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sovereign Congress the ideas OF the Executive, have
the pleasure &C. God and liberty sTfsN ArMoNrr
To their excelencies the SrcRErAREs OF The GENEaAL
CONGRESS. ff CORN EFEw QEk InnY vs.
From the "Monitor Republican," of Mexico, Decem.
Der 10th, ls46 translated for the Union.
"Letter from Gen. Don Pedro Ampudia to friend.
''SAN LUIS PoTosI, December 2, lS46
81 have written to you heretofore by private convey
ance and believing you would have answered my letter
had you received it. now repeat il in substance, as
wish to give you Of the events at Monterey
IN September last. When arrived al that city, about
the first OF said month, the enemy were at Corral
vo, two days march from nv headquarters /
was without money, the Notifications unfinished with
out the necessary supplies OF provisions munitions in
case of siege, and with time provide all this when
the enemy presented himself in front of Monterey on the
10Th had already communicated to Gen. Torrejon the
orders and Instructions which preserve that from Ma
should harass the enemy his march, and General
Canales that he should cut of his communications and
3osir9ct his transportation. Nothing was done, my
friend and God and everybody knows that the Yankees
arrived at Monterey without any sort of interruption, not
wlthstandny my repeated efforts to the contrary. They
spent me ION IN various around the city,
and on the 2ist the attack began and continued till the
night OF the 23d Although very superior in numbers
the enemy IN every encounter suffered great loss; and
tins Is SO CERTAIN that while lost about 465 men, all
counted-kied wounded and mssing--the loss OF the
enemy was ,l2i killed. $50 wounded, and upwards OF
LOCO PRINCIPALLY volunteers The extent Of our
cover it, was obliged to concentrate in the city, with
view to make more vigorous defence against the enc
my already frightened but who, relying solely nu-
mencal superiority, determined to take the pla.e at
every cost, They had already broken into several
houses to place their artillery since the 23d; and
as our real situation was not unknown to sew
era OF our chief officers, | invited TO propose an
arrangement, for which object called them all together
though they have since vlely pretended deny it. The
you may have seen and though they say that came out
Of this badly believe that others might have come out
OF much worse under the critical circumstances am
oh dot, r. Al.
chiefs in giving preference TO their unjust personal ami
mostly against to the national and to the true
interests Of the country Secondly, the disobedence Of
want of moneys Tor the estimate for September, being up
wards of two hundred thousand dollars all received
was $sl 900. 4thy By the want of munitions, principal
4th brigade under General Ponce de Leon who notwh-
standing the most positive superior orders for his rapid
march to Satllo, the efforts OF the civil and military
never passed Verrado and the best of it is that he did
leave that until the 9th September three days after
the date Of the convention What will you say now my
friend Have they justice their side, who pursi-
ing to the death because of the late events Nuevo
Leon Isay no. And they must be convinced as soon
fellow citizens, have offered do, through the pa
pers of this capital for month past have therefore,
demanded trial, although am satisfied that have per.
formedmy duty as general and as citizen.
From the same
"Souersgn National Congress- Extraordinary Session of
the nth December, 1896
"The first part occupied by examination of ere
dentals OF members &C., &C. when the four ministers
laid before Congress the communications of the govern
men of the United States relating the opening of ne
Vera Cruz, accompanying the foregoing and others
from the governments of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila in
which they represent the painful condition of those
States and, lastly circular which the Executive
thought proper to send forward with view 70 make
known to the nation the state Of the war, and TO vndi
cate the conduct Of General Santa Anna, which had
koap Cd /noI,
calls OF the United States and concluding with the
srance that he was specially desired BY the general in
charge of the executive to declare to Congress, that if
by any unexpected accident they should not have
bed the Executive would have made peace with
the United States that Congress might do 50 if they
peasei but that the Executive could not, and wished
only for war. The Minister of Finance next exposed
the lamentabe state of the treasury" &C.
From the Monitor Repubcano of Mexico, Dec, &c. 1886
The "Sentido Commun." of Morelia, says person at
San LUIS Potos writes to another in this capital dated
2Sth November. as follows:
al told you in my last that army Of operations
amounted TO 1900 besides the forces Of Zacatecas,
lula, and others, and are composed thus:
1.-THE st brigade of infantry consisting Of the lst 3D.
18th, and 10th OF the line, under Col Mendoza.
'2l brigade OF infantry, lst and Sd light infantry, 5th
and nth Of the line, under Gen. Perez.
3d brigade OF infantry, I'd light infantry LIST active mi
iita OF Mexica, Morela and San Luis, under General
These three brgades compose the first division under
'Four brigaes of infantry Lighted of Mexico Aguas
Coentes, and Queretero, under Col Bermudez
"Five brgades Of infantry, active militia of Mexico,
Allende, Leon, and Guanajuato, under Col Moradel
Moral
"Six brga1es of infantry of Lagos and Santa Anna,
mixed, and the first republican; these troops from
Guadaalura, and are commanded by Gen. Gusman.
These three brgades compose the I'd DIVISION under Gen.
Lombardme.
''Seven brgades infantry of the auxiliary battalions
OF Guanaiuao, Leon, and of Ceaya, under General
Pacheco. This is the infantry which came from Guam
auato The seven brigades in quarters at this place
(San Lns)
ls Brigade of cavalry consists OF the following corps
Light dragons, Puebla.
"Lancers Of Jalisco, and I'd, and 4th regiments,
der Gen. Mnon.
2l brigade cavala (cuassers) 5th and It'll, and active
of Morelia, under Gen. Juvera. These at Venado.
active of San Luis and Guanauao, under Cen. Cortazar
These at Bocas.
"The cavalry from Guanauato is at Piolos. General
Vasquez commands all the troops drawn from different
garrsons and with him several bades of volunteers; he
is at Cedral.
.Gsn. Canales is at Victoria and Gen. Urrera COM
mands the forces which in garrison at Tampico and
now in observation at Tua Gen. Pavon commands the
auxares OF this State posted at Guadalcazar, Roverde,
Valedel Maz, and other points.
"a regiment of huzzars and the chosen body of volun
ees OF Guaraunto here at headquarters serving as
escorts to the LIST and I'd generals chief
"Ths is the situation OF forces waiting for
the enemy who far, have passed beyond Saltllo
except to place corps in observation at point called
If means should not fail for our indispensable war ex-
penses there is doubt that victory ours the
husasm is very great; and if it were not that the army
is in want of many things Indispensable to its advance,
pension of arms. But all is now activity, and our gen.
era will carry his pan of campaign into effect You