Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-05-01
Late from Mexico,
Santa Anna resoieed 10 FgM-Prepsrstions

TO that eVttt- Hs Address TO lie People.
Intelligence from the city of Mexico 10 the I'd
of April has been received through Havana pa.
pers Santa Alma, 1t seems, is about to'dspute
Mexican ground inch by inch. sr-.,. -....,...
"On the 3,st of March was published in Mex
leo the cap;tulation Of Vera Cruz President
Santa Anna issued an address to his countrynen
in which, among other things, he says:
"Mexicans, Vera Cruz is in the power of the
enemy II has fallen, not before the va'or of
the Americans or the influence Of their good for.
tune. We ourselves, TO our shame be it said,
have brought this fatal disgrace upon our aims
by our interminab,e dissensions am resolved
to 60 and meet the enemy. Chance may decree
that the proud American host shall take the
capital OF the Aztec empire shall not behold
that disaster for shall first lay down my life
in the struggle. Yet the nation shall not perish;
swear that Mexico shall triumph II my wishes
are seconded by sincere and unanimous effort
A'tbousand times fortunate for US will prove the
disaster Of Vera Cruz if the fall Of that city
shall awaken in the breasts ofthe Mexicans the
enthusiasm, the dignity and generous ardor Of a
true patriotism. II will undoubtedly prove the
salvation Of the country s7
ION the 27th ofMsrct were already assembled
some troops at the National Bridge, under the
command OF General La Vega and the Governor
of the State, Don Juan de Soto. Between the 27th
and the 3Oih two brigades Of infantry and one of
cavalry marched from the capital in the direc.
tion Of the bridge, with their corresponding bat.
teries, amounting in all TO 1000 men.
"On the Ist Of April General Santa Anna in
person would set out from Mexico with 1000
more, to direct the military operations in the
State Of Vera Cruz, resolved, as he says, TO dis.
pute the ground inch by inch, and die before he
will consent 10 peaee-his own words, as we
find them both in letters and in printed docu.
ments. Enrolment of troops is going on at va.
rions points.
THE army Of the North has returned TO San
Luis Potos, where it remained At the date Of the
latest advces."
The New Orleans Picayune ofthe goth announ.
ces the arrival there Of vessel from Vera Cruz
having left on the 9TH, and another from the Bra
zos, which left on the l2,h. The same paper
states that it has received no later adv,ces from
either place. The barque Arnold arrived at New
Orleans on the 10th in 20 days from New York
The Delta contains 4 note from Vera Cruz
dated the 9TH inst, which states that every thing
there was quiet the troops were enjoying excel
, lent health, and were busily engaged preparing
, for their march into the interior. Gen Twiggs
with his division Of three thousand men, formin:
the advance the army, was to march for Jslspi
, the next day. The troops were very enthusas
tic, longing for an opportunity TO meet the en-
emy. .-F +l @
GEN. .KrARSEY.-Lieut Emory, acting assis
. tant Adjutant General 10 Gen. Kearney, who ha
Just returned TO the United States, says, at tn,
battle Of San Pascual, which took place one hon
before day, the morning Of the 9th Of December
Gen. Kearney attacked, beat and chased SOM
miles. one hundred and sixty well mounted Cal
: ifornians. with less than one hundred dragons
enaciated by an unexsmpled march over the de
serts Of America of more than 5000 miles
o Lieut.. Emory has brought with him the result
d of his explorations from Santa Fe to California
9 with information which Gen. Kearney consider
. ed it important that Government should at ono
2 posses. Several mines Of gold and copper ore
y rich and easily worked, were examined and spe
J. cimens obtained. - -... -.r.....
d General Kearney <mbarked on boar the sloo
If Cyane. Captain Dupont. for Monterey, on th
}. I'd or Sd of February.
\. After the battles of Ian s,h and 9th, Gee
!. Flores fed to Sonora with so to 100 followers
Gen Pico went off with atont 100 10 tbTeate
q Col. Fremont Having twice broken his parol
:, he conld get no terms from Gen. Krarney. Pic
. represented his force to Col Fremont at 100 me
and falsely represented the battles Of the sth an
!, 9th. Under these false representations CoIons
Fremont madea treaty with Don Andres
- CArrAiN BuRGwis. or THE DRAGooSs, vii
" fell al Taos. was a native of North Caroiina-
y he graduated at West Point in 1880. and at til
~ time OF his death was high up On the list Of Cal
ta'ns tie was one Of the most popular Officer
~ IN the army. from his high toned, gentleman nj
10 character. His conduct and courage in the isl
- battles are the theme Of universal praise. Aft,
70 being wounded, Col. Price rode up to him an
s'' told him that whether he should recover or nc
's' he should bear testimony of his gallan,ry. Ca
tain b replied. 81 hope, Colonel, you will all
a. bear witness ;hs: my company did its duty"
10. A SINGULAR CowHIDING AvPAIR C. J. 4
,e- dams, Q ''preacher and play actor" cowhij
en- an editor in Boston in consequence Of some =
nd marks which he made upon him in the colum