Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-02-15
PER sCHR. WATER WITCH |
the Editors of The Picayuns:

| 10 the Editors Of the PicdyuHs:
VERA Cruz, JAN l2, 1845.
This vessel will sail in two or three
Gays, but as we may very shortly be at.
tackled by Santa Anna, write you now,
lest, at her sailing, should be otherwise
occupied and unable to write.
Since my last the cry against Santa
Anna has been echoed throughout the Re
public; he remaining master only of the
sod he ard his troops stand upon. The
news of the overthrow of his tool, Can.
aIIz0, reached him in Qucretaro, on his
march against Paroles. lie immediate
y countermarched with all his forces up
on Mexico, swearing vengeance upon the
Congress, &c, &c, whom he called revo-
Iutiouists. On arriving before the gates
of the Capital, he addressed a communi.
cation to Gen. Herrera, the acting Presi-
dent, advising him that he had come to
take charge Of the Presidency, which, he
said, belonged to him beyond any ques-
ton, ana demanded to know if he was
disposed to evacuate the big chair
lie of course was well aware of the de-.
cree of the Congress, by which he was de-.
prived of all authority, civil and militia
ry, when he addressed his note; but,
US he had feigned ignorance, in reply Il
copy Of the decree was sent to him, and
he was asked if he was disposed TO deIlv-
err over the command Of his troops, as he
had been previously ordered, and present
himself to the government to answer
to the charges made against hIn before
the Congress constituted in Grand Jury.
To this Santa Anna replied, with the ac-
cuslomed audaciy, that ii the gates were
not thrown open 10 him within twenty
four hours, he would open them himself
and enter sword in hand This COM
munication was handed over to Gen Bra
vo, as Commander in-Chef Of the troops
Of the Capital, for reply. Accordingly
an answer was forthwith given, notifying
him that the defence of the city was IN
der his charge, and that it should be de.
fend d TO the last, al the same time cal
ling upon him to submit and avoid blood
shed. After bravadong for three days
to no purpose, Santa Anna retreated with
NO lOIICS anu lIitI CllCu upUIl / uODlds De
fore which city he arrived on the Cd inst,
and Immediately demanded the surren-
dero the city, giving one hours time to ;
do so, and notifying Gen. IncIan, the Com !
mandant General, that if the city was not
surrendered within that time, he would /,
carry the place by assault and give quar-
lers TO no one. The reply of Inclan was
short and sweet, without any OF the hum ,
bug so common in the military proclama. ,
tons OF this country; he told him that he :
would not surrender the city as long as :
he had man left 10 fire shot. He KEEP!
his word. Santa Anna commenced his :.
attack on the following morning and was =
repulsed; as also in all the successive at
tacks, which he continued making daily =
until the 7th, when he sent in flag Of :
truce with propositions. While Coun- ;,
Gil of War was holding in PuebIa to de. =
termine upon the propositions which San =
Ia Annals Commissioners had to make, an =
attack was made with a large proportion n
If the traitors forces, and had already 7
orced their way a considerable distance, n
when the Poblanos rallied and drove them 81
back at the point of the beyonet, taking p
ome two hundred prisoners and one :,
'iece of artillery. :
After this dlsgraceful &C; Of treachery is
Santa Anna retreated from before Puebla, In
md report says that he was in the neigh. al
'orhood OF Perote on his way down to D,
make one last desperate effort upon Vera
Cruz Should he come he will here find &C
lis grave. | must tell you that in Puebla IL
here was not above 800 regulars, and la
hat its defence has been made princi. NJ
'aVy by the voIunteers-privale citizens Of
u The most respectable classes Vvan ii,
0S Fo6tanoS. Santa Anna has los; in his lc
eVeral attacks upon that city something oh
IKE oOo killed and wounded; among sit
nom one general, and perhaps greater cl,
lumber OF prisoners and deserterS. A. ia
long the prisoners are TWO generals err
he killed and wounded on The part of an
uebla is not known with any certainty. CO
very breast burns to revenge the blood tn
the noble Poblanos wi