The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-21
SANTA ANNALS ARMY.
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SAN IA ANNALS ARMY.
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By second Overland Express which arrived last
Mondsy) night received sdvices from New Orleans,
to the afternoon Of the Monday, 18th inst
The from Mexico received by an arrival at New
Orleans, is very important.
The Delta of the lth publishes startling reports
to the effect that Santa Anna at the head oil an army
of sixteen thousand uen Although this credit.
ed the Picayune has advices OF revolution or pronun
ciamsnio In his favor.
Senior Anays has been elected President.
The Mexican Congress has broken up In confusion,
and the members were retiring from Qusretaro in dis
guse.
But the most important-panfully important-in.
telgence by our Express, is the arrest of Generals
Worth, and Pillow, and Col Duncan, by order OF
Gen Scott They charged with rejecting IN an I'm
proper manner, upon the General in chief of the Anne.
rican army The charge Is founded upon their CORES
pondence which has fallen into bis hands
The schooner Psrtia Capt. Wskemsn, arrived at New
Orleans on Sunday afternoon having sailed from EZRA
Cruz on the lst inst.
fairs who came pasgsnger on the Porta the Pr
that FROM the best information he could obtain
be is satisfied that Ia place OF being in of eight
teen Thousand men, Santa Anna eighteen hun.
dred, nor even hundred and eighty followers.
Gen Anaya was elected President of Mexico on the
18th inst He has before been Provis onal Pres-
dent His present term Of office extends only TO the 9Th
ofJanuary rext He is known to bs In favor of peace
In forming his cabinet he continued Mora VNlamil in
the war department, and made Pena Pena late the
President his Secretary Of State The wnos admins
raton is in favor of honorable peace one Of ito
frst acts to dispatch mission the city Mex
loo to reopen negotiations with Mr. Trist The com
missioners were Seniors Couto, Artstan, and Lueva.
and Gen. Rncon, the first two having on the for
commission. MIR. Trusts powers had been revoked
prior the arrival of the commission and AZ ZEN Scott
that thsy were referred to our government Washing
ton. Relative to the arrett Of Gen Worth, Gen PILLOW
and Lieut. Col Duocan, by Cen Scott the verbal report
10 that Letters written by these gentlemen ing
the commander -chf HAYS fallen iaIo his possession
upon which he at once arrested them.
The following letter contains political of iaterest
and Importance
MEXICO, November "a, Is47
A Zenor Zulata, who some time since brought for
ward resolution to erect the city Of Mexico into an
independent State during the occupation by the Ameri
can army which proposition rejected by the Con
gress with scorn has again made himself the
stock Of the nation by another proposition no LET'S than
that TIE federal compact should be broken the union
destroyed, and the cry Dc given to the States
ton and rejected at once The governors of the State
are still in session at ousrs,.ro and have proposed
clear and peremptory replies lst In what character
they have been called together and will the COVE
| submit to their decision. I'd win the government
make known, with clearness and frsnkness tn,
sprogramme of It's policy with regard to peace OF
A correspondent Of FL Montt.r saws that II wa,
understood the government had answered these que,
tons by stating that they had been called
~ for the purpose OF throwing light upon the subsc
that the general government would be able In some
ner to surrender Its powers and that more inc
ned to or continue negotiations Of peace than to
prosecute the war. The British Charge d,ARsirs had
arrived at Queretaro and taken up his temporary
dence In that city There 10 news as vet AZ 10 tn,
dissolution Of Congress In consequence of the withdraw
oil OF the puror but appears to be universally
here that there s not left and 10 said that
President Anaya has written to General Rincon and
several other inf persons requesting them to re-
pair to Queretsro and confer with them as TO what
he should take In the present crisis
MErIeo Nov. 10, lsa7 On the 9Th inst thirty. six
wagons belonging to merchants in this city and Pueba
left the latter place with lot OF tobacco DIV goods aud
brandy, destined for this destiny. On reaching San
Martin, Gems Res and TORI jon, in command of the
guerilla f,rces there made descent upon the wa cona
| captured them and startered OF for Queretsro via
Puebls who started after them with force of ipfnnr,
and the cavalry command OF Capt. Roberts When they
reached Tlsscsla; they found the enemy there, and
Capt r., who had been sent to the rear OF the town
seeing movement to run of the train charged upop
the guerias, completely routing them, killing seven
teen and taking thirteen officers prisoners In the
meantime portion Of the wagons which had been
taken mile from the town by party of the enemy
set IRE and Il. destroyed before the inf.ntry
came up, who rescued the remainder think this will
be lesson TO the guerillas and teach them that the
Americans are determined to protect the mercantile in.
teress OF this country no matter what nation the
merchants belong Santa Anna has assumed the com.
mEnd Of tho army at OsjacR He saws that he WAS de-
prived Of the command by Psna Pena, in order that
the latter might hsd obstacle In making peace with
the Americans He avows his determination to oppos.
any negotiation for psace with the American forces &C.
cupying any portion OF the Mexican territory Mora
vilam has been nominated Secretary Of War Tornsl
l. Queretaro the l4th for Morelia to take up his
quarters tnsre as osnsrA Y.stsrd.y new paper
Percy NJ Doyle, Esq the new British minister or
charge arrived ut Vera Cruz In the Vixen on
the 3Oth ult
The drco Iris says that Gen Psttersons d yision left
Jslapa the 10th ut Before his departure hs HUI
on tue 23d, two American teamsters for having killed
Mexican boy. twelve years old He caused also to b.
executed the next day, the two Mexican officers
and Alcads, belonging to the SIN and 18th
who taken prisoners commanding guerillas with
out having been exchanged The D. opie buried them
In great pomp and ceremony, upon which Gen Pattsr
sent the Alcsde who said that the funeral hal
spontaneous with the people, and that he had power
to prevent IT. besides he remarked tn It
number who the ceremony order hac
not been disturbed In the slightest manner
We have been informed that Padre Martin (the Sc
cond Jarauta had been mace prisoner while sleepn
In one Of the gsritos Of the city OF Mexico
Senior Otero brought forward his propositions in tn
Mexican Congress- for dspriving the Executive Of tn
power 10 ALLEVIATE any part Of the territory Of the
by large msjority, which is DEEMED favorable omsr
By the following general orders which we find Ia tn
Free ameriea, train was to leave the City OF Mexc
| down with that train
The paper furnishes the following orders touch
Ing the military contributions which Mexico is cAlls'
| upon to make
GENERAL oRpEps-ao 36s
HEApauARrERs OF ARMY,
MEXICO, November IS lS7
Under instructions from tho Government at home
requiring that this sroy ths as soon as practicable
be IN to raise, within the country IL oconpies, thr
means In whole In great part OF maintaining the ex
penses Of the occupation, until the Federal Government
OF Nexco shall submit terms OF peace which the United
States may hoporaby accept IL Is ordered that
eoin.d bullion inBots. either Of gold or silver
shall be- shipped from any port Of Mexico until the far
thsr orders Of the Government at home shall be made
known on the subject 30 40 10 give time for said 90.
tx the rate ofsxport duty suoh bullion
and, perhsps, mailer duty on gold ana silver coins.
As the beginning OF the change Of system iptmsted
above all rents for uses or quarters occupied by OH
cers troops OF the army Ia any city or village IN
Mexico, will cease as soon contracts may permit and
absolutely from and after the end Of this month where
this order shall be received In time and in