Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-08
LATEST From MEXICO.
The New Orleans Pcayune Of the 3Oh ullI-
mo contains variou, matters Of interest, itcm

HE New orleans IlCaYune Vi the JUN uI-
mo contains various matters oil interest," lrom
which we select he following:
Among The passengers on The Maria Bur- iro'n
the Rio Gcandc, came Lieut. Franklin, OF the 10"
biographical Enoinecrs--a gallant young officer,
who rendered himself conspicuous n Buena Wis.
la as a member Of General Wcoi's staff, BY his
CALAMITY. Lien'enaE! F. is difcc; from Genera
Wool's headquarters Al Monterey, which pace
he left on the Is h instant
Just before he LETT an express was received from
Sanio from Col. uamlramck, IN command q
The forces there stating that fenort :aa reached
him from source entitled to credit, that A force
of Mexicans, 1000 strong, under command Q!
Gen. Bnslamenlc, were marching down upon
Sa.lio The report even paTlicuiarizeS The points
from whence the troops had been raised, bu; so
frequent are The sompedes upon that line, very lii
lie credit was attached 10 The report Our forces
there we're in good condition, and perfectly will
ing to Ge attacked whenever the enemy thought
hes; 10 make The experiment.
Unon the receipt Of this news Ge:. Wool had
apprised the merchants al Monterey, Cama'"p,
Msramoras, and other ports, That he could afford
them no protection in the way OF escorts. Ere
another source We learn thai Colonel Carasco,
Mexican officer who has rendered himself rather
conspicuous is at Monterey, proposing to enter
into NEGOTIATIONS with Gen. w COL for a pronnn-
ciamento against the existing Government Of Mex
leo and in favor 81 the U. STATES, en- he par, Of
TIE States OF Tamaulipas, Nueva Leon, and Co
| abuia. He also proposes 10 bring 10 Gen. Ca.
nales. that cowardiy chief OF enes:Ilas, who has
given US so much trouble upon The Rio Grande.
Col. Carasco has been for long time residing
| in Malamoras with his family, and appears
friendly TO the Americans. We know not VIVA,
degree of credit 10 attach 10 this report
cf bp II
time since wounded By Mexican lancer between
Saiillo ard Monterey, has covered rom the e!-
fecis of his wound, which was not SO severe as
was reported.
The Maamoras Flag Of The 22i, corIadicls
The report as 10 The probable death Of Capt G. K.
| Lewis. from wounds received in a recent figh,
With The indians, near PaTas. He was able ID
! move about the streets Of SaIlio with slight aid
from c-u'ch. The wound is in the foot, a toe
or two having been Gu; OF by an Indian arrow
Mir. Lewis is printer.
The steam. propeller Massachusetts Captain
Wood fourteen days from New YORK. arrived a,
the Brazos on the Eth ult. She suffered some
damage 10 her machinery 5nt being superior
sail vessel there was not much detention in con-
| sequence. Several ladies, wives Ct officers Of
The army on the Rio Grande line, and others, were
| passengers
FoR TnE, BRAzoe.-The U s. steamship Fanny
will sail FOR the BrazOs this morning. She takes
over the following named passengers: Jane.
| Campbell. bearer OF dispatches; Major Erly
Virginia REGIMENT, Dr.. H. Siennckc, Capt VIM
B. Archer, Virginia Regiment, in command Of d
detachment OF recruits for the Bird Dragons
| :sergt. Mai Brown Mrs. DR.. Treavi' and 'wc
children, Mrs. Powers, Messrs. Field, James Del
By, C. Taylor, A. U. AlcConlin, Geo. Randolph
Charles C. Churchill James Knowles, Julian
! Msgll and Paine.
WIG DIVISION ON THE WAR CUES
rloN-Wha is termed rupture, nd So ID 10 hav'
! b en- long iermenling he:wecn Governor Young o
| New York. and the Clay wings in the STA lie Lees
| la,ure, al length is made Clearly manifest in In
extraordinary report just made by a majority O
the committee 10 whom was referred that portion
of the governors message relating 10 the Mexican
war They have brought forward long protest
win series of resolutions, dissenting tom hi
stand the Governor had assumed and in favor o
| the waste between the Nueces and The Rio Grand
as the boundary. A minority report, on the SAM
subject, has been submitted also.
NAVAL.-Commodores Sloat and Skinner
| U. S. n, arrived in this city on WEDNESDAY
(says the Norfolk Argus OF Frday.l festerda,
| morning they visited the Navy Yard and tn
| Pennsylvania, when the usual salutes were fres
| Commodore Soat will take charge OF Inc Ma
! W Yard Commodore Kearney desiring 10 be re
| lieved
We learn with pleasure, that Lieutcnan,s WIN
Green and Samuel Barrow have been promote
10 The rank OF commanders, their nomination
/ having been confirmed By The Senate On the III
! utimo.