The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-02-13

ting could not be seen.
Was not this n case 10 give the 'lrluous
aspect to an assault and battery? Would
"barbercide." under such circumstances,
have subjected its pcrpetrator to any fur
ther degree Of capital punishment than
that under which he was already suffering!
Should he not rather be allowed to ride
home in triumph seated upon the "hairless
ho?se"-NeaEs Saturday Gazette
Late and Important fran .ucrico.-The
brig r, dc ZeIdo, Captain Kingsbury, from
Vera Cruz on the 18th Of January, arrived
at this por; yesterday morning, after hay
ing been kept belo" for some days. The
Commercial and Ereniog Post Of last az
tcrnoon both incorrectly state that she had
a passage Of only towtcen days from that
place. All the rumors which have from
time to time reached US of battle between
the dcposed Dictator and Gen. Paroles.
it appears, were unlounded. There does
not seem 10 have been so much as Il skirs
mlsh between any Of their troops On the
contrary, Santa Aua, fin ding that NO
chance o! military success was left him, had
given in his adherence to Herera's GOV
efnmcnt--or, more strictly speaking, had
sent commissioners to trec! with What he is
pleased to cal! the Supreme authorties,'
there
After making, it is said, no less than five
different attempts on the city of PuebIa in
which he was rcpulscd with considerable
loss, he began to think, as we have thought
all along, that his case was hopeless, and
SO sent the following announcement to
General Inclan, which appeared upon the
bulletin at PuebIa on the llth January;
Army or Operations General in Chiefs
Field Sccrctary'S Office. Yesterday his
EXcelIency, Don Antoine H. Taman and
General Don Jose NJ. Mendoza took their
departure for the Capital Of Mexico, Den
Pedro Cortazar, for The purpose Of trca;-
,iS VIZ" '"o 'I"P' e:"o Wv e'i',''e,i' 10 ~
ing difficulties, without further shedding of
blood. | have accordingly ordered all the
forces that cover the line around the city
under my command, to suspend every act
VI ''''''''',y - """'uo'i '"o p"S Mons '"'!
at p''SE'' occupy anu ~ it,'. .s ~ '"t
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Inc General Don Pedro ColIazaF men
uoned IN TINS announcement, Is the one,
1t VIII be reccol!ec'cd, "ho deserted ron
santa ANA at telayA' and was afterwards
tFeachoronsiy retaEen and held prisoner.
what may nave been The meaning Ct
TINS PfUcec"i"s !! Is OF course Impossible
10 say: II was perhaps |%Sf' ny "h'ch
me IaiIcN General HoPca 10 nave Deen en-
aNica 'oFhac' some sudoeh movement up
on fNebIa or vera Itoz-or perhaps he
mad become iniIy sensible q the great dan
ger Of his position and was deS.rcrs, If
possible, d getting terms from the Gov
erameut
tromtho outset II was apparent that
against revolution so thoroughly popular,
santa Ana could not Icing stand uF-aI!
classes IN community had become 30 IN
dlgnant at lis pcrtdlty, rapacity and cru
city, The money appropriated for tie
hIgh national pnrpo:c Ct re.conqI erIng
tie province It lcXas," he has employed
IN ms own NehaII' indeed 1t is sa'd mat
ne is posi'Ye'y known 10 nave removed
very large sum Oh none! I" LngIahd' with
"N'ch' SNoN!o ne DC taken prisoner, re
may possibly ma me means q SAVING ms
OWL lie HllU mat OF his GlUCSfS. III lie nc