Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-11
sy Yesterdays southern Mail.
From the Ne,e Orleans Delta, June 81


SANTA ANNA STONED In THE CAPT
TAL.-From La Pa,ria, OF Yesterday, we learn
that letters have been received in this city oy Tue
w,v nj Tampico. from the city OF Mexico 10
;hs 2lst Nav. in which j. is stated lhal santa
Anna arrived in The capital on The l9th May. d.
was exnected: that his reception was very uiuei
cnt from VIVA, he anticipated. The poPulace, "
rabble. principally epcros, assembled W Mn,
,ls pr.s;d. mi ad interim, and showereo uPon "'a'
nnr..s hoIh loud and deep; and from woros' pro-
oaaSsd &C The old nursery story runs, 10 NY wha.
,,;r,ns there was in stones. His ExceNency nn'
being ambitious To follow the example o' %. Nv.
phen, escaped with great dfncuIy an ~. p nslace
ed by his friends sought an asylum ~ dstsa,s If
The people, indignant al inc i'rquea ~ Santo
20 ne,ican armies, and the failure VI Sa".
"A. - rsdeem his numerous promises, s9us..
a. aanu s,.nos themselves upon his person. hao j
" sssn Tor The armed force and the ponce' lne
Nv, LoSn. President would have Teen drag seu
,hroueh The streets, as was once The iale OF 'has
49, smnn,a,ed limb, which has served MN So
~ as = mns poteu, reminder OF courage anu
nais.n,rv which are now sadly in want oil new
These statements are based upon intofmal'o"'
communicated by very reliable persons " 80
mercial house in this city, which usually o1o'
The FIRST and mosi authentic news iIoni WV" ~, own
We (of the Dea) give me s'4,y ~ "a o,her
language as we arm II from Lid ,,, nr, dscre
.on1ces moi youchine fol- lis uulh, but mel u,sT.s
d;,;ne il We think i, not improbable 'na' n:s IA,
ceIIencv has arrived al the point IN MS n'sso,y
,rhsre he INNS, make one Of those rapid oesceu'S
from orea, power TO great no,hingness, SO en-
,sy;s,;c ot all who resi- their hopes upon Inc nehle
and ,reacberous rable OF Mexico-a faooe,
wbose nature IS strong compound Oh VIC "o'''
vices OF civilization and baroarism.
IMPORTANT F"oM MEXICO.
We received Yesterday a copy Of FL Repnoii :
cam from The civ of Mexico, with reg ~ :;
an exchange (says The Mobile Hsrald) IL y
dated The 10th OF May. ~ mo find an
In This number OF FL Republican, we nnu a a.,
important document which iriend lIanslase,
n. IA follows. None OF the New orleans papers
contain any allusion loh:
oSeial letter of lis E5eelsncy, the Gsnsral-'n
Cirf (Sa ia dnna J accompanying sore t"ss'
eepted documersis of the enemy - ,o.-
HEADQUARTERS, Purbia, May Is lo4 a.,
A.uy OF OPERATIONS client Sii = Nc
commandan nj OF the hyiDs revenue guard OF tooac
90 If Orizaba, the Colonel u. Juan y. Caia'eo,
whom LETT with his command near Inc Na''""a.
Road. between Perole and Nopalucan. 10 oose' ".
The movements OF The enemy, and 70 narrass I' ~
me- The accompanying documents which were ID.
ION from the enemy's mail which LETT Jalapa LOT
Col. Worth's camp. e.o,,,e
Among them YOU will find the General Scous
nrocla NATION to the Mexican nation, wnicn nom
irs s,yle appears TO have been written o,.Sineny
ia Spanish, and not translated from Inc Eosiis"
This proclamalon ofScott's is written win Inc
most refined hypocrisy and with the mos. ma
nous perhdy. I, is the greatest Insult YET onel'
ed to the Mexican people, whom mas a"elhp..
ed 10 lull Ia quien sepretende adornlsceT( 70 maHe
il the victim OF the ambition oil that na'ioh ~h'cn
is The enemy OF our race, when, in another pace,
!, feels no embarrassment in proclaiming oy the
nress and in official documents, that II carries on
aoa;ns, us war OF conquest and that this war
musl be made at the cost OF the blood ana uea-
sure OF this unfortunate country
Yonr Excellency will mole in one OF Inc ac-
companying intercepted letters, that Scotl, the u
specior General OF the United States Army, con,
siders The above proclamation well adapted 10 aia
The views OF The invaders.
You will observe, that this letter harmonizes
with others which have been lately published 10
This capital, and which with reason have been re-
earded by all well disposed Mexicans as more
preiudicial for the venom (pon-Onal which ihey
conceal than The loss of a battle.
Blu, in The midst Of the malevolence (eaeoa")
which General ScOtt SnOWS uS AdS 49,
dnes me loo much honor when he says that they
had been deceived as TO my real intentions, ant
that on accoun, OF this mistake his GoveI In
permitted me TO pass 10 my country indee.
most Excellent Sir, the United States did decei:'
when they dreamed tina, was capable OF be''sy
inc nv country. Before this should happen
would prefer lobe consumed BY fire and my IA sIs n
Would to God The Mexicans would open thel
eyes 10 discover the poison in The golden chaic'
hat The perhdioqs SEQ" profisls TO Them aud ''a
Of universal indignation asains, The invaders 9
our soil Let war be made AGAINST ,nes Sc @ sh
an, period. tina. when We may no longer be an'e
bscsnse Providence may have decTeed The suhIu
.a,;n- " inns unfortunate country, there may re
main to our children or grand children, when lh
wrath of the Omnipoent shall have passed, TN
noble work of revenging the outrages committee
by the republic of The United States nm M'"'-'
God ord LiurIty!
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA,
To his Excellency the Minister OF
War and Marine