Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-05-19

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The individual referred to as having been |
baptised with so much pomp at Queretaro,
and who had the honor of having Pena Pe-
ma stand at the baptismal font as his godfa-
Their. is. without doubt, the Lieut.. O. Sullivan,
I have already spoken of as having resigned
his commission in the Sd Infantry and gone TO
Queretaro to join the enemy. He Is not ie-
gal deserter, but all the dshonor of moral guilt
will ever attach itself to his name.
The commissioners will not leave Tor que
retaro, until the 29th or 30th inst In the
meantime, the troops which are TO form the
escort are being inspected daily, and are be-
ing prepared TO present fine appearance IN
point of clothing and equipments.
A few officers from the train from OriZaoa.
under command of Captain Howe, came IN IN
advance to-day, and the train is expected 10
arrive tomorrow or the day after.
1t is reported in town to-day that there IS a
quorum of Congress at Queretaro, but can
not trace it to an authentic source.
QUERETARo, April %, 1913.
The Secretary of the Treasury expresses
himself as follows in relation to the forced
loan of Sl5O,OOO or 100000, which will be
employed exclusively by the Government to
pay the necessary expense in assembling the
General Congress, and for its support in this
city for two months:
''You will perceive according 10 the advi-
ces published in the papers of the capital,
how short time there remains for us to rat-
fy the treaty of peace, celebrated between our
Republic and the United States of America
In order that that treaty should be exchanged
at Washington on the I'd of June, ii is inGis-
pensabe that it should be ratified at the latest,
on the 5th of May next, and doubt if it can
be done If the Congress does. not get together
Immediately. A multitude of unfortunate cir
cumstances have prevented, until now, re-
union of Congress, and the principal one has
been the want of money to give the Senators
and Deputies for their necessary wants IN this
capital. Government has made the greatest
efforts to realize this sum but without success,
and having expended all its resources, his
Excellency the President has, in order to IA
cilitate the meeting of Congress, resolved that
all the capitalists and persons of easy circum-
stances in this city, shall, to assist the Gov
eminent, under the title of loan, advance a
sufficient amount of money to pay for two
months the per diem of the Senators and De-
puties of the General Congress. Once a quo
rum has been assembled, Congress will dictate
the necessary laws to create such funds and
resources as the Government may want tc
continue its existence
He concludes thus:
| His ExceIency the President thinks that
the salvation of the Republic imperatively de-
mands the prompt meeting of Congress, and
in order not to incur the terrible responsibility
of losing the nationality of the country, the
Executive will dictate extraordinary measures
which he never would have adopted if circum.
stances were not so very difficult and DANCE
rous.
God and Liberty ROSA"
The priest Sanchez, the clergy's organ ir
one of his sermons, preached on Friday nigh
| last, the 21st inst, Good Fridav,) in the
Church of Santa Clara, at which the greater
part of the members of the Administration
and of the members of Congress that is abou
to meet, were present: Conference.-The on
~ way to save the Republic, and-in pardon
ing the injuries you have received-to prove
yourself Christians, is to make peace''
Yesterday an American officer, deserter o
the Sd Infantry Of the line. was baptised il
this city with great pomp. He had for hi
godfather the President ofthe Republic, Pen;
y Pena.
CRY OF MEXICO, April 81.
wrote you yesterday, and enclosed a trans
lation of letter from your Queretaro cores
pondent, containing highly important infor
nation. Lest my communication may miscar
ry now send you the original letter. Gu
commissioners have not vet received an an
swer to their communication to the Govern
ment at Queretaro relative to the escort. Gen
Butler, day or two since, was requested b,
the Mexican Government TO allow some Mex
lean troops to enter this city to take posses
sion of quantity of army clothing left in on
of the converts when the Mexican army evac
uated the city. Gen. Butler, instead of gran
ting the request, seized the clothing. Itwoult
not now be surprising if the Mexican Govern
ment were to ask the arms taken in tie differ
ent actions to be returned. 1t would be il
keeping with the modest relation to the cloth
ing.
The mail is in from Queretaro, and SHOULD
there be a letter from your correspondent,
will endeavor to forward it by the Mexican
Vera Cruz mail which leaves here at 0 o'clocl
tonight an hour from hence. D.
MEXICO, April 26, 81 P NJ.
| have just received letter from your Que
retaro correspondent of the very latest date
and hasten to give you rough translation:
QUERETARO, Aprll 70, 1913,
The preparatory union of Congress have re
taken their usual course, and few of the De
puties are wanting for quorum. Queretaro
politically speaking, presents most anmate
aspect, and nothing is talked of but peace
In every quarter there are warm discussion
upon this grand question. The most vehe
me2t party for war is, without doubt, the ar
my, but it has fallen so slow in public esti
nation and is SO numerically weak that il j
doubtful if they can get up pronuncian,entc
as it was publicly rumored here within tn
last few days they would.
Attention! Tomorrow there is to be NEE
ting of the officers of the Artillery The oh
Ject OF the meeting is not positively known
Some say that it is to deliberate upon the pos
slbiity of sending reinforcements to Gen. Ian
dero; others say the meeting is called to pro
nounce against the Government, who have al
fected loan TO pay the Deputies and Sena
tors, their per diem forthe last two month.
and who have done nothing for the army
1t was rumored today that the America
Commissioners would be here this afternoon
The Charge d. Afaires of France, Monsieu
lie Marquis de Renepont, is here.
Gen. Landero is, as you are aware, the ger
eral who signed the capitulation of Vera Cru
and the Castle OF San Juan de Uloa
Death Of Tvpentine Trees.-We learn thu
some doubts exist at the north, relative to tn
: death of Turpentine Trees, an account
which appeared in the Chronicle of the 3
inst. There is, unfortunately, no mistake
This stafoment unloSs fallino short of fin