Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-07-03
From the Picayune, June
IMPORTANT FROM MEIIC0.
Santa Annals Letter of Resignation.


The schooner ZenobIa, Capt. Brown. arrived
Yesterday from Vera Cruz, whence she sailed on
the Sd inst. The steamer Telegraph was 10 sal!
fpm Vera Cruz in two or three days.
BY this arrival copy of the American Eagle
q the ID inst. was received in town, and through
tie kindness of Il friend we have obtained ihc use
q it. 1t contains Sahta Annl's letter of resc-
mlion, which give below, as translated bY
tie editors of that paper. Congress- had not acted
upon it at last accounts.
The Eagle says that this resignation was fol-
loved up by that Of Gen. Bravo, as Vice Ires-
dut There is probably some confusion in tins
As understand it, the Vice Presidency was
abolished to get rid of Gomez Farias, and has not
bon re.cstnbsLed General Bravo was recently
lncommand at Puebia, and yet more recently al
the head Of what is called the Army of the
CaItrc." He may have resigned tins post.
The Eagle says that the election for President
VII take place on the 18th inst. By this We
pr'sume is meant that the votes will then be Off
cioiIy counted and the result declared. We have
nc further returns by this arrival. but the Eagle
thinks Gen. Herrera will BE- the President.
Gen. Scott reached Pucbla on The 2Sth ult.
llp day before Gen. Twggs arrived there Ev-
cytilng was quiet in the city, our soldiers aud
toe Inhabitants being apparently on the best ter -.
3. small rcconollerng pnrty Of our iroofs had
6yen net some twenty mIIcs beyond Pueba.
They had encountered no enemy 50 far. The
MeXicans are erecting works short distance this
sill: Of the capital, but the Eagle treats them as
Hrinporlant aud not !ltoy to be completed.
The Englc gives il as 4 repor. that Gen. A.
monte is prisoner an occusoiu.n of hol Ing
correspondence with Gen. ) .ott.
1t has been pscerlaIncI that only one man vas
Killed with Col. Sewers. Tn. nm uDrudruce Of the
colonel in vcniuring ahead Of hIs parlv cost these
TWO their lives.
a naval expedition against TuJasco. under the
commodore III person was !a.hrd Of at Vera Cruz
rs nboaI to start at once I he following vessels
were mentioned as likely to cuuprS" Il: The
frgtle Rarinn, sioop Of war Join Adams. Shin
Htrmantown, -Elnn (npw at Frou!crl) the Sp.l-
tire loo.). tine Scorpion, and tho gun boats b Mia
Manoncsc. SAouId the sioop OF war A banv ar.
rive III time She would probably join in IT,: cx.
petition.
We viii no! detaln tho reader longer from tie
letter of Santa Anna:
GENERAL MiNoE.-This officer. whom ) MIA
Anna denounced for want Of skull and courage.
at BuCna Vista, has published IN IA. EeDuJIicq TO-
L rciu,u!Iun OF the charge brought agaIust num-
Il. declares that the assertion hy Santa Anna.
Of tine want OF provisions and water in the army.
a flsc.OoI. He states TINT l.. himself ha3
cnItc 10 the number of 600 head, Oe>iIcs maze
aud flour, Of. Inch he apjr rIzvd Santa Anna.
l4c IuTIhtT asserts lHat the latter retreat
unJustl!labIc; that the manner OF il wasslI more
so-movlng of in the darkness the niyit. an!
leaving hundreds Of his poor wounded so!IInrs 10
iArIr tate on the heId-mOre like fuglliyr h.Ilu..
iIom his enemy, than a GruraI retiring 10 re-
cruI' ms forces. 1t was to prevent thcs. facts
from LclAg made public Ihnt he, Gen. Muon
was prosecuted, imprisoned an denied cOmmI-
nlral!on with MS friends. Truth viii Il, /. ap.
pears and Santa Anna vii shrink INTO pIgmy
by and by from the inflated dim"usion; h. ave
hlmsci, as the Napoleon Of the c>t.
y. u. IiDits.
GENERAL NALENCIA.-TwcIyr rrglm, nls have
been united under tins officer. Tnc cnIcfs tfirl
oth'"r>) however do not show any dI>po-iuon TO
march against the nva.rr>; the soldiers ,,uI other
Officers are al ardor, TA.y we're to lnoye the
capital On thu J.n ut. H.
BEA,os.-Ne learn from Capt. Wilson. Of the
Isl rcg.ment InIInuo volunteers, vino came pas.
>rng"r ON tac schooner Uumi0, from Brazo>
Santiago. tint he came dIryc, from General Iav.
Iors camp, and informs Us INT ali lnc troop, in
and about Monterey ire III fine huali
General TnyIor's force consists of i've rcrI.
mcu;r OF volunteers, VIZ: = Mississippi rcgi.
mcul; Isl Massachusetts, Carolina. NIrglnlp and
l'N0s cavalry; the 10Th and lulh Regiments in.
ianirl; detachment of the , and 3 regiments
OF dr"goons, with the batteries Of Bragg, WASH
Ingion and O'Brien.
The health of the ID regiment of MississiDDi
had, of late greatly improved; there
had been no recent cases Of small pox reported.
n. q. Times.