The State guard., 1847-09-21

10 call the attention of your Excellency to the terms of the ratification by his Excellency the President
 LIMO JOSE ALCORTA,
 Minister of State & of War & Marine. santa Anna and his Manifesto. In all of Santa Annals previous de feats and reverses hls self-suficency has appeared to sustain him but now that he has been met and subdred again by the "tall American," Gas he was known among the Indians and in Cana da during our last struggle with the En- glish lions, unicorns. etc.,) poor Don Antonio seems 10 give up the poin sans ceremonio. Even the magnanimous Mexican nation,' To his minds eye, must cover before Anglo-Saxon irwin. cibility. Soon after the last brilliant victory of our arms the Hero of Tampi- co published the following account of that affair N O. Mercury.
 In moments 90 critical and solemn, 1t bee ones the duty of him who presides over the destiny of the Republic to give publicity 10 he recent events and com ply with pleasure, as candor has al all times been the character of ny admins. tration. The incidents of the l0lh and 20th are too notorious, having been dis . astrous but am bound 10 present a review of lhcm, lest they should be mis- represented as much by the spilil of de- traction and malevolence, as by the CT" TOT hich may result from false anal- ysis of such grave and transcendent af- fairs.
 The nation has witnessed the great and extraordinary efforts with which, in the space of three months, prepared for the defence of lhe capital, which was on the point of being sur endered 10 he enemy without resistance. have form. cd, armed and equipped an army of 20, . 900 men; baue provided a vast male- rial for this army have fortified va> ri)us lines in orcer 10 move from Mexi- co the ravages of inc war; have crea- ted resources m spite cf the isolated po- sition 10 which the Government was re- duced; and have spared no icil and iabor in order 10 make my country ap> pear with dignity and tirmness in the contest 10 which il was so uijustly pro voked.
 In war, an accident, thing that ap. pears trlIng, overlhlows lhe best com- bllaiions. A glance at the d. fences which established round the city is sui. 1 fcient 10 discover the plan which had proposed to myself. The forces which l l had advanced on one Of the Hanks supported by others stationed at conve. nient distances, had point 10 fall back upon, well know VII 10 them, and of which gave notice ot the proper moment. To one general who had command of a strong division of 5 900 men, with twen- y four pieces of artillery, and whose headquarters were a. the village of San Angel, l sent orders al o'clock on the morning of the 18th to fall back up, on the town of Coyoacan, in order 10 form q concentta.on of fore es, following the movements of the enemy, which were already evdent, and particularly 10 unfold my plan of operations. But this general, forgetting that no two men can command in d field of battle, and tha! for the execution of plan, no ob. selvation which may annul or retard ii can be adm tied, took upon himself to object 10 the orders which he had res l ceived and as we had banished from among us obediedce and discipline, so ] indispensable in military matters, ] had 10 be tolerant in order 10 avoid greater evils, and let him, to my great regret. act, thr owing upon him the resronsibili- y of whatever might happen. The re- suit was as fatal as had foreseen. He advanced, of his own accord, more than league, and selected position to meet the enemy without giving me nofice Of his movement or of his intentions. The refusal whirh he gave 10 my advice was the first news bad of his temerity and soon after, the oar f cannon show ed me his position, and gave me notice that an action had commenced. Al, though overwhelmed with a present., ment Of what was 10 happen, put my self immediately at the head of bril-, liant division of 4000 men and five pie ces of artillery. arrived at the mo, ment when the enemy had cut off by lht rear the position of the i'll fated genera with respectable force, and l wa' hardly able to check his operations, al The night was already setting in.
 But 1 perceived with sorrow that ih, position was isolated. deep rayine and wood occupied by the enemy, be- ing in,erposed between us, it was impos sible for the troops under my immediat command to advance by the only roa' there was, without exposing themselve as were already the others, and only one battery, which arrived late could d. any injury. The firing having ceased our brigade took up its quarters in tn in the neishboring village of San Ange because, as it rained In torrents, it wou
 have been equal to defeat to have kep the troops in the open field.
 Previous to this, however, fhad or dered my ald-de-camp, Col. Romiro, l.
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