Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-02-11
Intelligence from Merico.

The New Orleans papers furnish details of thu
news by the late arrivals from Vera Cruz and
the Rio Grande
Things seem comparatively quiet all through
Mexico. Our Troops are mainly stationary.
awaiting, il would seem, orders from Washing
ton.
Penay Pena has become President Of the
Mexicans again. either by right of his Office as
Chief Justice or by election. A reorganization
Of the Cabinet Is noted. Pedro Maria Anaya is
Secretary of War.
Mr. Trist still remained in Mexico General
Gushing and his brigade were at San Angel
Different detachments Of our troops were NOV
ing safely along the route from Vera Cruz to
Mexico. Lieut. Emory of the Massachusetts,
Regiment Is coming home.
We make two extracts from letters from the
City of Mexico of Jan. Is, the latest date re-
I ceived
I 1t Is impossible to say when there viii be a
movement toward any Of the cities sui in the
possession OF the enemy. The commander-In-
chief. confident, perhaps, Of peace resulting
from the proposition which it IS said the Mexican
/ Government has made, is not disposed to disturb
The deliberations Of the Government al Quere-
taro BY sending an expedition in that direction,
or to create new causes OF luminosity by making
additional eonquests, until the result OF the prop-
osition Is known.
On Monday last. the COmmander-in-ehief was
informed of a movement designed here to attack
the quarters Of the officers Of the army, and, il
possible, to take them prisoners or Kill them
The plan was, that the population, or 80 much
Of il rs could be induced to take part IN the con
spiracy, should rise, and, assisted by body Of
guerTilas which were to enter the city At Ger
tain hour, make the attack. During the day
the Commander-in-chief informed all the CHIEF
officers Of the intended attack, designated rally
; every disposition necessary to defeat the insur
rection. AT night scarcely Mexican was TO b
seen in the streets, showing that the whole pop
= ulafion had a knowledge Of what was TO be at
tempted. The precautiOn adopted. il IS suppos
ed, prevented an attempt to execute the plan
The projectors Of the instruction were eithe
blind to the effects of their plan, or foreseeini
: them must have been utterly reckless as to tn
, consequences which would result to their owl
countrymen; for if the attempt had been mad,
there IS not an officer in the army, not exceptIn
the Commander-in-ehief himself, who could hav
restrained the troops from saeking the city
A conspiracy had been set on foot at Puebl
r to assassfnate the Mexican Governor Of IN
: State of Pueblo, Don Raphael lzunEa- III
i conspiracy, which was headed by Gen Rea, w
o discovered by Colonel Childs, and nipped in th
q bud The object appears to have been TO seiz
the rcins OF government, and proclaim hea Di'
tafor Gov Izunza IS known to be 4 strong AZ
! vocate Of peace.
1t was reported at Vera Cruz, though but L
:; tie credit was attached to the statement, tn
= Santa Anna was at Orizaba- preparing to CIV
I, Col. Bankhead warm reception.
q A letter from the city OF QaeretarO says
a relation TO peace prospects: "The whole suhje
l. rests with the United States-the Governmei
E OF Mexico is willing to make treaty, and Al
prepared, and are strong enough to sustain It
-, Another writer adds MANY Of the most init
I, ential men in the Republic, who have heretofo
!. been violently opposed to making a treaty, a
now advocating il strongly