The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-17
Highly Important from Mexico.
OUR PLANS KNOWN TO
THE IMEN6Y.
Seizure Of Two million Of Dollars by
SANTA ANNA.
News from the Pacific Squadron.
THE At TACK ON ALVARAD0.
The Expedition to Tabasco.
AFFAIRS IN SANTA FE.
News from the Pacific Squadron.
THE ATTACK ON ALVARADO.
AFFAIRS In SANTA FE.
The Determination OF the Mcxicans to Fight,
&c. &c. &c


intelligence given in smother column, from the Gulf
squadron, We also received papers from Vera Cruz
late the 2ad of October. The ntegsn is interest
ing and important
10 .ns nr,, place we may say IN gensrs terms that IN
~ paper wnca nave oPenea 90 we ma any token OF
with this country Every psragsph sreahss threat. Of
snst nc,, ,os,ss are % y, ~ ae.u; 70
If ,h more a,S ens nppsea 90 s @ M
a. =. 4; " 80 ~ W h aS ~. ny "pPo' ~. "
M n,h . o. UU a nuS l.; u ,So, s, S ,e
thsr io ss'oris IN. military sdsresse, With
49, ~ aan.rs 90 ,rn-dad M. sn;.s 81 ~, ~:
~u ya .ae Ptp;e e., az; pm. ~ o., -
s.r. n,Iv w. hall hav. .ccas;"r 20 49, ic;d a.
which lead u. 70 suspect the country BY
W. 49, ;ntn ~. Jsta;. ~ a. Iii. ~ 80
.ttsmpt st or time for revision hnt This i
he sIcnssd And 6rst Of santa ANA '1' 'A'' VIII
Ths 49, ~ HI. srr;r.I =, a r -. po,,; ,-h;.
axs ~. otssr a.x w.s =, issst rra rUo' Mn d;S
ssssc. 49, III -. OH ~ Oo.nb.r o 80 ia nUs
rsssra ~ hi. mav.m.nts snvyn, f,s efs ,n,nS "a
ist,sr annnnnc;ny h;s arr;x., SA -'' "' a'eA ~"
LI,Fn1r"o Aanr ., THE R.ruuL.e,
Mart rrcs,,.nt Sis tbs sx.rnr If ~. ar 49,.
rd ., MI; csn;toi accownna u ~ ON "a ~ a
Onsrs,ans as.,;naJ - r.nai tna ,,. ~ ~. Amy NY "
non ths R.0ubic bv The Hrmw Of sS %
The North. ''' ~ '-' amy y '1' o-A''0 VI
~ n, -. Pt az; S,.s " ~. CSoe ieacJ that
s.ssSS ~ bs.Su nron 81 nra.s nhvs no.
nd ~ @ upoI wv Rtouio =, son vonsader
public functonarcs Of ali elsssss A' anu
OhI;as me- b n r -a ,hs. tat. q, h p,
lencx fbs Csn.rai chsrgsd Nth m. smnrsm n,;
w t ons.sea WIN snS suPlenis eAscuuve
Prs,.s. Ca "a Srt S'' VI my 0'"'iu'ia''oh Ana
'''''A o ~N SIv }oprz M SANTA ANNA
To ,ha sacr.t.rv or war - ~ A' "a n'''~'
On. of The frat act. of the wiv reDera,.imo v.. to
supply himself with funds This he did very easctually
by ;eizing upon esndneg OF srscie, thereby getting
was unsafe to forward this large amount Of money to the
sea coast in the state He gave receipts
ton II must be confessed that this mode Of supplying
AVS coneis nnoneiy more e1peainous tnan advertls-
ing ios loan and more acceptable to the people large
than forced loan from the clergy The accounts we
give o. great hnsnoiai stroke we DO not derive from
Mexican papers but we have entire faith in the facts
Wetrus they will be satisfactory to English merchants
and be accepted as an earnest OF the security ofthe
nsy they loaned Mexico on the mortgage of the Caifor
Mas We find Santa Annss letter OF the 10th ult in the
latest paper before u.s. regetto say that the papers
CAV us no clue 70 ms plan OF opereuons
~. while santa Anna was on HI: way to San Luis he
VT eonck from 9uersraaro, on the Sd OF October as
ion VS. The disaster which we encountered at Mon.
terry y not SO great as at nrst thought Our troops
principal points OF tho Sierra So lar from the troops
having beoome dsmoralized am assured that great en-
cost ne enemy according TO incontssn6le evidence
mere IMAM ntesn nunored men Our aruiiery was Wen
managed and II 10 said that the enemy believe II was
served oy French officers;
am now ABOUT 70 unfold si my character, with the
energy wnch nsoituai 10 me- and the Americans will
very soon succnmo, OF ! shaii cease to exist" Upon
copying this efasiop OF Santa Anna the Daro breaks
forth:-"Msy Heaven crown with the most bril-
Haul results the PATRIOTISM OF TINS Industrious child OF his
country whom we ardenty desire to return to the
capital coveree with glory"
now iof the mrs. time learn what fruits the MeIi
cans served from ne seizure OF our mails near Marin,
INTENDED ior General Taylor at Monterey Among the
multitude OF papers forwarded by Ampudia to Santa
cretary OF war MI Marcy to General Taylor, reveal
ing the dengn upon TamPco and San Luis Potosi The
count of the contents Of the letter will be old story
warrington we may say here that the design Of the Sc
e =, Jc,s 20 Go'sn Gsnsrai opinion
rams, nan " eotate q me Oh proceedings TOT him. tie
IL told what the Government has thought Of doing,
ans asked what ne thinks about 1t. The Co.
various points-ss to the difficulties Of his own
advance-wheher he deems it advisable to con-
tuus his march upon San Luis Potos and various kin
dred topics The letter its Inquiries in the
IesPecuu srms deierrins TO the better Judgment OF
General Taylor but it Of course discloses our plans,
the numDer OF troops intended 10 DO used against Tam.
pco apa some other general particulars The letter of
Senefn Ampuaia, covering Mr. Marcys despatch, con-
un Ang uar paragraph, ~ in our haste, we rightly
apPrehend n; 1t is to the following eject =" Every
moment ~nIch passes confirms my idea Of the immense
ssvsntases We have gained from lighting four consecu
Wv osys ~ siomeey, since now the enemy entertaiAs
sssPeG. ior .ne mexican soldier and American
oioca nswsa win such proiuslon that from the generals
y, sae eneMy Ieme me sugBeslon OF an armisuce Oh
sgM weeks whlcn disarms, asst were, great part Of
AS sgusr troops
since wiiung ine above we have seen another posi-.
s;ss ~ a. soe IN tne au,hoIi.y o, Ampuda, tnst
Sr "a I'M Mi"ar was oy american oil
snd .e ,S S urs iea 10 presume Una. wss
sks ~ . -. =. ne sIeser Pai' VI our resu
iat u.s.. we're cur 10 pieces al Monterey;
Inc MEXICAN accounts OF the eatilea OF Monterey are
States a. matter Of necessity they praise very highly
the vsor Oh our uoeP ana they insist upon the obsti
macy snd gsianuy OF the defence The movements OF
Gen Wsrh On the west side Of the town descrbedas
very brilliant one tort taken by Gen. Worth s said to
Nave retskenrhies several times; once BY
Gen se an ne pSnt Oh me capturing at the
sane time SUI Americans and eight pieces OF artillery
Some tnsr nrst accounts declared that Gen. Worth
was killed.. from Saiuiio 0en- Ampudia wrote to his
government demanding an investigation Of his conduct
beth before and after Gen. Taylor presented himself at
Monterey He courts scrutiny, alleging that a. the
laws oil hono and the good OF his country the only
elements OF nis existence his mind cannot be tranquil
until ihe Secretary Of war the supreme government
Cd under every aspect Th. humble letter Sos. NOT
save him from the letter writer's They charge him
win sne siosse,t cowsrdice, ana Incompetence. But
We have neither time nor space to-day to enter further
INTO tne mexican accounts OIL me patus: One thing we
must note, however Almost all their accounts say,
~ ~. 'a " eapu",o uniI * Seu 70 salute
their nag Before the two months armistice expires,
Mo MeAicans count commonly may SANTA Anna VIII
nave On Amy s,ouno nim WHICH VIII prevent any ur