The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-04-19
From the n. Q. Picayane, 9th inst ]
ssa;}lS FRO ma Mexico. & 3 I.

he steamship Ohio Capt. Burns, arrriiY-
. ed sats saf late hour last evening from Vera
Cruz, via sTampico, having left the former
port on the 3lst ult. aud the latter on the 20
inst. She has brought over q large mail
from each place.
BY this arrival we are placed in possess
sion of another days proceedings Of the
Court of Inqairy, from our own reporter.
The next most interesting intelligence by
this arrival touches the designs Of Santa
Anna. If there be faith in man, the EXPIRES
ident designs leoving Mexico at once. In
the latter part of March one Of his agents
obtained passport from the American COM
mandant at Orizaba, and went down to Vera
Cruz to charter vessel for him, and we
learn that lie succeeded in securing brig,
which was at last accounts lying off Antigua,
about twelve miles north Of Vera Cruz.
There Santa Anna proposes to embark, and
thence sail for Jamaica. Col. Hughes, it is
said, had an interview with him at his haci-
enda Of El Enccro. The colonel went out
with two companies of dragons TO meet the
general, at the request of the la.ter.--We
have no particulars of the interview. Santa
Anna was hourly expected down to embark.
a train arrived at Vera Cruz on the Both,
from the city Of Mexico, under the command
of Capt. White, Louisiana Foot, with a
squadron of cavalry under Capt. Besancon,
and company under Capt. Kerr.
This train met Major Graham, the bearer
of dispatches to Mexico, at Plan del Rio.
The guerrilas were very troublesome on the
road.
All civil authority has been turned over to
the McXicnns in the cities Of Mexico, Vera
Cruz and 'rampico, pursuant to the provisions
of the armisticc.
The conviction had become stronger that
the Mexican Congress would assemble be-
fore the end of March, and that they would
ratify the treaty. On the 2lst or 22l ult.
seven Deputies or Scnators left tho city Of
Mexico for Qucrctaro to take their seats.
Our information from Querrtaro is direct,
and it is most favorable TO the cause Of peace.
1t seems to be pretty well understood in the
city Of Mexico how far our Senate would
modify the treaty, and there the opinion pre-
walls that these notifications would not pre-
vent its prompt ratification The American
Star of tho 22l ult. without expressing any
opinion as 10 the ratification, is confident Il
quorum would soon be had to Qucrctnro-
that 1.-THE treaty will not be sooner there
than the necessary number of members" I"
The Deputies from OaXaca left for Qucrc-
taro OH the 9th ult.
Gen. Scott designed to leave Mexico for
the United States immediately upon the ad-
journ,ncnt of the Court of Inquiry, This, il
was thought, would take place as early as
the 25th uli. and we learn that guard had
actually been detailed to escort Gen. Scott
to Vera Cruz. One gentleman with whom
we have convcrscd is sang,line that the Cen
eral is now upon the Gulf on his pssa ge
hither. 1t is certain that he was hourly en-
pected at Vera Cruz. ana that quarters had
been prepared for him there.
Purser r. NJ. Price, OF the Navy, came
passenger OH the Ohio, bearing dispatches
from the Pacific to the Government lie is
only thir.y-three days from the U. S. squad
ron, and leaves this day for Washington.