The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-04

The War, &c
FROM THE GRANpE.
prom the New Orleans Mercury, Jan IS
The steamship Fanny Capt Scott arrived this morn
Lsyius Col Henry whiting Lieut. beaufort, Lieut..
20 on deok We hsvs the Mstsmoras Flag Of the issh,
bat 1t contains no news Of importance Fort Brown is
strength the two or three months during which
time Lieut. Toten, Of tho Id Artillery, who Ia in
msnd there mas Kept the OF ms command and
line Of first class steamboats, to regularly between
the Brszos and Csmsrgo, has been established. The
arrival ct the Brazos the editor Of the Flag had
from Vera Cruz 10 the Sd inst We refer to it. giving
come confirmation to the reports here in reference to
the prospects Of peace. The Flag says
brief nots from Cspt Morton Acting Qusrterms.tsr
m Yer. Cruz .aS.ssd e M'9r .a as
An express arrived here from Mexico last evening;
and besrsr Of despstshss starts for Washington to.
upon The British copsul ssnt mssssgs to mo on tho
ls stating that courier had been sent to him from
The following sxtracts are taken from latter, which
the Flag publishes, reosivsd In Mats0oras from gen.
Capt Kerr Of the Id Dragons arrived here last night
six days from the city of Mexico He says Gem SCOTT
told him he had nearly concluded peace with Mexico.
and troops would all be on from here by the LIST OF
April do not think 70, because in tho first place,
Gen Scott is not authorized to make peace and there
Capt Kerr fell in with Torrrjou, on his way down
from Mexico he was escortius some English property
aud had pass from Gen SCOTT He said he was done
8ghtng the Americans, and would turn his whole
attention to putting down the robbers Ths cowsrdy
thief ne never DARED nn ns Tb
courts Of Vera Cruz abolished and Gen. Twggs has
mAds regulations with regard to Mexican thieves
public SQUARE The rascsis cry murder and call on all the
saints but the saints won't interfere and the lash is put
pie Of this honest that person may leave his
coat his hat in tbs paz, all night and find there In
tho morning. difficult job, take It,
From the N. o. Picayune, Dec 80
The following i.sms from the Flag Of the 18th in
BY a gentleman recently from Monterey We are In
formed that train Of eighty pack mules belonging
to DE- wilkinson and Mexican, following In the rear
Of government train we're attacked on the aad Wit
mules driven Of Msj Norville, Of the 10th Infantry
commanding the government trsin on being informed
half dozen American citizens who volunteered to
company him, returned In pursuit. Of the robbers They
which Mexican was killed and two others severely
wounded, the pack mules were all recovered The party
OF American citizens Who assisted Major Noryns IN the
Mcdonald J. Mcdonald, Miller, and John Tanner boy
about twelve years Of age"
gentleman recently from saltlo brings US the pain
full intelligence that Capt g. X Lewis, Of the Texas
cavalry, commanding . company ON ranging service In
the neshborhosd Of Parras in lste fight with the Ca
departed Of We sincerely trust that his situation
may not be so critical represented BY informant
Mstamoras the 9th inst, the proceedings Of which
We nnd reported at length In the Flag The object OF
system Of sduostion beginning With MssnOrss and
extending II into the country fast - prscttosble
Mexican citi.sns took part in tho meeting
American officers assisting. Committees were appoint
ed to carry out the views OF the meeting and great good
is anticipated from the suspicious commencement Of the
A theatrical company is now performing in Msta-
moras.
hear oGt n
and Csmargo. 1t Will be . great convenience to
shippers.
The Washington Union has been favored with the
following extract Of letter from Monterey capital Of
quiet. We spprshend no more outbreaks here The
mass Of the people have made up their minds to bds
the general issue. In the meantime the tide Of imm
grafton Is constantly pouring In. These immigrants
will settle the destiny OF California without regard to
any conditions or treaty stipu.tiocs Were the United
bound TO her present position and our Dag would Az
i: felt here about any dipomssio srrsnesmssts The
Americans begin to feel thst they have their destiny In
their own hands"
The United states steamship New Orlsans Captain
Aud, left New Orleans the 26th u for Vera Cruz,
With the following passengers Col Fauntleroy; H. w.
Fowler; Col Biscoe; Capt Connolly Capt Barnard to-
biographical engineer; Maj Mooney and clerks Mrs
Daniels and child; H. Hisstand; Mrs. Mary Mitchell;
bearer Of dsspstohsr H. Norris L. M. Davidson; John
shannon; Mrs. Eaton; Isaac Curran; Joseph Walker;
Charles Fagot, qusrtermsster's department; M Ro-
bertson; Dr. H. q. Flood; Mrs. Nellgan Lucien Escher
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
We learn from the Fort Smith Herald that Major
Macin, paymaster, u A. left that place on the 9th
last with escort Of Dragons for Fort Gibson to pay
the troops of ut that post.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The U. s. ship Plymouth went into commission at the
Brooklyn navy yard Saturday last at II A. NJ and
will sail for the East Indies via Rio, whom Mr. Davis,
our commissioner to China, who goes out passenger
ready to embark The brig Dolphin, which has just
been undergoing extensive REPAIRS will sail In about
ten days for the coast Of Africa The soop Of Sara
toga has been ordered from the Gulf Of MEXICO to the
Brooklyn navy yard for new standing rigging. She Is
hourly expected.
VESSELS AT BRooKLvN Navy YARp.-North Carolina,
"a Frgates-Savsnnah and Macedonian. Sloops Of
war-Plymouth and Vincennes. Briggs Dolphin and
Washington. Stesmers-Fulton, Legsre and James X.
Polk. Schooner jacob Faithful
8 eloop Decatur commander Edmund Byrue,
went to from Boston the I'd inst bound for the
coast Of Africa The following IL list Of her officers
Commander, Edmund Byrne; lieutenants, VIM H. Ball.
n. Z. Bowers, N. Collins purssr, j. Geo Harris; past
assistant surgeon. VIM Bishop; acting master Bever
~ Randolph; acting mdshipmen w. Tottsn, 8. A Bu-
ell, Robert Bryant, w. Lowell, j. D. Rsney, = Wells
bostswain, Alfred Hingerty saimaksr, Joseph c. Brad
ford; carpenter Daniel jones' acting gunner j. NJ Bal
lard commanders clerk, John Curry; purser's clerk
JOS T. Gwaltnsy; surgeons steward, M. L. Tole.
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