The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-05-17
Eno,n the NO. Picayune, May 8.

From the n o. Picayune, Mays.
LATER FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO.
The u. S. steamer New Orleans, CAPT. Ed.
ward Auld arrived on Sunday evening from
Vera Cruz, having sailed thence on Wednesday.
the 81 inst. The ship made capital passages
both going and coming.
Gen Scott and suit left the city Of Meico on
the 22d ult., and arrived at Vera Cruz IN Sun
day, the 3Oth. He Immediately embaked on
the brig. 81. Petersburg for New York, under
a salute from Fort Conception. He was wait.
ed upon by the commander ofthe fleet ind re-
ceived salute from the flag ship Cumberland.
On Monday, the lst inst, the ST. Petersburg
was towed to sea by the propeller Thompson.
In passing the store ship Relief and frgate
Cumberland their rigging was manned and
three cheers given the old hero. Onth Sd
inst the General exchanged visits with Com
Perry and was salued by the flag !sh Cum.
berland.
Among the passengers on the New.orlcans,
a list of whom will be found below, wee Gen.
Pillow and staff, Gen. Towson, Gen. Cushing
and staff, COL Beknap, Col. Childs, Cd. Dun.
can, Col. Withers, and large number OF offi.
GERS.
So desperate at one time was thought the
chance of bringing together a quorum Of Con.
gress, that the President had determined to ex.
clude the States of New Mexico, chihuahua
and Yucatan in estimating the representation,
so that a smaller number may constitute quo
rum. Subsequent events led him to believe
that quorum could be obtained, and the Pres
ident re considered his determination.
Special correspondence of The Picay1ne.
QuERErARo, April %, l34S.
The Secretary of the Treasury expresses
himselfas follows in relation to the torcd loan
of Sl5O,OO0 or 100000, which will be EN-
ployed exclusively by the Government to pay
the necessary expenses in assembling Ire Gen.
eral Congress, and for its support in his city
for two months:
"You will perceive according TO the hst ad.
vices published in the papers Of the capinl, how
short time there remains for us 10 raaty the
treaty Of peace celebrated between our RePub.
lie and The United States of America. In or
der that that treaty should be exchanged at
Washington on the I'd Of June, it is indBpensa.
bic that it should be ratified at the lacst, on
the 18th OF May next, and doubt if it can be
done if the Congress does not get together i'm
medialcly. A multitude Of unfortunate :rcum.
stances have prevented, until now, r. union
of Congress, and the Principal one has been the
want Of money TO give TO the Senators AID Dep.
lies for their necessary wants in this caPilll.
Government has made the greatest efforts to
realize this sum but without success, and hav.
ing expended all its resources. his EroeIlency
the President has, in order to facilitate the meet.
ing of fCongress, resolved that all the capital
lists and persons Of easy circumstances in this
city, SHALL to assist the Government, under the
title of loan, advance sufficient amount Of
money to pay for Two months the per diem OF
the Senators and Deputies ofthe General Con-
CESS. Once quorum has been assembled,
Congress will dictate the necessary laws 10 ere.
ate such funds and resources as the Govern.
ment may want to continue it existence"
He concludes thus:
His Excelency the President thinks that
the salvation Of phe Republic imperaiTely de.
mands the prompt meeting of Congress, and
in order not to incur the terrible response"
bii,y Of losing the nationality Of the country,
the Executive will dictate extraordinary meas.
ures, which he never would have adopted if cir.
cumstances were not SO very difficult AMI dam
gcrous.
God and Liberty! ROSA"
The priest Sanchez the clcrgy's organ in
one Of his sermons, preached on Friday night
last, the 2lst inst, Good Friday in The Church
of Santa Clara. at which the greater part oflhe
Administration, and OF the members OF Congress
,b.t &c, han t> iu. . rpn
llemen-The only way TO save the Republic,
and-in pardonng the injuries you have re.
ceived-to prove yourself Christians, is to make
peace"
Yesterday an American officer, des.rter of
the Sd Infantry ofthe line was baptised in this
city with great pomp. H. had for his godla.
lher The President Oft the Republic, Pena y Pc.
Ea.
QUERErARo April 25.
The preparatory union of Congress have re.
taken their usual course, and few of The Dep.
ulies arc wanting fora quorum. Queretaro,
politically speaking, prescnIs a most animated
aspect and nothing is talked o(but peace In
every quarter there are warm discussions upon
this grand question. The most vehement par.
ty for war is, without doubt the army, but it has
fallen so low in public opinion, and are SO MI.
merically weak, that it is doubtful if they can
get up II pronunciamcnto, as it was publicly ri.
morcd here within the last few days they would.
Attention. Tomorrow there is TO be meet.
inc of the officers Of the Artillery. The object
ofthe meeting is not positively known. Some
say that it is To deliberate upon the possibility
Of sending reinEorcemenls to Gen. Landcro;