Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-06-16

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ssrarms TO defend themselves giving the most
sgnal prool q tpsf ioxe Ior.tne liberty oftheir
m 81 thase who hay;n, the Teans haa ~
w take advantage of the good disnositions Of
these people, the only want of this city. your
E1cealeney; was proper men to move in the de-
senceof tne NATIONAL cause 80 GIN !,
Mn ;nfa-ra ronr a,r EycsIencv tha. = a1tyonep o1r
s,ide HAVING mis- missed the road. brought us within
grape shot distance of the village of Amazoc, we
completely fanked this village, showing the enc
ny y this poiI s.nna
not to leave this strong hold, after having saved
his convoy and both myself and my officers rode
off with the eonvictionthat the enemy dared not
accept our cnanenge e. IN .ne open 1I:s neia
sS sa,d;ers I Killed and wounded and four
hsrses killed. - zTe... y. .. -.
Although / was aware that the enemy was to
move very early ON f9eola, ! oroereo tne olVls-
ssrbrssn AZ @ ~. mprn;nr I # marche for tSs nlaca
where also arrived this. morning l''i'7 -
May il please your Excellency to submit this
report to his Excellency the President Substitute
sno g reeve " sne F u my eons'oeration
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ANTONIO LopEZ DE SANTA ANNA. !.
His Exeellency the Minister of War aa
estsThe rcyernment was thinking of some
measures 10 release the American prison
era in the capital.
ElRepublicano was again trying to ex-
cite the fears of the people for the designs
Of monarchical party. It says secret
agents are ut work to change the form of
government. sa9
The citizens Of the capital seem to be
careless as to the fortifcation of the capi-
tai. The papers were appealing to them
10 turn out and provide deiences for it.
Our Pacific squadron, says the Picay-
une. is busy upon the western ports of
Mexico. On the 2s.h of April squadron
of six or eight vessels was off Mazatlan,
and thousand men were to disembark to
take the town. Letters from Mazatlan say
thew were making there every preparation
for defence, but il the descent IS nude in as
great force as is represented, they can
make no defence Of much account. 9th.
er accounts say that the port of San Bias,
too, was menaced by our squadron, and
that il was The purpose Of the Americans
to land and take the tcwn.
The Mexicans saw Gen. Worth entered
puebla with 5000 infantry, 900 cavalry,
and a train of 400 wagons, and that Gen.
Scott left Jalapa for the same destination
with 1000 men and considerable train Of
artillery. ...-.
Before entering Puebla, Gen. Worth
addressed note dated the 18th 10. the mu
nicipal authorities of the city, announcing
to them his intention of entering on the
18th and taking military possession
Should no opposition be intended, he de-
sired an Immediate conference with the
authorities, TO tnke measures in concert
for the security Of persons and property,
AT the same time he promised them that
their religion should be respected in all its
forms and observances, and that he would
support the civil authorities in the admins
tration Of the laws. a4a s=~
The authorities replied by offering to re-
fer the letter to Santa Anna. This Gen.
Worth refused. Santa Anna published the
perfect Of the city for the course he took in
The business, one little worthy of Mexi.
can, il. is said. We presume he thought il
better that Gen. Worth should enter quiet
", and that the citizens should be protected,
gather than make futile sham res istance
81 A new State has been created to be call.
ed Guerrero, after the great general Of thai
name. The assent Of lhe States of Mexi.
90 Puebla. and Michoacan, from whose
ferritorv il was formed. is necessary to the
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