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r=aFss thsf lie u,fspsnipn granted BY Congresl
u foor fpilIigas ~ Z llASs. 10 enable Santa Aa
IA 10 proseesle spsls,ar sgsinss Teras, has been
realizei'le ) vert sasll dtsles OeIF--.has 6en.
Arisla hal tsksn hsu With Paroles. sod ia,
marching at ibe bead 81 : large force upon San
Louis -Poipsi sc sSire she following extracts
from The Rirsyurk sisnnary, as possessing con-
siderable iniesesst 4
Santa 4nnA eached Perote on the
night OF lhe | 4ih button bis way 10 tie
Ieity oil Mexico; bout 5000 iroops were
on the road i4la&ssnse of hin. There
was great un w;lliHgness to pay lie ST.
coo. 0Oe cpnifi2uif3h. aud Congress had
refused. Oy vsiy asrgY vote. 10 aaihorize
q loan openly I1etl.ripg that although
they we're wIilnglto .coniribuie money
I for Che war sgaihsiTexss, they would DOT
do so until SanS Aaaa bad changed bis
ministers. and lee htge sum previously
voted had bees scckp0Ied for.
As Congress had ioied unanimously 40
approval Of Seb9i Rsiou's notes 10 our
Minister, the impe15ins danger Of var
with this counIry.FHH afford Santa Anna
The means OF obisinIag The control Of The
purse strings Of .shel n alton. so as yet 10
corfrm his powsr. The best informed
appear 10 ilank she,.wili be successful.
The .reyolutidn his beeu long bre wing, IL
lis thought ard UPON vs issue it will de-
pend whether Mexico shall be ruled BY a
Representative gpxernnent or a dictator.
IA strong interest 10, Mexico and Vera
Cruz is Represented a. preisrring to see
Santa Assa weld abs7pie power. and the
British Minister is saia 10 be at the head
Of this party.
To oppose him, Santa Anna has almost
all the Norih44n Nod IWeslsrn States Of
Mexico. where djssfSAciion is widely
spread. Genesal PsJedtx has placed him
self at the head Of The iEetQlt. and josii-
fes himself in long prpclanation which
appears 10 the Mexican papers, Adeaounc-
log the conduct Of Santa Anna.
~ - fis
Is, LATER PROM MEXICO.
From tAe Nss5orkans frepie. Dee I. ~
The schooner W atersilch. Capt. Du-
peyres. arrived here Ives srday from Vera
CTuz, which por, she Ieilson the 2lst ul.
limo. We have 30 Ilersts or papers by
this arrival. but we lave some. verbal re-
ports, on which, .hdwe yer, we do not
place much relisaeej It's stated that
rug,or prevailed at Vera Cruz of 30. 600
OF the inhabiisnts Of The city Of Mexico
having declared agsi1st Santa Anna. and
that they have takeA The field against him.
Further. ii is reported that Santa Anna
intended to seek refuge N Vera Cruz,
and that the gates Of sthatei'y would be
closed against him. lastly il was said to |
be the general belief shat Santa Annals
administration would Sc oeerlhrown,. All
this is vague and indefinite and needs
con6rna alton. We do moi believe that
Santa Anna was 50 badly prepared for
this shock as to be 50 very EASILY disposed
Of. 80
The following is an extract of a letter to the
NO. Plcayuue, under daie Of ]aIaPpa, Nov.
20. III
'Sania Anna is en- us mach towards
Mexico with 6 900 mep, and,al the last
accounts near the1 CITY bat ihe deser-
,ions from his ranks had beef immense.
One regiment. numbering. SUI m1en. has
been reduced 10 its ofieers did four pri.
rates by this means. The s4sss of the
Dictator certainly locksi desperate, and
many confidently look loa bil total over:
throw. - = a.