The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-15
From the Union.
"SANTA Annals MYSTERIOUS DO
INESO

Under this caption we find in the New Orleans
Delta OF the I'd instant, the following exiraordi
nary article. That journal says, La Patria.
"a journal published in the Spanish language at
New Orleans.) of yesterday. publishes a letter
from a new correspondent at Havana, dated Sep
TENDER ~, IN which an extract of a letter from
Mexico to a respectable merchant at Havana, is
given. The letter from Mexico is dated Sen
tember4 a., and is said to have been forwarded by
one OF the United States men of war that left Vera
Cruz on the 9th or 9TH. We suppose it was the
Princeton. as she vas the last vessel that left
Vera Cruz early in September. The correspon
dent OF La Patria says he has not lime to copy
any more of the letter, which is very long, and
where The writer enters into details and remarks
about these mysteries. He adds, that he is in
Informed by the merchant Of Havana, that the
writer is a man of high standing in Mexico, and
OF considerable intellectual ability. We here give
the translation of this extract, which will un.
doubiedly be perused with interest by The gen
e!ality of our readers"
So much for the DeIta's account of this singular
document. As to its statements about the pass
ports of the President, Sc, granted To Santa Anna
we have already set that matter right in our col
umns. It's speculations aboui the generals plans
and the plots which it alleges him to be engaged
in, may amuse some Of our readers by their ex
i%ravagant improbability, and will probably not
fail TO reappear in the columns of some of the
wing journals, as the conclusions of +" a man of
high standing and considerable ability" in Mex
co, and as showing how very ~wickedIy The ad
ministration is lrihing with the interests of The
country, by entering into :" complots'' with Santa
Anna.
For ourselves, we venture to predict that our
future military operations will pretty effeclually
contradict the idea that our war is waged upon
agreement and understanding with Santa Anna
or any ulher uf the Mapican ruIatc The J,;nue
of General Kearney and Commodore SIuat in
Santa Fe and California, and the operations, past
and prospective, of General Taylur's army-tu
say nothing Of his alleged recent Instructions
appear to be not a little at variance with the views
Of the Patria's correspondent. But the desife tn
read anything from Mexico is so strong through.
out the country, that we will not deny to our
readers the amusement Of perusing what "the
man Of high standing in MeXicU'' is said 10 have
written =" to his friend in Havana" absurd as il
is:
"Gen. Santa Anna has at last arrived here. I
informed you in my last letter, that since his ar.
rival at Encero, he has been assiduousIy occupied
in directing maneuvres extremely strange and
mysterious TO those who are not well informed of
the meshes in which this affair is entanpIed-
General Ampudia-ihe 9 last card Of the pack ,
we may say, in speaking Of Mexican generals
has heen charged with the chief command of the
w ~ HfD ~ ia'itl lIb UnTNUet 0irisI0H
which is the hest name we can give 10 the
troops gathered for the purpose of marching
against the invading North Americans. Ampudia
must be utterly ignorant Of the compiot in which
he IS at present mixed up, because he is not a
very brave man, and it is believed that neither for
money nor glory would he expose himself to IN
dorgo such imminent peril. IN fact, ] am dis
posed to believe that. with The exception Of three
or Tour Of the most elevated men among then,
Generals Santa Anna and Almonte, all the Mexi
cans are ignorant Of this plot and even would
not know it myself, if an extraordinary circum-
stance had not presented itself to afford the means
Of being initiated into these secret machinafoDs
Gen. Santa Anna obtained from The govern
ment Of the United States a passport, or safe.
conduct, in order that Com. Conner should mt
prevent him from landing at Vera Croz This
passport was given under conditions and nv.
rangements Of a character extraordinarily Ma
chiauetian.
"As far as ! have been able to learn. Gen.
Santa Anna has engaged with The government of
the United States To manifest publicly that he
Prosecuies the war with energy bot at the same
time, all his movements, and every one Of his