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ate command of all the troops in and around the
city. By order Of General Smith.
EARL VANDORN A ID C.

EARL VANDoRN, A. D. C.
QuERErARo, May 29, 184S
In the Chamber OF Deputies, to-day, the Minister Of
State prese the general plan for colonization re-
jected the 4th December 1s4s and special law for
colonzing the lsthmus Of Tehusntepec Referred to
the committee appointed on that subject.
Senior Pacheco presented the following propositions
ing The public security-expenses Of the government
suppression of excises-reduction of converts, and
| Adjustment of male novitiates.
QUERETARo, May &c, 1S4S.
1t Is now nine and half O'Clock at night, and it Is
ascertained that Herrera il elected by the votes of
eleven States against five which cast their SURFACES
for Tras. On the first ballot Herrera had votes,
Santa Anna g. Trias 2, Pedraza l, and Ocampo1 So
the Chamber proceeded to decide between and
| States Guansjuato, Mexico Michoacan, Oajaca,
Puebla Queretaro San Luis, Tamaupas, Vera Cruz,
Jalsco and the Federal district Trias obtained the
Zacatecas. Herrera will enter upon thu discharge of
his duties morrow The treaty has been exchanged
| and tomorrow the commissioners leavel
CRY OF MEXICO, May 80 184s
To-day the division of Gen. Patterson left for the
coast Day after tomorrow the division of General
| Our commissioners at Queretaro on the 2sth.
| My correspondent writes me that there is
| there and nothing more.
look for the return of commissioners in the
course of two or three days.
Gen. Butler will start from here about Monday next,
| in company with Mr.. Sewer
At the last accounts, Mr.. Sewer was sick at Que
retaro.
The Yucatan expedition which was fitting out
here, has been knocked in the head by Gen. Butler.
1t was an awful misfortune to the ego ahead" of the
army
Col. Bankhsad will be in here this evening, from
Orizaba, with all the troops with the exception of
thirty or forty left to protect property
train arrived this morning from Jalapa, with sick
soldiers They are shipping for your city on board tho
ship America.
The steamers Portland and Maria Burt arrived here
yesterday from your CITY bringing dates of the 30th
ult The British steamer arrived last night am in
formed all the public property in the city of Mexico
win be sold there If like course is pursued at this
department. it will be great loss to the government
it will not bring within third of the price that
would be had for the property in New Orleans Gen
Smith is we'll, and active could be expected. He
dresses very like Jacob Barker and is unlike him
in stature but his cou is now fresh and of
youthful appearance to that Of Barker's
Capt J. j. Clendenin, A. G NJ has been relieved by
Capt. Thos. M. Gleason, and j. M. Reeves Agent
many friends at this place and his departure will be
| much regretted by those who know him, and the 60
vernment will sustain great loss in IL sing the
vices Of Capt c. Understand he intends to resign,
after his accounts with the government settled.
EL Siglo Dies y Nneue, newspaper in the city
OF Mexico, which suspended its publication at the
appearance. Referring to the election of Herrera,
the correspondent of Ell Sglo says that if Herrera
accepts the nomination, he will, at least ask leave
of absence for short time.
Report OF men who died in the general hospital
during the half month ending May 3lst, 1848 =
Regulars ied-Privates John Straber recruit 9Th
Inf F Schmoll' recruit 4th Inf; w J. Valentine 4th
Inf Samuel woodward Sd Inf; Casper Reinhart Vol
9th InI; James Mcbride, recruit, "a Inf; Hardy
| Jones, Company G 18th Inf; Charles Lockwood re-
Levi Blackman recruit, 9th Inf; p Mison, recruit,
| 9th Inf.
We copy the following account of dreadful ca
| tastrophe in Vera Cruz on the Sd inst, from the
| Free American:-
One of the most dreadful catasrophes that we ever
witnessed, occurred in Company street, almost oppo
site our etce yesterday morning At about 10 o'clock
tremendous noise was heard, resembling the report Of
n cannon or the explosion of bomb, and a shock
felt like that occasioned by earthquake Our first
idea to rush out to the street to ascertain what
had happened and what awful sight presented it.
self to our view The house next to the corner of
Lagunilia and Company Streets presented heap OF
ruins
great many persons, who from all directions
Of the city, immediately commenced to search in the
ruins for the unfortunate beings who buried
der them. No less than thirteen dead bodies including
men. women, and one or two children, were found
Several persons taken out still alive but their bo
dies were so manged that some Of them will be crippled
for life.
Attached to this house there was an open yard
where fandangos or balls were often given; and
derstand that preparations had been made give
last night. Many of the unfortunate women who so
unexpectedly met death, were probably preparing
themselves for this amusement
The terrible accident caused by the explosion of
powder. 1t seems that individual residing in one
the lower apartments of the house was in the habit
of selling powder and cartridges in of
| the ordinances. We were also told that
making cartridges in this house yesterday having
at the same time segar in his mouth that he
| warned by friend of the danger to which he ex-
ttention to it.
Great credit is due to the Quartermaster prompt
sending the laborers in his employ to aid the people
who had voluntarily menced the work.
The officer of the day, Capt White and Of the guard,
Lieut. Young, well as the under their command,
and the police, are entitled to the thanks of the
citizens for their early arrival the spot and their
successful exertons in keeping ordsr and preventing
confusion.
We understand that Gen. P. F. Smith had just
passed by the house where the accident occurred
was within few steps of it, The shock occasoned by
In thafh tot rnA
| receiving, however, no injury.
| PAssENGERs PER BRIe HELEN, COLLINS, FROM VERA
CRUz.-Lieuts J. +. Gilmer, f. B. Tower, M Harrison,
o. S. Alexander G. B. Mcclellan, s. E.; DR.. Thomas
A. McParn in charge of So sick from the general hos
pita Vera Cruz.
| INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE MOVEMENTS OF THE
PEACE COMMISSIONERS.
Correspondence Of the New Orleans PcayuneJ
QUERETARo, May 81, lS4S.
The Commissioners left the city of Mexico the
I'D inst early in the morning and arrived here the
afternoon OF the 18th having made the journeyabout
one hundred and fifty mes-in less than four days.
| They were escorted by company of the Rifles and
one of the Sd Dragons, the former commanded by
Capt Porter aud Lieut. Palmer and the latter by Capt
Jenfer and Lieuts Moore and Blood Major Polk,
although suffering severely from chs and fever when
he Commissioners left Mexico came in command Of
the escort and his health was ablished on the
road Lieut.. Diver, of the Sd Dragons, acted r.
Quartermaster anu Commissary; Lieut.. Dorm, OF the
ame regiment as Adjutant, and DR.. Reyburn. Of New
Orleans, as Surgeon the Commissioners and the
! cort. Capt Blanding, of the South Carolina Volun.
toers and Mr. Johnson, an attache of the Commission
accomp nieu the party together WIN the Messrs lfar-
gous of Vera Cruz and New York, through whom 1t is
presumed the money to be paid by our government to
that OF Mex co is to pass. The men composing the
cort were all picked and might challenge the world TO
comparison of solderly appearance and high disci-
| pine The officers, too are all gentlemen OF fine
Intelligence aud do honor to the army as its re-
| presentatves. On the read, where American troops
had never been before ut every stopping place
the people, urged by curiosity, gathered round the
command. and it amusing to witness the ex-
preston Of wonder in their faces they beheid the
American horses-one of which is rs large two OF
| theirs.
But little of interest occurred on the road The
Commissioners every where received with
poiteness and, whenever they stopped at hacendas
OF the wealthy, with hospitality. The country, take
1t as whole, from Mexico to Queretaro is the finest
have seen in Mexico, with the exception Of the val
Icy OF Orizaba. and is generally highly cultivated