The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-25


staff of General Shields Mr., Kendall who wrote you
hasty letter this morning, also goes on the NEW VI
viii write again tomorrow before sailing il anything
interesting turns uP. Yours, in haste, +, a. l..
Later from Mexico
By the way Of Tampco we have dates from the city OF
Mexico to the 27h February. These are fourteen days
later than any papers from that city we have seen.
On the night OF the 26ih February select portion OF
the national guard made IFS first essay at a pronune'd
! s'ento: The regiments known AS the independence
and HdalEo, the battalion of VICTORIA, and part oil
the bodies OF ''Mna,' OF Zapadores" and of "Chalch
comula under the orders of Gen. d. Martias Pena Bar
ngan, proclaimed ''plan"
The government had at its disposition to oppose this
revolutionary attempt 500 troops in the citadel, the 9th
permanent infantry the squadron of Pajaca and those
bodies OF the national guard not in favor OF the Pronun
eiamenfo Gen Canalizo commander n-chef, was
preparing to attack the revolutionary forces with col
umn of 1000 men. He issued at once the following
proclamation
The general n-ciief appointed against the tnsureet,on
tsS Of tt,s capital;
COMPANIONS portion of the national guard has
risen against the republic al the very moment when its fate
dangers, and cowarice seek asaendaney in
procl anarchy, by which work pernicioas DIES
no s disorder IS proenmed Scarcely IS the %oanehra
faction overihrown, before It again raises its head IL Is
who afraid present themselves before the foreign
my have the andacy to provoke nnnSidni war II !.
friend, VALENTIN CANALIZO.
We know the issue of this revolutionary attempt
but incline to the opinion that it will be successful Mr.
Kendall writes that i has succeeded, and that General
Salas power He POUNDS his statement reports
Tampco Our papers not late enough to verify them
The administration OF Farias has long been toiterng.
and has, in all probability, succumbed.
The latest movement of Santa Annals force is indea-
ted in number of FL Republican, OF the 25th ult II is
published as very important 1t is letter from San Luis
nj NJ info yho inst
that 'the Yankees had abandoned Aqua Nueva,
which point they had fortified retreating upon Saltllo
Our active Gen Santa Anna has off their retreat upon
Monterey, by nterposng between Monterey and Salllo
Generals Mnon and Torrejon
letter is published from Santa Anna, dated the 18th
February, from San Salvador at 10 o'clock a. M In
this he says that Gen. Taylor force at Aqua Nue.
va-twenty leagues distant and preparing for general
action, with seven or eight thousand troops, and with
intention to fight him on the 2lst, and adds: "By
the this letter reaches you there will have been
great action fought the result OF which will be of meal
culable consequence to the country" He represents his
own troops to be full OF enthusiasm.
In regard to the advance of Santa Anna, find two
letters dated from Matehuaa, February 10TH They an
nounce that the army would move on the 10th for Sal
to. postscript to OF the letters, written the
of that day. adds that orders had been issued for the
whole army to move at daylight the following morning
and Santa Anna with it. The for thus fastening
the march, the writer says he does not know.
The success OF Canaes in cutting Oft trains OF supplies
are chroncled with infinite delight. The Mexican army.
il is said, are in great need of them.
letter from Cedral dated the 18th February is to the
following effect:
"The army has been organized by dividing tho infantry
three bodies. The vanguard is under the command
Pacheco, the under Lombarni, and the rear guard
under Vazquez. The cavalry follows, under its former
ganization The division from lula is incorporated already
in the guard, with its artillery.
According all the reports the road IL without
ter, and the hacendas without Inhabitants since they
have o TO the mountains and carried with them their
goods.
"We suffering with yphus, and have left the road
scattered with the sick The loss by this compar
avey than by desertion-by which have lost but
few.
"The enemy it appears, is terrifying Aqua Nueva
and has secured TIE road of the Rio Gande. 1t may be
his design receive by the pass Of Ell Camero whers
shall have march days without water and
to fight This is dreadful"
The Mexican government has learned through is
consul at Havana of the expedition of General Scott upon
Vera Cruz. Troops were accordingly ordered BY the
government to march at from the capital to Vera
Cruz but, it chances, the body designated for this
duty, and which to have moved the goth unlef
Canalzo and La Vega, involved, to great extent
in the revolt which broke out the following day
Vera Cruz has been fortified BY digging ditch around
it, and under the direction of Governor Solo, families
have abandoned the city and moved into the interior
D. Antonio Vzcayno has been appointed Secretary OF
War-Canalizo resuming an active military command
The regiment of Jasco is said to have deserted in "a
body, and other signs of military INSTRUMENTATION
toned in the papers.