Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-19
From The N. o. Pieayune.
Further Mexican InteIIiuence

IL has before been said thar Santa Anna ordered Gen.
AmPadia to retire from Monterey and retreat upon Salt
To- paper OF the Sd ult Of the City OF Mexico has the
folowine seen. Santa Anna foresaw this disaster, and
the night before his departure from the capital he had
presenumcnt that he should arrive without
receiving smenabe accounts For this reason he had
sent instructions to Gen Ampuda that he should retire
Saino, terrifying the pass Of Lee Masyts" This would
seem to settle the question: which have often heard dis
eused rs to the accuracy Of tho report from Mon
terey that Ampudia exceeded his instructions His eouduc,
will be submitted n council OF war Gen. Arsta In i'm
inc City oil Mexico, aso awaiting examination into his
military operations The is very destructive Mex
lean military regulations.
We have slready said tina, tho Merieans wore making
dgent preparations for the defence Of Vera Cruz The
garrison OF the citadel has been and troops are
marching into the town from various points the
One OF the last official Of Gen Landeo before he
succeeded Gen Morales as Can't of Vera Crur was to
declare the city in state Of SIEGE thus subecng TO
uai law. Another measure 10 exempt from all duty
sueh articles rs rice maize, butter, &C.. which be
eesssy to enable the castle and city stand siege Deal
es are forbidden charge prices such
ees Mules and other animals used for transportation are
also 10 De allowed 10 enter the city without CHARGE
the same time the people busy fortyng the CITY,
cry class Of citizens taking hold dig trenches Even
the women have taken hold Of the SPADE and shovel and
work regularly with the men.
To raise for the the supreme
allotted to tho cities and States coni-
baed BY them monhy, but leaving the details be arrsna-
ed by the municipal authorities &c We have the report
committee orJunta in Vera Cruz in which the following
assessment is recommended at great length The city
proper Is set down tor $500 month Then the citizens
are divided into six classes The FIRST 10 composed Of
wenty-our citizens who pay $50 month a piece;
the second of sixteen citizens, $40 month piece and
90 on down to ~ month piece The total thus
be raised in Vera Cruz Is estimated 1921 MONTH
We note this rs model Of the in which Mexico
providing resources OF money Tho pur-
sued in the other cities and Departments. -
| Ihe Government organ OF the Sd u announced that
on the morning OF the day previous Gen. Sass assembled
some oil The wealthy citizens OF the capital addressed
them upon the necessities OF the Government aud
cd various remedies IL finally determined TO make
an assessment OF 100000 upon fifty gentlemen which
should be advanced the Government in the shape of
loan II was carried with signs of enthusiasm, and al
though the money not actually paid in deemed
be secured and pouse thanks showered upon the m
1 y capitalists who thus forward
lnChihuahua, Governor Trias is said TO be melting up
the bells of the churches make for defence
the city The greaest lamentations heard that the
people cannot be provided with the which they are
eager TO take up against the invaders In all
We do mention made Of Gen. Woods invasion II
IL from the North that they anticipate the descent Of the
| avalanche.
In the capital popular clubs been formed TO which
| Influential members of the Government belong. They
meet nightly and talk public affairs and keen alive
each others PATRIOTISM being appointed for each
night chief end Of these clubs produce fusion OF
parties by bringing tho leaders into apparent union be
lines are drawn between the puros and the rnoderado,-
The former are the republican federas the latter
seratves. Conner Faras appears be tho organ of the
former, and his party decided the ascendant
party divisions do show themselves out Of the caoa
On the 10Th OF October, Cen Saas promulgated de-
touching the internal country of
moment The grounds Of il forth ut length in
wereasoned preamble, and the decree follows in twelve
articles The fret abolshes throughout the whole Repub
public, from the 9th of December NEXT the excise
la reHtG de GIesbads from the sale of various kinds of
property aud securities, and the different States are pro-
hibted from re-essbshng such excise under any FORM
In subsequent articles compensation is the States
BY mPosts in lieu Of those abolished The whole decree
sweeping measure tho details Of which would not in
terest readers but is denounced some papers
high-handed and lawless.
Perhaps we owe an apology readers for giving up
90 much OF space TO these details Of Mexican affairs
but has been give them ide, of the ac
uyy which prevails in Mexico developing the resources
OF the country for the and convince the public If
possible that the whole Mexican nation is aroused tho
roughly, and that we would speedy end put 10 these
hosues, avoid arms we must nut
iortn more strength and call the field more troops
We will conclude vouminous to-day with the
following rough translation OF circular Of Gen Almonts
IL is emnenty calculated inhame animosity of the
Mexicans, and holds out them in the the most de-
cePve hopes. Ii obviously intended appeal TO the
world well TO his counymen, and are in hopes il
will teach our own people how much tine leading
men in Mexico truly their determination to adopt the
with the United States the desperate resource for
forming sound national feeling, and overcoming the evils
which Mexico has long endured from internal strife and