The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-03-03
From the n. o. pieayune OF the 18th.
From Mexico.


The steam ship New Orleans, Capt. Ed
ward Aud, arrived yesterday afternoon from
, Vera Cruz, having sailed the afternoon of
Tuesday last, the 9Th inst She brought
{ over sixty officers Of the army. Most ol
/ them are ordered on the recruiting service.
I The New Orleans had somethir,y other cab
! in passengers, and about $50 discharged sol
tiers and qnarerma>ter'S men. The ship
has made an extraordinary ran.
! Mr., Frcaner arrived AT Vera Cruz ON sun.
day last, the 9th inst, bearing dispatches
! from Gen. Scott iorthc government al Wash
| ington. He was only foar days from the lily
OF Mexico. He sailed ON Monday. the 7lh
inst, ON board the L. :. steamer Iris, for
/ Mobile. The New Orleans was detained
! for two days 10 give the Iris time to get in
ahead--irhV. is scarcely known. The New
Orleans, however. overlook the Iris and
passed her before she reached the Balizc.
The despatohe> brought by Mr.. Freaner are
of the utmost importance. The nature of
them was not generally known al Vera
/ Cruz. but from a source in which We have
abiding confidence we Learn that the MeNi.
can Congress has sent in terms of peace.
which Gen. Scott has takeuthe responsible
ty of accepting. One ofthe articles Of this
arrangement is that twelve thousand United
States troops shall remain ia Mexico until
certain obligations are fultillcd-the remain.
der at the troops to be withdrawn.
We learn further that the prelminaries of
the treaty Of peace were signed on the frs,
day of February. by the Mexican Govern
ment, and that no doubt was entertained that
/ the Mexican Congress, which was TO meet
I in a few days, would ratify the same by
large majority. BY the terms Of this treaty
we understand that the United States obtain
the boundary ofthc llio GIande, New Mex.
leo, and Upper California. The pscuniary
consideration foi these concessions is a mere
/ tnile compared with that proposed in the
conferences at Tacubaya.
Our dates by this arrival are to the eve
ming Of the ID inst. from the city of Mexico.
OriZaba was captured onthe 26th ult. A
full account the expedition is furnished us
by one of our special respondcnts, who
accompanied it. His narrative is intensely
interesting. but it is 50 long that we cannot
possibly find room for it this morning. One
ofihe purposes of the expedition was to cap
tnre Gen. Santa Anna at Tehuacan. The
willy Mexican, however, effected his escape
through the treachery of one of his country
men Our readerS will be extremely inter.
cstea in the narrative, which we will Law be-
fore them in our next.
Com. Perry returned on the Sth inst, 10
Vera Cruz, from an expedition Ia Tlaca,al-
pam and other towns south. We haveare-
port oft, but are unable to insert it TO. day.
Our paper on Tuesday will contain mass
of Mexican news. unavoilably laid over to-
day.
Two large trains left Vera Cruz the 9TH
inst, one for 0rizaba. under Col Bankhcad,
consisting of over 800 men, and the other
for the city Of Mexico, under the command
of Major Caldwell, Of the voltigeurs.
The expedition which left Vera Cruz on
the oath ult., against the guerrllas. does not
appear TO have effected much. They had
two or three brushes with the enemy, butnc
great harm was done on either side. In the
Free American of the 18th lust, we find an
explanatory statement in regard to it. butwe
have not room for IL.
The Delta Of the 18th SAYS: Though we
have received no definite atvices TO that ell
feet. we see no Improperly in stating our
confident belief that Mustang has with him
the treaty Of peace Which has been agreed
Oh between Mr.. Iris. and the Mexican Com
missioners.
The Free American of I'd February has
the following
The ArcO Iris Of yesterday. says that
treaty Of peace had been signed on the 18th
nit. and thatiiis stipulated in the treaty that
$4,000 men Of the American army will re-
main in the country 10 sustain the Govern
ment Of Mexico.
We do not believe a word of it. and we
will not until we have better proof. We
" q racaiv.d n laetar fr,,
on the 22d ult., from person well informed,
who tie lis us that the rumor about the peace
treaty is all a "hoax."