The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-12-08
LATE ER0is saExECn.

LATE FROls MEXICO.
By way OF Havana, the n. Y. Sun
has recaiged intelligence from Vera
Cruz to The list inst. Gen. Reion, Min
lister OF Foreign Relations, and Gen.
Pacheco, Minister of Justice, have re-
signed their respective offices. The va
c%ancies thus caused have been filed by
the appointments of Gen. Lafregno and
Gen. Ladrom de Gcneyara. The State
Of San Luis Potosi has pronounced against
Salas, declaring that Santa Anna, or some
one appointed by him, ought to assume
the Government. Don Felix Rivas,
bearing a commission for Government,
came passenger in tie Tay 10 HAVANA.
His destination is supposed 10 be london
or Paris, 10 solicit foreign aid.
Several attempts of assassination have
been made against Gen. Salas. and other
recent threats have been made, in conse-
quence of which be left The Capital on the
25ih ult., for Tacu5aya, where he will
remain in the house Of Senor Flores -.
( President Salas was escorted from the
ely of Mexico by the troops stationed al
the Capitol. These viii also remain
with him as a lile-guard at Tacubaya.
An aeeoun Of the attempt on Gen.
SANS life was forwarded to Santa Anna
by an Extraordinary Express. which
travelled from the Capitol to San Luis
Potosi, at the rate Of II miles an hour
Extraordinary, indeed, for Mexican
horses.
GEN. SANTA ANNA TO GEN. A~LnoNTE.
10 his Ercyheacg tie Minister eff War:
SIR:-By the reception OF your circu-
lar of the l9,h inst, | have learned with
extreme regret that cur foreign enemies.
by means OF disguised agents, alenptedon
the evening Of that day a serious outrage,
from which 1t appears lh3t they were en-
deayoEiHg 10 ~dispossess his Excciieucy of
tie supreme executive power, which cir
cumsiauce gave rise 10 j series OF alarms.
and would have produced the most dIsas-
trous consequences. had IL rot bsen op-
~por.lnely discovered q; ,he mcrscr:.
/ rejo.ce exceedingly tIIaI tranquility
and public confidence remain firmly es-
tab!ished in this State. and confronting
myself 10 the wishes OF lie Supreme Gov
ernment, | shall take good care that ii is
well preserved. | beg leave 10 assure
yoar Exeeilency, on the part of myself
ard the troops under my command, that
10 other thought is given place to here
except a dosire for revenge against our
ioreizn enemy-io fuiiii our Obligations
to the country. and 10 repel the sugacs-
tons oftaoSe who endeavor 10 distract Us
from such noble Objects. / have ;ae hon
or 10 re,ierlle 10 your Exceiiency my
consideration AM nigh respect.
God and Libariy. Headquarters, San
LUIS Po:osi, OF. pa. 1916.
ANTONIO LoPEz DE SANTA Anna
Mexico. Oct. &c, 1916. A true copy.
MANUEL MARIA EE SANDoyAL.
The following is translated from "E
Diario del Gobierno," of Mexico, Of Oct
9th:
at is said that the American steam
ships at tsla Verde have only coal for
sw DAYS; that he crews Of the squadron
RE mostly sick with tie scurvy,& that III
Government have already spent So 5000,
30 in the war. To delay is a triumph
or our part. as we have before said; ait
il We are only fortunate enough TO hinde
cur enemy a like longer by skirmishes
and other obstacles. We shall SOC sc
them retire from our country"
4 nagof truce from the United State
sqadroa TO Vera Cruz, conveyed tn
thanks of our Government for the aiieu
ton bestowed upon the officers an
crew OF the Truxion. while prisoners i
Mexico, and announced The acceptance c
the proposition to liberate Gen. Vega All
other Mexican prisoners in the Unite
States.
The -Nationol Guard" were pourin
: into Yera Cruz. Every means that IL
genuity can devise, are adopted TO sxcii
e the people in favor Of ihe war.