Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-20

vessels OF Vera Cruz was very satisfactory. and
The admirable discipline kept up has put them all
IN most efficient Stale to lnee, The enemy Off
GERS and men are alike anxious Tor an opporlupi-
lyto show their mettle
Cry OF MExIco-In addition 10 the in,elli-
gence which we have given in The preceding pa
ragraphs, We have learned from another source
some incidents Of considerable interest 10 The pub
nc, which have lately lranspled in the interior Of
Mexico.
Santa Anna, as II appears, has suddenly be-
come The chief head and hope OF The war parry
IN Mexico. which indeed TO say The truth en-
braces nearly the whole of the population. He
Is now, or was al latest dates in The city OF Mex
leo, arranging The plan Of an extensive campaign
against The several American corps d'armiee, Or
CANNING, recruiting, encouraging, exhouirg lie
Inhabitants not only of The capital, but The whole
country, with view 10 meet The danger that
threatens Mexico with the whole of her deien-
siye resources.
We Ind that Santa Anna had al length Quilted
his retreat-his observation-disclosures be had been
no doubt lying by for the opportune moment 10
arrive when he could best exhibit himself 10 the
inhabitants OF The capital, and profit by their en-
'nusiasm, pushed 10 an extreme by their alter
nate hopes and fears On the Iih ulIimo, he
reached Azotta, a small town distantten o. twelve
leagues from The city OF Mexico. Here lie re-
celVeu communication from Almon,e the al
inle'lm Secretary of War, proposing TO him the
supreme Executive power, oT Dictatorship. This
oHer was made on the part OF The provisional Co.
vernmenl, organized by General Silas after the
fall of Paroles
Santa Anna replied Immediately to the mis-
sion OF his partisan, Almonte, who is said 10 be
body and soul devoted 10 the interests OF his pa
ron. He evinces considerable reluctance 10 pro-
nj by the generous confidence exhibited toward
him by his countrymen; he declares that he cam
mol accep! the offer made him of becoming Chief
OF The Republic His only desire, he protests, is
10 occupy The post 10 which he has been nomina-
led, and which ne has assumed, that OF Comman-
der in Chief OF the Army Tor The purpose OF
leading il in person against The "perfldious" foe
who is now ravishins her very heart He says,
that in his exile he heard the voice Of his country
| calling on him 10 defend her, and he FASTENED
home, 10 be employed in that mission. The cir
cumslances which environ Mexico, he believes,
are 50 immnenlly perilous, that she must make a
| desperate effort, or be content to see her name
erased from the list of independent nations. He
reiteraes his arden. wish 10 march against the
enemy; he strives 10 impress on Almonle, and
through him ON the Mexican people, that his mo
lives are pure and his purposes homes; and lha.
an assumption OF supreme power, such as en-
bracing The offer then made him. could have no
other effect than impeaching his honor in the eyes
OF his ieow-citizens, BY investing his first mea-
sures on reaching The capital with he character
isle of selfish ambition.
The whole OF this etfusion is in the usual STYLE
OF Mexican documents, grandiioquent and inaa-
ted. He concludes by Intimating his intention
Of entering the city the next day. This cores
pondence is shrewdly supposed 10 be part Of
Drama the end Of which is 10 rai.e This seemingly
patriotic, but really ambitious and INSCRIPTIONS
man, TO the Supreme Dictatorship.
| On The 18th ultimo, then, Santa Anna arrived
al The capital, amid rejoicinss more enthusiastic
| than had ever been witnessed before. The peo-
pie seem 10 behold in him their saviour, and we're
! almost frantic with Joy. The testimonials OF At
tachment 10 his person were unbounded. The
next day the most vigorous measures, 50 tar as
| declarations 60 were taken by the Provisional
Government. levee OF $4,000 men 10 recruit.
The army was ordered. acquisitions were forth
with transmitted 10 all the principal places in
| The Republic, for an immediate furnishing ot
| their respective quotas Of men. Puebla, and the
whole of The towns within a circuit OF fifty six
| ~ leagues OF the metropolis, are stated 10 have
complied with the requisition for men. with the
greatest alacrity. A regiment was Immediately
| raised in Puebla on The arrival there oil The news
Of the levpe Of 10000 men. To iariliiarr the
| arming and oGuippips ofihis large body oflroups.
| the government have ordered that duties on all
| munitions oil war shall cease 10 be levied, until
| further notice.
In view OF this extensive armament Of the Mex
lean people, and putting implicit iailh in The truth
Of the preceding news, cot their authenticity we
can have no reasonable doubt, from The main
source through which they reach us,) il would be
madness 10 temporisc any longer with this inia-
tuated people. The war must now be prosecuted
with vigor; such, indeed seems by The late INTEL
lisence from Washington, 10 he The course traced
out by our Administration. IL any hopes have
ever been entertained Of pacific policy on the
part of Santa Anna, they must row be abandon
ed. His late conduct shows that he has thrown
| of the mask, il he ever wore the sembance OF a
| friend OF peace. He has counselled his conn
| lrymen 10 war a 0utrance-t 10 draw The sword
and fling away the scabba rd-lo combat Tor ex-
isence-which means TO exlerminate or eYpel US
from The SOIL A huie war now, would be hnic
indeed; we should put forth our strength as be-
comes the greatness OF The Republic, and reserve
our masnaniniiy for the hour OF victory, for in
no way can the Mexican be treated with, but as
PROSTATE and supplianr.
| A rumor was current in town yesterday, hat
| Gen. La Vega, now in this city, had received
letter from General Ampudia, stating ,ha, Santa
| Anna, with fifteen thousand men, was on his
march to attack Gen. Taylor breaking the ar
mistice. II the armislice be broken by The Mex-
leans, they will Tin common parance) never
touch bottom"