Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-11-24

Lieut.. Kiger. Midshipman Rogers, an
Mr.. Kendall are about to return to the q
States.
/ As far back as the l4th ult., General
Shields and Pillow were able to be about
The American Star says that the Amer
leans have entered Oriz ,ba, without op
position, with force Of 400 men.
/ The city Of Mexico was filled with ru
mors Of peace. 1t was said that quorum
had met at Queretaro, and that majority
had decided in favor Of an amicabie ad
justment of all difficulties.
Gen. Rea, of whom we heard so mucl
lately, fled with fur hundred guerrilla
to Atlisco. Gen. Santa Anna was al las
accounts in Tehuacan de los Granadas
having been deserted by all OF his follow.
ers with the exception Of two hundred
The Monitor Republicans publishes let
tiers from Queretaro Of the %. There
were then seventy deputies there. and ;
quorum was expected before the end o.
1.-The week. Santa Anna had written Il
the government, that he would await theil
orders at Tehuacan.
The Secretary Of State, Rosa, was very
i'll. Gen. Herrera, too, was sick, and il
began to be whispered that Gen. Busta
mente would be made commander of the
forces in his place. Gen. Moray Villani
is Secretary Of War.
One Of the first duties of Congress will
be to elect President. Gen. Almonte i:
a prominant candidate, being supported by
the Puros.
The North American publishes the fol.
lowing order of the new administration
depriving Santa Anna of the command Of
the army in order to take his trial for his
successive defeats:
OFFICE OF HOME AND FoRN RELATIONS, }
5. W. Department. Touca: Oct. 7, al. :
Ercelle,t Sir: His Excellency the Sc.
nor Provisional President OF the Republic
feeling profoundly his duties to his coun.
Try, convinced of the necessity of estab.
fishing in the nation public morality, and
of giving more energy to the discipline o.
the army, almost extinguished by our civ.
Il misunderstanding, moreover, to
manifest to the people of the city of Mex
leo and other points now in the enemy &
possession, that their lot is not indiife,en,
TO his Excellency considering, in fine
that IN every country well organized the
generals OF an army answer before a tri
bunal for the faults which they have com.
mitted, and even for the misiortunes which
has betalIen their campaigns has resolv-
ed that your Excellency deliver up the
chief command OF the army to his Excel
lency the general Of division, Don Manu-.
al Rincon, and, until this chief may pres
ent himself to receive it, temporarily &c
his Excellency Sr. Gen. Don Juan Alva.
req.
The President orders that your Excel
lency establish head quarters wherever
you may see fit, in agreement with the Su.
preme Government, aud there await, un.
der the guarantee Of its word and honor
the orders you may receive regarding the
formation Of council Of war, who may
Judge your Excellency for the loss of the
actions which your Excellency, as com.
mander-in-chief in the present war, has
directed, and particularly for the loss OIL
the capital of the Republic.
His Excellency the President believes
it due to your honor, that by council Of
war, your military conduct should be
cleared OF al, blame, and he entertains the
hope that the result will be favorable to
your Excellency. / have the duty Of
communicating TO you this supreme order
and the honor of offering you my distin-
guished consideration. God aud Liberty.
ROSA.
To his Excellency, Senior General well
deserving of his country, d. ANTONIO
LORE DE SANTA ANNA.
Ia true copy.] +. SAAREDRA.
The Vera Cruz correspondent of the
Picayune, gives the following account OF
the engagement of Huamautla:
From luebla, the news is of considera
bic interest, communicating the melancho-
y tidings of the death of Captain Samuel
H. Walker, of the mounted Rifles. He
joined Gen. Lane. with his company, al
Perote; and upon their arrival near Hua-
manila, found that the place was occupied
by Santa Anna and about fifteen hundred
men. Capt. Walker, commanding his own
company and that Of Capt. Lewis's Louis
lana Rangers, (to.al 1916 menl preceded
into the town in advance, and finding the
Mexicans prepared to receive them, Capt;
Walker gave the order TO charge, and the
ancers, who did not fall beneath the dead.
ly fire of the rifles and carbines, fled
According TO account, Santa Anna, who
was but short distance off, used his
wooden propeller to good advantage, max
ing another miraculous escape.
In the melee Capt. Walker killed with
his own hand young Mexican lancer
Skirmishing continued until they reached
the plaza, where all fled except the father
of the young man who had fallen by the