The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-23
INTELLIGENCE FROM MEXICO.
THE CLOSING SCENES OF THE WAR.
Movements of the American Troops.
Speeches OF MeSSrS. Sewer and Rosa on the
Ratification Of the Treaty.
THE ELECTION OF HER RERA TO
THE ESIDENCY,
&c. &c. &c.
BY THE STEAMSHIP CRESCENT CITY.

BY THE STEAMSHIP CRESCENT CITY.
From the New Orleans Crescent June Is
The brig Mary Ann Jones, Captain A. Collins,
arrived at this port yesterday, from Vera Cruz,
whence she sailed on the 9TH inst.
The Monitor, OF the list, thus announces the
election OF President -
The Chamber of Deputies has declared Sr General
D. Jose joaquin de Herrera constitutional President
Of the republic"
The Publications of the treaty of peace have been
exchanged with all due formality
+ The Queretaro Progreso, the greatest war paper
OF Mexico, utters some very lugubrious lamenta-
tons over the contamination of peace In the
number of the 9th May, we find an article enti-
translate -
The pen flies from our hands, while comply with
the sad duty of to readers that the day
before yesterday the ruin Of the republic oonsum
mated our Senate giving the finishing touch to the
work Of Sr. Pena Pena and lis minister Rosa. More
tina half Of the Mexican republic, that to say egh
lands comprising part of beautiful Tamsulpas,
Coanuila Sonora, Chihuahua New Mexico, and the
ney the Cover Mt at Washington, the placabe
enc ny OF friends! Our compatriots have been
Transferred like beasts OF burden to the dominion of
master. This is the most bitter joke the great
est sarcasm on republican institutions. The gods
abandon u.s., exclaimed the Roman orator under SINH
TO give the finishing touch to the picture Of our
degradation yesterday in the midst of strong escort
of rlfemen the American commissioners entered this
city, receive the final deed Of sale of country
THIS infamous document will be- before long, for good
Mexicans, the bloody cloak which Marc Antony pre-
sented to the Roman people.
cit is said also, that ST. Rosas wished place in the
residence of the Commissioners the vfed Of the
republic We leave to the consideration of readers
reflect upon the sad bargain which the poor bird of
the Azecs, stationed silent and angud his nopal
will entered into.
For ST. Rosas alone 1t Is reserved to render the
tional emblem object Of and contempt to the
invader God grant that this eagle depressed,
may day do with the authors Of its misrtunss
he does with the serpent which wrihes In his
beakn
The american Star of the Both ult says
Now that the treaty has been approved by all the
branches of the Mexican but little interest
attaches to the proceedings at Queretaro The Mont
tors correspondent furnishes long letter, but do
not ind in it much that is interesting to Americans
The American Commissioners received and enter
being i'll, Mr. Clifford took charge of the negotiations
Anna, believing that he is in secret correspondence
with his friends in the republic.
On the 30lh ult. the last number of the american
Star was Issued. 1t contained the following
With this number ends the american Star. Peace is
made and ratified and with its coming ends mission
here. The deed is done The Star which has risen in
every city occupied by this line has set for
the the capital of those who but few days
since, ranked our list enemies. May there
be another for rupture between US. The Star
has ad an honorable peaceit has been brought
about-wc are satsfed-our country "a satisted-Mex-
leo is satished-may peace rest continually with all
There remains nought but to say farewell to the
gallau soldiers with whom have long commu ned.
aud whom have bear aloft their country ban
in many victorious fights. 1t is q short word.
but the presen occasion, hard to syllable IT, when
You your homes and receiving that
from friends and countrymen to which your glorious
career he entities YOU you will but cast thought on
him who followed you battle to battle, and raised
his Star to chronicle your deeds of glory 1t will be
consolation enough to us May you all prosper
Farewell!
The same paper says
Gen. Patterson, with his division, will leave this
morning for Vera Cruz The general entertained ,
fcers of the ID Infantry and their gallant leader Col
Riley We will take this occasion Of apologzing to the
general for nonattendance urgent business at the
quarters of another officer having prevented and
whilst return him thanks for the invitation, we
take the occasion to wish him health and happiness
the Journey and after his arrival at home. The sick
of the command at Cuernavaca arrived yesterday $50
In number by two companies of infantry I'M
der command of Major Blanchard, 18th infantry-four
died the road The sickness is great at Cuerna
vaoa TIE tn and 5h infantry nder nd of Col
Bouhtin 18Th infantry will arrive here to-day. Lieut.
Colonel Hitchcock nd Major Buchanan Acting In
speetors General left here yesterday for New Orleans,
whore they will proceed ut once TO make arrangements
for tue mastering out Of the troops.
From the Monitor Repubiicano, Of June LIST, we
extract the annexed ltems:-
To-day part of the troops which have been stationed
at Touca entered the city, and tomorrow Gen Lanes
brig ade will leave for Vera Cruz.
Three thousand mus kets have been purchased for the
government, at ten dollars piece, and 100000 car
tridges
Yesterday, eighty prisoners taken near Santa Fc
brought into town by some American forces 1t
Is said that among them there some Mexican Off
They seized on account of bearing arms,
and had been under suspicious circumstances
They were liberated on parole.
The Epoca of an Louis Potos IN speaking of
the prons,tcilmento OF Paroles in Aguascalientes,
says
General Santa Anna for example, has pronounced for
the federal syse and against the federal system he
has pronounced against the nomination Of President,
aud aft, rwards epdeavored to make the Pre-
sdent whom he had prevou.ly combatted. The same
t. the with Gen. Paredes he pronounced against
the to elevate Santa Anna and afterwards
to overthrow nm he commenced the revolution OF
the 9th of December, "A, and he overthrow the ad
ministraton which resulted from that revolution he
the chief of the monarchica party and afterwards
proclaimed the repubc bitter enemy Of the liberals,
he is united with the Puros. pretty picture,
truly
From the Eco del Concrete of the lst inst we
learn that Gen. Marshall's brigade left the city of
Mexico Oh that day.
ST.. Otero has Introduced into the Mexican Con-
gress proposition to send immediate and efficient
assistance TO Yucatan
The Eco says that the prosecutions so long ex-
lstlng against Gen. Arlsta have terminated IN his
full and entire acquttal, and he is now again in
position To serve his country.
II will be seen by the card which we publish be-
low, extracted from the Amer,car Star OF the Both,
that the Yucatan expedition will be organized in
this city, and not IN Vera Cruz as had been the first
intention. We should not on this account, how
ever, abate exertions TO have every thing pre-
pared and transportation Provided
To THE SOLDIERS THE ARMY The General-in
Chief informed yesterday that he had received posi-
tive from tho War Department to discharge no
from the service until after their arrival in the
United states. As had been otherwise informed,
and so published it'll now make this contradiction
with his sanction. JOHN ii. Peoples.
Though this may for the moment, retard the ex-
petition Yucatan, 1t does not follow that it will
fill through, for it will be easy to sail from New
Orleans to Campeachy, as from Vera Cruz. But
very few of the thousand and more men, who have
volunteered their services to the assistance of the
whites of Yucatan, will draw of because they
have to go to New Orleans first ; and at that point
treble the number can be raised after their final dis
charge from the service of Uncle SAM
SPEECHES or Mr.. SEWER AND SIR. ROSA AT THE
EXCHANGE or IMPLICATIONS.
The Fro del Concrete of the LIST contains letter,
ted Oueretaro Nav 30, giving an account of the