The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-11-13

The early military ca Ger Of Santa Anna is
thus sketchod in the September number of
Blackwood's Magazine;
Santa Anna, in 1929 was unknown; he
was simply colonel ia the Mexican service.
The daclaEaQoa Of public opinion in that
year, IN favor Of rep1blicansm found him q
Jealous convert; and -1kthe head of his troops
he marched from Vera Cruz TO meet the
troops Of liur5ido. lie met The Emperor
General Echavari half way to the capitalsand
after some trivial encounters, made convert
of his enemy; Echavari's bailaions marched
into Santa Annals camp IturbiJe, thus
suddenly stript of his troops, had no alterna-
tive but to capitulate, aud 60 into banish>
ment. The Republic was proclaimed, and
Santa Anna was recognized as the deivercr
of his country. But an occasion occurred,
IN which his military talents were tc be equal.
y conspicuous.
In 1929, Spanish armament, with 1000
troops under General BARBADOS, made its ap>
poarnce OFF Tampeco, despatched to recov-
er the country for the Spanish crown. This
instance Of the activity of Old Spain was so
unexpected, that the Republic was in gen.
eral CONSERVATION. But Santa Anna look
his measures with equal Indulgence and bra
very. Collecting about 700 men hastily,
crossing the Gulf in open boats, and evading
the Spanish vessels Of war, he landed witht
in few miles Of the Spanish expedition.
Blrrados, unpre pared for this dashing antag-
onist had gone on some rash excursion, car.
ryng with him three -fouths Of his force: the
| remaining thousand were the garrison OF
| TampeCO. Santa Anna, losing no time, as
saulted the place next morning, and after a
! four hours struggle, made the whole garrison
prisoners. But bis victory placed him in
imminent danger. Barrados.rapidly returned
the Mexican general, encountered with pris
ners, found himself in presence Of triple his
numbers, and with a river in his rear.-Death
or surrender, seemed the only alternatives
In this emergency, he deSterousr proposed
an armistice, impressing the Spanish gener>
! al with an idea that he was at the head oil
an Overwhelming force-an Impression the
more easily made, from the apparent hardi,
hood of venturing so near an army of Spanish
veterans. One of his first conditions was
that the Mexican troops should return tc
their own quarters unmolested. Thus, with
merely 600 men, he escaped from FIVE time:
that number. In few days, he was Joined
By 700 men. He then commenced an inces
SAINT and vigorous attackAon the Spanish po
sition, which was followed by the surrender
Of the whole corps; and 1900 Spaniards were
embarked for the Havana as prisoners u
war. SAINT Annals force never exceeded
1900 men.
A campaign OF this rank naturally placed
him in distinguished point of public view
Yet ne remained in comparative quiet on hi
estate near Vera Cruz, oh.the Napoleon prin
ciple-waiting his opportunity. Il soon cam!
in IS4I, Busiamente, the President. fell in
TO unPopularty; murmurs rose ominiousl
among the troops, and Santa Anna was sum
moned to head a revolution. Gathering fy,
or six hundred men, chiefly raw recruits, h,
marched on the capital. The enterpris,
was singularly adventurous, Bnsiamente wa
an experienced officer, with 5000 men unde
his immediate command. Santa Anna agair
tried the effect of diplomacy; the result was
that Bustamente finally surrendered both hi
power and his place. and was shortly afte
sent into exile.
| Santa Anna now governed the country a