Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-02-10
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM
MEX co


The Charleston Courier is indebted to
Mr.. Tripler, passenger in the schooner
+. A. Brown, arrived at that port from
Havana on the 9th inst, for The follow
ing information This news, il will be
seen, is ola later date than that received
via New Orleans, and shows that the
Picayune was light in its surmises as 10 the
statement with regard TO the army of San
IA Anna having been roucd by Gen.
paredes.-
Mr.. +. left Vera Cruz for Havana on
the ID instant, in the British mail steamer
Dec, which vessel reached Havan, on the
7lh instant. AT the last acctuns, Santa
Anna was at San Martin de Sesmoluca,
about four leagues from Puebln, with
force Of nbout 5000 men m silly mounted
On horses taken from the inhabitants. Gen.
parcdes being in close pursuit. with an
army of 80 D men, but man puvering and
avoiding conflict as 4 matter of policy. rs
santa Ann's forces were daily decreasing,
on account OF dcserions from his ranks,
while General P. was rapidly acquiring
strength.
The city Of Mexico had been well for
tlhed, and every preCaution taken to pre-
vent or rrpol an assault. The acqneducts
had been opened, an the mole which sur
rounds the city filled with water, and there
was n force Of some 30 600 armed citizens
prepared to defend it.
AT Vera Cruz, also, Notifications were
in progress, and tn. citizens were arming.
The steamer Monlezuma loft Vera Cruz Il
short time before the Dee. bound to Cam
penchy for troops and endorsements were
also expected from Ayarado and Tlacata-
plan.
A decree had been issued by the Mex
lean Congress, declaring Santa Ann a trail
tor and and outlaw, and authorizing any
who may meet with him to take his LIFE
Measures had been adopted to prevent his
escape, by guarding the different seaperts
and other outlets, and it is bel eyed that he
must eventually be captured. A person
named Areano, an individual in the inter
est Of Santa Ann, with additional conliden.
ilal correspondence, had been taken, and
it was supposed he would be executed.
Mr.. Tripl'r states that the whole country
is in n state Of the utmost confusion-rob
berries Of travellers were commitel daily,
and he himself was twice stripped OF what,
ever was valuable about him. IN his prog
ress through Mexico, bu; without any in.
dignity being offered to his person. 1t is
the opinion Of Mr. T.. from what he could
learn. that the new Government would be
as much If not more viruiently oppos to
the annexation of Texas as the former, and
states that Americans are held in grea, alb
horrence, and receive frequent insults at the
hands Of The Mexicans.
From the New Orleans Tropic of the Goth.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
DEFEAT AND CAPTURE OF SANTA
BY the schooner Sarah Ann Captain Da.
wilson from Tampico, we are placed in
possession Of papers from the city Of Mex.
leo 10 The fourth inst, and private advice:
as late as the 9th.
Santa Anna has met another JLc;n.
10 defeat, and is now miserable captive
in the hands OF those over whom he has So
long iyranized. The "Napoeon Of the
of the South has al last found fate as un-
enviable rs was that of him whose name he
so arrogsnily assumed n, Waterloo. His
star has shot mad!y from its zenith, and he
whose lighiest word was law, n brief period
since. has fallen so low that there are none
so poor TO do him reverence"
/ he following letter from correspon.
uen' al lampico, Turn she's us with the in
.e'',scnce OF the dofea, and capture of San
correspondence of he Tropic.
A"FiCo' January l4lh, 1915.
ok'H o'S:-naIes from Mexico to the
s'h instant arrived here, last night, BY ex.
press. desperate battle had 6een c3,,I,,
on the Plains of Appsn, between Santa sn
M. on the one side. and Bravo ard p, 70.
des, on The other side, which en- 10 in the
total route Of the former, who was cap;ur-
sd in trying TO make his escape. Five hun
dced men are reported TO be killed and Gen.
Parad $ had baen despatched by Bravo. in
pursuit OF the routed troops of Santa Anna
Bravo, himself, was on the march back 10
mexIco. with his august prisoner.
This is all have lime TO write.