Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-04-25
NEWS From MEXICO.

NC INeW oIIeduS papers y Cio"ucu w ut.
tails Of news to the 5th inst, from the city OF
Mexico, brongh, on by the New Orleans. The
Pillow trial still fills their columns. The proceed
ings are published of the l4lh, 18th, 10Th and 18th
days, (the last the 4th APPLY They contain The
h. L. Scott and Deas, and Lieut.. Lay-,browing
much light upon The battles Of the 10Th and 20,h
Of August, at Conlreras and Churubusco. Ii is
doubtful when the Court will adjourn.
There are many conflicting speculations as to
The treaty of peace. The intelligence in another
column will show thai Maj. Graham had arrived
lion Of The w. s. sthate;- did 1hH- Mf. Sewer 'nau
evidence of Gen. Scott, Capt. R E. Lee, Gen. Cad.
valader, Col. Hitchcock, Gen. P. F. Smith, Capls.
Sc, out tor The Capital. On this subject, we quote
the following interesting letters from The cores
pondents oil the N. o. Crescent. The FIRST letter
is dated the 4h April, and announces another
success Of The American arms:
Our latest reliable advices from Queretaro,
state that it required but fifteen deputies and three
Senators TO form a quorum, and that enough
would arrive in three days to proceed 10 business.
Government aud there can be but lille doubt that
there is now a suficiency present. The general
impression is, that they will at once act on The
treaty. and exchange the ratification. Since the
reception and publication oil The news OF The rall-
6calion by the United States Senate, peace is
looked upon here as certain, particularly by well
informed MeXicans. The editor Of FL Monitor
thinks the question will be decided in the month
of April-bui | think he is ovcr.sanguine. The
fears | entertained in my last, are mostly dispell.
ed. The absqualulaling OF members from Que
re,aro was not so extensive as was sialed-only
seven members having left think now, that il
The question OF peace is iaifiy put, before a iull
Congress, the members viii! vote aye.
The papers received al 6 P. M. from the inte-
rior. are filled with accounts OF The operations and
advance OF the Americans in The Stale OF San
Luis Po,osi. Several small towns have been &C.
cupied nearer to the city Of San Luis. One Of
The official reports from The Mexican side says that
when The armistice was shown 10 the commander
ofthe American forces, be said that orders must
come from Gen. Wool before he stopped his ope-
ralions-and be should continue occupying towns
until orders came 10 The contrary. This, as |
have said before, is The Mexican version.
BATTLE NEAR CHIHUAHUA.
The Queretaro papers have dates from Chihua-
hua 10 the 2Otb. From them we learn that a fight
had taken place between The American and Mex.
lean forces, near the capital of chihuahua. Ell
Progreso has the following on The subject: IA
severe conflict took place on The 10 h OF March,
a, Rosales, about GO miles from Chihuahua, be.
tween The American and Mexican troops. The
Governor Of the State, and all the officers in the
action were taken prisoners. The conflict COM
mepced at nine in the morning, and continued un.
Ill six in the evening. Many were killed and
wounded. on both sides. Fourteen pieces Of ar
tillery. and more than a thousand muskets were
captured. On The l7tb, CONTINUES the a%ccounl)
the American forces were allowed 10 sack The
place. and accordingly drove their wagons 10 The
houses, and took of what they wanted, or what
was Of any use 10 them" This is The Mexican
| side Of the story, and, of course, cannot be
| rehearsed by them without the old story about
plumber. Another letter from Allende, between
Chihuahua and Durango, in Los Debates, says
the Americans were hourly expected al lha, and
other points.
The diligence is about TO start, and | must close.
CHAPPARRAL.
CRY OF MEXICO, Wednesday, April 9Th.
Eds. Crescent: The long looked for intelligence
OF The ratification of The treaty arrived in this city
on Saturday, the Isl inst. Major Graham, bear
er Of dispatches, arrived on Sunday. | am as.
,onished at the delay which the Senate has made
in acting upon the treaty; this procrasIinalion
NAV be the cause of its defeat and rejection
by the Mexican Congress. Much, however, as
| have before said, depends upon the man Sc
lecied as Commissioner, and Mr.. Sewer may,
or may not, be acceptable. If he arrives soon,
and lays the treaty, as ratified and amended,
| before The Mexican government, it will undoub'-
| edly be confirmed. Such is the opinion OF the
friends OF peace among The MeIicans. MY own
o%pinions, however would not induce me 10 be so
s%anguine Of its success. The Mexicans may, per-
haps. make no very strenuous objections to the
amendment 10 that portion OF The treaty con.
corning Texas land grants; bu, this taken in con-
nection with The manner OF payment OF The
| sl5. 600, 900 adopted, may be an iusuperable OBJ
SAGE. II should be recollected that We have
ruined-almo.t totally eIterminated The COM
merce Of Mexico, devastated her telds by The nm
ayoidab!e ravases OF war, destroyed her armies,
and reduced her government 10 The extreme o.
nenury. When the war is concluded, she will
have no mean. of raising a revenue TO deiray her
ordinary expenses, which will be increased, rather
than diminished, at the end OF the war. For the
| Government will be compelled, besides It's cur
rent expenses, to reorsanize the army--noW 10.
tally demoral.zed.--in order 10 sustain ltself againsI
the Vaccinations Of Revolutionary factions.
It will, as l have already remarked, have nc
means OF raising a revenue for this purpose, ex'
cept what it may derive from US. 10 view ol ihi'
Stale Of things, / am very fearful that the Con
gress may refuse 10 ralify the treaty in its present
shape. .
Our latest news from Queretaro is to the 81
;nstont A..ord;no 70 fbix intelligence, Il ST en-.