The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-01-14

ofthis prohibition. He, Rosas, pronounce
all such sales invalid and Of no effect, AMI |
speaks warmly on the subject, The Mex
lean people, or those who administer the
government, appear to think that the re.
suit Of the recent battles In this valley has
been just nothing at all.
AS far as the great mass of the iHhabi
tants are concerned, the only perceptible
difference to them is, that the American
flag is waving over the palace, the hated
uniform is seer in every street, and they
have no, the same license for plunder that
they formerly had. They pay the same
taxes as before, the same prices for food
and clothing answer before the same tri.
bunals for their misdemeanors. bribe the
same judges and public officers, and are
in the same uniforms, aud all this is at.
tributed by them to but one motive--fear.
Nothing can beat it into the heads Of these
people that we do not fear them.
Santa Arna has sent to Queretaro his
report Of the battles before this city, in
which he is said TO come down upon some
of the officers, particularly Bravo, with
sharp stick but this is nothing new.
As usual he endeavors TO shift the respon
sibility from his own shoulders and throw
all the blame of failure upon his subordi-
mates. have not yet seen these docu-
ments, but will endeavor to procure and
send them to you. | was assured yester-
day by an intelligent Mexican, and one
from his position is doubtless correctly
informed, that the Mexican Government
had determined to send propositions TO
Washington for Commissioners TO meet
at Havana and arrange the terms of a
treaty ofpeace, and that these proposi.
,ions had actually gone down by a special
courier, who accomp anied the train which
left yesterday
Another paragraph in the Monitor Of
yesterday, states that Gen. Paredes had
had an interview with Father Jarauta, the
notorious gurilla chief, at Talancingo, ant
that they resolved upon calling in the ait
and Intervention of European powers il
the affairs of Mexico. From this it will
appear that Paroles has not abandoned
his favorite project of placeing foreigt
prince on the throne of Mexico; in fact
il is the prevailing opinion here that
was for this purpose he returned. notwith
standing his many protestations of patri
country. He is viewed with distrust b,
all parties, and cannot command among
the native Mexicans, even decent cor
poral's guard. He is backed, however
by many foreigners, among whom is on.
Juan de La Granja, formerly Spanish
Consul at New York, and correspondent
of the New York Sun. This fellow has
gone to Queretaro, where he will, doubt
less, aid Paredes with all his influence
El IRIS Espanol, the Spanish organ here
comes out in long article protesting
against the feeling which appears to have
sprung up in the United States in favor o
the permanent occupation of this country
MEXICO, Dec. 13, lS47.
discovery was made on Thursday il
the convent of San Domingo, in this city
Some of the troops W no arrived with Gen
eral Patterson we're quartered there, ant
turning over an old desk that was left il
one of the rooms, found ii ontained SOM
4 fifteen thousand dollars in silver and gold
This led to a farther search, and ill one o
the cells a large quantity of clothing ant
am munitioD was found, which was remov
to the quartermaster's department.
The Ohio Regiment is encamped at Ri
Frio, under Col. Irwin, toge ether W ith on
company of Illinois dragons, und er Capt
Little, numbering in all ab out six hundre'
men. There are seven companies Of tn
Ohio Regiment there, the other four being
at Puebla. This encampment is doubles
intended to be permanent, as the mel
were building themselves houses.
Ienclose you an order from Gen. Scott
issued TO day, Of the most severe charac
ter, about the guerilla parties, who ar
said TO be gathering in considerable mum
bers through the country. The conclud
ing paragraph appears to favor the ide
that the post of Rio Frio will be perma
nent. There is absolutely no news fror
Queretaro. Congress does not meet, an
there is rumor in town that Santa Anu
has been proclaimed Dictator there, bu
l cannot trace il to any reliable source
Every thing here appears TO favor the be
lief that movement will be shortly mad
for the interior.
+ What division of the army will take tn
lead, or who is 10 command il, i canno
say, but Madame Rumor points TO the gal
LIANT Smith, the hero of Contreras, as the