Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-02-26
From the New Orleans picayune Of the 9th.
FURTHER FROM MEXICO.

The steamship M'Kim, Capt, Breath, arrived
on Sunday from Vera Cruz via Tsmpico, having
left the former port on the 24th and the latter on
the 31st ult.
Our accounts by this arrival are as contradicto.
ry in regard TO peace as the rumors which come
TO US from Washington One OF our occasional
correspondents who spprised US some time since
Of the transmission Of important dispatches by
the sloop.of war Saratoga, reiterates his opinion
that 'peace is made, so far, at least as the Mexi.
cans can make it. What has been done only
requires the sanction and approval Of our Gov.
eminent" On the other hand, letter from a
distinguished officer, dated the 10Th, 10 the city OF
Mexico, says: 1.-THE Mexican Congress has not
been able to form quorum and peace is just as
Ear off az ever" We Cannot undertake TO decide
between these contradictory opinions, but pro.
coed 10 lay before our readers such letters as we
have received by this arrival.
VERA Cruz, Jan. "a. 1S49.
The courier despatched by the English Lega
ton arrived here on Saturday, (the 3d. having
| left Mexico on the 18th. Although almost every.
body regards peace as coincided, l have seen a
private letter from high source entitled to
credit which states that this general impression is
entitled TO no credit, and that he cannot see that
we are any nearer 10 it than ever.
An expedition under Col. M'Clelland, 9Th
Tennessee Volunteers, composed Of about 300
| infantry, and 200 mounted men, started This
morning to follow up the Orzaba road and try
and cut off the robbers, who are represented 10
be in large force on the main road to Puento Ma.
cional
small merchants train started out last even
ing, but it was only ruSe de guerre to draw them
on, and it was ordered back last night. and l hope
this expedition will succeed in throwing fire
into their rear which will teach them lesson to
keep their eyes skinned, and large space between
them and our trains hereafter.
The small pox has made lis appearance here.
and fifteen cases are known 10 exist in the city,
but there have been no additional cases for three
days, and it is 10 be hoped that the terrible disease
will soon take its final leave Of US. The cases
reported are Of very mild form.
Another specimen OF Yankee enterprise is
about TO be introduced into the city Of Astecs, in
the shape OF an omnibus line, which is 10 be es
tablished there as soon as the vehicles which have
arrived at Vera Cruz can reach that place.
have seen several Of them, and the workmanship
throughout will do credit to the makers.
Should peace be declared soon, and the coun-
try be evacuated, we shall leave many marks Of
American enterprise behind. and scarcely hope
that the example shown during our short adjourn
ment amongst them will stimulate them 10 follow
nature has lavshed so plentilully upon this region
OF the American continent, would place Mexico
in few years by the side Of the first nations Of
the earth.
VERA CRuz, Jan. "a, 1s49.
Gentlemen: We are in receipt OF news from
the city OF Mexico 10 The 18th inst. All was quiet
at the capitol. Peace! peace! is the cry. 1t is
generally believed that Gen. Scott and Mr.. Trist
have succeeded in making a treaty OF peace; moths
ing is kno,on for of course, all the movements Of
those high in authority are kept secret. Many
persons OF responsibility, and some high in au.
thoIty, positively state there is no doubt there
will be peace in three months. The pronun>
ciamento OF the State Of San Luis Potosi against
the Government, and her invitation to other States
opposed 10 the Government, &c.. making peace,
to send deputies to meet at the city Of San Luis
Potosi, must confess does not look very much
like any permanency in any peaceful arrange
ment made or to be made by our gallant General.
1t has rather tria aspect
In our paper of Sunday last, we made mention
Of pronunciamento of San Luis and other int.
rior States. By the M'Kim we have received
copy Of the document, but there is little to com.
mand respect in it.
We make the following extracts from the Free
American OF the oath ult: -
From the Interior.-The mail from Orizaba
srrived here on Saturday last; papers up to the
/ th, from the city of Mexico, have been re-
ceived by merchants Of this place, and dates from
Queretaro up to the Bib instant.
A letter inserted in the Monitor Republican, OF
the 7th. dated Queretaro, Jan. 4h, states that the
members oil Congress are coming TO that place
very slowly, and that at the last meeting OF that
body on the 28lh OF last month, very few men,
bers were present.
A brigade OF The American army left Guajimal.
pc for Lerma on the 7lh and took possession Of
that place without opposition.
The North american says that the Americans
took possession Of Touca without the least OPP
be appointed
The Arco Iris OF yesterday states that all the
newspapers received at that Office assert that the
Mexican Government and the American aulhori.
ties are negotiating for peace.
This is mistake, either o. the Arco Iris or OF
the papers received by that journal. We have
seen letter OF later date than any newspaper
received here, from an PROFESSIONALLY good
source, which states that there is no more pros>
pect OF peace at present than when the war com.
menced.
From Tampico we learn that the U. S. pro-
peller Secretary Mason, returned 10 Tampico on
the 2Sth OF January, from an experimental trip
as far as Tancasnequi. The Tamasse river, hilh>
erto unnavigabe except for canoes, has been
opened by our troops as far as that point which
is in fact the head OF navigation. By order OF
Col, Gates COL DeRussy. ably seconed by Capt.
Cole LIST Regiment Louisiana Volunteers, has
thus. after deal of Labor, succeeded in facilita.
ting operations in case communications are TO be