Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-02-01
LATER FROM MEXICO.

LATER FROM MEXICO.
We copy below some further intelligence from
the city of Mexico, of date four or five days
later than previous advices From careful exami-
nation of the other New Orleans papers, and the
extracts which they contain from Mexican news
papers and letters, agree with the opinion
expressed by the Pcayune that the reported defeat
and capture Of SANTA ANNA is premature, though
all the accounts represent him to be in most unfa-
vorable situation for retrieving his power
FROM rHR NEW ORLEANS PIcAYuSE JANUARY l6.
Since last of private correspondence has
reached U.S. and have had time to all Of our
changes We do nd however, in either, much to lay
before reader 1t is quito that down to the 2Sh Of
December action had taken place that the leaders of the
Government using every effort to prevent final recourse
to conflict Of and that Santa Anna maintained as bold
front as if he were the head Of large and weapponted
army.
The consideration which the officials Of the Acting Govern
men even after the Of the 9th Of December show
ed towards Santa Anna all their communications with him,
is conspicuous from the letter Of the 18th of December from
the Secretary Of War; depyng him Of his command and de-
volvng it upon Corezar down to Gen Herreas letter of the
27 of December In this particular the courtesy observed
towards him by the Government utterly at variance with
the fierce and sanguinary denunciations Of the press
By the way Of Havana have dates from Vera Cruz and
files some few items information which do not recoect
to have seen before On the both Of December SANTA ANA
was at Ayoa small village short distance this side Of tho
capital 1t will be recoected that the latest communication
from him the Government dated at Huehuetoca De-
cembe 26h The change Of position Is thought to strengthen
impression previously entertained that ne will endeavor
case of failure before the capital which the etcrwters APP
pear think inevitable, force his way to Vera Cruz thence
to escape by sea when he finds game all with him.
L M - = a --.~. zo< H.
vana and dated the 18th of December states that the force
under Santa Anna exceeds 10000 wen appointed troops. and
yet the writer is confident that this large command cannot
avail him. The capital defended by 10000 Of whom
900 are regular troops and 5000 belong the National
Guard. Many families had left and leaving the city,
however, from fear that it would be bombarded
In the decree Of 26th of December by which Congress
authorized the Government declare the capital in state Of
SIEGE the power Of Generals Herrera and Bravo 70 enter into
any arrangement with Santa Anna is limited in measure
This the think indicates that these two Gene
rails the confidence Of Congress- and implies
suspicion that Herrera may inclined deal too lenieny
with his old companion in arms 1t calculated that Cen
Parees Mexico by the lst instant at the head OF
1000 troops.
PROM THE NEW ORLEANS pIcAruSE JANUARY 20
BY the arrival at this port Sunday of the astsaihng
Sarah Ann have advices from Tampco TO tho
morning Of the 18th instant and from the city OF Mexico TO
the 4h To the narrsve ntelgible, we so back
to the LIST instant when SANTA Anna at the village OF
" Ayola few miles southeast Of the capital On the march
from Huehueoca to this point he is said to have lost
thousand by deseron and from want of resources
" to pay his remaining troops extensive dsaecon existed
among them To encourage this spirit and to enable those
inclined desert his standard to do with safety General
Bravo sailed forth from the capital the l at the head of
three thousand picked to harass Santa Anna IN his
operations, but without offering him battle At the same mc
Congress issued decree by which ordered that all Off
under Santa Anna should be deprived of their commits
ons and be incapable of after holding in the Next
can SERVICE unless within eight days, they gave in their
adhesion the Acting Government This, Of course, in
the progress of dsorganaon in Santa Annas forces
and be forced of extreme cruelty to check it.
Finding all demonstrations against the capital useless, and
having accomplished nothing by ntrgues and Vaccinations
he now directed his march upon Pueba with the view to
carry that city before the forces Of the Government should be
by arrival Of Gen. Paroles from Queeo, at
the head thousand troops and of Gen. Guzman with
about one thousand Pueblo had been put in
pete state Defence and the commandment confident Of
his ability to hold out against Santa Anna until the complete
concentration Of the Government forces The troops of cava
~ too were organized the cities of ascaa, Huamena,
ozaba Perote, and Japa, with view to apprehend Santa
I. Anna, should he be forced to fly.
The next news we have is derived from short letter. which
we find in the Bee and the Tropc of this morning, dated
ampco January 4 announcing the defeat Of Santa Anna
by combined forces of Paroles and Bravo the plains
Appa in the immediate vicinity Of Puebla Five hundred
men said have fallen in the fight and Santa Anna to
have been taken in endeavorng make his escape. Tho
letter adds that Paroles in full pursuit Of the routed forces
while Bravo marched back the capital with his prisoner
The Of this battle is somewhat doubtful at any rate
there must be in the date Capt Davidson says he
, sailed from Tampico Monday morning, the 18th, and
made 1875 miles that day by the log. He further states that
the mail in from Mexico Sunday the 2 and that the
latest brought from Mexico the 4th He like
wise spoke with his consgnee the morning ne saied who
assured him there later town. The letter
announcing the battle that the 9thnd been re-
ceived by express from Mexico Capt Davidson himself puts
no confidence in this We have ourselves Of form
ing any opinion on subject 1t is certain that an action
was anticipated and, had been known in Mexico the
morning Of the 9th that had actually taken place,
il might have been expressed TO Tampco by the day tho
Sarah Ann sailed On the other hand, had been
ceved in Mexico as early the Sd that battle had been
fought on the plains Of Appan with precisely the same re-
suits as are mentioned the express letter. but the Mexican
editors in their papers Of the 4t totally discred them The
reader will his opinion in the premises are in
clncd to be incredulous.
Captain d. informs that, although Santa Anna was con-
tending against such Odds his situation not deemed
in Tampco to be utterly desperate 1t was even reported