The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-01-13
From Mexico.
From the New Orleans Picayune, Dec. 90.
Late and Important from
MEXICO.

MEXICO.
Nep, Eight Days from the CaPitat-Auirai Of
the British steamer Teri0t
The British Yves, India mail steamer
Teviot, Lieut.. p. Hast, r. N. comman
der, arrived q, Ship Island barbor at4 O.
clock on the afternoon Of the 20th inst. in F,
faur DAYS from Vera Cruz BY this arri |
val We have dates from the city OF Mexico
to The l4,h of this month. The details oe
the news will be found no, wllhou, int rest.
Gen. Patterson had reached the CITY OF
Mexico, having left garrison at RIO Fro,
where a permanent depot is to be made.
A train left tho city Of Mexico on the
OH inst. for Vera Cruz, under commend
of Gen. Twiges. Gen. Pierce is coming
down with it.
Gen. Scott is said to have issued an or
der making new assignment OF bigsdes
to Gems. Smith and Cadwaladef and Col.
Riley.
The Mexican Congress had quorum
on Monday, the G!h Of December, which IS
the lates, date We have vet come across
/ from Quetetaro. The Star says many
! Deputies were still absent, and xix or eight
others were expected TO leave during the
week, notwithstanding the critical state OF
affairs IN which the republic is placed. The
correspondent Of the Monitor thinks the
new Congress will do no better than the
present. No,hiag Of the least interest was
done or Monday. The Government was
occupied with the regulation of the army.
A decree was about 10 be issued on the
subject, contemplating the number OF the
standing army at twenty thousand men.
It will be seen by cur correspondent ;
! letter that there was some design enter
tanned Of sending a Mexican commissioner
10 Washington to solicit the appointment Of
commissioners to meet at Havana and ar
range the terms Of a treaty Of peace. We
are not ye. prepared 10 say how authentic
is this report,
The steamer Portland, Cap. Spinney
; arrived at Vera Cruz on The 18Th inst. al.
Ter terrible passage, during which hun
bred horses we're thrown over board.
All on board concur in the belief, thai
had not The horses been thrown ovetboar,
when they were, the ship would inevltabl,
have gone down. Had it been delayed fl
teen minutes, the probability is that it woul
have bsen too late.
: We regre, extremely TO learn Of tn
death of Capt. james Madison Smith, c
the Sd Infantry. lie died at Encero tn
morning of the 4,h inst, on his way from
Vera Cruz TO Mexico, Of congestion Of the
brain. Capt. Smith was appointed to the
army from The State of Mississippi.
The following items are from the Free
American Of the oh inst:
From the L.terior.-Cap.. Wheat, with
company of dragons, arrived yesterday
from Jalapa, and TO his pcllieness we are
indebted for few items ofEe~s which We
give to the public.
Gen. Butler left Jalapa on the 9th, for
Puebla. The tram which he commanded
has also left that city.
Gen. Marshall and staff were met by
Capt. w. al Plan del Rio.
Capt. Whee, camo in charge Of about,
one hundred sick and wounded.
I A gentleman who arrived here from Los
Llenos de Apa, 10 company with Capt.
Wheat, from Jalapo was robbed, as well as
several persons who were with him, (per-
sons belonging to the English Mining Com.
pany) Of all they had with them, a,
place called RIO del Norle, by the brave
defenseurs de la Patria, the guerrll!eros,
or in other words, robbers.
Capt. Whea, assures US that from here
10 Jalapa the road is perfectly opened 10
travellers and that IN parties of three or
four, il can be trayersed without the leas,
danger.
We understand, from good source, tina,
Capt. Fairchild, who left here with de.
,achmen, Of Louisiana Dragons, TO &C.
company the English Charge d'Affaus to
Jalapa, on reaching that place, finding ,hst
there were no dragons in that vicinity,
proceeded. on to Mexico with the Minister.
Capt. Kerr, Of the Louisiana Dragons,
lef, this city on Wednesday last, with his
command, for the National Bridge, where
they are 10 be stationed.
Ii. IIsrkens, Of Capt. Besancon's com
pany, and Lieut.. Foster, of Capt Lewls's
with detachment OF the same
corps, are now stationed at San Juan"
The following items are from The Arco
Iris Of the 10th instant.
A revolution broke out at Tabasco on {
The 22I of November, for the purpose OF I
lie posing the Governor Of the State, Gen.
The movement began al A'asta, a town '
situated abou, league from San Juan, by c
he iusurrection Of $50 soldiers under Col. 8
Bruno. These troops, belonging to the U
battalion Of Acayucan, were soon joined BY II
IS many National Guards as we're there q
,nder arms, and in short time that object
vas accomplished. v
The revolutionls,s stated tina, the Gov y
rnor was stealing the public money, or Il
sing il for his own benefit, and it was p
credited that The Governor was Il
10, able to collect at the critical momen, a
more than thirty or forty soldiers to remain ie
s,hfu to his command. a
IL Al. L.