The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-04-28

Arrival of the British Sreamer Avon.
Yesterday morning at half past8 O'Clock, the
royal mail steam packet, Avon, Lieut.. Philip
Hast, R. N. commander, arrived at Ship Island
from Tampico and Vera Cruz. BY the arrival
of this noble vessel we have received our files
and correspondence from the city of Mexico as
late as the 18th inst, and from Vera Cruz to the
afternoon Of the 18th, the time at which the
steamer sailed.
The news is very important, but SO volumi-
nous that we arc compelled to furnish it to our
readers in a second edition, we can now give
only the tollowin letter.
Special correspondence qfthe Picayune.
CITY OF Mexico, April 10, l848.
1t is reported on the authority Of the Pro-
gresso, the "Puro'' paper, published at Quereta-
70, that Pena y Pena has asked that four
monthsbe now allowed him to obtain a rstlf-
cation of the treaty. | can learn of no other
authority for the report, and am disposed to
doubt its truth; for if Pena y Pena is DESTROYS
Of the ratification Of the treaty, his only pros
pect of succeeding is by pressing The subject up
on Congress Immediately. 1t is added too,
that the Mexicans have great hopes Of obtain
ing concessions and notifications Of the treaty
as approved by the Senate Of the United Suites,
from our Commissioned or Commissioners, and
if they were to be guided by the past, as | had
occasion to observe in a former letter, they
would procrastinate negotiation, or continue
the war in the conviction that the more the one
was procrastinated, or the longer the other was
continued, the greater would be their ultimate
advantage. ! have, however, strong hopes that
neither Mr.. Sewer or Mr.. Clifford will permit
any triAing on the part Of the Mexicans, but
will tell them at once without parley, "Gentle-
men here are our terms-accept them or reject
them, as you think proper. We are cOnquerors
& have and will exerciseathe right Of conquerors
in debating our terms.'' This is all the negotia-
ton that is necessary, and all that should have
ever been used. Mr.. Clifford arrived here day
before yesterday, with the Secretary Of the
Commission, Mr.. Walsh, and was very hand
somely received, all the troops in the city hav.
ing by order of Gen Butler, turned out to give
him a reception.
We learn that Mr.. Sewer left Vera Cruz fol
this city on the 9TH inst and the commander
in-chief has ordered similar honors to be paid
to him. Captains Fairchild and Kerr, in com.
mand Of the Louisiana mounted men, escorted
Mr.. Clifford up. They will remain here about
a week, and together with Col. Briscoe and
Lieuts. Kelly and Hunter, also Of the Louisi'
ana battalion, will then return to Vera Cruz
The prospect is still favorable for a speedy
meeting Of Congress at Queretaro, and for my
own part, Notwithstanding the contradictor,
rumors and reports on the subject, I shall b.
disappointed if the treaty is not ratified within
a month or SIX weeks. In anticipation Of fav
orable action upon the treaty, all the sick who
can bear removal, numbering about one thous
and, were yesterday sent to Jalapa, with an es
cort commanded by Lieut. Col. Preston Of tn,
4th Kentucky Regiment.
On Sunday night last, between the hours o
. and 10, q patrole Of 10 RiaemeD, commanded