Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-13
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have been received from our squadron on Vera
Cruz Along with these letters, journals have
been transmitted, from which the following e1-
tracts have been made. What be>uiicd proplc
are these Before the battle, Ampudia boascd
that We should be defeated, and not ono Of cur
troops wouli y" eil 10 taste If the waters oi the
Rio Gfalic. AMI SINCE The Mexlcans wee dri-
ven from Monterey ihey are disappearing eve
Misunderstanding our loss 10 be 800 ani some
say near 3 00G anu stating that hey lett behind
them only about six pieces ct artillery, not fl, for
use. Private letters from Vera Cruz, however,
appreciate the depth Of the blow hey have sus-
lained-Monlcrey being considered one Of the
strongest places in The world, &c.
A few numbers Of the Locomotor OF Vera
Cruz. 10 the Sin OF October, inclusive, have been
received at the Navy Department. The in,ei!i-
sence OF the capture Of Monterey is copied from
other papers, with few comments.
The following is The proclamation Of General
Salas, he acting President 10 The people OF Mex
leo announcing the loss OF Monterey:
"Mexicansl A government established agains,
the will Of The nation is interested il concealins
from i. events which are disastrous 10 il; above
all, when The responsibility Ct their occurrence
mus, tall upon he government. government.
whose sentiments and Interests are no other lhan
those Of Tie nation, AID which has cmana Ell rom
The movement ty which i threw "i is oFnrrs
sors has no need 10 conceal ~ hins IRON Il, ior
The nation Itself must coulbai lor lis preservation
AMI Tor is Homer
"Nexra.sl Monterey has fallen. II was
noi cnough 10 deiY death, a on. valiant fellow
coun,rymen dil ter llrr days; i waS necessary
10 do more, 10 ie;y want in every shape, and the
insufilcisnty q. meals Of resistance The in
en,ion oil The enemy 10 occupy The whole Iepcb-
lie is manifest; bu, the government i de;crmincd
| to triumph or perish with the reprbc. Partial
disasters are o! no importance; The Spanish ma
| ton suffered much more III The space II six
wears and the result Of her heroic efforts and The
| cooperation Of all her sons was that the bones
of half n million Of unjust invaders wai'en The
| fields u the peninsula. Shall we become unwo;-
| thy Of independence. bY rot showing ourselves
sons worthy Of our Ia hers2 That independence
was achieved bg Us alone, only alter len years OF
consianey; and il is now possible that orga-
niZei nation should snow less strength than its
oppressed sons, such as our first leaders were.
"Mexicans Ths Tine 10 act has come
Will you suffer youi population 10 be decimaled,
sending il 10 perish BY hancslull on the frontier,
one tC-iay, another tomorrow, and 10 perish less
by the enemies balls, Than by neelecl} The gov
ernment will exert all lis power in the defence OF
rights; hut il has RICH, 10 EXPECT that Indifference
or inactive mpaion shall not lie the recon-
pence Of lis plan If operations; Tor the nation
will prefer that not one stone should be lett on
other, rather than behold lis sovereignty, lis
rights and is temples trampled under foot. The
invincible .eneIai called ~ il 10 place himself
al lha head Of The troops is resolved not 10 sur
vive the cshonor OF his country
"Will il be less sol No. OR blood and our
property will he the sacrifice iha, offer up: and
when you are in the toll enjoyment al the rights
which you claimed, DO moi iouh, OF your co-ope-
ration, and with il we will snatch from fortune
r;p ~, ,nI u.,Il Il,
rs existence ami honor.
"JOSE MARIANA DE SALAS.
"Mexico, Sept 50, lSi6."
Tie Republican, q tie Isl October SAYS:
"rhe di>asrccab!c in'elligc rec which arrived
yesterday from Inc Souhcrn frontier, and winch
We copy, in continuation, tom the Diaro del Co
heFIo, is perhaps IL" pre.nGc t. still more dsas-
lrous news, which will nul The patriotism vi Mex
caus 10 The test. No eiiJr; can lie TOO great, wien
he object is 10 defend our lives, our honor, ard
our independence. No one who feels all The force
Of he word country will TAI 10 experience The
utmost Indignation against this ,ieachcIcUs enc
my, who HIS drcar'cd Of io!ding i, over our ter
.i,ory: a barharous undertaking which he cannot
accomplish, as We must, while a single son oil
Morelcs lives.
al is asserted. that the terms OF capiluaon
agreed upon BY Cen Amru:ia stipulated Tor the
withdrawal OF the Mexican troops with all their
supplies and equipment Tor the purpose OF taking
posi- al Salillln, and that general was reduced 10
this necessity after four ia oi lie >c"cresl firing
ave shal! always lament that in this manner
no attention was paid 10 the advice Of General
Santa Anna, who 5esousht he government 10
send orders 10 our army 10 vi htraW from Mon
rerey. a place which could not BE- defended in any
event on accoun, of its being commanded BY
heights. We shall, on This occasion, lereat wha.
we have already said: the war must be carried
on against The Americans, as the SpaniaTts in
Ibis century warrcd against the Frcnch, b. the
system OF guerillas, capable VI destroying the
most numerou, and best organized army. The
establishment Of Inc national guard should be de-
voted to the practice OF The system. IN any other
way the republic is lo-.. The artillery oi the
North Americans j. very much superior 10 ours,
ami we mus coun'rrect hat powerful clcmeni By
calling into play all The resources Of which his
Tory experience 81 reason mas taught us Inc eth.
cacv Shall he.e lessons be lost upon Mexico!
Are re tefcen, cvcn in The natural inslinc; OF
avoidin. dealhl'