Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-09-23
Santa Anaa's Manifeste--IIis Espla.
Hatien Of his recent Reyerses.

natien Of his recent Reyerses.
Al some ineoaEeaience % ourselves &c lsy
before or reader Translation Of Santa Anna,
Manifesto to the nation. eiyiug lis version al ~,
esuses q hrs receni lefeaf which he dos not AZ.
ieet 10 deny, and scarcely extenua.es. II i an
interesting document and viii amply reward Pc
rasal.
lMiniJesto II Nc Provisional Prsri,irnf anf
ConIs'aAaer-i- Cticf u tks drrg.
IN moments % critical and sOlcnsn. /, herome,
the duty Of him Who presiies over the destiny q
ne rePuisie, to give pshliciiy to the rceeni
events md comply With pleasure, as eAador
has a ali TIMES been the character q aay admin
's'Eaiion. The incidents Of the 18th and 90th
nv too notorious, having been Disastrous but
an boued ~ present a rerirw q thera. let thew
shos,sd be naisEepresented as much By the slsirit
q detraction and nlAlevOienee. As by errors
which may resrlt frum false snalysis of surh
grave and trznsrendent .ifairs
The nation has witnessed the great and extra
ordinary efforts with which in fire space a three
mouths. prepared for tle defence q the ea,,i-
tai which was on tn p.int q being SURRENDER
"a 10 the enemy wishous re-;.,anee. hav.
formed, armed and equipped an army Of usorc
than twenty thousand men ! have provided 4
vast material for this army l have fortified Va
r7o1s lines. IN order 70 remove from Mexico the
F1vases q Che var; | have created rcsos1rrcs IN
spite Of the is1latei position to which the CIV
eminent vas relnced and have spared 10 snil
and no l.bor in order to make nv country an
pear With dignity and frmness in The coutcxt 70
which II uas % uniustly provoked
In var. an accident, a thing that zppears tn
fling. oyerthrovs the best formed cc1hiaatoas.
"A giEncs Il the defcnces which established
round the CITY, i s.ffcient 10 discover The plan
NJ 1rslr 81
which had sivanced on one Of the tanks. SUD-
ported by Others stationed n convenient dis,an-
Ger. had point TO fan bark upon. well known
to them, and Of which gave n0tice At the prup-
er noDent- To one general who had command
Of strong dfvi-lon Of 5000 men. With twenty
four pieces q artillery and whose headquarters
vere AZ shr villszc Of San Angel. I seat order,
At II o'elnck on the morning Of the lSth 10 faTl
back upon the town of Ccyoaean. IN order 10
form concentration II fcrres. following the
movements Of the enemy, which we're already
erlsient, and particularly 10 unfoli nv plan a
Operations Bot this general, forgetting that no
two men can command IN a field Of hEiile. and
that for The execution of plan no observation
winch may annul or retari L ran be admitted.
took upon himself 70 object to the orders which
be had received: and a. we had hanished from
aznong rs Obedience and discipline 50 insfispen-
sable in military matters, had % he tolerant IN
order TO AVOID greater evils. and let him, to my
great regret, art, throwing upon him the respon-
sikallfy Of whatever might happen.
The result E1s fatal a. hsd fore-cea- He
advanced, Ct has own aceord, Enore than leasyse,
and selected a position 10 meet the enemy. with
out giving me noeiee q his movements or 81 his
intentions The refusal which be gave 30 nv
adviee was the first news ! had Of has temerify,
and soon after the roar 81 cannon showed me
his position, and gave me notte that an acton
had commenced. Alrkoagh overwhelmed with
q presentineut o. what Was to happen, put
myself Immediately Al the hesd Of brilIiaat d.
vision Of 4O0Q men and Eve pieees q artillery.
| arrived a. the moment when the enemy had
cut OF By the rear the position Of the al-fafed
general With a respectable forre, and was hard
n able to check his operations, Is the night was
already setting IN.
But perceived with sorTOw that the position
was isolafed; deep rzvine, aud = wood oeen-
pied BY the enemy, being inisrposed between
rs, II was impossible for the troops under my Ta
mediate command 20 advance BY the only ruad
there was. without exposing themselves As wers
already the others. and only one battery. which
arrived late, could do any injcTy- The firing
having ceased car brigade took up rs quarters
in the neishhoring village of San Angel, becanss
as it rainesi in torrents L would have been equa
% defeat to have kept the troops in The open
J field
] Previous to this, hozever, had ordered nv
sid-ie-cAmp, Col Rouiro, 70 pass the terrible "a
vine which was in our front, and guided By Dor
jose Mara del RIO, well acquainted with ths
country. TO reach the camp d the general and
10 adyise him to withdraw that very nigh. 70 Ssr
Angel with his infantry and esyzlry, 81 the On
/ y rcad which was left him, spiking. previously
the artillery which Il wAs not possible to save
My Aid&ie-eamP succeeded, and communicates
my orders between 10 and II O'Clock that night
bat instead OF being obeyed with punctuality
the above named general hardly allowed nv AZ
/, TO speak, interrupted hin BY stating that b
wanted 5000 men and ammunition, and sem
him OF With two despaiehes. already signed and
sealed, in ono Of which be gives rePort Of shs
acton OF the evening, Stating thai he bad bes.es
and put the enemy 70 shameful fight, and that
in consequence. he conferred promotions on ths
/ generals, chief, and officers
Early the next morning presented mysel
again in the same camp, reinforced BY brgad,
II which ! had drawn from the capital, and VIII
the intention Of forcing the pass AZ any cost
but when i was about 10 commence, the eneA1l
made his attack which lasted ten minutes, and
witnessed, overwhelmed With despair, the defea
Of those soldiers worthy Of better fate, hecaas,
the general who unfortunately commanded then
bad cut himself off. The consequences Of thi
success appeared terrible 20 my sight. The en-
envy could arrive By a rapid move at the espitl
before II would be in my power 70 render assist
anee; the enemy could By flank movement Gu
off my detached forces; the enemy hasi obtain
ell a fruit 81 his victory the power & hsiag
ing the whole Of his forres agaiBst part oal; )
mine and, finally, the enemy, owing TO the in
suboFsiinAfion and want Of skill OF one general
could turn to his profit the advantages Of my 20
sifiou-
, The advanced fort Of San Antonio could no
} be maintained, because cur line had been cut
and gave orders for its garrison 10 Withdraw
whilst projected the fort and iete de poaf o
Chnrubusro- The enemy advanced and cut o.
part Of the Troops that were retreating, and ap
peared IN front q our nearest detenees. Their
AGAIN i placed myself at the head Of our troop
and my eforts cost the ene1ny good deal q
blood. The LOSES, although much to be lament
ed, naturally proceeded frum the retreat, whiel
was hasty, unexpected and confused owing .
the trains that had 20 pass through 4 naTro'
lane, fanked in is whole extent The defene
was made from line to line until We came to ID
third, where personally restrained the enem
and saved the capital, which bad been 80 oneH
! peetedly placed in danger.
When was occupied on the 22d in morgan
iring the forces, ard manning the batteries, hay
J, inc nlaced uivsef again al the head Of a colum