Washington telegraph., 1849-04-25
From tile ~. O. Picoyataae, 10Th.
From Mexico.

:
Water Witch. The papers from the
capital are to the 29th ult, inclusive.
The Mexican Congress is still in ses-
sion. In the Chamber of Deputies, on,
the 22d ult., requisition was read from.
the Government of San Luis Potosi for
5000 muskets. and monthly supply of
$50, 900 to sustain the war against the
insurgents in the Sierra. A report was
also presented recommending a monthly
appropriation OF $4,000 or $4,000 10
assist the Yucatecoes. The most i'm
portant feature in congressional action is
to be found in the project submitted by
the Minister of Finance, en- the 23d ult.
in which he proposes to cut down the
expenses of the Government to about
81, 100000, whilst he asserts that the
revenue might be made to amount to
| S12, 600,0 If it be carried out, Mexico
will prove that she is on the high road
of improvement. In the Senate, on the
22d ult., during the discussion of bill
for individual guarantees, an article was
adopted in these terms: "In no part of
the United States of Mexico shall slavery
be established; slaves from other coun-
tries shall regain their liberty on reach
ing the national territory" Another
article was adopted, specifying that no
one should be molested for his opinions
their expression, when carried to licen-
tiousness, would be punishable as ordinary
offences against the police regulations.
The sum of $4,000 had been voted
by the Mexican Congress to the Pope.
! A T
amendment that this money come out of
the pockets of the Senators and Deputies
who voted for il, which was nearly
adopted-the vote being II for and Is
against.
On the 10th ult. the question of the
| protocol, lately agitated at Washington,
was brought up in the Senate by Senor
! Almonte, who required the Minister Of
! Foreign Relations to give some intorma-
! ton thereon. 1t was decided to take the
! subject into consideration in secret session.
On the 21st ult., the bill was finally
| passed by the Senate authorizing the
| President to forestall by borrowing ST.
500, 600 of the S300O,0oO indemnity to
be paid in May by the United States.
A bill has been approved by the Senate
at the capital, permitting the introduce
ton into the interior of goods which had
been long detained at the ports.
On the 22d ult., no less than eighty
foreigners presented themselves at the
office of the Secretary of the Governor
of the District in the city of Mexico, to
have their passports duly revised, on their
way to California.
A letter from California, name of the
the place not given, was received In
Guadalajara in the early part of March,
giving an account of a horrid outrage
committed by five American deserters
at the mission house of San Miguel
These rufiians broke into the premises
and murdered Donna Anita Linares, her
husband, IAN Englishman,) Donna Guade
lupe Vallejo four Children a negro cook,
two female Indians, and an Indian guide.
The letter states that these crimes passed
not only pnpunished but almost unnoticed.
We have, however, received accounts of
their having been pursued by an armed
party and all put to death. The Mex
lean papers published these and variety
of other similar revolving Details to stay
The progress of emigration. 1t is, how
ever, stated that the arrival of Gen Smith
here will probably have the effect of
rendering life and property secure.
The whole Republic seems to anathe-
matize Santa Anna. His return is de-
precated by almost all ranks,
The outbreak at Temascaltepec has
beencompletely quelled by Gen. Palacios.
In the South, particularly III the State
of Guerrero, a species of war of casts has
broken out, which is exciting much un-
easiness at the capital. People fear that
the aborigines may join in mass against
the whites reproducing the sanguinary
scenes now enacting in Yucatan.
The insurgents in the Sierra Gorda,
after their slight triumph in capturing
the town of Rio Verde, published plan,
as they call it, ''political and social in
which they require the general govern
ment to grant them exclusive privileges,
that the inhabitants Of the Sierra be eX-
empt from all taxes direct and indirect,
that their leader (Senor Quiroz) be paid
during life $1O0a month, &c., &c. Only
on these terms will the "regenerating
army" dissolve.
The Government in the State of Tam
aulipas has been directed to raise a con-
tribution of $4,000 from the inhabitants,
to assist in defraying the expenses OF
keeping the force now operating against
the insurgents i'll the Sierra Gorda.
On the 26th ult., grand funeral
ceremony was performed i'll the principal
church at Vera Cruz, in honor OF those
who fell in its defence during the bonn
bardment by Gen. Scott. Their remains
were exhumed and deposited together
within the walls of that edifice. Nearly
all the population attended.