Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-28
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

If sc lddsc from The pleasant company ne hssp,,
, he ENJOYS himself IS much as any Noi'hci'ei' -
The AZiec city. ,os
The Mexican Congress is nc where; sometimes
there are a C,zsD delegates al Guefetaio-so
lines less-but never a quorum. Some eAlal'
in another column will show how The InaShan'-
nous nation takes the treaty. lhey ! Mod
| mense people, these Me1lcans: iona 81 o'oo ai
and fshtins-on paper. They swear lhey WIN
knock the whole grocery into a cooked ha' d.
snnn as The Yankees lsaye-aud we mink 'ncJ
will.
From the American Star, Mexico, MaTch I'll
Gen .Laae', Erpcdtion.-Gen. Lanes com
mand reluIn ned 10 the city yesterday, having mace
a successful expedition against The gueiilIielos.
In this excursion he has shown himself worthy
oflhe name we gave him--hartoH!
The second day out The command passsd oy,
The Trail they intended TO take several mics dhu
stopped al a hacienda, as II win inc VIC" "
passing the night there; but no sooner naa ua.h
sci in, Than they saddled up, mounted Their horses
and retraccd their steps on The main road to Inc
trail. in which, single file, they made as mnch
haste as The nature uf the country would permit
About daylight, reached The mountain OF San
! Antonio Escapullalco. The track over and
around his mountain seemed 100 dIhlcult 10 IRA
verse on fool, but lie leader was followed, and II
was accomrlishcd-a hacienda reached, and The
~lalisues OF The Journey rested of by a good nights
sleep.
Feeling perfectly secure that his movements
were unknown. The General did not Start unit!
late next morning, and after a journey OF three
leagues, again halted al the hacienda OF San
Crisloval, represented as being the most beauti-
lul scene in The country. The whole night was
spent there, and al seven the next morning, ITO
horse" and of again. The next place reached
was III Piapa, he authorities OF which CANE oui,
ami. with a large white flag in hand, rendered the
command the hospiralities OF Ihe place. a lew
moments passed and again in the saddle, and of
for San Nicholas, where every thing needed was
speedily ~provitet. Al 7 o'clock that night they
again started, and after travelling fourteen consc-
cutive hours reached Tulancingo.
Oar readers were apprised by a letter from the
command, published in the Star, that Paroles
had escaped from his house, in that town, by a
back way, a few moments before il was sur
roundc!. The wife OF General Paroles was We.
ry hospi!abie 10 The General and his staff. II was
early in the morning when they reached Tulan-
c.nso, and they remained all day. Started The
mex, morning for the hacienda OF Guadalupe,
which they reached in the afternoon, and from
whence they sailed forth al IL o'clock M, for
Sequaltaplan, and reached it at sunrise. Before
arriving. however, they were informed that 300
LanceIs were there. BY turn, The Texans were
in the advance, preceded by Lane and HAYS, and
when they got opposite The first house IN The edge
OF the town, a volley OF escopeta balls came
whislling from il. The doors were seen opened,
ami the assailants killed. The next house or Gu
ariel, il was The same thing, and Major Polk COM
ing up. the town was regularly a~ssailed; The cne-
nv firing from every house. In some instances,
we are ,old, il came 10 a hand-to.hand fight. In
a short time the enemy were driven from their po-
sitions. and some Of them collecting in a body out.
side The town, were pursued respectively by Lane
and HAYS, AMI terribly cut up.
The loss in killed, on The siIe of the enemy, is
sci down al 100 al the least. We lost one man
killed, and four wounded. Fifty prisoners were
brought into the city yesterday, amongst whom
were Captain Montana, and two Lieuienants.-
Col. Montana, the father OF The Captain, was
killed, as was also Padre Martinez, The second
and bosom friend Of Jarauta. ~Jarauia, himself,
it is believed, was wounded, bul he escaped, with
five or six men.
A Guerrillaro was pursued by one Of our men
and took shelter in a forage room, where he was
shot. The wadding from The pistol ienited The
straw, and soon il was in a blaze. The house
was consumed, as was several others.
Qniet was soon restored in the town, after the
fighting was over.
All the men in the command are highly spoken
oi-.he Texans, Riflemen, and Dragons, have
proved themselves worthy 10 follow such a leader.
The best feeling prevailed with all the citizens
in the towns and haciendas- quaticr-masters and
commissaries were along, who purchased All that
was needed, from The time they lett until their re-
turn TO this city.
A few more expeditions like this and the guer-
rilla al the country will be scarce.
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN MEXI-
CG.-rhe following appears in the American
Star Of The later patt o. February:
New Mexico The Official Register Of Du-
range brings us dates from chihuahua to The lst
inst. ii states that the American force which IN
conjunction with The garrison al IL Paso, was
destined 10 operate upon The resi- Of The Sta'c, Is
compuscl Of a thousand men, with >iI pieces al
artillery and coffe>ponding ammunition. This
force, upon The arrival Of Gen. Price al Santa
Fe, on The TIN Of December, in consequence Of
New Mexico, was , iunrfn from tie 4f36as9aiaaihtGanu 2!
dered TO establish a post al SocorTo and Limiiar,
unless some new disposition should be made OF
il. Six hundred men and six pieces OF artillery
remained in these two places-lhe rest Of the
force advancing as far as Santa Fe, with a view
oil holding he frontier points OF Ahiqui and Los
Vegas. The balance Of the invading force com.
| prises four hundred men, with six pieces OF ar
ullcry, al Santa Fe, two hundred troops Of The
line, with eight pieces, al Aibefeueque, and three
/ UGIllGi d. avs luhp lis ~ CA CuiNlhH -
ENDS IRON the frontier OF New Mexico 10 the
town OF e. Paso-the entire force consisting Of
two thousand five hundred men, with twenty-five
pieces of artillery.
The Legislature met a, Santa Fe on The 9Th OF
December. The message Of Gov. Vigil was
read, but lis length and wan! Of Interest,", The Re-
| sisrer says, will prevent its publishing il. One
Of The Deputies, d. Rafael ArmiJo, presented 10
The House The project Of a law asking the annex
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was opposed b. several Deputies, on he ground
that the naler belonged 10 The Supreme Govern.
menl rather than 10 tie State Legislature. One
OF them thought thai as most Of !he political con-
yuIsions in New Mexico had their origin in The
| opposition OF The people 10 forming a part 0; The
United States, The sense OF The people should be
taken on the subject. The Legislature, in con
| currence with these views, decided that every
town should appoint its officers or agents., with
| special reference 10 this question. The friends
oi annexation carried The day. The Register
| adds that thus, probably, annexation will be de-
termlned uTon.
Armjo also presented another project, which
| has for lis object the entire removal ofthe inter.
yen,ion Of the Church al burials and marriages.
The project was discussed, and the Register adds
that in a short lime The people Of New Mexico
will entirely withdraw from the power and in
huence OF the Mexican church.
Correspondence Of the y. Orleans Crescent
Cry or ME1Ica, Feb. 81.
The Governors Of the different States OF this
Republic are making tools OF themselves b. de-
manding from The Supreme Government the pub
LEGATION OF the conditions OF the treaty entered in
10 with Mr.. Trist. DO not know OF one that has
| YET returned a fair answer 10 The Minister Of Re-
lalions They all quibple, and il is plain 10 see
that they have not The independence TO act
They make il an excuse for not returning a direct
answer, that The Slate ought 10 know the nature
ol The treaty in order that their representatives
might repair 10 Qucretaro fully possessed OF The
IDEAS OF ,neif constituents on The subject. This
is bumbug. They say they want an honorable
peacc-lhat il i necessary Tor Mexico. | should
like 10 know what they mean by an honorable
peace. The time NAV come when they will be