The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-11-18

unexpected was bis arrival Ghat Santa Al
"a had barely time 10 re; away By another
qnnfler Of The town. The American. cas
iured two pieces Of artillery belonging to
the force Of Gen. Santa Anna, which tie
latter 10 his hurry bed not time 10 remove,
and also took t@0 prisoners, Colone! Te, a
and l,urbdc.
Santa Anna, after leaving Huamanha
| ahlch he did al the head Of 1000 horses.
was reinforced BY 1900 men ar sle com
nand Of Gen Reyes, and both renamed
N the ueighbofhood o. Huausu,ia tn Gen.
Lanes departure, after which this town
vas agalr taken possession Of BY Gens.
Santa Anna AID Reyes, who, follow ne 40
The rear guard Of ibe Americans, killed
seventy men, principally iuebraled s,Eae.
gers, and took twenty prisoners. The
he&tcaus had Two pieces Of artillery with
them, oue a brass 3 FOUNDER and he o.hgr
a ID FOUNDER Of The same me,ni.
gen Rea sailed out of pueb'a ct The
head o. pretty cons defable force, aud was
awaiting a. + Plnal town n few ~! I,
south OF Huamanlla on the same road 10
Pueblo the approach of Gen Lane, whose
links aud rear the MeAcaus are reported
TO have been necessarily hatlassng Bm
We know and We are confident that though
The McS.caus should mu,tsts force four
fold The amount Of that which it..repor
led laat they nave, We, Gen, Lane, the b..
emo Vista Hero, wlll exrlc8te himself with
honor and "ilh glory rom their midst, and
"ii. form Jaacuon with hi genera un
scalusd By The ordeai Of passing through
The soldiers Of Slula Anna aud Reyes.
The decree nv which it was ordained
hat Mr. pena Pana should ,rke charge
OF The supreme power, iueorIuncuon with
Two associetes, hes been repealed, aud San
"a Anna has agau been called upon a..
sumo the feigas of Government, If ig cau be
called one and the command 81 the army,
Gen. Pa,edcs i, 10 Tuaacugo, eudesy
orng, and with some success, j, appears, 10
establish hi, moaafchjca, system. lle has
@ .s'e received soue very important con.
ycfis % hls political nr1ct pe'.
G0. Valencia is al his uacignda passn.
away hia ttnc as alrecobly os ne can, Is.
kIng no part IA the national aGArs. va
suppose be Is oaly abii.1g his tlme.
Gen. Bravo is Ia Mexico, quiet and on
parole.
The Somb.arco OF the Mexican Govern.
: snt met, accord 1g 10 appointment. a,
Qrere,afo, 90 the ID, bot there not being
anyIhng like quorum present, aothjag
aas done.
Peace "a as FIR al as ever, the feelings
q lhe people are said 10 DO most strenuous.
y opposed to any compromise with the
North Americans; IA fact lie hostility
WHICH exists against O.; "a the interior toHns.
cites and villages, is reported 10 be OF tbs
most bitter kind.
The other leading men and gsnera's
have gone Ter the most part 10 Cuaruayacs,
10 the acrra caliU.e, CuetGavaca IS
town seventy leagues south OF the city of
Mexico, On The read 10 Acapulco.
IL viii be remembered that at cur last
accounts some apprehens oas were felt for
a small party Of Texan Rangers. How
these Rangers acquitted themselves, the
above Icuer from spondea, al Vera
Cruz tells, The Genus Of Liberty Of The
lob, publishes the following official report.
by Capt Traeu, OF tbe Texas
Rangers, TO Gen, Patterson, detailing The
vents that occurred 10 his recent oxpeds.
ION agaIus, The suerri.Ias:
HE4uqr,grERs TEXAN CAVIAR.
Camp nest NaYi Cruz, Oct. Is, 1877. (
Sir In conformity with Instructions c
rom M8Jor Geo. Patterson, | took up the /
zoe Of march al o'clock CO the morning |
( the ] 3,h Instant, a, the head ollie men, o
Iciudug officers, composed Of deiachments q
ON companies Z. aud X. Directing my s
dunn upon the Mexico road, to The dis ii
lnce Of about thirteen r. 'es, when made C
de7nIron 10 the IeG, taking path ten IL
ny the direction Of the Ouzlba road, p
moved steadily and silently over : cuun. OIL
y covered by d luSurlagt undergrow.h. y
I'VE miles from the Mexico road the al. IN
,nce guard encountered Mexican officer m
ID soldiers, who fed and were fred at tr
tb effect, killing or badly woaodI0g one so
his occurred in the vicinity Of small do
uuhu, lrcm 0hlch men were seen rapid. re
reICatug one Of them was killed by he
hn !. GiautoU, of company +. The ga
use was searched, but 20 arms we're br
md. Allhis place We had the good for. Re
ne 10 capture Mezic0ur whom VIC DIS, Of
med, and from whom we learned thu,
,lonei Seno5la vas probably at the ran va
o Of San Juan, with force OF about ore scr
udred guerrpas, and that perhaps Mar no
ez waoal5o there with an addlloDal mum. or
+, pledged myself for the safety o, tho al
,xican, and ordered him TO guide US to gor
raacbo Of san Juan, We proceeded for,
, miles, end from an eminence discover Die
the raucho. divided my command pa,
D three delachments, placed the right traI
Ter the charge Of Captain Ferguson, the pow
under lst Lieut., VIII, aud kept the pre-
tire under NY own immediate control. aot
. right end Ieit wings were ordered 10 brr
70 a lew minutes in advance Of the cen he
aud to form JUNCTION ia rear Of the of q
Chico; the advance guard commanded by pow
uant Ford, was thrown forward with fern
ructlon to fall back upon the centre if avol
cked by large force, The front guard min