Fuon VCRt CRCE. ttipfirinnt Decree passed by the Mexican Con gres Any Treaty of Peace witfithe United Htafea pronounced Nulli.'y, awl all that a ?ree lu it Trailers Mediation offered by the HritiHi Minister Citizens stupificd at the Defeat of Santa Anna Hit Demand for ' Reinforcements unheeded Wagon Trains . and a Detachment of Sick TrocirCut Off' ( Rumored Revolution at the Capital' eeaiMi Santo Anna Mexican Account of the Battle of Cerro Gordo Gen. Sale raising Guerilla Corp. ' FaxntatcKssueo, Va., May 13. T transmit the following additional Mexican intelligence contained in tbe ' New Orleans pa per ofthe Ofhliut! Upon the receipt ol the new of the defeat a1 Cerro Gordo, the Mexican Congress held an ex-j-raordiatry acasion, at which a decree was pas tel, dictating to all Mexicans the importance of carrying an the war, and defending the national ity of the Republic. It also prohibit the Exe cutive from making peace with the United Statea or concluding negotiation with fureige. powera .tispoting of any part of the territories The d"rree ptonomieea all to be trailora, wi ther private persons or public functionariea, who make any tieaty with the United Statea, and de clares such treaty to be null awl void. . A permanent committee ie to be installed, should Congress -fiud it impossible to continue its sessions. On this 4-emaaittea is to devolve ike whole duties of the government counsel, and appoint, in case of vacancy, a tomporary Execu tive. The powers of the committee U cease at the conclusion of tho war. There were more than eighty members of Con erest present at this extraordinary meeting, and great unatiitsiity prevailed. t The Picayune bus letters roan Jalaata, dated 53ita, 20th, and 28th April, Veca Cruz 'of the 2!)ih. Gen. Worth waa still at Ptrote, with 2300 mn. : lie had advanced one brigade with ita bat tery, to enlarge the circuit of supplies. The arrival of a dilligenee at Vera Crux from .Fnlapa, on the 2fth, brought tbe Intelligence that ,Mr. Baukhrad, the British Minister, fcad attired mediation, and Congress was acting tipon the proposition. " It was reported that a strong party in favor of peace had formed at the capital. A few light breastworks had been thrown up in the vicinity of the city of Mexico, but nothing l.ke a regular defence bad been undertaken The citizens seemed to be stupiGed by the suc cessive defeats of their troops. Santa Anna had written to the Governim-nt from Orizaba, that he had 1300 men, and wanted reinforcements and money. Ilia demands were, however, .unheeded, and the government and people appear to have lost all confidence in him The Puebla paper ofthe 24th declares that a party of Mexicana headed by Regon and Gomez Farias, had determined to sell the Republic to the American vandal. - , j . Hy an express arrived at Vera Crux, on the 23th, information had been received that Lieut Pixon, in command of a detachment of 102 con vaUcent soidiers, on their way to Jalapa, had been attacked by 300 Mexican. ,,, A wagon train has also, been captured, and fars are entertained for another. . 4 It was rumored that Gen. Taylor had arrived at San Luis, but not that he had taken that city Jt was also reported that the Mexica.ni intend Waving the roada entirely free from Jalapa out to Puebla, but entombing themselves in the latter place. A revolution is said to have broken out in the citvof Mexico against Santa Anna. Tbe Mexican account or the battle or cerro Gordo say that Santa Anna auatained himself with 0000 againat 14,000. and finally Wing en tirely surrounded, cat his way through the Van kees with a column of the fourth infantry. The Meieane admit that two of their Gener als were killed, but -Gen. Scott's loss is put down ht four thousand, 'killed two thousand, and as many wounded. Ceneiat Salaa had iceuefl a proclamation, de daring that he was empowered to raise a guerilla eorpt, and call on all good Mexicans to join his standard. ' Two or three rcconnoitering parties had been aent out a day or two before the battle, and they reported that there was no artillery at this point. They had, evidently, not Wa ctr tnoug h to th Mfxican fines to ascertain anything vf their character, and would have led u into a terrible scrape, had not the confusion conse quent upon Pillow's jvnund.cn used us to hall jfor the bugle, or further orders, in the chapparal about a hundred yards: from the batteries. ' As it ayaa pur.columo . wf severely, handled., as you are alreaily aware, from the official lit of casualitiea. The firet Pennsylvania and second Tennessee Regiment, composing the first line, suffered least,' a they were nearest the enemy, he fire of the latter being too high to be cf fective upon thorn. Thesec.uid Tennessecon. however, in a subsequent part of the battle, got separated from us, made an advance toward a charge on the butery, and had 79 men in kil From the New Orleana Delta, May 7 J .'" Prean Ue Cltf mt Mattes. ' War ItemtMtJtlcan tnoidenti. W nave received files ol paper from the oity eif Mexico to the 1 4th April, "'from "which we translate the following paragraphs. Our readers will observe that ' the Mexican journalists tell some tough stories about the operations of Gen. Taylor and Col. Doniphan.- These falsehoods are well calculated to arouse the Mexicans to a determined opposition to the advance of our rniyi'-:ir.-"-.- .... , -r-- The Mexican paper, continue to claim as their own the victory of Buna Vista, or Angos. tura, and are rilled with mocking remaiks of the Americana, statinc that they won the Victory. A paper from Queretarn states that the Santa Clara nuns had given 13,000 pounds of biscuit for the army. . .:,- r F.I Monitor ofthe 13th, states that a great fire took place at Monterey, which commenced at General Arista's gaidi'n and binning liearly all led and wounded, without effecting any thin ,he ,,0USPg p , ,e rnarkf, of MtfSor)ian,, hy Correspondence of th Public Leader J Prsm Jalapa . JauaPA, Mexico, April 23d, 117. The two Pruosj lvania Regiment arrived at thia beautiful and ieWa4ed place on tlieCUt inst.with the lt TcnnJee Regiment, and are now encamped in a dtdightful position a'oout two and lalf iui' W'rth ef ie city. Our inarch here waa a.fatij-uiiijf.one and the men Uagi'led much, but Ihay arc tecrwitinc rapidly, and in a day uc two wU bo .entirely restored to the free ue and enjoyment f.lheir.now blister ed feet and nt'tf joints. We left the Plan del Rii on the aaorning of the 20.1, 8i;;l a we pawed the height of Ctrro Gtirdv) we were ai.uck with the lormidable ap pearance tit dctencea e reeled upon Ibetn by the Mexicans hr more than a mil?, t& wondered Imw 15(M10 men could have beeri u.'ivcn Irom them by a liuk'uver une third their numtCTfl-" In many placca -the enemy had erected tin ir work on iiiacceeiibl!iterp,almot perpendi-u Iar, from which limy cM potir downa dcktruc live fire of amal! arm upon the road, and at the western terminus of their Imee, which crossed and enfiladed the road, tht yiiad aeveral piece of artillery etrougly and advaniageouely p. Med. They had between SC attd 40 pieces of cannon altogether, and, at tin point wbere we were or dered to norm, 17 piecen poered out from two or three neighboring baltertt e, and would have laid mora than half of u on the hill had we at Umpteil to mount the wirk. The wound re ceived by Cm. F.llow avtd ua. Had he given u tho njnl aarcad upon, the bughj charge, we : should have obeyed it and paid the penalty of our temerity. The fpcedy eurcpnder ofthe Mexican, and the flipht of Ssnta Anns, was a happy terminntion id the affair, and gave us all cause for P'j 'icinjf. Gen, Twiggs complimented us on nor shouting. and said thit he observed a wnvciini? ond agi tation stnontf ilie enomy aa fcmih as we received their fire and answered it, as we did, hy a wild nnd hoarty cheer aa we riiehed apt lie lull. There ia certiinly jrceat (fool to b derived from a full mouthed VaHeu hurrnh, or Ten nessee yell, and the Mexican tried to return it as they ceaeed firinp, but their attempt wa weok and unprufitnble and tlid iat roine J,wiih wiJI." ii waa much like the wliMIe ot a achool-boy in a church yard, and tike that, failed to keep their courage up. After the surrender, and when H was ascer tained t&at Kanta Annti had doped with 21M cavalry, leaving his carriage and wornlen leg be- hind, Lol. Harney was despatched with hie dra goon and some flying artillery in pursuit of him, and so closely did he follow up"ti hie heels, that the ''Napoleon of the South" wa obliged to leave the main road near thia place and mako all kinda of cut and curves In enve hi heroic head, lie tried lo get into the col ton taclory near this place aiid made several elT rtato se crete himself along the road, bt was refused admittance every where as a daugerotn guest. The people here nee, r prfe to be, mceoed at . hi conduct. The truth in he dtaiipprunted them sadly. He told them lie waaat the head i( a large and invincible army and waa fully re aotved on driving ua miserable Americana right into the GulC without et'en allowini; u time to pack tip our dnda and take ship for ( )rleana, and the simple hearted people went to the trouble and .expense of preparing fire works and other means of celebrating hie victories. Their mor tifiratiun, of course, was great, when they lear ned that this brilliant army had been killed, wounded, captured or scattered, and that its great chief was making the beat of his way as a fugitive to the capital, with llnrney at hi heels. It is reported that Col. Harney waa so close upon him, beyond this place, that Santa Anna spiked several cannon, which he attempt rd to pott but hadn't time to do it, before old 'ilarney was down on him. The ("ol. is just the man for such a service, and the number of horses, belong in g to his dragoon?, which were found dead on the road, proved that he came a long with a spring and jump on a hot and eager chsne. The weatfter here is at present much like that ofthe north. The region ia mountainous, and at night the air ia quite chilly. A very heavy dew (alls, which wctacvery thing in the shape tt clothing completely through, and even penetrates the tew tents we have with us so as to render our sleeping cold and uncomfortable, The great mountain of Orunva, with . ite crown of enternal miiw, is only nine or ten miles off, and in n clear morning eun looks grand and beautiful. . The face of Ihe country is en tire different from, and superior to, any we have yet passed through. It is divided into hand ome farms which appear to be well cultivated, and weara much the appearance id the lull v parte of Pennsylvania. The people, loo, are of a much better clu, are whiter, better looking and better clad than those ofthe lepartinent of Vera Cruz. The city is neatly built on uneven ground, making excellent drainage for the wa ter an Ihe rt reels, and no d. ubt is healthy at all times. It has many fine stores and public houses, oeral curious and pleasing looking temples, and a plazi or Iwo that have been hanrftome, but are nut of repair. I have had but litllo opportunity 4 taking notes of all these tiling, but aa we shall rest here at leat ten days, I shall describe llicm fully hereafter There is little probability of any further ad vance of the volunteers, aa the enemy are up poned to he now broken down and willing to treat, tier. Worth ia in advance of us, and will probably finish the war. the north a far at the bridges. It also states, that every town from Marin to Mier lias been destroyed by fire by the Americans, and also every rancho from Reynosa to Matamoros, and that the commander at the latter place stated that he would aet the city on fire as soon at Ur- rea reached there. These barabaritiea, says the correspondent of El Monitor, have been committed to avnee the acts of t'rrea, who ha taken from Gen. Taylor's troops about 12.000,000 '.'. worth in watrons. mules, provisions, .c.,' which be has shared among his men. And Gen. Taylor, in order lo recover the loss, list exacted of the three adja cent Stutca f 3 000. 000, ami that tfthe Mexican would not pay the amount he would send the volunteers to suck their tuvvns and rob them. Gen. Taylor has issued proclamations, declaring t'rrea and Canales land pirates. The Americans have shot 24 Mexicans at Cadereits, because some ofthe goods taken by (Trrea were found in their possession. . J. JK-UJLUJ-Lil I From the Phila. Ledger, of th J8th inst., LtTERraon ab., bootts irrt.1 Propose Ssirraiitlae of th City of Mtxlca Probalh Ctuatinn tf Itnrtittitirt Guerilla Warfare Uenrral Scott' $ Plan of , ''te Campaign. Probable Recovery of Gen. Shields Volunteers Refusing to Re-cnliat Military Orders Condition of Mexico The Capital Seeking the Protection of Gen. Scott Sen.ir Atocha Arrival of Gen. Pillow, Lieut. Col. An- , demon and Other', at New Orleans.' Ry our "Special Express," we have received an extra from the office of the Picayune, dated at 1 n'clerk, P. M., on Monday of last week, con taining the annexed interesting intelligence from the seat of war. N , . The position of Mexico ia every day becoming mote intricate and unfathomable, and the proba bility is that on arriving in the capital, Oen. Scott will find himself rather in the position of a protector than an enemy nf ite 3 inhabitants standing between them and the rapacious hordes of their own countrymen, who are. robbing and ofthe 4tby the very latest news, throws some doubt upon the) speedy adoption, of this plan, in consequence of the determination of the twelve month' Volunteers, In a body.lo ro-enliat. This may retard the advance of the army, unless, In deed, tho reported readiness ofthe city to sur render be tonf5rrncc Iftherumtf prove trti', the guerilla troops are mero marauders, a bind of pirates, and should he treated accordingly. Gen. Worth waa gathering up all the grain he could, and has all the bokeriea at work, at if in anticipation ol breaking off crminiinication with Vera Cru. It will be gratifying to all to learn that Gen. Shields was thought to be in fair way to re- ; cover. ve nave always regarded hun as about the beat appointment from civil life yet made by the President. Major James Pillow came paespngr-l1 In the James f Uiy."" fits wound is doing well. Lieut Col. Anderson, nl Ihe first Tenneeeep regiment, came over In the Day a! Ho has soen mnch service, both under Gi-n. Tylor and collrctit.g forced loans from the peaceable ami i Gen. Scott, nt Monterey nnd Cerrt) Gordo, and indus'i inus citizens. ' now returns on account of 111 health. Tux GtsmosiTY op (Va Soi.nir.a The kind ties of our men to (be wounded ef Ihe enemy was a conspicuous as their fortitude under tuf feiing. After the battle nf Cerro Gordo was o ver, they could be seen on every aide lifting the ,oor fellows into easier petitions, supplying them with water and binding up their wounds. Stur dy felloWi, who, a few minutes before, were charging a'gai.;at Ihe enemy with th most de f.iiMiv. fur an.' aavag determination, were now transformed by Victory into kind nurses, who watched over and atsisteO jueir wounueo enemies with the most lender rare anJ aoiicitude. The circumstance too, were not calculated to aroua veiv kindly feelincson U part otour U'eu. IM rordly advantages lakeu by th men in raising th whit flag after they hud killed ao many ef our men from their ' seciir defences, and just at tba liana wttea a Moody vengeance waa to be ta ken for tha sever loss we had incurred, caused an almost irrepretsibl xcitemeot and hatred in lb bosoms of our men. . They could scarcely he kept off until lb enemy were disarmed, and then I hey were per fret I safe. American aol diera, resolute and trreaislible axaintt an armed I for, would pot rais their hands against on un 1 armed and defenceless. -V U. Delia, (From the N.O Picayune, Vay 7.) We cull from our correspondent such items and incidents as have not altogether been antici pated, and which may be interesting to the pub lic. Tiif. Stormi-no of Cunao Genno Mr. Ken dall, in one nf his letters, gives the following ac count of the storming of Cerro Gordo. Put for the illness of Gen. &nith, the ataault would have been led hy that gallant officer. ' In his stead Col. Ilarney ha reaped the laurel of thia glori ous achievement, and long may he wear them. The mischance of one chitalrnua spirit made way for the valor of another, who proved him self, upon this at upon other occasions, capable of tho most daring feata of gallantry. . ., . The storming and capture nf the atrong wotka on Cerro Gordo, by the brigade under Col. Har ney, may be looked upon as one of tha most bril liant achievements of ihe Mexican war; the fate ol tha battle turned upon it, and l.ere the enemy hail placed nn overwhelming force of his best troops. The hill was steep, and naturally diffi cult of ascent : but inilependent of thia, the ground wat covered with loote rtaggy rorkt, and undeigrowth of tangled chapparal, betidet many small trees, the tops of which wete rut off some four or five feet from the ground, and turned down the hill to impede the progress of th stor mers. To climb the height at all, even withont arms of any kind, would bean undertaking that few would care about essaying .- what, then, must it have been to men encumbered with mus kets and cartridge boxes, and obliged to dispute every step of the precipitous aicent f Murder ous showers of grape and canister greeted our men at the onset, and aa they toiled unfaltering through a tempest of iron hail, a heavy fire of musketry opened opou them. Not a man quai led with loud shouts they still pressed upward and onwaid. At every step our ranks were thin ned; but forward went the survivors. When within good musket range, but not until then, was the fire of the enemy returned, and then com menced the dreadful carnage ofthe atrife. , The Mexicans held to their guns with more than their usual biavery, but nothing could re sist the fierce ontet of the stormera. Over the breastworks with which the Mexicans' had sur rounded the crest of the hill they charted, and shouting, attacked the enemy in his very strong hold. The latter now fled, panic stricken, but still they were pursued ; and it was not until the affrightened fugitivea had reached a point with out th extreme range of their own cannon, which had been turned upon them at the onset, that they ceased in their flight. The national color of our country now supplanted the banner of the enemy, lha different regimental flags were also planted on ihe crest, and shouts louder than ever from the victors rose upon them, and etrurk terror into the very heart of the enemy in the works still untaken, for they knew that their atrong positions had been turned, and that tbey were at Ihe mercy of the men they had scoffed at in the morning. Never was victory more com plete, although purchased with the blood of some of our best men. Lieut. Ewell, of the rifles, was among the first within the enemy's breatt worka; and it wat here that he received hi death wound. The interior of Ihe work waa covered with the dead of the en my, among them General Vatquez," Colonel Palacio and many of their officers, while th hill-side down which they fled waa strewn aa well. Near 200 men wer left dead, while th wounded would awell th number to at leatt 300 some even put it down aa high as '00. Th regiments composing Colonel Harney's command, and which successfully stormed to noted Cerro Uordo, were th 1st artillery under Colonel Child, the fid infantry, under Captain I',. B. Alexander, lb 71b mfuutry, tinder Colonel flympton, and a portion of the rifles, under Ma jor Loring. Many cases nt individual bravery performed by subaltern oriicer have been men tioned; but at I cannot particularly noticsaucb as I have beard of without, perhaps, doing injus tice to others tquslly meritorious, I shall for bear writing until 1 have more full information. 1 bad almost forgotten to slat that four com pa nics of lb 3d infantry, under Colonel Riley, took an acttv part in th assault. Gen. Scott's rapid) and onward movement are, j however, thieatened to be checked by the gene- rnl desire prevailing among the volunteers, whose periods of enlistment are expiring, to return to their homea, but we rather think that when they come to the point of going forward or t turning their backa on the "Halls of th Moutezumas," the entering of which will be the crowning glory of the war, that a goodly number will be found ready to rally for the onward march. i The rumors are however, of ranflieting char acter, so fsr as regards the prospect of peace. The government appears to be for "war to the hilt," whilst the people those who do the fight iug -are beginning to yearn for peace, with its accompanying blessings. The probability of the recovery ofthe gal lant Gen Shields will ' be received with great pleasure by his countrymen. His wound was of the most fatal character, the ball pasting through hia lungs, almost forbidding all hope; but a good constitution bids fair to triumph over what was considered a certain death. Rut withont further remark, we annex the contents of the Ticayune extra, which contain matters of general interest from General Scott's section of the army. The steamship James L. Pay arrived at the I.evee at New Ortean early on the morning of the 10th instant, from Vera Cruz, whence she sailed on the 3th inst. Ry this vessel we have received, says the Picayune, our regular corres pondence and (ilea of Vera Cruz and Jalapa pa per. Apart from the intelligence contained in our letter, we learn verbally that an express reach ed Vera Cruz a moment before the aailing of the James L. Day, with information that a deputa tion had come down from the city of Mexico to request Gen. Scott to take the capital under his protection. This new it almost incredible; but when it is remembered that the system of guerilla warfare has been adopted by Mexico, and that the banditti who engag in this service are a dangerous to their own countrymen as to the enemy, the report gaiaa tome probability. The impression wis gaining ground in the army that there would be no fighting. It was not expected that there would be any opposition thia side, or at Puebla ; and it was even doubted if the Mexicans would defend their capital. Ex pectations of this nature have proved deceitful so often that we indulge liicm with much mis givings. : , . The Mexican papers continue the declsma- tory strictures upon the mission of Atocha. il would appear that the sending of this miserable fellow on any important mission to Mexico has given greater umbrage than all else thst has been done by the United States. They regard him in the tight of an i(t)cia! pimp, a treasona ble pander, a perfidious miscreant, nnd indeed the concentration ol baseness. Tbey think that be was sent there by tbe American cabi net in mor kery and scorn. We have already copied the article ol "CI Rcpublicano" upon Atocha. That paper Ihe very best in all Mexico the highest in Inne and the sturdiest defender nf republican insti tutions when the monarchical party was in the ascendant after noticing tbe arrival of Atocha on a mission from this country, and recounting his psFt history in Mexico, exclaims: wO,God ! thia ia the greatest aign that thou hast forgotten us. Send npon ua bom he, rifles, grspe shot, and every class of projectile and misfortune ; burn lis, reduce us to ashes, de stroy uf-annihilate, but do not dishonor us. Send the entire North to euhjugate and rule over us, but let not Atocha bo the broker of a contract of peace, because that, devolving upon us the greatest scorn and the greatest humiliation, would be O, God thy greatest punishment." This, we are aasured, ia a true reflex of the feelings of the better order of Mexicsna iq re gard tu the unfortunate appointment. The whereabouts of Santa Anna isaoniewhat I robleuiatical. The last authentic intelligence located him at Orizaba with a miscellaneous command of 3,000. Subsequent rumors report him aa having gone South lo recruit bis ranks in Oajaca. Il ia certain that he has not shown himself al the capital aince his defeat. There is a report that he desire to leave the country) but Mr. Kendall think be may make dash upoo detached parties in the rear of the army, or upon wagon traina, with a view of reinsta ting himself in the good opinion of the nation. It w the intentioo of Gon. Scott, upon the arrival of the wagon train that waa to start from Vera Crux about the 6th int , to cut offal! eon nection with tbe sea coast, rely upon tho coun try for sustenance, and push forward for the city. Ilia general order, dated at Jalapa, 30th April, intimatea u much. Put Mr. Kendali'e letter Official M exit an AtcovsT or thb Rattle or Ct:aao Gon do Sir One ol these unfortu nate reverses which will occur in the course of the war, has been productive of mo! diea troua consequence! to this army, and tinder Cir cumstances that seemed lo indicate that fortune was on the point of favoring us, as tho enemy were repulsed entirely on the previous day in their charge on the Cerro Gurdo Telegrntn, situated on the right of our works; but thie morning at 7 o'clock, availing themselves, doubtless, of their better acquaintance with the country, they charged with their entire force in such a manner as todiilodge the troop that were guarding the newly finished fortifications, after a mo.-t vigorous renins nee. After this they succi-cdrd in ttking tho headquarter and j other points of our encampment, giving rise to theconfusion and disorder on our side, which even the commander in-chie, aided by his Gen erate, found il impossible to restore, occasioning thereby the complete dispersal and route of the infantry troop, and involving the loes of alrcnet all our pieces of artillery. The cavalry forces only were not included in this disorder, but be ing hemmed in by a column of ihe enemy's troops that were in the vicinity of a wood on the lift, it became necessary for them to vigo rously open- a paseage, in order to avoid being taken prisoners, thia it wee that prevented ua joining the commander-in-chief, and the other Generala who were engaged in defending the battery situated in front of the headquarters. During this time I waa laboring under the most serious apprehension as to the fate of the commander-in-chief, whether he was killed or taken prisoner; but as I passed Jalapa, I hap pily heard of his salety, and hope foon to be re united with him. In brief, I will say to your Excellency, that with the few remaining troope, infantry and cavalry, that I have re-united, and of which I shall hereafter give a more detailed account, I pursued my march, passing this night at la Hoys, and I shall proceed until I receive further orders from the government, as I am unable lo defend any point on the route, in con sequence ofthe total loss of artillery and ammu nition, aa I have not sufficient powder kit for one round. I would aleo mention, that I have at present no means for supporting the troops that follow me ; and as for the cavalry, in con sequence of the lengthy march they underwent from San Luis to this point, they are in a nio.-l deplorable state as regards service. I feel much, at having to communicate thro' you, to the acting President, such unfortunate news ; but nevertheless, I present you my res pects and consideration. God and Liberty ! I lead-quarters, Banderilla, April 13th, 1817. Valzntix Ca.alzo. To His Excellency, the Minister or Va. On last Friday week his whole division, const i-' luting the vanguard ol the army, look op tho' line of march to Puebla, with a atrong siege train. ' -!'' ' ' " ' " " On tbe Monday following, Patterson would Tollow, with the volunteer force. Twiggs bring bp the rear, with his force of of regular. Gen. Scott's force is too small to spore any de tail for garrisoning the townain the rear, and keeping h;a communication. Hi hope is, that tlu new force lo bo sent to him wiii bo able to clear his rear, and forward his supplier. Fut the present, he wilt have to depend on the ene my for his subsistance. Supplies can easrly be obtained In the country, fur an adequate com pensation. But the people Will drive off the cat tle, and destroy the crops, rather than yield them up to our troops without compensation. After the battle of Cerro Gordo, Santa Anna fled to the hacienda of the wealthy Don Garcia, who lives a few miles from Jalapa. Don Garcia has ever been one of Santa Anna's firmest and most eiifliientiel friend, lie was, during the war of Independenc, a simple muleteer, and made his fortune by buying a large tract of land, in some part of which an iinmei.se amount of money had been buried by the retreating Span iards, a fact which h learned whilst engaged in Ills business of muleteer. With thia money Don Garcia, by prudent investments and great industry, has succeeded in accumulating a large fortune. He owns nearly the whole property from Ja lapa to Vera Cruz, and besides immense herds of cattle, he has also a Urge cotton factory in seccesj'u! operation near Ja'apa. Santa Anna hud a long interview with Don Garcia, before and after the battle of Cerro Gordo, and it is said deposited with him about f 100,(K)0. Don Garcia advised him to leave the country, n it was impossible to resist the Americans. This aetute old Mexican exhibits no hostility towards our army, nor any discontent al it success, but very philosophically pockets our twenty dollars s piece for hie beef cattle, and regales our offi cers with delicious wines and cigars. The Mexcan conquest psve him a fine capital to commence business on, and the American con quest, he hopes wijl complete the mammoth fortune which he is ambitious of transmitting' to hia heirs. IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. Pueblo Surrendered I axroxTcn si krenper of tiix citv of Mexico. Operation of ihe Guerilla Partit $ Santa Anna Deiirout ef leaving the Country Protect of a Speedy Peace Englith Med iation Canulito at the Head ofthe At my. From tbe N. O. Delta, 1 Jth inst. Lalo an Important front VsroCrna. Gen. Scott's Army pushing on to the Capital Leaves Jalapa with 8000 men Puebla Sur rendersNecessity of reinforcing Scott Santa Anna in the mountain Desires to re lire train the country A Wise Mexican. General Scott has determined to pueli on to the City of Mexico, without waiting for rein forcements or supplies, lie has adopted the po licy of Cortcz, who, two hundred years ago, on the very share now occupied by our troops, col lected together his ships, and in the presence of his little army, burnt the whole fleet, by which alone they could ever hope to return across the raging sea they had just travelled. So Gen. Scott, with hia small brave army, dropa hiabaae of operations at Jalapa, and with out a reserve or line of communication, pushes on towards the city, of which he has, ere thi. become a second conqueror. He left Jalapa with but eight thouaemj men. Of these throe thousand are volunteers, whose term will ex pire about the time lie reachea the capital. Puebla has already aent in a deputation to ur render that noble city. If a warlike population of eighty thousand, such stht of the ancient city of the Tlascalans,' so promptly yielded to our arms, there ia no reaaon to apprehend that any lurlher resistance will be offered to the progress of our army. When last heard from Gen. Worth's outposts were thrown forward on tbe road lo Putlls, eighteen milei Irom Pcrotf. ljittet Nrwtfmm the City nf Mtxieo Santa Ani na ti'ithin forty milts of Vera Cruz, threaten' ing the City War approaching to a elate. Vkra Cm z, May Sth, IS 17. IaU Delta. At the steamer has been detain ed until to-day by bad weather, I give yen the latest news that ha reached us since I ePosed my letter nf the 3d ; there is not much of it, but wbat there is, is of some interest and importance. The British Consul at this place has just receiv ed a commnncation from the British Minister, Mr.Dankhead, saying that the Mexican Govern ment haa aolicited the friendly mediation of hi government to settle the difficulties between Mexico and the United States. I learned this morning that such ' a letter had been received from Mr. Bankhead, and at once called on the English Consul, who tells me that auch is a fact. You may, therelore, rely on the accuracy of this statement. Santa Anna ia about 40 milea from here, with 2000 men, threatening to march in and sack Vera Cruz. This information comes lrom a Spanish merchant nf thia place, who came in yesterday from Mexico. He states that he saw Santa An na, who advised him to take hia things out of the city, as he should destroy every thing in it. This of course, we consider at mere Mexican bravado as it is not likely he would make his plans pub lic, did he intend executing them. We are, ne vertheless, practising our men (infantry) at the artillery, so as not to be taken by surprise. We learn by letter from the City of Mexico that they have stopped throwing up intrench ments around the city, and do not intend stand ing a siege or bombardment. For the first tims since I have been in Mexico, I begin to think that the war ia about diawing to a close. Yours, respectfully, J. D J. SrmtrNDF.a of the Cn r of Mexico. Immedi ately before the James L. Day statted from Ve ra Cruz, Maj Leonard, who is stationed there, sent an officer on board to inform Gen. Pillow that an express had just arrived from Gen. Scott, with a despatch, in which it was atated that a deputation of Mexican citizen from the Capital had arrived at the General's Head quarters, invi ting him to advance, assuring him that it would surrender tg him without opposition, and asking his protection of their person and property. To tuch favorable term Gen. Scott assented. Ha it, therelore, on hi way to, if not already in the -hall ofthe Montezuma." iV. O Delta, Mth. The Wor.NBED t Cceeo Gontm. There was a great contrast which illustrates the superior fortitude of the American character and consti tution, between the bearing and conduct of the Mexican wounded and our own. Th Mexicans aeemed to be utterly prostrated by the slightest wounds, and evinced their despair and weakness by loud lamentations, by crossing their breast and weeping lik children. The Americana, on the other hand, bore their sufferings with manly fortitude, and with scarcely any demonifrationa of pain or sorrow ; they submitted lo th mott painful sargiral operations without complaining and, indeed, appeared to feel pride in the consci ousness ol having given proof of their devotion to tha honor and flag of our Republic. . Captain Hughes relate that a be was approaching our Hospital, h met three privates of the Mounted Riflemen, who had jut t had tbeir right arm am putated, and wer quietly walking along w hist ling and chattering as if nothing bad happened. Capt. Mason, a gallaat Virginian, tbe ton of Ihe lamented Gen. Mason, who fell in a duel tern years age, bad hi leg carried off by a annoa ball Shortly after undergoing amputation, this brave ofBeer received hia friend with greet cheer fa I nett, and indulged ia many a lively jest ever hi niithap. JV. O. Ptlta,
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