The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-26
LATER FROM MEXICO

santa .fnnd-St. Louis de POtOSt-Gen VnI
encicta. second IN Command Garrison If
Vera Crnz-.alrorado-.4 Attack
on San Juan de Utioa- British Mediation,
Sc.
The New Orleans Commercial Times of The
lIth was in receipt, by the brig Hayne, Cant
Williams, from Havana, with papers from tina,
port To the 9th inst.
On the previous day, the 9th the British s,ea
mer lay arrived at Havana from Tampico and
Vera Cruz. with 1858 900 in specie. The Tay
iett the last named port the LIST instant. and
brought inll files of papers from The city of M.xi
CO to the 9th nlt., and from Vera Cruz To the
3lsi
Oihclal information has been received at the
city "f Nexic" from Santa Anna that he was daily
concentrating larger force San Luis de Poiosi.
'here were then announced as being about 90 900
men In private letters To his friends in the can.
i'al, Santa Anna stated that, when all his me,
snres were complete, he would forthwith march.
at The head Of his Army to meet Gen. TayLr
and his troops, whom he had no doubt of crush
l"g, annlhiaiing. After the realization of This
anticipated success, he would proceed To the city
81 Mexico, and unscrupulously put down the
feoeral party, OF whom he was in some dread
once and forever. II was his intention then to
proclaim himself Dictator. and govern the coun,rv
by his despoic will. as the sole means of desroy
ing The factions which had been proving on the
VI
mus establishing something like permanent tran
guilty among his coun'rymen
santa Anna has resolved on drawing the whole
military strength of the country to one poin,
Not only are the regular soldiers who are usually
scattered over an Immense extent of territory
ordered To march TO that point-San Luis de Po
Iosl-out all the volunteers and militia are en-
loined To rendezvous there, with The view of then
marching, with an overwhelming force in apy
direction where the invading army is most az
salihhle He has decided IN abandoning Tampico
"uhont making any resistance since he has not
oIsposable force, sufficiently numerous to uarr.
son IL at all points, and by evacuaing it, he shall
strengthen his own army and weaken General
layl"r's. who will be obliged TO detach consid
cradle body OF troops 10 take possession of il and
hold IT.
Gen. Valencia has been appointed by Santa
Anna, his second in command, with his head
quarters at Gnanajunto, where a corps d'nrme.
VIII he formed under his own personal supervi-
sion. Zen. Coriazar has organized brigade of
volunteers, numbering 5000, from the hacendas
oil GuanaJnnlo and San Luis, and was marching
from the city of San Luis with part of his force
These men were hardy peasants. lightly armed
grea, many had TWO horses each with them
and were represented as full of enthusiasm
The soldiers here were engaged in conpletino
The detences of the city. a ditch to surround the
whole city had been commenced before the slea
mer left, and was rapidly advancing Reinforce
menls were daily arriving. On the 27lh,a bri
gade 10 reinforce Vera Cruz. arrived at Jalapa
from Puebla.
A rich merchant at the capital. named Mery
IeInan, had advanced $40, 900 to pay the troops
at San Juan de Uoa. and 100000 more to be
forwarded to Vera Cruz to meet demands aqains,
the government there.
The intelligence of the unsuccessful attempt
made by our Squadron in the Gulf on Alvarado,
immediately after its arrival at the seat of Gov
eminent, was duly made known 10 The people in
the usual inflated style. The inhabitants of the
capital were almost INTOXICATED with juy DON
Thomas Marin, the officer who commanded the
MeXIcans on this untoward occasion, states that
he viii give us another lesson if we return. and
that all nnder his command are painting for an CD
p"riunIly of again meeting us.
Al Vera Cruz an attack was expected on the
fortress of San Juan de Uloa. The garrison of
the city consisted Of about 1900 men. national
guards and regulars. and about 1000 more were
expected from The neighborng towns and villages
The RepubIicano Of the 22d nlI states that the
English have offered to mediate between us and
Mexico. and that the British fleet at Lisbon has
been ordered to proceed To Vera Cruz