Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-04-20
Prom the New Orleans Picayune, April 9.

LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
The steamship Ohio, Capt Burns, arrived
at late hour last evening from Vera Cruz,
via Tampico, having left the former por, on
the 3lst ultimo and the latter on the Cd in
slant. She has brought over large mail
from each place.
The most interesting intelligence by this
arrival touches the designs Of Santa Anna.
If there be faith in man, the ex-President
designs leaving Mexico at once. In the lat
ter part of March one oc his agents obtained
a passport from the American commandant
at Orzaba, and went down to Vera Cruz to
charter boat for him, and we learn that he
succeeded in securing brig, which was a.
last accounts lying of Antigua, about twelve
miles north of Vera Cruz. There Santa Anna
proposes to embark, and thence sail for Ja-
maica. COL Hughes, it is said, had an in
terview with him at his hacienda of EI En-
cero. The colonel went out with two COM
panies of dragons to meet the general, at
The reques. of the latter. We have no par
liculars of the interview. Santa Anna was
hourly expected down to embark.
A train arrived at Vera Cruz on the 30th.
from the city of Mexico under the command
of Capt White, Louisiana Foot, with squa-
dron of cavalry, under Captain Besancon,
and company under Captain Kerr.
This train met Major Graham, the bearer
of dispatches to Mexico, at Plan del Rio
The guerrillas were very troublesome on
the road.
All civil authority has been turned over
to the Mexicans in the cities of Mexico, Vera
Cruz and Tampico, pursuant to the provi-
sions Of the armistice.
The conviction had become stronger that
the Mexican Congress would assemble be-
fore the end of March, and tina! they would
ratiiy the treaty. On the 2lst or 22d ult
seven Deputies or Senators left the city OF
Mexico for Queretaro to take their SEATS
Our information from Queretaro is direct, and
it is most favorable to the cause of peace. |,
seems TO be pertty we'll understood in the
city of Mexico, how far our Senate would
modify the treaty, and the opinion prevails
that these notifications would not prevent
its promp, ratification. The American Star
of the 22d ult., without expressing any O.
plnion as to the ratification, is confident a
quorum would soon be had at Queretaro-
that ''lhe treaty will not be sooner there
than the necessary number of members.'-
The Deputies from Oaxaca left for Quere.aro
on the 9th u,.
Gen. Scott designed to leave Mexico for
the United States Immediately upon the adj
journment of the conrt Of inquiry. This, it
was thought, would take place as early as
the 25,h ult., and we learn that guard had
actually been detailed to escort Gen. Scott
to Vera Cruz. One gentleman with whom
we have conversed is sanguine that the gen.
eral is now upon the Gulf on his passage
hither. 1t is certain that he was hourly ex-
pected at Vera Cruz, and that quarters had
been prepared for him there.
Purser r. M. Price, OF the navy, came
passenger on the Ohio, bearing dispatches
from the Pacific to the Government He is
only thir,y-,hree days from the United States
squadron, and leaves this day for Washing
ton.
Com'r Rudd and Purser Christian had
joined the squadron. They were wrecked
on their passage from San Francisco to Ma
zallan in the brig Com. Stockton, near Mag
dellena. The brig was total wreck, and
the passengers were only saved by the pro-
vidential appearance of three whale boat S
which were thirty miles from the ship il
pursui! of whale.
Capt Simmons of the American whsl
ship Magnolia, and Capt Bark er, of tn
whaIeship Edward -, who so gallant,
marched to the relief Of our garrison at Sal
Jose, Lower California, in November las
are on their return home by way of Pa
mama.
CATERPLLARs.--An English agriculture
paper gives the following method of DIES
lroying cate!piliars, which was accidental,
discovered, Ind is praclised by a gardene
near GLASGOW. A piece Of wooden rag hat
been blown by the wind into current bush
and when taken out was found covered by
tn e eaf- devouring Insects. Taking the hin,
ne Immediately placed pieces of woolle
Cloth in every bush IN his gaden, and foun
the mex. day that the caterpil|ars had uni
versally taken to them for shelter. In ,hi