, 1845-01-18
important News from Mexico.
OVERTHROW OF SANTA ANNA!

most important Intelligence from
Mexico. Tina, Republic is now the
scene nf n domestic conmo;Ion,
which has resulted in the overthrow
of Santa Anna and his minions.
On the 81 nIt. decree for tie dis
solution Of the Chambers was pub
l!shed in Mexico, by Canlllzo. by or
der Of Santa Anna. who WAS at
Quaretaro. with some 5000 men, on
his march against Paredcs. The ex-
ciremen, caused in Mexico by this
decree was Immense. and the Cham
5crs made three protests and = proc
Iama,ion to the inhabitants Of the Re-
public, which were about being pub
iished, when, by an order from Ca.
n~alIzo, all the printing Offices IN Next
co were closed, and all publications.
of anv class forbidden, with the ex-
ception of that infamous organ OF the
tvrant, the . Diario del Gobiernaro.'
This was adding fuel to the fire, and
the excitement became 81 great and
so general. in every class Ut society,
that CanaIIzo assembled all his troops,
about 1000 in number, within the
palace, md shut himself up With
them and his four ministers.
On the morning of the Oh, public
feeling HURST out IN a general rise, and
all the most respectable pait OF the
male community prensented them
selves, arms IN hand. together with
the lower ~porulacc in the Convent Of
ST. Francisco, where the Congress
had assembled, after having been
driven from the Chambers. aud from
thence matched Up en- masSe. t o the
Palace, and demanded the surrender
of Ca .allzo. giving linn two h"u:~ To-
reflect before they c0ameEceC hos
Titles.
Caualizo, far from being wiling to
listen 10 reason, prepared to make 4
sorlie at the head of his troops. and.
having called upon item 10 follow
him. one of his chief officers replied.
that he was the solder Of 70 tvran,,
but If the nation, and shouted out,
Viva lCongreSu!' which was echo
ed throughout the ranks. Cana'izo.
thus finding himself alone, retired IN
CONSERVATION 10 his apartments, aud
having assembled his ministers, de-
manded from the popuIace and Tie
loops. now, united. quarters for his
own HE. and that Of bis ministers.
To tins il was replied. that he should
receive only the guarantee of n trial;
upon which, finding that nothing hei-
ter could be done, lie surrendered
himself, an! was placed under arrest,
he ard Two OF his ministers, the Mn
rsler oil War and Scnor Rejon hav-
ing escaped. The ~popu!ace proceed
ed to the house, and took the portrait
o fSanta Anna from the Acuntam;nto,
and dragged II through the streets.
making ten thousand pieces OF II, thai
each one might have one as a trophy.
They then overthrow the famous
statue Of hlG,, which had been erec:-
cd in the middle OF the public square,
and after having decapiIated X. drag.
ged the trunk in triumph through the
streets. This done, they proceeded
10 the Pantheon Of st. Fernando,
where Santa Annn's leg was inferred
with SO much ceremony. TLemonu-
ment containing It was destroyed IN
the twinkllng OF an eye, and the en-
banned leg was dragged forth and
kicked through the streets.
In Puebla. his portrait and statue
very soon disappeared before the fury
Of the populace.
In Vera Cruz, on the morning Of.
the 9th, Col. Cenobio pronounced in
favor of Congress, about six miles
from that place, with about 1000
Jarochos. A deputation was imme-
dialely sent TO the Governor of Vera
Cruz III Tie name oil ana the
"Pueblon Of that place, 10 demand
that he should either pronounce or
give up the command. He took the
former alternative, and declined in
favor Of the Congress.
The populace, which then filled the
Plaza to overlooking, commenced
their rejoicing. The portrait of
Santa Anna was thrown from the
balcony into the square. torn to pie
ces, and then the fragments consum-
ed in a bonfire. Then the populace
commenced the shouts-death TO
Gonzalez, Aquilera, Tenlet, Escobar,
Ascombe, aud all the friends of Santa
Anna. A general rush was made to-
wards the residences of these citi-
zens, and the populace was only kept
al bay by the respectable part of the
citizens, who had prohibited 10 the
Com. General the introduction of n