Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-06-14
LATEST FROM MEXICO.
RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY Y

LATEST FKDM MANU-.
RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY
From the Mobile Herald s Tribune, E1tra.
June 5.
The U. Line steamer Hetzel arrived at
N. Orleans late on Saturday night from
Vera Cruz, bringing the ratification oil the
adoption OF the Treaty in the Senate, by an
almost unanimous vote. Tnls vote was
taken al 3 o'clock p. III on the 25tn May.
Greal uneasucss was felt III The cily ot
Mexico with regard TO The menacng aItl-
lude lately assumed 10y The Indians, whose
cries of "Dealh 10 The Whites long live
the Indiuu ~ where heard at recent bull
Fl CHIT III the Plaza.
A train of wagons, escorted oy Lieut..
Stcad's company, left Vera Cruz on the
25,ll ult., fer Jalapa. They were wagons
sent up to transport to Vera cruz the sick
aud disabled soldiers who are now AT Jalapa
From the Correspondence ofthe NO. Delta.
City "r MFXICo, May 25.
Editors Dcl,a,-'l'he Officers aud hers
who had hern sentenced tn br hanged on
10. dav have been resp,ted by Gen. Butler,
bya special order of the following sub
stance
"Thc sentence Of death, which has been
passed upon persons by Courts OF tho
American Army, whether Americans or
Nlexicans, is hereby suspended until further
orders
am not aware what has Influenced the
commanding officer in susnendlng Tie sen
,ence of death upon tn" officers aud others
for the murder aud burglary at No Scala
dc la Palma, bu, really il does seem to
many a strange proceeding and has sur
prised the community generally. They
were undoubtedly guilty of one Of the gross
esl outragcs ever perpelraIed upon society,
auL have, TO some extent, siig'nalizcd the
corps and The army TO which they belong
cd, which could Only have been wiped OUT
bv blood, in manner sanctioned 10y the
laws of The country under which they hold
commissions. Their nial was fair aud i'm
partial. and have no hesitation in sayin .
that The Commission who tried aud SEN
fenced them, was the most able ever seen
convened in the army; there were men
and the body were all men of sound dis.
eliminating judgment. The prisoners had
able counsel, who iaborcd hard in their de-
fence, and The conclusion Of the trial LEFT
no doubt as TO their guilt.
The good citizens Of Qnerctaro are so
ing to give our Commissioners grand
ball.
Gen. Aris,a is 10 be the Governor here
when The Mexican Government takes up
lis quarters here. expect TO see all the
Mexican authorities here this wcek-cum-
ing in.
The Commissioners, Messrs. Sewer and
Clifford. arrived al Qucretaro al 4 O'Clock
yesterday. MUSTANG.
CRY OF MEXICO. May &c.
have this moment received the final
ratification of the Treaty Of Peace by the
Mexican Congress. and hasten 10 forward
it 10 you. Ii was put to vote in lhe Sen
ale on The 25lh, a, o'clock. The vote
s,oodg33sfor. and.4 againls it. Ii was re-
ported by the ChaiEna n nf tho Commit1ee
on Foreign Relations on ibe I'D, and the
dehai4 coatiuued by several members UP
10 its being pot OIL lis passage. You will
see that it did not meet With so much op.
position in The Senate as il did in the
Chamber Of Deputies.
enclose 10 ynu the letters Of my Qucre-
taro correspondent.
Gen. Smith left for Vera Cruz on the
2l,h, 70 make preparations for cmbarkine
the troops.
All the ourposts have heen ordered in 10
this cily-they will be Icady to march in
three days after they arrive, which will be
10 day or two,
Gen Pa,tcrson's division being the first
10 move, will march in TWO or three days.
In ten days or less the American army
will be on their march Tor The coast.
We will be hampcred some with our
sick, Sut this cannot be helped. as il would
no, do TO leave those behind mho are una.
BILE TO rrovcl.
NIcssys. Sewer and Clifford left here for
Queretaro with an American escort on The
22l, at 6 o'clock. The exchange "t'raIifi
caron will take place in Querelaro. The
Commissioners have full powers TO ex:
change there or heres
|, Is expected the ratification will beck
changed 10 day. The 26ih inst.
The withdrawal of The troops will be i'll
the following order:
lst-Gen. Par,crs ms division: o Gen.
Marshall's Division; Establishments
ten regiments; 4Ih.--2d Division of old
regulars under Gen. kearney; 5h.-First
Division of osd "gulars-Ger. Worth.
We have 200O sick To take away with
us-this will Cut short our transportation
for the well.
The heavy batteries (siese) Of Lieu.
Hagner and Capt. Rowland, marched on
the 23'h inst.
The troops lron Pachua and Cueravaca
are already On their march direct for Peroe
From tie n. o Picaydnc. 4M inst.
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