Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-23

enuas a. W. ihsr yed-one named La Go.
le!a and Inc 9 rns yasoca-eiced general
admlra'.on ., dne gro, clouds were fnely cultivated
and an extensive We" of corn, whea; and barley
iields-lAe frs! well grown and The later ripened
10 'na' soiueh nue., 50 frequently the theme OF
poc's' siaaeenec lie eyes Ct those Of lie parry
havihs a iasie Tor rural i!e
zap. "yse tan American, formerly an otfi.
ger OF Inc Me1can Nayy) VINO ac!ed as guide
anu Is PofveyCr 10 the Commissioners. On The
.io'I'nS we .e.t San Juan del Rio, came very
" peias h'iied, with TWO Dragons, by 70 bers.
lac, 81 Malncd at San Juan, which was The
- :, az We stopped at before arriving a; the CT
II, W y w 'ie look oul ior robbers: but Captain
wye, disfesardng lhc:caulioo proceeded with
.nc TWO afagoons in advance of The command
" o'uei ofeaklas, al Aroyasoca, and when about
w. .i,r . rom Inc town eigh, or ten robbers
$50 'aoni an ambush, with their aims Cooked.
dnI dueinP pea 10 seize The brides Of Cam. Wyse
ahu Inc Dragons. The captain ami HE men
were uhprepared with their wcapons and fell
odca upon me command, and as they re,realed.
lhe ioooeis all fred upon Them, but fortunately
missed Inc same day We learned thai The pas
,shscls IN me stage going from Quere,aro 10
MEXICO, dhd those IN the stage coming from Mex.
ico, were roooed OF every thing they had by this
parry one OF The robbers hal the strap Of a
neAican officer on his shoulder, and as some Of
me inhaeiia MS oi San Juan predicted The captain
""u'u oe loDosa, we mad every reason 10 believe
ne was an officer. IL IS no, uncommon for Mex
lean officers, and others in this country who style
themselves respectful when from gambling their
fortunes become desperate 10 take 10 the road IN.
vi lhey obtain sufficient 10 return again 10 The
monte table
Aooul nvc miles from this city The Commits
sloners were met b. Mexican escou o. sky
iahcefs, commanded By Capt Den Luis PoZ!i!la.
Ee nomebt me Carriage in which the Commas
>ioners were was in sight, Don Luis NJ. DE Her
rera, AdJu.ant General vi the Mexican Army
and Col. Almontr, brother OIL the ex.Minister 10
Washington, dashed forward 10 receive them
Inc American cscori advanced, and passing the
Mexican escort al present, formed on the right.
ne Mexican troops then took the advance,
which they kept into he city. Nothing can be
more eautiiul, al distance, than the appear
ance Of those Mexican iancer. Their Uniform
near IS saudy, but when seen iIum aidr, combin
cd with The tIi-colored pennon huuering from The
lance, their appearance is picturesque in The ex-
IRENE. As The procession entered the city, we
found several carriages on The roat, filled with
The most respectable part Of The population, wait.
Ing 10 witness our entrance, and perhaps sill
more curious 10 see American troops. The
streets through which he Commissioners and he
troops moved were filled with spectator; aud no,
only The streets, but the doors, The galleries and
The house tops. The Commissioners found
house prepared for them and their suite, and he
omcers and men were comfortably quarered by
hi2n'. During the nigh, some stones were thrown
al Inc men, and Tor time il was feared that coli
lision would lake place between our troops and
me people, but the iorbearance OF the men aud
me precautions taken BY the officers, prevented
II. a ha NO ha,. III,
ddy ailef our arrival, reported 10 the Government,
through the Commissioners, this bellserent con-
duct on ihe part OF the people, and he received as
sufance OF The Protection OF the army and the
Government, bul II was confessed that the popu.
laion were hostile 10 the Americans, and re-
quest was made that every possible measure
would be taken 10 prevent collision.
The city OF Quereiaro is not seen from The road
until you arrive within about two miles OF il,
when il 'ays al your ieet, as you stand on the
summit OF steep hill. Ahead, as far as The eye
can reach extends beautiful plain, thirty OF
forty miles wide enclosed By two ranges Of low
mountains The city is built on the only ee
va;ed spot 10 be seen on the plain, and contains
population variously estimated Al thirty, forty
and fifty thousand. la the time OF The Spania!ds
it was fonrishing and wealthy city, bu, now,
like mos; Mexican cities, il bears the evidences
Of apid decay. In Mexico aud Puebla, decided
ly The most prosperous cities, ! have seen in The
country, you will find frequently four or five Ia
miles in house but here you rarely tnd more
than one, and numbers OF the houses in the SUI
bufbs are entirely ,enanlless Rubio owns COT
ton factory, one OF the most extensive in the
country, within about TWO miles Of the CITY, in
which between three and four thousand hands are
employed. They have excellent wafer here, ow-
ing 10 the muDiflcence Of Spanad, the Mar
| quis Dc VIlladil, who, entirely al his own ex.
| pensc, bfou9h, water into the city from spine
| sWelvemles distant. For about ten miles, through
| The highlands, the water is brought through a
| tunnel, and the remainder Of The distance il
passes through splendid aqueduct The arches OF
which arc from ninety TO hundred feet high
This work was constructed previous 10 the reyo.
luton. Villadll, not content with constructing
the work a; his own cos' before his death present.
ed 10 The CITY an extensive estate, Inc proceeds Of
which he willed should be appropriated 70 keeping
the acqueducl in repair. When Santa Anna
was on his return from Buena Vista 10 Mexico
he sold his estate as public properly, giving as
an excuse that the eIigencies OF the country de.
manded the sale OF all such property. Rubio was
the purchaser, and as soon as Santa Anna lost
power The people OF the city threatened 10 tear
down The factory unless the property was given
up and the proceeds appropriated as designed by
the donor.
On the 26th the Commissioners weto visited
by the principal members Of the Cabinet, and
the same day they visited the President. and
presented their credentials. You will find here
with their speech on the occasion. have en-.
deayored TO obtain the speech Of Pena Pena
in reply, but up to this time have been unsuccess
full. On the 9th, accompanied by Mr.. Clifford
and Rosa, the officers of the escort and the cti.
zens who accompanied the Commission, were,
by invitation, presented TO the President. They
were received in very plainly, indeed may
say meanly furnished room in private house,
near the suburbs OF the city. Pena Pcna, and
all the civil officers Of his Government were
present: among whom was Anaya, a. well a.
Rosa, dressed in simple style; but at the very
threshold Of his house was a military guard
and at the entrance Of his chamber stood sen.
tinel, showing what mockery is Republicanism
in Mexico. The manner Of introduction was
the same as among ourselves. The President
stood up as each gentleman was introduced to
him, and shook hands. The introduction over,
all sat down, Rosa aud Mr.. Clifford on the right
Of the President, and Anaya and Major Polk on
his left Some ten or fifteen minutes were then
consumed in conversation, when the whole party
left. The conversation was Chief. between Mr..
Clifford, and Major Polk and the President, ami
was expressive, on both sifes, oil lelcitatia N
on the prospect of speedy peace, and the hope
OF long harmony between the two countries
A delay has taken place in the exchange OF
ratifcations in consequence of the national seal
being in Mexico, which the Mexican au,hori
lies declare necessary 10 afix TO the Treaty. It
was sent for by express, and having been r ceiv-
ed, the Treaty will be signed al ocock this
evening. The Commissioners have to day been
endeayorlng TO obtain permission for our caval-
~ ard artillery to leave the country BY way Of
San Luis Potosi and Saltilo, but it has been re
fused in the most posti7c manner, and no por
ton Of the army will be allowed 10 60 from
the interior through any other port Than Vera
Cruz, or some one in its immediate vicinity =
The Commissioners will leave for Mexico to.
morrow MIR Clifford, as have already inform.
ed you, will remain as Minister. General But.
Ter will go to Vera Cruz with Mr.. Sewer, whose
delay in Mexico will be very short.
Before leaving Mexico saw in the correspon.