Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-05-20

sletter | have received from ~ y
EPioyed as yoar correspondeo, =, n gent 's'
awIIl perceive that he saws Inn, SS'efeh IN
gpuiies are constantly arriying oSna'c' 4
51I Querelaro. and yet he adds lba, ,lo % u
ADepuiIes hicks sixteen or eigh,esn 's'
aand The Senate four, showing The ~
SSressmen present AZ the seal of c4@a c~u@a y,
Sless now than it was a fortni,b, gia
SMexlean journals reported that I'M, n
awanIlng IN both houses 10 m,ko '0ai 4
stallles with reports here that me-, tfuoa
sQueretaro for their homes. ns r,a,
gthan new ones arrive. There 49,
sthal DO not despair Of the treaty bc;o y
sthe Mexican government, chiefly ~
soi The tardiness displayed bv poa
ibrIngIng congress together, and tbos
3oi his promise to have a quorum pss,~e !,
las the treaty was returned ratienSl
lment. Reports are current stilI -, N
1mente is opposed 10 pc co. and 80
1 sthat Queretaro correspondent. IN 60 y
land Mlnion going to San Luis Po,dr.; ,r;''
amy, says they have gone underbs
aprcsslDg an Indian insurrect;on !, g'9,
lido district, which lies between r..
Luis Potosi. Paroles, notwitbs,,a%f'
snations Of the government ar o.
thIm, and the order issued 10 The 'Dar0 nv
iLuis Potosi to arrest him, was I'm
the last advlces from San Luis. ~
hot Bustamenie In going to San Lps ~,
rs either TO overthrow the par,i.,na i'Io "s
land arrest him, or 10 coalesce ,,iI y,
Z AIhe latter, farewell to the COVE ,'" u''l
iPena and peace. Time alone co. W
dsigns of Bustamente, but we shan ,.a
a. knowledge of them. /, is oro,irr5
1that the men now here will perron no
I The part of the government at Ono,o,,.
4 Mr.. Sewer arrived here on Solnrd,,
land Mr.. Clifford say they can have IL,
awords with the MeXicans, and lboso
the treaty quickly, and the geDerol.jn.
3wlihIn few days declared that he viii
asoon either in Vera Cruz or in ouore,o,.
I Ils the only way 10 deal with the NJ
1their strength is entirely in procros,in,,.
4 The court Of inquiry will be ilcgy.5
Jevldence here this week, but II the ipior,x
Thave received be correct, IL Was bo 6a,.,a u
8vestigate another case. / am ioI6. and u
smy authority good, that serious charues
%preierred against Gen. Scott by the ro,e
4 You have doubtless heard .ha, a coapc
swas held when the army was in Puebla
sthe propriety of" buying peace" BY ID
Va certain sum of money TO Santa Ab-
I isaid that Gen. Scott, although tho com,
sdecided against the plan, entered into n,,
swith Santa Anna, through Mckintosh, 10
Unto treaty, or not 10 oppose the adyau
4 american army upon the capital lha
iwas agreed upon, and that ten ihousar
Swere advanced as " earnest money!"
I sbelieve that Gen. Scott is guilty Of Ibis
IA charge to the effect have mentioned
5what similar is 10 be made, the characte
3siion of my informant leaves me no /
doubt.
4 There is part Of your Queretaro cor
4eni's letter that | do not very clearly und|
1t is that stating that several American
shave joined the Mexican army. can q.
sof one American officer who has gone A
siine Of the army to Queretaro. Lieut.
svan, who was promoted from the ranks Il
Emission in one Of the old Infantry rpriuI
anis gaiionLry at Palo Alto and Resaca ID
sma. He resigned his commission some !
aand II IS believed went TO Querelaro IoI
a Mexican army. IL is probable lhal maf /
gdeseriers from The ranks of our army. |
syiew of obtaining commissions In the
aarmy, represent themselves on arriving Il
faro, as having been officers. and thus A
jrespondent may have fallen into error.
4 The inhabitants OF Il -uaIiepec. at wild
sGen. Lane had the fight with Jarau,a. ID
STONED Gen. Butler 10 remunerate them
losses suffered by them by the fight and
6 lial Sacking of tho town. General Butler
3quesIed Major Polk. now the senior officer,
1mand engaged in the fight in the absence
3Lane and Col. Hays, 10 inform him hovh
1peoPle are deserving of rcmunerata.
iolk IS collecting evidence to show mat %
! SPorts of their losses arc greatly cxaggeraa
(Which wall also show that the town mu
been almost exclusively inhabited by 9.
ana their accompiices. Nearly every hc
sS.ore IN the town had articles in them,
bore evidence of their having been ROOD
The trains. American whiskey and Al
NNNN't ~ Ab0AANA-lIkl klLlGS UtNNl
I AeX'cans, were found in the most Of th'
n others, goods of all descriptions ma
American an other merchants in this cit
You will find matters Of inieres; in the
1extracis from tho Star"
q Cry OF Mexico, April 10,
4 Herewith you will find the second leue
sQueretaro correspondent, dated the II
Sand had ii not been for the breaking dow
Ediligencia on the road | should have bad
day later from hin. This letter will
Sexceedingly interesting at the present mo
Sview OF the possibility of the treaty NJ
Y Arauhed at Queretaro, and re opening Of
x Hlnasnuch as II gives in detail the preserf
Tresources of the country and what is CeeI
EcesSafy by the government in case poo
Eof the war is determined upon. But ci