Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-02-08

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HUNDRED DEFEAT 40 CAPrURl
OF SANTA ANNA.
BY The arrival It this port On Sunday .
the fast sailing schooner Sarah Ann, Da
wilson, master, We have advices from Tam
pico to the morning Of the 18th inst, an,
from the city Of Mexico to the 4th. II
make the narrative more Ineligible, ",
20 back to the 1st inst, when Santa Ann,
was Il the village Of Ayotla. lew mile
southeast of the capitol. On the marcl
!. from Huehuetoca to this point I've is sait
/ to have lost over 2OCO men by deserlion
and from want Of resources to pay his re
naming troops, extensive Gisaffection OK
listed among them. To encourage this spirit
and to enable those inclined to desert BIZ
standard to do 50 with safety, Gen. BRAY.
sailed forth from the capitol on the LIST, q
the head Of 5000 picked men, to harrasi
the tyrant in his operations, but without
offering him battle. AT the same time,
Congress issued decree by which it was
ordered that all officers under Santa Anna
should be deprived Of their commissions,
and be incapable Of ever after holding one
in the Mexican service, unless, within
eight days, they give in their adhesion to
the acting government. This, Of course
increased the progress Of disorganization
in the tyrant's forces, aud he was forced to
measures Of extreme cruelty to check it.
Finding all demonstrations against the cap
itol useless, and having accomplished notk-
ing BY intrigues and Vaccinations, he now
directed his march upon Puebla, with the
view to carry that city before the forces Of
the government should be concentrated by
the arrival of Gen. Paroles from Quereta-
70, at the head Of 1000 troops, and Gen.
Guzman with about loco more. Puebla
had been put in complete state Of defence,
and the corDmandant was confident of his
ability to hold out against Santa Anna until
the complete concentration Of the govern
ment forces. Troops Of cavalry, too, were
organizing in the cities Of Tlascala, Huam-
anita, Orizaba, Perote, and Jalapa, with a
view to apprehend Santa Anna, should lie
be forced TO fly.
The next news we have is derived from
a short letter which we find in the Bee and
the Tropic Of yesterday, dated Tampico,
January l4th, announcing the defeat Of
Santa Anna by the combined forces of Par
edes and Bravo, on the plains Of .Appan, in
the immediate vicinity Of Puebla. Five
hundred men are said to have fallen in the
fight, and Santa Anna to have been taken
N endeavoring 10 make his escape. The
letter adds that Paroles was in full pur-
suit of the routed forces, while Bravo
marched back to the capital with his pris-
oner. 81
The news Of this battle is somewhat
doubtful; at any rate there must be some
error in the date. Capt. Davidson himself
puts no confidence in it. We have no
means ourselves of forming any opinion on
the subject. It is certain that an action
was anticipated, and had it been known in
Mexico the morning Of the 9Th that one
had actually taken place, it might have
been expressed to Tampico by the day the
Sarah Ann sailed. On the other hand.
rumors had been received in Mexico as
early - the third, that battle had been
fought on the plains Of Appan, with pre-
cisely the same results as are mentioned
inthe express letter, but the Mexican edit
ors in their papers Of the 18th totally dis
credit them. The reader will form his
own opinion in the premises; we are in
clined to be incredulous.
Capt. d. informs us that although Santa
Anna was contending against suchvast odds,
his situation was not deemed in Tampico to
Be utterly desperate. It was even report
ed there that his advance upon Pucbla was
hailed with joy BY the citizens. This again
must be deemed but runner. Il is stated
that an express rider between Vera Cruz
and Mexicohad been takenby Santa Anna,
and by his orders had received 200 lashes,
from the. effects Of which it was thought he
must die. The atrocities Of the tyrant, in
checking The characterization Of his troops
and in levying contributions for their sup
port upon the villages and towns, are rep
resented - characteristically heartless and
checking to humanity. slsAbisd y
Fs Gen. Cortezar, who, it will be recollect-
ed. deserted from Santa Anna at Cela,a.
the latter has at length entrapped by an act
Of audacious treachery, and at last accounts
held him : prisoner. W VIZ
BY the way Of Charleston, other news
has come to US, not quite SO late As that re-
ceiyedf BY the way If New Orleans, but
which may well be appended here. This
intelligence was received BY an arrival at
Charleston, BY Mr.. TaiPLEa, WHO arrived
there on the l7lh from Havana, having left
Vera Cruz on the I'd, in the British mail
steamer d.. sr s4asI A.sI
aaiAt last accounts Santa Anna was al San
Martin de Sesmoluca, about four leagues
from Puebla, with force Of about 6, 600
men, mostly mounted on horses taken from
the inhabitants. Gen. Psredes, being close
in pursuit with an army Of {, 0EO men, but
manceavering and avoiding conflict, as
matter Of policy, as Santa Annals forces
were daily decreasing, On account Of deser-
tons from his ranks, while Gen. Paroles
wasirapidly acquiring strength.
The city Of Mexico had beenl well forti-
fed, and every precaution taken to prevent
or repel assault. The sCqueducts had been
opened, and the mole which surrounds The
city filled with water, and there was force
Of some 80, 600 armed citizens pfepated to
defend Il. tssSiass gsi itSdmIN VIII
NJ At Vera Cruz, also, fortiiations were
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