The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-01-14
From the Baltimore Sun,
LATER FROM MEXICO,

Jarauta- Discovery Of Gold IN a Conpcat
Order for he Suppression of Guerillas
Intelligence from re Brasos, &c.
New Orleans papers to the 22d instant,
inclusive, and Mobile to the 23d, reached
us yesterday by our Overland Express.
The British West ludia mail steamer
Teviot, Lieut. r. Hast, r. NJ, comma er,
arrived at Ship Island harbor al o'clock
on the afternoon Of the Goth inst, 10 four
days from Vera Cruz. BY this arrival the
Picayune (exlra) Of III, 22d instant, has
dates from the city Of Mexico of the l4th
Of this month
Gen. Patterson had reached the city of
Mexico, having left garrison at Rio Frio,
where a permanent depot is to be made.
train left the city of Mexico on the
9th instant, for Vera Cruz, under com.
maod of General Twiggs. Gen, Pierce
is coming down with it..
General Scott is said to have issued an
order making new assignment Of Bri.
gades to Gems. Smith and Cadwalader and
Ooh Riley.
Tie Mexican Gong ress had a quorum
on Monday, the 9th of December, which
is The latest date we have yet come across
from Qneretaro. The Star says many
deputies were still absent, and six or eight
others were expected to ave during the
week, notwithstanding the critica! state
OF affairs in which the republic is placed
'Fhe correspondent of the Monitor thinks
the new Congress will do no better than
the present, Nothing o the least inter-
estwas done on Monday. The govern
ment was occupied with the regulation Of
; the army. decree was about to be is-
suede the subject, contemplating the
number Of The standing army at twenty
thousand men.
IL will be seen by our corresponds dent' 4
letter that there was some design enter
tainsd ofTnding Mexican commission
err rtosWashington, TO solicit the appoint
ment Of commissioners to meet at Havana
. and arrange the terms of a treaty o
! peace. We are not yet prepared to Sc,
how authentic is this report.
The steamer Portland, Capt. Spinney
arrived at Vera Cruz on the 18th inst.
after a terrible passage. during which ,
hundred horses we're thrown overheard.
All on board concur in the belief tha
had not the horses been thro verboard
when they were, the ship would inevitably
, have gone down. Had i, been DELAYED
fifteen minutes, the probability is that il
would have been too late.
= So far as we have read we have seen nc
mention made OF the deaf of Gen. HERE.
ra, although such intelligence was fully
expected.
The following items are from the Free
: American Of the 10Th inst:
Gen. Butler left Jalapa on the 9th for
Puebla. The train which he commanded
has also left that city.
Gen. Marshall and staff were met by
Captain w. at Plan del Rio.
Capt. Wheat came in charge Of about
one hund red sick and wounded.
A gentleman who arrived here from
Los Lienos de Apa, in company with Capt
Wheat, from Jalapa, was robbed, as W ell
as several persons who were with him
persons belonging to the English mining
company } of all they had with them, at a
place called Rio del Norte, by the brave
defensuers de la patria, the guerilleros, OF
in other words, robbers.
Capt. Wheat assures us that from here
to Jslapa, the road is perfectly opened to
travellers, and that in parties of three oi
four, il can be overrun without the leas
danger.
Especial Correspondence ofthe Picayune.
Mexico, Dec. 10, l847.
, Yesterday the train unde ct the comm a nd
Of General Twiggs, left for Vera Cruz
, This is the second train that has left he re
for the United States since the occupa
tion of the city by the American army
but this. unlike the first, goes down will
almost the certainty of reaching the coas
in safety: before all was doubt. There
are DO Mexican troops known to be OF
the road, and the few bands Of robber
who may barbor in the villages and bar
rences dare not attack the train, prote c |
ed as ii is by strong escort of artillery
that weapon so effective in the hands o
Americans, and SO much dreaded by the
Mexicans.
The Monitor, of yesterday, publishes a
decree from Senor Rosa, the Minister ol
Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, pro-
testing against the sale of church property
! in this city, except for the benefit of the
Mexican government and The church.
You will rocollect that short time ago
the civil and military Governor probibi
ted the sale ofany Of this property, except