Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-05-29
FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO.

The New Orleans Picayune has papers from the
city of Mexico down to the lst instant. From its
notice of their contents we learn that SANTA ANNA
was at Orizaba, diligently engaged in raising troops
and granting permits to guerrilla bands. He was
supposed to have recruited an army pretty consider
able in numbers, though very inferior in discipline.
On the 22d of April he addressed letter to the
Substitute President of Mexico, in which he en-
treats him not to despair, nor to make treaty with
the United States but to defend the capital, Not
withstanding the evident dissatisfaction felt with
him by many of his countrymen, the Supreme Go
vernment has confirmed him in the command of the
army by express orders. The necessity of such
an order indicates that his authority had been Sc
verely shaken. 1t is stated that the Substitute Pre-
sident shows good deal more apathy than is ac-
ceptable to the Editors of Ei RepubRcano. They
appeal to him to arouse himself and call forth the
energies of the nation 10 meet the crisis. They
denounce as cowardy and Infamous any course
other than war, and long toar. Those who are
suspected of more peaceabe views denounced
in no measured terms. 1t is only, indeed, by these
denunciatons that discover that there any
party whatever Peace has organ in Mexico.
The Of the Mexcans have exasperaed
fghu the animoses existing between the old par
ties EiRpubEcano quotes freely from journal in Pueb!s
in the interest of the clergy From its language would
Citations of the Puros the party Of Gomez Faras only
be paraeled in atrocy by the maniac rawlings of Mara
during the revolutionary horrors of France. The popuace
urged every the ators they call
ed &c Let their blood wash out the dsgraces Of the nation
cries the representative Of the church "en let prepare
for universal insurrecton, which, like the lightning shall
consume and devour the Yankees" The church party will
allow the pasans OF Faas surpass them denuncia
tons Of the Yankees and the oados who are endeayo
ing TO calm the resenments of these pares
equally desirous for war,
would not be profitable to translate of the documents
before to show the spirit by which the whole nation appears
TO be animaei columns have already borne ample tes
mony the subject but cannot forbear mentioning the
address Of the Governor of the Federal District of Mexico
the inhabitants after the battle Of Cerro Gordo. Such pas
sage the following /" War, and only
the death waged by the Moreos, the Gaea-
the Meamoros. Let die rather than negotiate. He
is traitor who seeks TO divide He is traitor who
speaks Of peace who dares to propose the slightest
And again MoIcans all one, and Mexcans only
s be unanimous let there be but cry, and let thai
cry be War"
On the st Of May President Anaya declared the city Of
Mexico in state Of siege-equvalent TO declaring MARTA
law The assigned in the preamble of the decree
the necessity Of providing o the defence Of the capital and the
common defence Of the nation by restraining the progress
the enemy,
paper Of the 29th ulmo the arrival an ex
press from Santa Anna whichhe announces that troops
daily increasing He announces moreover his unshaker
resolution 10 continue the the last gasp and this
purpose he demands and the efficient cooperation
sl MeKieans