The New York herald., 1845-01-30
Important from Mcxic0-Defeat or Santa
Anna.


The mail from New Orleans arrived Yesterday
with papers from that city Of the 2Oth instant. in
which we find news from Mexico to the 18Th inst
II the reports that have reached New Orleans
be true, Santa Anna has been defeated. captured.
ana is now prisoner, where he was lately aImos!
dictator.
The Pfcaynne Extra of the Goth gives the follow
ing particulars of the news.
ny ine sarah Ann, Davidson we have advces from
pco 20 me morning Of the l3h inst ant and from the
city OF Mexico to the 4h. To make the narrative more
lnelligoe we go beck to the inst when santa Anna
was AZ tne visge OF Ayotla few miles Southeast OF
the Capital On the march from Huehueoc to noint
ne - SAID TO have lost over 1000 men by dcseron and
.un pay his remaining troops
ve aisanset'en existed among them To encourage this
spirit and to enable those inclined to desert his
= 40 SO with safety Gen Bravo sailed forth from the ca
On me i al the head Of 5000 picked men to harras
the tyrant IN his operations but without Offering him hat
te AT the same tine Congress issued cree by which
~ was Ordered that an officers under Santa Anna should
oe aspved Gi Their commissions and be incapable of
ever inter holding one in the Mexican service unless
c,na egea Gays they gave in their adhesion the
gress Of dsorg in the tyran forces aud he was
forced 70 measures OF extreme cruelty check it. Find.
ing all demonstrations against the capital useless and
having accomplished nothing by intrigues and machine
tons he now directed his march upcn Pueba with the
view to carry that city before the forces Of the Govern
ment should be concentrated by the arrival of General
raredes from Queretaro, at the head of seven thousand
troops, and Of General Guzman with about one thou.
OF defence, and the commandan was confident of his
ability 70 hold out ogainsr Santa Anna until the complete
concsn,ia'ion OF the Government forces Troops OF ca
'oo were organized in the cities Of Tlascala Hua-
Orizaoa Perote and Jalape with view to appre.
hemd Santa Anna, should he be forced to ny.
The next news we have is derived from short letter
which we od in the Bee and the Trepc of this morning
iat apco Jan l4th announcing the defeat Of Santa
Anna by the combined forceg OF Paredes and Rravo
the plains of Appan in tho immediate vicinity Of PuehIa
FIVE hundred men are said to have fallen in the fight and
santa Anna 70 have been taken in endeavoring make
odA
suit OF the routed forces while Bravo marched back
he capital with his prisoner
Inc news OF this battle is somewhat doubtful at any
rate there must be error in the date Cant David
ION says that he sailed from Tampco on Monday morn.
.ne ana made l95 miles that day by the log He
sates that the mail came in from Mexico on sun
lay the l2h and that the latest news it brought from
MeSco Nv was to the 4h lie likewise spoke with his
gnee the morning he sailed who assured him that there
vas no later news in town The letter announcing the
news to the 9th had received by
nom Mexico Capt. Davidson himself puts no confidence
IN this We have means ourselves OF forming anv
opinion on the subject ia certain that an action was
ana had been known in iexico the
ng Oh the s that one had actually taken place. nigh
have been expressed to Tappco by the day the Sarah
Ann sailed On the other hand had received
On the plains Of Appan with precisely the same results
as are mentioned in the express letter. but the Mexican
edors their papers of the 4h totally discredit them
tne reader Will form his opinion in the premises
We are inclined TO be incrcdulous
Captain D. informs US that although Santa Anna was
;ontendng against such vast Odds his situation was moi
teemed in Tampco to be utterly desperate It was even
reported there that his advance upon Pueba was hailed
With joy by the citizens. This sgan must be deemed
but rumor is stated that express rider between
vera Cruz and Mexico had been taken by Santa Anna
and by his orders had received 20o ashes from the
Of which was thought he must de- The atrocities Of
he yrant in checking the characterization OF his t OOPS
md in .vyng contributions for ther support upon the
villages and tewns represented Enthusiastically
iear,less and shocking to humanity.
The diplomatic corps, with the French Ambassador
Baron Alley de Cypre their head offered their con
5ratulations 10 Gen. Herrara on the lst inst
Gn Corezar who will be recollected deserted from
santa Anna at Ceaya the latter has ct last enrapped by
an act of audacous reachery and at last accounts held
him prisoner.
Mr. SHANNON the minister has been more at ease since
he minister OF foreign affairs Rejon, fed from Mexico
s meets now more good will ana frankcr
With the new government SO does the French minister
90, and it is supposed that many OF the difficulties " h
oregn powers will be settled to the satisfaction OF all