Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-01-29
LATER FROM MEXICO.

FROM THE NEW ORLEANS rIcAruNE OF JASuARr l9.
The steamship New Orleans arrived last even
ing from Vera Cruz, having sailed the 18th instant.
She brought over the following passengers
Lieut. d. F. Mcdonald, Lieut.. Fairfax, Lieut.. J. B..
Moeer, Lieut. Gansevoor, Capt ]. q. Huntingdon Major
A. G. Johnson. Lieut. j. M. Dye Lieut. g. G. Robbins,
Lieut.. G. w. Walker, Capt Rice, Lieut. Elder, Capt. w.
Noraee, Lieut. Lyman Andrews, Lieut. G. S. Dickson DIR.
J. w. Richardson, Capt John Brsow, Capt d. b. Berry,
Lieut. T. G. Andrews, Assistant Surgeon N. Hail. and 1t
j. NJ. Richardson.
The puished Of attack upon the train under
Col Miles is confirmed in respects The loss may have
been exaggerated, and il will, fall principally upon
foreign merchants, whom the ackmues stolen belonged
One house is said have lost property worth $50 O0O 1t
was an English firm The French and Spanish merchants
robbed able obtain the restoration of their goods by
paying smarty, but compromise could be made by Eng
lish and American merchants. Their reliance now upon
Gen Twggs who is expected to upon the district of
Ozba, whence the bgands came, the amount lost In the
skmh it is supposed that three four Of the mounted
rifles killed, and eight of the Mexican mueeers
me portion Of the train off had ncauousy Jagged be-
hnd Col Miles could not wait for them to come up, but
left guard of twenty five behind which was totally in
adequate against the sudden Of four hundred gueas
The chip Ocean arrived Vera Cruz on the 5h Instant
from New York. with recruits under the command Of Capt
Henry, Of the Sd infantry.
There has been arrival Vera Cruz from The city Of
Mexico with dates the lst instant The mail came down
.ia Oizaba.
Gen. Scott has issued order assessing upon the of
Mexico occupied be occupied by troops annual
amounting about three millions. The order i'm
portant that we give it at length below.
From the Vera Cruz American of the 18th instant copy
the following iems derived from the papers received from the
capital
The American Star of the December says that has
been known that large force OF gueHer0s in the vc
nifty of the city of Mexico that the u s. dragons had fail
ed to como up with them.
So runor aoa the 3lst umo that COL Witherss
command which left the city Of Mexico the evening of the
26h for Real del Monte had been pieces when about
twenty miles distant The Star does believe word Of it,
and says that would require four five thousand Mexcans
tery under COL WIS command and that is fortunate for
Padre Jaraua and his followers that they did reach Quad
aupe until two days after Col Wherss command left that
place."
By this arrival the dates from Querero tho 2sth of
December Hopes then entertained that the approach
ing Congress would have quorum, and there much less
talk of and revolutions letter Of the 26h
says that all parties agreed send Commissioners TO
Washington, arbitration being preferable to that stage of
degradation.
We nd little said about treaty of peace but there
whispers Querearo Of ams,ce of three months being
on the tapis.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 335.
HEADauARTERs ARMY,
Merico, December 81, IS47.
l. To support part the military occupation Of the Repub