Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-29
From The Ntp O,lans Pieaytnc, February u
h1nfcr from Mexico.
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CTCaMER DEE

G CRUZ 80 I ,hs , g. FEBRUARY. She had on board
FIVE passengers Tor Havana, FIVE Tor England,
and ten for New Orleans. Among Inc iauel Tue
Major Dimick, United States army, VI. ~
isy Eleer SURGEON. Uailed States Navy, M1ie
Dinner. The Dee had en- board lGO,Coo collars
in specie, and $50 ceIoons OF cocnIaeai. :.
The news from Mexico by This alrival IS im.
portant. The courier Of the English legalioh nas
arrived at Vera Cruz, having lelt Inc caphai on
the 18th February, four days later IMAM oui pc
vious adyiccs .,..
The American Star of The nth contains the
official announcement Of the conclusion ol .
treaty of peace under the signature OF oenof nosa'
the Minister OF Foreign Relations.
There was vet no quorum OF the Congress al
Queretaro, from which city our dates are 10 Inc
l0th February; Blu, a majority OF the Deputies IN
the city are represented as approving inc 'tea,y.
The Star OF the 1lth.says, that at a meeting oline
Deputies on The 7th there were twenty-iout pre-
SEMI. II requires nearly thrice this number TO
form a quorum.
Gen. Lane reached Mexico, from OriZaba, on
the 10Th inst, without, further adventure.
Lieut.. 6. A. Scott, Of The Alb Kentucky Vo'
%lunteers, is dead.
Gen. Smiths brigade was reviewed on The 10Th
inst. by Maj. Gen. Butler.
Col. Clarke, with his command, was al Cuer-
navaca on The 9th inst. Gen. Alvarez was mak-
ing great efforts 10 cut off his supplies, ana Inc
Col, in Turn, was taking every means 10 thwars
the designs oflhe redoublablc commander Of Inc
Pinlos.
In The Star Of the 18Th we find the following ar
licls in regard 10 Santa Anna. II is OF much
porlance:
SANTA ANNA.-The Monitor of yesterday gives
an extract from q lclIer written by a person ofdIs-
tinction, which says: "General Santa Anna has
asked for a passport, 10 enable him TO leave the
Republic, and has his friends 10
sustain a peace, and The Government oil Pena J
Pepa" The same paper cites an arsicie IN me
Constitution prohibiting the President Of Inc Re
public from leaving The territory while in The ex-
ercise OF the supreme command, and ono year
afterwards. Another Querelaro correspondent! OF
the Monitor intimales that Santa Anna official
Communications in regard 10 his passport, &C.,
will be published. We hardly know what 10
make OF this movement Of The ex-Presideni, and
al first were inclined 10 discredit the statement al
together. lit be true, however, lhat ne recon-
mends his friends 10 support the Government Of
Pena y Pena, j; evinces a very sudden change Of
opinion in Santa Anna. We suspect that, il any
such recommendation has been made, il is :orthe
purpose Of securing a safe egress from The Repub.
lie, rather than Of giving any sincere support to
The pacific policy OF Pena J Pena.
We may add, while on this subject, Iha! la
BanderG del Pueblo a; GuanajuaIo, brings US a
letter from a writer in this city, in REAL! 70 The
lale flight OF Santa Anna tom his hacienda al
Tehuacan. II proceeds from The gentleman es
cortet by lancers who was met here BY General
Lane on his way from Santa Annals residence.
The writer says he gave a man fifty dollars Tor
%hurrying across the felds 10 apprise the EXPIRE
sident Of Gen. Lanes approach, assuring The
messenger that tha! distinguished iunc.ionafy
would rag him still more handsomely. The
| lat,er onnt;cras 7 .hnuld odd that The (rO-erI-
ment al Qucretaro, in agreement with Scot. has
| resolved upon the imprisonment Of Gen. Santa
| Anna, in 0vGer 10 Temore tie only obstacle IN tie
1coy Of concluding Il psece. The Governments
has been guilty Of The blacklist Of ~treasons. Men
who have drawn their blood from the heroes OF
the Independence, seek 10 shed that OF The illus
trious Gen. Santa Anna, 10 remove him from the
scene as The only obstacle 10 The conclusion OF a
treaty OF peace, and they are right, for Gen. San
Ia Anna will never consent TO the dishoIor and
in.amy OF his country. The editor Of La Ban
dera adds that a treaty Of peace has been signed,
and ,ha, no.hins is waning but The Imprisonment
Of Santa Anna. We give these passages Tor
what they are worth, but The reader will observe
lha, they are sinsularly al variance with lhc
statements Of The Monitors Querctaro cores
%pondcnts.
In the same paper We find The following notice
OF movements al QueTetarU:
A&LEhE anNs- v q III Vi ANN0s
from QuerslaIo, though our dates are 10 Wedues
day. Another meeting Of The Deputies j, 10 be
held o.m0rrcw. There were various agents pre-.
sent from The principal houses in the CITY UifeiiN2
resources TO The Government. The minister OF
The Treasury, however, had made no arrange.
ment with any OF them, though much in need Of
funds. There is much lie and animation in The
city, m was r%eyiving, and those who
abandoned The Government in its mistortunes.
.~r o-c,p trnvp auaru art n ,Gor ,ha,r ..
spects and obtain their salaries. l, would seem
from this, that The general belief that peace would
soon come, was creating confidence among the
people and bringing about a better stale OF feel.
ing.
The following paragraph from The same paper
gives an indication OF The state OF The country:
RossERy.-A gentleman who came down from
Toluca yesterday says that about midway lie
tween tha, place and this city, a small party Of
mule,eers were attacked by bandilii, and one OF
them killed. The robbers then took some dry
goods and put of. Our informant is an Amefi-
can, who left Toluca in The diligence in the morn
ing. About fifty suerriileros, headed BY a priest,
stopped The diligence TO look for Americans, but
finding none as they supposed, allowed it 10 pro.
coed on.
The follow ing article was prepared By The Star
evidently for transmission 10 this country By the
British courier. llappeared in the number Of The
18th inst:
FoR THE UNITED SrATEs.-Many ofour papers
will go TO The United States, and perhaps a few
words in regard 10 The present position Of The re-
lalions between the Two Governments may be &C
ccpab!e 10 our home readers.
We are Of opinion that The prospect for an adj
iusiment of The difficulties between The two Re.
publics was never more favorable Than al this
moment. Ii has been officially announced by The
Minister OF Relations al QueEetaro that a treaty Of
pcace was signed on The I'd inst, AT Guadalore,
between Nicholas p. Tfisf, commissioner on the
parl oil The U. S, and Srs. Cauto, Cucvas and
A,risliau, commissioners on the part OF the Mex
lean Government. The documen, making this
announcement is conceived in a most e~ycellen,
spirit, aud cvinces a disposition on tn. part O! Pc
ma Y Pena to use the influence Of his high posi-
ton, both with the people and The Governors oil
The States, 10 unite all opinions in support Of The
treaty. The response OF The Governors 10 The cir
cular Of The Minister, asking their Cooperation,
will probably te shortly known. Il does no, ap
pear that they have any more knowledge in regard
10 The treaty than the mass of The people. The Ca.
binel al Querelaro very properly preserve a slric,
silence On the subject, declaring that the condi.
tons will be made known Immediately upon the
assembling Of Congress. The President OF the !
Republic is using all his influence for The union
Of the members for the performance o. their iesis.
lative duties. Thus far his means have not been
commensurate with his efforts. But twenty-five
members have yet appeared at the preliminary
meetings, though il is I believed that The severe
penalties ordered 10 be Inflicted upon the recu.
SAINT Deputies will have Inc effect of securing a
quorum al no very distant day.
Probably there is as much known in the United
States, in regard TO the treaty, as in This city. BY
the masses, il is generally believed that j, was
despatched 10 Washington, by express, imme-
dialely after lis ratification BY The commissioners
here. Several OF The Mexican journals affirm,
that ityiclds California, New Mexico ami Texas,
pays five millions to our citizens in settlement OF
claims, and guarantees The payment OF fifteen
millions 10 Mexico for the territory surrendered
By her. Il is not worth while 10 speculate upon
the alleged character OF the treaty until We have