The New York herald., 1845-02-06

| for the Present.
The fast sailing brig Ramon De Zaldo, Captain
Kingsbury, having passed everything on the ocean,
arrived yesterday in remarkably short passage
from Vera Cruz.
We have letters and papers from that city to the
| l4th ult.
We are indebted to Ramon De Zaldo, ESQ.,, the
owner Of the brig, and to his chief clerk, for the
latest news.
The intelligence ID Of the utmost Importance.
Santa Anna, after having been defeated and
driven into small town near Puebla, has resorted
to diplomacy, by sending three ecommssiOnersto to the
city OF Mexico, to negotiate for the safety of his
head. In fact, he has virtually surrendered all his
forces to the Supreme Government
! We annex the official notice of the surrender
| (From Dario de Vera Cruz Jan. 1877
| General in Chief and Chief Secretary's O6ice.}
| PuEBLA, January II, ls45. )
BULLETIN No. l5-ARMy OF OPsRATior.
| His Exceency Don Antonio DC Haro Of TamarIz, and
Don Jose Marin Mendoza yesterday took their departure
for the capital OF Mexico On the same night they were
followed by Gen. Don Pedro Cortazar. These three Off
despatched to treat with the Supreme Govern
ment for the tement OF ell difficulties existing in
ha Republic and for the prevention Of further boodshed
around this CITY, ard under command TO suspend
all acts OF hos,tes to abandon the positions they now
occupy and to retire to the town OF Amozoc, there to
await the result Of the negotiations of those officers
ln view Of this commission, sOubt not that secondng
the nthropy BY which am snmatsa you % order
all no ttes. and avoid the effuson OF blood which
should be carefully preserved to be shed only when
c-ssry and e inst foreign foe
God and Liberty.
| Head Quarters, jan 10. Up M.
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
To General Dor IGnAcIo DE YNCrAN.
| II may be that this is only ruse on the part OF
| Santa Anna to gain time, in order to strike more
| decisive blow He is too shrewd tactician not
to check mate in brief delay. 1t is very evi
/ dent, however, that thus far he has had the wors
of the fight and has been driven into diplomacy
| This movement of his makes the struggle in
Mexico more interesting, and increases the ankle
| ty for later advices.
| The Mexican steamer Montezuma arrived in
Vera Crnz with troops from Campeachy, the
Ramon came out. These troops were to oppose
Santa Anna, and protect Vera Cruz.
| Correspondence of the Herald
/ VERA CRUZ, Jan. 13, 1S45.
| DEAR SIR This city IS still IN state OF great
| excitement. Citizens and the military are on guard
| every night. Santa Anna attacked Pue bla on the
9th inst, butwase1riven off with some loss. o.
| the 9th he again attacked it, and was again
| pulsed. In the last attack he lost eight hundred
men. He then retired to small town near Perote
and thence sent three commissioners TO- the CITY OF
M-xico, To offer to surrender on conditions. Find
| Ing that fighting will not avail him, he resorts to
diplomacy to save his head.
The Anahuac has not yet commenced dis
charging.
| VERA Cruz Jan 49, 1915
| Gen Santa Anna, after having made FIVE differ
| ent attacks on the city OF Pue bla, and being re-
pulsed In each attack with some considerable loss
mas been obliged to decamp, with all his trooos
| (some four thousand men,) and, according to thu
latest news from JaIapa. Is on his way to this city
nut must first pass d. file about Is miles from j..
lapa, which is well fortified, and commanded by
Gea Jose Rincon IN person. II Santa Anna should
| be successful here, he will again meet with obs a
| cles from the troops stationed In Peroie Ma
uonals. after passing which place there will b
nothing to prevent his coming to withit
three miles of this city. Here the for,6caiion,
although not complete, sufficiently we'll attend.
ed 10 prevent his taking the city; but possibly, he
way be able to effect his escape on board an
eaglish frIgate, stationed at Sacraticios, with or
ders, as report says, to receive him, and prote CT
his person. Should he, however, determine to be-.
siege the place, General Bravo, and Par-des, whe
left Puebla on the 10Th inst, with 10000 gooc
soldiers, between cavalry and infantry, will very
soon be on his rear, and his fate must be deter
mined; and II taken prlsener, as he Is lmmensey y
rich, having, as is positively known, more than
twelve millions OF dollars in England, it is more
than probable, that by using this money in good
way, be viii save his own and the lives of his oi
cers; although, by his more thaa brutal coxduct in
Pnebla he has forfeited all claim to the indulgence
feither Mexlcans or foreigners.
The officers commanding the city are Gems.
Nora and Hunandes; the castle is under command
OF Gen. Juan Sotos most sterling man, and an
inveterate enemy Of Santa Anna.
VERA CRUZ, JAN. IA, 1345.
In the course OF the night, we learn by
an express from Jalapa. that Santa Anna has
Bravo nor Paredes had left Puebla on the 18TH inst,
and even among the most sarguine friends of the
movement against Santa Anna, it is believed there
'san intrigue going on to save him and his officers,
which Will be the fore-runner of fresh out break
that Will cost an immense deal OF bloodshed.
Destructive FIRE.-At four o'clock yesterday
morning, terrible fire was discovered 10 be raging
in the block Of buildings occupied as the Tribun,
printing establishment, corner of Spruce and Mas
sau streets. Every effort was made by the fire
companies to master the raging element, but to nc
purpose, and in the course of couple Of hour.
after the first notice OF the blaze, the TribuW.
newspaper concern, the periodical depot Of Mr.. w
Fl. Graham, the bookseller and statoners' es'a
blishment Of Jansen IL Bell, the liquor store occu
pied by Mr.. Kennedy, and the German establish
ment of the Deutschc SchMApost-a German jour
nal published in this city for the last three years
with large stock Of books, &C., were totally con
sumed with al they contained. Mr.. Graham lost no
only his stock, but $4O0 in cash and his gold watch
and narrowly escaped with his life by leaping GU
OF an elevated window upon the deep snow be
meath. The Germans who had ball in Tammany
Hall, whlchsadjoined the burned buildings in the
rear, were alarmed in the midst of their revelry
when all was going on "merry as marriage bell, ;
and we understand that the rear of old Tammauy
got severe scorching. Some insurance is effected
upon these buildings, but nothing like the actual
loss, Kennedy had no insurance, and the Deutsct.
, SctneApos very ttle Jansen u Bells loss ls
over $4,000. Greeley d0 McEIrath az least a
much The origa Of the FIRE is attributed to the
negligence Of boy who, in kindiing a fire ia one
the rooms Of the Tribune estab ishmeat, made use
OF newspaper to promote the drauyht which moi
only took fire, but took wing to some other al art
'aenf, and set fire TO mass of pipers, and az tlt
partition walls Ia the interior were composed OF
wood, the progress of the flames was raoid in IN,
extreme Not brick remains upon anoti ier at the
moment we write. so thoroughly did lhe work o
destruction 90 on We are happy TO state that nc