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We are indebted to MessFs Hays k MuFdoek, of Napoleon, fos copy or the N. O Dslis. cf the sth inst. handed to us by Jsage L. R. Lincoln. who returned from Memphis, on Friday evening last We make lhe following selections:

 THE MEXICAN NEWS.

 To-day ws follow up our Mexlean news. by giv- ing the letters of our Vera Cruz correspondent Ex- cept the various incidents transping in Vera Cruz, and the floating current news, which. under cir eumstaaees such as the present gre. must always possess interests to the American reader. the giss of the whole. as we said yesterday, may be thus given.

 On the 30th ult.. Gen. Scott, with his com mand. was al Pu,bls--No affirmative action was taken the peace propositions of Secretory Bueh- anan-Gen. Scott was on the eve Of advancing on the City of Mexico--And Santa Aona was muster ing such force as best he could, and resis, him.

 Mir. walsihgham. from Vera Cruz, than whom there Is no in that city has access to more re- cent Os authentic intelligence from the capital sta- which established these facts. He had letters from four different sources m the City of Mexico. all in eorrobOrstion of them.

 Gen. Valencia had arrived at the City of Mexico with force, it sad of 600O men and thiTty-six pieces of artillery The strength of the force pre- vio.sly enrolled there. independent of the division oG Valencia. with the reafcrecmcnis calculated on previous to the arrival of Gen. Scott are set down at twelve thousand--thus making the oppcsing force s.e0o rs=;.. From such an army--a Mexi- can srmy-Gen. Scott has nothing 10 fesr. although valeneia's command is reported to be an active, soidierlike boy of men.

 GeRs Pillow and Pierce reached Gen. Scott on the 2d. II. as reported. he would advance on their arrival the first division leit Puebla the 4tha- though our informant thinks he may probably not move till the arrival Of the train, which shortly to leave Vera Cruz in company with Maj. Key holds.