Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-03-31

Arrival of the Great Western at New Orlean
SANTA ANNA SUPPOSED ON BOARD.

By the arrival of the British steamship
Great Western a: New Orleans, on the 22d
instant, from Vera Cruz, which place she left
on the 18th instant, we have received, through
the Charleston Courier, dates from New Or
leans up to the 23d instant We extract the
news from the Pcayune of the 23d. 1t will
be found interesting. The Great Western
brings letters and papers from Vera Cruz up
to the day of her sailing.
1t is said that Gen'i Twiggs expresses great
anxiety to visit the United States, he having
been five years absent from his family
The Free American of the 18th instant, an
nounces the dea'h of Lieut.. Col. Allen, OF the
81 Infantry. He had but recently arrived in
Vera Cruz, on his way TO join his regiment in
the interior He was attacked by bilious fe-
yer, and died at s O'Clock, P. NJ, on the 10th
Santa Anna has applied to General Twiggs,
through Colonel H 'ghes, for permission to
pass through Vera Cruz and out of the coun-
try. A special express from Jalapa reached
the application, and as the General at once
the Ex- President would arrive there in day
or two.
A report is current in the city that the
steamer was detained at Vera Cruz from the
18th 10 the 18th, to receive Santa Anna on
board, and that he is in truth passenger on
her. We mention the rumor, but without put
ting confidence in it. At all events, il was
not known to the passengers with whom we
have conversed.
large train was on its way down from the
oIfIv IS a. l-f.
1t was at Jalapa the evening of the 10th inst,
but private express was sent through the
same night to Vera Cruz, by which we receiv-
ed our correspondence given below
1t will also appear from one of our CORE
pondents letters that the officers detailed up
on the court of inquiry have arrived in the
city of Mexico, and that they were to COM
mence their proceedings on the 9Th of this
month. We must content ourselves with this
general reference TO the interesting letters OF
I'D. S." which abound in information.
We have seen a private letter from the city
of Mexico dated the 14th inst. The Next
can and English couriers arrived there on the
12th from Vera Cruz. There was nothing
! talked o: at the capital but peace. 1t is said
that foreign merchants are more dlspleased a,
it than any other class, dreading as they dc
the insecurity which will follow the reinstate-
ment of Mexican rule.
A merchants train which lately went UP
| from Vera Cruz to Orizaba was stopped by
the guerrillas and the merchants forced to pay
a very heavy duty on their goods.
We infer from an article in the Free Amer.
lean of the 18th inst, that Gov De Soto Go
vernon of the State of Vera CRUZ was shortly
expected on visit to the city of that name Of
its vicinity.
Ell Ingenio, published at Morela under date
OF the 9th inst, says: " A revolution has just
broken out in Guadalajara, against the Gov
eminent of the Union, against peace, and ir
favor of Gen. Santa Anna" This we find il
the Star of the 14th-the latest paper from
the city of Mexico. A revolution in the pow
erful State of Jalisco has long been apprehen
ded. That Department has long been ho
bed OF revolutions Should this news prov,
we'll founded, it bodies no good to the cause O
peace, but we hope Santa Anna may be wei
out of the country before the revolution reach
es crisis. lhthe North American of the l4tE
we find the following paragraph, which favor
the idea that Santa Anna will leave the coun
try: