Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-02-03


s. strike an effective blow with our forces
Dr its occupation.
This election of President and Vice
President is expressly declared to be dd
interim, or provisional-their functions are
10 continue only until the installation OF
he executive authority which may be es-
tablished by the constitution to be formed.
S. FARTHER MExICANs ITEMs.-We have
hooked in vain for any definite statement
zof the strength of the Mexican army of
4 late date, but we find letter dated as
far back as the 2Sth November from San
luis Potosi, which is very full and expli-
cit. From it we learn that at time the
znumber of the Mexican Army of Opera
Fkion near San Luis was 5000 troops, be.
sides the forces of Zacatecas, lula and
other points. The organization Of this
Jas gwen in detail. 1t composed of seven
brigades O hfantry and three of cavalry.
Gen. Il ega arrived at Puebla on the
d Odd ult., and at the capital on the 25th.-
He is called "the illustrious prisoner of
s La Resaca,' and is hailed almost as a
conquerer. This was honorable The
Memorials representations as to the Unit
ed States were greedi!y swallowed. He
spoke OF the very burthensome nature OF
the war to the United States and encour.
aged hopes of peace on this ground. He
advocated the policy of remaining steady
upon the defensive, and thus proonging
4he embarraSsments of the United States.
III we may Judge from the Mexican papers
they will find this a very difficult game to
play. All accounts agree that so far from
paying their troops, the Mexicans have
infinite difficulty in procuring for them
their daily supplies of provisions.
A court martial has been ordered upon
Gen. Parrodi for his abandonment of the
city of Tampico, and AmpudIa and other
officers who served at Monterey were un :
dergoing their trials at San Luis Potosi at
las accounts.
We are often asked who is Senior Flor
riaga, who disputed the Presidency with
Santa Anna. At the time of the late re-
voluton which commenced at JaIisco, he
was governor Of Durango. His enemies
charge him with being opposed to the
late revolution, and his friends reply that
he was equally opposed TO the prior revo-
luton effected by Paroles. He has been
in his government the steady friend of
law and order, and he is suspected OF be.
ing in favor of making a prompt peace
with the United States.
A division of 5000 troops, of all arms,
had been detached from the main body of
the enemy to occupy the pass of TuIa.-
The movement is announced In a paper
OF Guanaiuato as early as the 18th ult.,
and the composition Of lhe force is gwen
particularly. There is little room to doubt
the movement, therefore. 1t betrays APP
prehenson lest the American General
should seek Immediately to penetrate to
San Luis.
Gen. Canales was then at Victoria -
Gen. Urea commands the troops which
garrisoned Tampico, and with them form
eG corps of observation at lula. Gen.
Pavon commands another body Of volun-
teers of TamuIipas, his force then being
much scattered. A regiment of hussars
and body of volunteers from Guanajua.
to were stationed at Sau Luis, being de-
tailed as an escort for the commander-in-
chief
Our readers may recolect the Gen.
Don Tomas Requena, who commanded
the citadel al Monterey, and who distin-
gulshed himself very highly in the defence
OF the place. He was personally con-
spicuos in action, and attracted the atten-
ton of many of our officers; indeed he is
reputed to be one of the best officers of ar
tillerv in Mexican. After he returned
from Monterey, he was ordered by Santa
Anna into Zacatecas in digrace, anC
thereupon he published his complaints Of
the caprice and tyranny of the comman
der-in chief. This drew out a defence o
his own conduct from Santa Anna, made
by an intimate friend. 1t appears that /:
had been Santa Annals purpose to give
Requena the command of the artillery o
his army, aud he had great expectation:
of gallant service from him, notwithstand
ing his extremely irrascible disposition
which is continually involving HIM in diff
fcuIues Requena's conduct. however, be-
trayed great negligence and even insub
ordination, several instances of which
are given. But at all this was borne with
and the real cause of his digrace is open.
ly avowed to have been the loose discourse
held by Requena in regard 10 the com
parative merits Of the American and Mex
lean troops. He is charged by Santa An
ma with exaggerating in clubs of officer:
and citizens of San Luis, ''the prOWess oJ
the inroders, their derterity an the use q
arms, their military skill, the phySicd