The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-18
FROM THE ARMY.
From the N, o. Picnyunc Nov. s.
VERY :LATE FROM MEXICO.

received The Intelligence from the Gulf
squadron, wes niso received pnpers from
Vesa Cruz as late as the 22,l$ $0f Ocinl,rr.
The intelligence is sin,ercs,ing AMI impot ii
iant. s.g
IN tho first place we may any in general
terms that in no paper which we have np.
enetl do we i,,.l any ken nf submission on
the part OF the Mcxicans in their conflict
with this country. Every paragraph
brenthes threats of vengeance. Their los
ses are enumerated in detail, to found
ihereupon more urgen. appeals to the pa
trioiism Of their citizens To give up every.
too much tn say that there is the warmcs,
enthusiasm apparent in all that we read
whether in editorial remarks or the mill
tary addresses with which the papers are
crowded. The spirit Of all is, "War 10
the knife" But this shows the surface Of
affairs only. We shall have occasion to
note incidents, which lead US Ia, suspect the
country is hy no means SO united as the
crisis in her affairs would seem To demand.
We enter into tho details Of the news
without much attempt at arrangement or
time for revision; butthis will be excused.
And first Of Santa Anna.
The news Of his arrival a. San Luis Pc.
tosi, which we gave the other day, was al
least premature. He did not reach there
till the S,h Of October. AS every thing in
regard 10 his movements is sough: after,
we annex his letter announcing his arrival:
LIBERATlNG ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, }
Headquarters, San Luis, Oct. 10, 1916. E
Most Erccllent Si---On the evening OF
the Slh :as!., arrived at this capital, nc-
comrsn;ed by my staff, and established
therein the Headquarters Of the Army Of
Operations, destined 10 repcllhe unjust in.
vasion mnde upon the Republic by the
Army of the United States Of the North.
have the pleasure Of saying to your
Excellency thatmy entrance into this State
was made amidst the congratulations Of a
magnanmous people who have not ceased
to bestow upon me profuse marks Of con-
sideraiion, and the same remark will ap-
ply TO the authorities and public function
aries Of all classes.
Oblige me by communicating these facts
10 his EXcellcncy, the General charged
with the supreme Executive power. and
accept assurance Of my consideration and
esteem. God and Liberty.
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
To the Secretary ofWar.
One OF the first acts of the willy gener
alssimo was TO supply himself with funds.
This he did very ehcctually by seiziny upon
conducta Of fspccie, thereby getting hold
Of two milliuns Of dollars. His pre,cx,
.wds that it was unsafe to forward this
large amount Of money to the sea coas, in
the present state of affairs. He gave re-.
ceipts for the money and his individual
bonds for lis restoration. 1t must be con.
fessed that this mode Of supplying his cof-
fers is infinitely more cxpc.'ilious than adj
vertising for loan, and more acceptable
to the people q, large than forced loan
from the clergy. The accounts we give
OF this great financial stroke, we do
not derive from Mexican papers, but we
have entire fuith in the fucts. We ,rus,
they will be satisfactory 10 the English
merchants. and be accepted us all earnest
Of the security Of The money they loaned
Mexico on the mortgage Of The Culfnrnias
We nnd Santa Anna's letter, OF the 10Th
ult, in the latest paper before us. We re-
gret TO say that the papers give us no clue
TO the plan Of operations.
But while Santa Anna was on his way
to San Luis, he wrote back from Querein-
ro, on the Sd of October, as follows: 1.-The
disaster which we encountered at Montcr.
ey is not SO great as at first thought.
Our troops have left for SaIlIlo aud have
aireauy occuPien TIE Prlnclpal points OF
the Sierra. So fur from The troops having
become demoralzed, l am assured thai
great enthusiasm prevails among them
Their success has cost the enemy, accord.
ing TO incontestible evidence, more than
fifteen hundred men. Our artillery was
we'll managed, and it is said tha, The enemy
believed it was served by French officers
am now about 10 un
fold nll my character, with the energy which
is habl,ul TO me, and the Americans will
very soon succumb, or shall cease 10 cx.
isi." Upon copying this efusion of San,a
Anna. the Diario breaks forth: "May lleu-
ven crown with the most brilliant results
the patriotism oflhis illustrious child of The
country. whom we ardenlly desire to see
return 10 the capital covered with glory"
We now for the first time learn what
fruits the Mexicans derived from the
the seizure Of our mails near Marin, in.
tended for General Taylor ut Monterey.
Among the multitude of papers forwarded
by AmpudIa 10 Santa Anna aud The Gov.
ernment, we find letter from our Sccrc.
tary Of War Mr.. Marcy to Gen. Taylur.
revealing the design upon Tampico and
Sam Luis P"tosi. Tie letter is dated
Washington. September 2h, and though
our account OF the contents of The letter
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