Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-27
LATER FROM MEXICO.

/ LAi rhoM NEASO.
BY the way OF Tampico the New Orleans Plea.
yune has dates from the city of Mexico to the 9th
OF February being fourteen days later than the pa.
pers previously received.
On the night of the Goth of February select
portion of the National Guard made its first essay
at pronlAaciamenfo. The regiments known as
the Z" independence" and " Hidalgo" the battalion
of Victoria" and part of the bodies of " Nina
OF Iapadores," and of " Chalchicomula," under
the orders of Gen. ID. Martias Pena Barragan,
proclaimed Plan" the details of which it is not
necessary to publish. The last article acknowledges
Santa Anna as the general-in-chief Of the army.
The Government had at its disposition 10 oppose
this revolutionary attempt 500 troops in the citadel,
the 9Th Permanent Infantry, the squadron of Paia-
ca, and those bodies of the National Guard not in
favor of the pronuaciamento. Gen. Canalizo, as
commander-n-chlef, was preparing to attack the
revolutionary forces with column of 1000 men,
He issued at once the following proclamation
TIE General-in chief appointed against The Lasrrectioa-
ISIS IF this Capital
Companions in A portion Of the National Guard
has risen against the Republic the moment when its
fate is to be decided the frontier Willis, our army en-
counters dangers, treason and cowardce seek ascenency in
procaiming anarchy by which work perucous destiny
for Mexico Order has just been reestabhed and now dis
order proclaimed Scarcely is the monarchica faction
thrown before 1t again head
lnoTce Cruz, these To
present themselves before the foreign enemy have the auda
city 10 provoke fratrcdal Ii is our duty to srangle
the attempt in its cradle, and you exhocd the dis
charge OF your duty by your sincere friend,
". VALENTIN CANALIZO.
Mexico, FERRUARr 81, 1s47.
We know (ays the Pcayune the issue Of this revolu-
tonary attempt but incline the opinion that il will be sac
cessfu Mr. Kendall writes that it has succeeded and that
Gen. Salas is in power. He POUNDS his reports
at IamPco Our papers late enough verify them
The administration of Faas has long been lettering and has
in all probability succumbed
The latest of Santa Annals force is indicated in
number of FL Republican, of the 25th utimo 1t is pub
ished very important is letter from San Luis Poos
dated February 10TH which the receipt of nte
gence by captain who had just arrived hat the Yankees
mad abandoned Aqua Nuera which point they had fortified
reeating upon satlo Our active Gen. Santa Anna has
cut oil their retreat upon Monterey by nterposng between
Monterey and Salho Generals Mnon and Toneion."
letter is published from Santa Anna dated the 18th Feb
ruay, from San Salvador, 10 o'clock A. NJ in which he
says that General Taylor force Aqua Nueva twenty
leagues distant and preparing general action with
or eight thousand troops and with more than twenty pieces
OF artillery He announces his intention to fight him on
the 2ls and adds "By the time this letter reaches you
there VIII have been great action fought, the result Of which
VIII be OF incacuabe consequence to the country HI rep
resents his troops to be full of enthusiasm
In regard to the advance Of Santa Anna we find two let
ers dated from Matehuaa, February 10TH They announce
that the army would move the eth for Salto pos,
script to one OF the letters written on the evening Of tina, day.
adds that orders had been issued the whole army TO move
at daylight the following morning. and Santa Anna with it,
letter from CedraI, dated the lh February is to the fol-
lowing effect
"The army has been organized by dividing the infantry
into three bodies The vanguard under the command "
Pacheco, the under Lombadn and the rearcuor
under Vasquez The cavalry follows under former orpap
zaon The division from lula is incorporated already in the
| rearguard, with its artillery
According all the reports the road il without water
and the hacendas without inhabitants since they have gone
off to the mountains and carried with them their goods
We are suffering from yPhus and have left the road
scattered with the sick The loss by this Is ncom-
paraby than by desconby which lost but ev
"Ihe enemy, appears, forying Aqua Nurva and
has secured the road Of the Rio Grande NAV lie his de-
sign to receive by the Pass of Fl Carnero where we shall
have to march two days without waer and then to fight
This is dreadful"
The Mexican Government has learned through
its Consul at Havana of the expedition of General
Scott upon Vera Cruz. Troops were accordingly
ordered by the Government to march at once from
the capital to Vera Cruz, but, as it chances the
body designated for this duty, and which was to
have moved on the 18th under Canalizo and La
Vega, was involved to great extent in the revolt
which broke out the following day.
! Vera Cruz has been fortified by digging ditch
around it, and under the direction of Gov, Soto
families have abandoned the city and moved into
the interior.
ID. Antonio Vizcayno has been appointed Secre.
tary of War, Canalizo resuming an active military
command.
The regiment of Jalisco is said to have deserted
in body, and other signs of characterization are
mentioned in the papers.
GREAT FIRE Ar SA1osvILLE.-The two large Carpe