Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-06-16

Letter from Santa AnHG.-Ihe Mobile
Tribune contains The following letter from
Santa Anna, translated from EL RepubE
cano, of the city Of Mexico. of May Is. #
Official letter of his Excellency the Gen
eral.in-Chief (Sanla Anna) accompanying
some intercepted documents f,he enemy
HEAD QUARTERS, PUEBLA, May 13.
Army Of Operations-Excelenl Sir
The cummandant of the flying revenue
guard of tobacco of Orizaba, the Col. D.
Juan N. Caraveo, whom left with his
command near the National road, between
Perote and Nopalucan. 10 observe the
movements Of the enemy and 10 harass
him when the opportunity might offer, has
remilted TO me the accompanying docu-
ments which were taken from the enemy's
mail which left Jalapa for Col. Worlh's
camp.
Among them you will find the General
Scouts proclamation 10 the Mexican ma
ton, which from its style appears TO have
been wrilen originally in Spanish and mol
translated from The English.
The proclamation of SCOTS is written
with the most refined hypocricy and with
the most Infamous peridy. 1t is the great
est insult yet offered to the Mexican peo-
pie, whom it has attempted TO lull Ia guien
Sc preLende adormecer) 10 make the victim
ofthe ambition of that nation which is the
enemy Of our race, when in another place
II feels no embarrassment in proclaiming
by the press and in official documents, that
il carries on against US a war of conquest
aud that this war must be made at The
cost of the blood and treasure of this unfor-
tunate country.
Your Excellcncy will aote in one OF the
accompanying intercepted letters, that Ge-
neral Scott, the Inspector General ofihe
United Slalos Army, considers the above
proclamation well adapted to aid lhe views
Of the invaders.
You will observe, that this letter har-
monies with Others which have been lato-
ly published in this capitol, and which
with reasons have been regarded by all
we'll disposed Mexicans as more prejudicial
for the venom (ponzona) which they conceal
than the loss OF battle.
But in the midst Of the maIevolence
(cccona) which General Scott shows he
has against me, he does-me TOO much hon-5
or when he snys that they had been de-
ceived as tony real'inlenlions, and that,
on account of this mistake bis Government
psGRillea STATES
did deceive wien they dreamed that II
was capable eof betraying my coualry. Be-.
fore this should happen. i would prefer To-
be consumed by fire and my ashes should
he scattered that not single atom be left.
Would to God the Mexicans would open
their eyes 10 discover the poison in the
golden chalice that :he per6dious Scott
prohers 10 them, aud that the reply 10 his
proclamation may be one shout of univer-
sal Indignation against the invaders Of our
soil. Let war be made against these
without period, that when we may no Ion
ger be able, because Providence may have
decreed the subjugalion Of this unfortunate
country, there may remain TO our children
or grand children, when The wrath Of the
Omnipo,cnl shall have passed, the noble
work of reyenging the outrages committed
by The Republic Of the United States on
Mexico. God and Liberty!
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
To his Excellency the Minister Of War and
Marine.