American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-27

IMPORTANT FROM VERA CRUZ. SANTA
ANNA AND THE WAR AGAINST THE u,
| STATES.
A letter from Vera Cruz, dated August /,
has been received in Boston, and placed on the
books Of the Exchange Reading Rooms as fol-
lows:
The garrison Of this place declared yesterday
in favor Of General Santa Anna, and against
the actual government. / send you herewith
a copy Of the plan ofthe resolutions, which you
will oblige by having published without loss of
| time.
BY the enclosed you will find that the war
with the United States will continue until
otherwise disposed of by the Congress which is
to be assembled by the revolutonists if they
triumph-say four months after they take pos
session ofthe capital. This will make it mat,
ter of six months duration, at least am not
fopnon that there is any disposition on the
part Of that people TO seek pacific solution of
the question.
TRANSLATION.
At meeting of the General in Chief and
officers Of the Sth Regiment quattered in the
heroic city of Vera Cruz, to take into consd-
GRAFTON the calamitous state to which the re-
public has arrved-and to seek the most i'm
mediate remedy to place it in career of pros
perty, &c.
1t was resolved, to adopt the plan of the Goth
of May, pronounced by the military garrison
at Guadalaxara, with the following amend
ments:
lst All those who may have been banished
for political opinions since the year 1921, are
invited 20 return to the republic and cooperate
/ in the present movement.
I'd. BY this the circumstances of the war
with the United States, are to be considered as
in nowise changed; but it is for the Congress
which will assemble to determine relative
thereto, and for the Mexicans 10 obey their re-.
solutions
3. general invitation IS profered to all
those in this Department, who may have taken
up arms against the existing order Of govern
nent, - unite in this plan, which has for its
object the public veal alone.
4th. AS His Excellency Gen. Don Antonio
Lopez Santa Anna had the glory to establish
the republic, whatever may have been his er-
Iors, he was firm supporter Of pubic liberty
and national honor-for this we proclaim him
leader of this great enterprise,
Signed by the officers generally.
BY the New Orleans papers received last
nigh! we have oopious details of the news re-
ceived from Mexico al Havana, the substance
ofwhich we published On Saturday, as it reach
ed New York. The Plcayune says:
The plan of Guadalajara above referred to,
we published on the 24Lh June. The five ar
tces specifically adopted were to the following
effect; lst Reputation ofthe Congress sum
monded by Parades; I'd, A declaration in favor
of new Congress, to be chosen according to
the electoral laws of ls24-which Congress
should be charged with the formation of con-
stitution, excluding utterly the inonarchical
principle; Sd. Providing that Congress should
assemble within four months after the lberating
forces gam possession ofthe capital; 4th. Guar
antying the existence OF the army; ant. 9Th.
Declaring traitors whoever should oppose the
assembling of such Congress, attempt the lib
erty Of its members, o! oppose the constitution
: il should establish.
The bills before Congress which we publish
ed some weeks since-one comforting on the
Government the control over the revenues for
the purpose Of the war, and the other declaring
the existence Of war and that Mexico will rcpel
it-were passed by Congress in nearly the same
form in which they were originally reported.
Congress had passed another law 10 which great
importance was attached, comforting upon Gen.
Paredes the unlimited power to appoint officers
and procure the necessary materials for the
war, giving the preference to those of Mexico
We have not seen the law itself, but have a
second hand notice Of it, which is not very de-
finite.
Paredes had determined TO release all prison
ers confined for political offences.
The news received in the city Of Mexico from
the frontier was such as to drive The Govern
ment almost to despair. On the 27th July a
IL
eight thousand troops from Camargo 10 Mon
terey.
Gen. Armiio, about the same time, sent word
that 5000 Americans had come down upon
: New Mexico. And to crown the whole, des-
patck was received from the British Minister
at Washington, which quenched every hope OF
receiving aid from England.
Gen. Mejia, who had taken the command oil
! the army which followed Arista to Llnares, had
established his head quarters at Monterey
Gen. Paroles was to direct his march thther,
for which purpose he was to leave the city OF
Mexico on the 3lst of July-making a dstour,
however, TO look after the city of GuadalajaTa.
The last brigade composing the division to be
under the Presidents command left the capitol
on the 28th of July. 1t was 1000 strong, and
had several pieces Of artillery. This brigade
like those which left the capitol before it, was
perfectly equipped. All these troops, with two
or three thousand expected from Guadalajara
united to those under Mejia, it was thought
would give Paroles a force at Monterey Of
fom $4,000 TO 900 men. His long delay
in the capitol is attributed to his solcitude thai
his army should be equipped and provided 1T
every particular.
In the city of Mexico there were, at last &C.
counts, but 1900 troops, and there was some
intention Of raising a volunteer force.
{ The Government declares that it will repe
by force the invasion ofthe national territory
For this purpose, the various corps are to be in
l. creased, and every effort made to strengthen