is said 70 be clear
If 50, they viii be shot. Col Johnson OF the Volt
eeurs. with the troops which went from Mexico to
Vera Cruz uLder Col Earuey, arrived here yester
day on his way 10 the capital, in charge Of large
train Of supplies for the army under the immediate
command OF Gen. Scott. la two days We expect
10 be az Perote, aud you will probably hear from
me from that point. ID. ;.