Washington telegraph., 1848-03-01
From the n o. Pieagaae 18Th
ARRIVAL GF THE NEW ORLEANS
TEN DAYS LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.


TEN DAYS LATER FROM VERA CRUZ.
IMPORTANT NEWS IRON MEXIoo.
The steamship New Orleans Capt, Ed.
ward Aud, 10 whom wa are indebted for
the prompt delivery Of nur correspondence,
arrived yesterday afternoon from Nera
Cruz, having sailed the afternoon oi Tues
day last, The slh inst, Shn brought over
sixty officers ot the army, Most al Them
are urdcred M the recruiting servirr, TIN
New OrIrans had some lhirlS n'ber cabin
passengers and about l91 discharged sui
diers aud qnafcfmasler's men, lhr ship
has made an extraordinary fn.
Mr.. Freaner "Mnsung of the Delal
arrived ai Neu Cruz on Sunday last, The
9th inst. bcariug dispatches from Genral
Senlt Tor the Government nj Washington.
lie was only four days from the cilY al
Mexico. lie sailed on Monday. the 7lh
insl., on hoard the [. 5. steamer Iris ior
Mobile. Tho New Orleans was detained
for Two DAYS 10 give the Iris time 10 get ii
ahFnd-Hhg IS scarcely known. The
New Orleans, however, overlook the Iris
aud passed her before she reached the Ba
lie. The dispatches brought by Nr.
ffeaner are nl the utmost Importance
The nature oi them was moi generally
known at Vera Cruz, hut from source IN
which we have abiding oalidenee, We learn
that the Mexican Congress, has sent IN
terms Of peace aud Gen. Scott has taken
the responsibility ol accepting. One oi the
articles oflhis arrangement is thai twelve
lhonsand United States troops shall remain
in Mexico until certain obligations are iul.
hlled-lhe remainder OF the troops 10 be
Withdrawn.
We learn that the prelimnafics oi the
treaty Of peaee'were signed on the first Of
February by the Mexican Government aud
that nn doubt was entertained that the Nrr-
lean Congress; which was 10 meet in irw
days, would ntiiy the same hy a large
majority. BY The terms Of lhi. treaty we
understand that lhe United States obtains
The boundary oi the Rio Grandr. New
Mekieu aud upp,r California. The pc.
eunIafY consideration ir lhe.c conees sIpns
Is mere ftle compared with that proposed
in the conference a, 'rnenhaYa.
Our dates ht this arrival are In tie esn
Ing of ihe 81 in.l. iiam the eilyeI nrkiro.
aud the Information given aboys camss In
Us through .a many channels nni IN .arh
authentic iaTm That Ne SEQ no rcasnHs to
question tie fact.
We arc almost overwhelmed by letter.
AMI papers hy this arrival
The town oi 0f.zaba wa captured on
the 9Th ui. by Gen. Lane. At lhe hrnd
Of a mounted iorre under Cal. lIay. aud
MAJ. Pix. One Of the oilert. nl the en.
icrprisa was IN capture sauia Anna at rr.
huaean, bui, in his particular. the e,pedi.
tion failed. The WY Mr1ican. effected
his escape through the lfparhcry of one ui
his cUannmen.
Com, Perry returned IN the sih INST. Ia
Vera Cruz, from an expedition to 'rlacaial.
pam aud other towns south.
Two large trains len Vera Cruz m the
7lh inst. One nr OrzaLa, under Colonel
Bankhrad, consisting II over 1900 men,
and the other f,r The city Of Mexico. under
the command ui Maipf Caldwell, Of the
Noliigucrs.
The expedition which lef Vera Cruz on
the 2ilh ull. against the gucrrilas doe. not
appear 10 have effected much. They had
two or three brushes wiihihee enemy. bat
no great harm was done IN either side.