Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-02
santa An,,n,, plans

La Pd!Tia. the Spanish paper published at n Orleans
and which Is generally well posted up in Mexican inte-
sencc states, authority letter from, well informed
source IN the city Of Mexico that Santa Anna will no,
leave San LUIS &c Poos, but will retain there constantly
about $4,000 men. HIS plan to take all the means aud
Precautions 10 i05iiy we'll single point San Luis with
a toe reinoreemehts and appliances necessary within
radius small bu; well Defined dsacung as much as posi-
DE the enemy, and dividing his by ms gn.fcant
movements Il is calculated save the New Orleans At
Ias that by this means he VII loss OF time and vast
expense TO the American army, will scatter their forces
and put o any decisive operation until the hot weather
has deeimated our ranks, whcn los raleEtes will pounce
upon US IN every direction from 1.-THE point IN the small "a
diu" spiders from the centre OF web upon upsuspcct
ing flies, and utterly destroy army TINS the Atas
thinks capital pian-org nal and Mexican. not in
Pssitle however that this fortified point may be passed
alIoge the and that blow will be struck in another our
ter while Santa Anna amusing himself with the idea of
catching army his The last accounts tom the
seat OF showing that small detachnents OF the Me4
army scattered directions seem 10 con-
firm the idea however, that the plans OF the Mexican lead
er are accurately set forth in the letter from Mexico
IL The town Of vicrosi,, the capital OF Tamaulipa.
Is not laid down any map Of Mexico which we have
In letter the ST. Louis Union it is thus describ
e Victoria Is situated about - deg. 50 min north st
tude 60 miles sou;h Of Sananier miae- $50 from
Ma'amoros iyrs the base the mountains thst f,-,
the hgh table lands of Mexico. The rivers run near the
town. This location, lSays the New Orleans Mercury
will place it about where Losa marked on the maps.
~ We hope the Shenandoah Sentinel will report what
success the recruiting officer Woodstock has ME, with
in Obtaining soldiers for ihe We are anxious to vim
dcate the patriotism OF the Tenth Legion which /. now
somewhat under cloud. Let hear from YOU Mr. Sem
,nel, your earliest convenience.
u The New York Herald states tho, Captain voorhees,
OF the Navy who suspended some years since. has
been restored 20 his former rank.
u Monroe Edwards. the accomplished iorger, whose
tTa years ago excited interest, died at the
Sing Sing prison New York, in which he has been ever
since confined, last Friday, Of consumption
IL The Norfolk Cour.r states, on the authority Of an
old friend OF General Taylor who has recently seen and
con'ersed with him. tina, "Od Rough anu Ready" is
staunch eetotalier" having drank glass OF .he az
dent" FOR twenty ears.
" The Rockingham Register falls iato an GORGEOUS
error, in its remarks the Senatorial election when II
--ss that Gov Mcdowell the choice OF majority of
the Lecofoco nt.hsTs, and that he defeated by wbig
hostility. We doubt, that, bit for the in favor
OF the proposition lseae tho ofee OF Lieutenant Gene
raj, Mr.. Mcdowell would have been es,:cd rs Mr. Ma
son, from his presumed hostility the measure was by
Wing votes