The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-10
ARMY INTELLIGENCE
From the n. O. Pieayune, Feb. :
Late and Ixnportant from Mexico

Ayriuai of the Mts-- Rumored ASSASSINATION Of So,,,
Anaa.-Impoytant proceedings Of the Merlcan Con-.
greSs.-Copturs Of more dispatches from Gen Tavor
--Meriedn account Of the attack upon Col May T.
BY the arrival yesterday of the schooner Mihs, ca,
Thompson, from Anton Lizardo, we have late isleN
gence OF very exciting nature IRON Mexico We have
letter from our attentive correspondent dated on ths
10Th ult, containing news OF most startling nature
well files OF Vera Cruz papers up 10 the latest date
ceived The news of the death OF Santa Anna at hs
hands of his soldiers, needs conmaon but that ther
is and has been great excitement against hun there can
be no doubt.
The most important news-aiter the rumored assas,.
nation OF Santa Annals that in relation to the proceed
ngs of the Mexican Congress upon the project OF rais,
S15,0O0,00D by mortgage or sale OF church properN
The letter of correspondents which will be found BE-
low alludes to the debate and final votes this ques
Gobiemo OF Mexico OF the 9th utmo.
We account in our files, of the Mexican Con.
gress having touched the matter OF peace with N.
United States in any way In all the debates, on HE
contrary the most hostile eeDg appears 10 have been
exhibited.
letter from San Luis states that early on the moruu,
of the 25th December Santa Anna placed in posses
OF dispatches sent by General Taylor 10 his govern
ment These documents had been intrusted to French
man, who fell into the hands OF Canaes. While defend
ing himself, endeavorng to escape, he killed As
writer General Taylor informs his government thai he
then on his way to Tua and San Luis, BY way Of
Matemaa, with an army OF 1000 men, and that he was
expecting reinforcement OF tonr regiments OF volun
teers which he had ordered to join him. This, OF course
is eXaggeration
Santa Anna in answer to the committee who proceed
ed TO San Luis to congratulate him his election 10 The
presidency SAID that he had sufficient, ont Of
his private MEANS to support the for months and
dismissed his audience highly gratited with the niorn
ton. Six Height months since he was complaining OF
his poverty at Havana, and begging the Mexican govern
ment for pension to supply his urgent wants Singular
man, this Santa Anna
The Mexican government has raised La Vega from
the rank of colonel with the title of general to that Of
I'M ha
action of Resaca de la Palma.
In the Indicator of Vera Cruz OF the 18th ult, Don
Pedro M. Herrera informs his companions in arms that
his urgent solicitation the governor of Puebla has con-
scented to assist the garrison OF Vera Cruz its present
straitened situation with a subsidy of $loooo6 from
100000 to OF it to be paid every month, and the
first remittance to be made in fortnight
By the way of San Luis we have the Mexican &C.
counts undoubtedly of the recent attack upon the rear
guard of Col May in the mountain pass between Monte
Morelos and Linares In communication of Santa
Anna the Secretary of War; he says that he has re-
ceved the following despatch from Don Francisco Paula
de Moreos governor of New Leon, under dateof the 2sh
December 1916. We copy it entire
In my official communication of yesterday informed
your excelency that one hundred and Americans
had proceeded through the deles Of Moelo and occupied
Gaeana the 9th. have inform excelen.
cy, that o'clock the morning Of the following day
they resumed their march in the direction of Lnare:
through the dele OF SANTA Rosa The inhabitants Of San
Pedro however, irrated at the boldness of the invaders
prepared to attack them the march at of those
points, which am informed calculated to rcpel with
any enemy. Accordingly, they attacked them
day, II o'clock m short distance from the village
of San Pedro having only force Of twenty-five and
boys With hardly any but stones, they succeeded
destroying the whole party as am informed have
yet received full particulars but eleven of the enemy
reteated towards the town, unprecedented by The in.
habtants, and these forward under proper guard,
headquarters.
This is the Mexican version of the affair." and as we
have stated above, we give il entire
The governors Of the States Of Zacatecas and Durango
appear to be hostile to Santa Anna, and have refused to
comply with his demand to place all the ordinary and
extraordinary of those States at his disposal
They alege that his demands contrary the cons
tution and that il they were to comply with them they
my The governor OF Zacatecas audes to Santa Annas
conduct in that State in 1885, at the time he sacked III.
city prior to his invasion of Texas. Two long docu,
ments have been addressed to the general government
which may give particulars hereafter, also letter
OF vlndcaton OF Santa Anna to the governor OF zaca
tecas.
The papers are still filed with accounts OF robbere
committed in the cities and on the highways Lawless
bands OF the desperadoes prowng about in every d.
rechon, pundering everything that may come in their
way
The Mexican editors appear to be perfectly well
quanted with every movement of our troops They give
the number and position of Gen. Woods division with
great exacness, and announce the arrival OF Gen Taylor
at Victoria with prompness that shows that their spies
are the alert
For our correspondents letter we ask an attentive Pc
rusa as It contains matters grave import and as al
vesed in Mexican affairs We have above touched up
on of the topics which he has embraced in his let
ter, but this will not take away from its interest
U. S. SQUADRON, AKRON LrzARDo Jan. 90
There is report at Vera Cruz that the opposition San
Anna the recent decree Of Congress- for the sale
ers and that he has been shot have heard of the
circumstances attending this alleged outbreak. which Of
course requires continuation to be implicitly relied upon
There many circumstances, however, which render
quite likely that such has been the fate of Santa Anna.
Congress- after long and stormy session, the 9th in
stant approved the first section of bill which had been
reduced on the TN authorizing the government to a
900 by the hypothecaon sale Of certain goods
the church.
ment throughout Mexico The churches closed, and
every indication of mourning and of resistance has been
The government have addressed the soldiers circular
in which the most stringent measures authorized fol
preserving order and enforcing the decree
Santa Anna declared his opposition to the bill He prob
ably thought that his personal popularity with the army
aided by premises OF contributions from his private purse
wonld enable him to maintain his nscendency with the
soldiers that he would enlist the support of the clergy and
last, and perhaps not least find popular Of quarrel
with the present Congress and the administration of Go
mez Farias he had appeased the army. and out
the avowed champion of the church, his authority in
Mexico would have been paramount, and firmly po"
been assasnafed, report has il, am inclined think
there little prospect Of peace except with the suba
lean press everywhere make this the ssne'Scr scr
The administration of the country Is in the hands oil men
who have nothing to lose by The msornnes OF their county
and the is conducted by generals who hail de
feat afoding them the best Opportunity of filling Their
pockets with the public funds.
Il is generally believed in Vera Cruz thai attack
have been recently introduced There are about 1000 me
the castle, and 1900 regular soldiers in the town. beside
the mill tia national guard who may be down lH"
more. see by official statement TINT there nov
in the whole State OF Vera Cruz 5000 regulars The
amount 10 $4,000 men of all arms These last, however
are yet 10 be provided with arms and scaieed
led hey could not be Collected u We're Vera crs
weeks The castle has supply Of only few days Prov