The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-15
| THbHGaApHlC INTELLIGENCE,
SUMMARY.


quarters, brought important intelligence.
BY the southern line, we have advices from
Vera Cruz to the 81 inst, brought by arrivals at
New Orleans, which give accounts of more bat
ties and bloodshed between the American troops
and the guerillas, and as usual, the intelligence
OF the defeat of the latter but with the loss of
several brave men in the American ranks. We
are also appraised of an armistice having been
agreed upon between General Butler and the
Mexican Commissioners, for two months. This
will give time for the receipt of the ratified ,rea-
ty and the arrival Of the American Commission
er at the capital of Mexico.
We find no allusion to General Scott, or the
court martial, among the news-but judging from
the statement that General Butler has agreed TO
an armstce with the Mexicans, 1t is to be pre-
sumed that General S. has been superseded,
temporarily, as commander in chief, agreeably
to instructions from Washington.
From Washington, we learn that the Senate
have confirmed the appointment of Mr. Sewer
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tertiary to Mexico, and Mr. Walsh, son of our
consul to Paris, Secretary of Legation. Mr.. Sc
vier will start Immediately on his mission.
Permission has been given for the shipment of
arms and ammunition from the ports of the Uni
ted States for the protection of the white inhabi-
tants of Yucatan against the exterminating de-
signs of the Indians. Commodore Perry has re-
ceived instructions to attead to the proper dispo-
sition of such arms and ammunition.
The proceedings of Congress, yesterday, were
interesting. In the Senate, Mr.. Cass availed
himself of the first opportunity to propose the
taking up of the ten regiment bill In this,
however, he was opposed by Mr.. Webster, on
the ground that other business pending in ex
ecutive session, should be disposed of before
proceeding further with the bill for the increase
of the army. Mr.. Cass rejolned, and spoke
earnestly in favor Of the passage of the bill, but
finally gave way to motion to 60 into executive
session. Mr.. flanagan was appointed Chair
man of the Committee on Foreign Relations, in
place of Mr.. Sewer. The House bill, to raise
by loan, sixteen millions of dollars, was pre-
scented with amendments In the House, bill
for the relief of Cassius M. Clay, was intro
duced. The message of the President, refusing
to give information respecting the return of
Santa Anna to Mexico, coming up for considera-
ton, Mr.. Pat. Tompkins, of Mississippi, seized
the occasion to denounce certain measures of
the administration. He was replied to by Mr..
Stanton, of Tennessee.
BY the Northern line, we have the sad intelli.
gence Of the death of an able jurist and estima-
bic citizen, the venerable Judge Qate Chief JUS
tice) Ambrose Spencer, the friend and associate
of the late Chancellor Kent, and like him, pro-
minent feature in the history of the judiciary of
our own State, and possessing wide fame as
sound jurist and lucid expounder of the law He
died at 10 o'clock on Monday last, at Lyons,
Wayne county, aged SO years
The Eastern wires brought the information of
the decease of the Hon. II. G.. Wheaton, who
died at Roxbury, Mass, on the night of the llth
inst. Mr. Wheaton has for many years previ-
Gus to the present one, been engaged in diploma
rc missions from the United States to the Euro
pean Courts. He returned last autumn from
Prussia, and was welcomed home as became one
who had obtained from the learned of both he
mispberes, the respect due TO the sage stsf4s-
man, the faithful minister, and the erndte echo
lar He, too, was deeply learned in the law,
had studied it comprehensively and infinitely,
and had, at an early period of life, developed a
master mind in the capability of making himself
acquainted with, and imparting to others,
knowledge OF the great principles of govern
ment, and the laws which control and secure the
rights of the government. He was not only
learned in the law, but was a finished scholar
all the departments of science and literature.
Familiar with most of the languages of Europe,
he had held communion with the savans of the
old world in their own vernaculars. He pub
lished much, and his works are highly valued
He was invited during the past winter to deliver
a course of lectures on international law, before
the law school of Cambridge University, but was
prevented by the illness which has terminated
in his death. Thus two more real lights of the
age have seen " the last of ear,h.'
There will also be found below, the proceed
ings in both branches of our Legislature, market
reports, and variety Of other information, to
which we refer our numerous readers.