Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-15
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statement that an army of til
had been collected at the cap
Santa Anna intended attacking
in his quarters at Puebla The<
papers derive the following intellia
the Mexican files:
All the Mexican papers til
country, with but one sing
Gin Durango,) are fully in ia
Ell Monitor Republican, of
contains lengthy article on
of the dictatorship. Up to tina
Anna was not proclaimed, nor
claimed himself, dictator. Ind
ntor ridiculed the idea that
become one The rumor
which prevailed in the capital
have originated with, and been aga
by his enemies, and the enemies of tho
country.
The Monitor asserts that the new cabi-
net is not TO be entirely formed Of Puros,
I(Democra,s,) as stated in some of the Jour
mails, and that the new ministers will carry
out the policy of their predecessors. Santa
Anna thinks tina. without full ministry
with the ministers of war and finances, to-
gether with the clerks in the bureau of &C.
reign relationship will be able, for the time
being, to carry on the government
In an article published in the same paper
Of the lOh, we find the following para
graph: sThere is no doubt but that the ma
iority of the nation is in favor of carrying
on the war, and we are, consequently, con-
II, =, -,
any arrangement for peace; were it TO be
concluded, it would prove fatal to the ma
tonality of Mexico. The defenders of the
nation are, therefore, encouraged with bril-
liant hopes of final success, as ii is undoubt-
ed that the position in which the U. States
finds itself must in the end secure US trium-
plant success, notwithstanding our former
disasters. All ofus who sincerely wish the
continuation of the war look upon an equi-
vocal policy as dangerous, and all overlures
Of peace a perilous means to secure it; for
this reason we are opposed to any change
in the politics which may give i, pacific
appearance"
Congress met at the capital at last on the
10Th, and the propositions Of declaring a
recess was lost by one vote.
Ell Republican, of the 18th, in leader
of great length, rec ommends that the forces
which are intended to defend the capital
should be we'll and properly instructed and
drilled, as they have plenty of time before
The American army arrives there. Being
chiefly recruits, the generals commanding
them, he says, should take great pains in
their drill. The editor says that the chief
tains should bear in mind that this is 10 be
their last effort, and consequently no exer-
lion to have it successful should be spared.
Ell Razonadcr, the peace paper, says that
it has recommended peace only because i. is
convinced that the government would not or
could not carry on the war; but at the
same time it approves Santa Annals with
drawal of his resignation, and praises him
very much, saying that he is the only man
in the country who can keep alive the war
spirit.
The Legislature of Aguascalentes had
given its vote to Gen. Almonte. A letter
from Oajaca says that Santa Anna has been
unanimously nominated President by the
Legislature of that State.
General Banenel died on the evening of
the 1llh.
General Valencia had reported having ar
rived at San Luis Potosi on the 9Th June, !
where he took immediate command Of the
army. Gen. Salas had also arrived there,
and taken charge of his post.
General Bua,amente was at Irapuato on
the 9Th where he was to begin Immediately
to raise forces from the State of Guiana uato.
1t was thought that General Alcorta had is
sused an order by which Bustamen,e would
be obliged to 60 as far as Sinaloa in order
to take command of the forces there-which,
according to Ell Monitor, are none.
! 1t seems, from what appears in the Mo-
nitor of the 1lth, that Santa Anna and Ca
nalizo had ''made friends" once more, and
consequently the examina ton of the latter
| for his conduct at Cerro Goldo was drop
ped. Although it was reported that he had
been appointed governor of the State Of Vera
Cruz. he was 10 be employed in the defence
of the capital.
Ell Estandar,e de los Chinacates, publish
ed at San Luis Polosi, says that large
body of guerrllas has been organized at
Bocas, about twelve leagues from San Luis,
and that they were all we'll armed and e.
qulpped.
Gen. Alvarez sent an express from Ameca,
on the lth, with correspondence intercept
ed in the possession of a courier going from
the capital to Puebla. The government
had called on the different persons sending
letters, in order that they should be opened
and read, to show whether or not they con-
tanned any information of which the Amerl-
cans could avail themselves
A letter addressed to Ell Monitor, from
Puebla, says that Gen. Worth, who began
by kissing his hands to all the young ladies'
at Puebla, has concluded by breaking the