Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-08

fud Series Of letters from 'sMustang,' their ex
ceIsnt cores pondent at Mexico, from which we
sxtrsc, the following:
MrYtGo, December l3, lsi7.
informed you, in my letter Of the 4th inst,
that the government at Queretaio were anxious
and willing to make peace: that if the dispat
ehss to Mr.. Trist had been three days longer
reaching him, treaty would have been conclu.
ded--of this there 10 no doubt. My informant
10 q gentleman at Queretaro ~ho 10 well conver.
SAINT with the movements and measures Of the
Mexican Government. He also informed me,
as then wrote you, that the Convention Of Go.
vernors, which adjourned about the LIST instant.
we've unanimous in their views, that the only
way for the M~xicans TO preserve their nation.
ality and retain any portion Of their territory,
was Immediately to conclude peace-"an hon.
orable peace"-and that it was mot d.honora.
BILE in them to sell their territory" and, further.
more, that the Governors there assembled and
the National Government had mutually pledged
themselves TO the support Of each other, If they
had succeeded in concluding with Mr. Trist
treaty OF peace.
The Commissioners on the part of Mexico
have been in this city. and am informed, have
| been enheavorins 10 arrange with Mr.. Trist.--
I Whether they have succeeded, no person as yet
is apprised but hope, for the interests Of our
country, that he will, il he is so enabled 60
home with the treaty in his pocket Not only
the interests Of the country, but the interests Of
the world and the preservation of the honor OF
our gallant little army, who labored so hard and
accompl ished so much, require it at bis hands -
, Que thing is certain, Mr. Trist did not 60 home
with the last train, which left here on the oh
inst. From ,hi, we might conclude tha, he in
tends having some understanding with the Mexi
caus before he leaves. think it altogether pro.
bable he will either make treaty or take home
with him the propositions OF the Mrxicans IL
he makes Il treaty, there 10 but little doubt Of
its being confirmed Immediately after the organ.
ization OF the Mexican Congress in January.
The army is now about thoroughly reorgsn.
ized, the new and the old regiments so disposed
ofas to give the whole better tone, and have
no doubt add to its general effciency-snd if the
present peace movement does not result in some
:hing definite, in the course of the next two
weeks. division Of 1000 effective mea will be
despatched to the mining districts situated in
Zaeateeas, and the States thereto adjoining. 1t
is more than probable that it will be under the
command Of Brig. Gen. P. F. Smith. The oh
i~ct of this detachment will be to enable us TO a.
vail ourselves OF the national resources Of the
mines. .lr . t.t.E
On the 7th inst. Gen, Patterson, with bis com.
mand, arrived at this point. .......
, Generally speaking. they are good body Of
!; troops. and after they have been taught the ne
esssary duties. drill and discipline, will be sooc
soldiers. However there came along with then
, have entered the city Of the AZtees-they wer'
the observed Of all observers and excited a
much lively interest as il President Polk and tn,
American Coasrsss had suddenly set Themselves
down in front Of the Palace to organize and regu
late a government and laws for the people o
!. this benighte1 land-crowds Of men hocked t.
see them, thowever always keeping a r-spsctiu
= distance and women ahrighted, rushed from th
. balconies into the houses. Perhaps you woul'
< like to know who these terrific beings are
n Well. they are nothing more nor less than Jac|
Hays and his Texan Rangers. with their old
;. fashioned maple-stoeked rifles lyr. across thei
saddles. the butts Of two large pistols s,ickin
o out Of their holsters, and a pair Of Colts 81
l. shooters belted around their withdrawing on
!. ly fifteen shots to the man.
d Do you think this was anything TO be scared al
II There are only 500 men in the regiment, an
y , summing them all up, they have only got 7 so
!. shots, which il will take them at least fror
II eight to ten minutes to fire into the ranks of a
enemy, when they are at a charge, But the
!. they have got o name, and am beginning TO be
- iievs them to be a sort Of semi.civiized, ha
= man, half DEVIL with a slight mixture ofthe lilo
l. and swapping turtle. and have a more holy ho'
tor, Of them than they have of the evil saint hin
ID self And do not be surprised when tell yo
N that l have several times been asked by some
a the inhabitants il the Texans viii! be allowed
60 out into the streets without a guard over then
II 10 really surprising that men with suehs rep,
- - tstion should be among the very best discipline
Fl" troops iE our army, and not disposed to comm
outrages or create dIstuI bancs in any way. b,
the greasers must not interfere with them, I
= was illustrated this evening. About an hour az
some OF them were quietly passing through on
'e Of the streets, when crowd Of leperos sathere
:" around them and commenced throwing stones
the result Of which was, that in very few mil
. utss there were ten dead Mexicsns lying in Il
:, street, and two men badly wounded, taken to II
guard-house.