Washington telegraph., 1847-12-15
From The N. 0, Piedgaae Nor, 30.
FROM VERA CRUZ.

Aud, arrived on Sunday from Vera Cruz
via Tampico. She loll the iofmer port ~
Sunday, the 2lsl ol Noyemher with ahon
seventy passengers and 800 discharge
ouartermaster's men; reached Tampic,
the next day, and remaining there twenty
tour hours lei lar this port the Afternoon
ol Tuesday, the 23l, There was no new,
of interest al ifamfleo.
Quite the mast important news by lhi.
arrival is the attempt by Santa Anna 10 AS.
sumo the relns oi goyernmenl-npt by
force but by nfw assumption The author.
ily Of President, from which be contends
he has moi vet been legally separated. A
long document has been ADDRESSED By him
from rchuaean. dated Noyembar Isl Ia the
President, through the Secretary of the
State, in which, after reviewing the history
of his resignation he contends thai tho
terms Of such resignation were MT suili
cienlly explicit, aud that il can hase M IL.
gal force until II has been accepted lay Con.
gfess.
Again, he contend, hc never did resign
entirely tho functions oi President, that he
only consented temporarily In separation
OF the civil from the military puwrr Of the
prcsidenl-ihs circumstances the coun
try then requiring il--ani thil h. fuuk com
maud oi the army IN his chhiaefer Of the
i.rcsldrnl. fhe reason Tor The separation
ofIhc civil from the military authority of
the President having ccusrd. ha nnw de.
sirrs to rrsnmr his full legal position as
President until Congress shall see III To
accept his resignation. Could any act of
Rudacious assurance an the pant ui Santa
Anna surprise us, tbs documfni would do
so, ior the naked lmpudrnco ui Il cananl he
surpassed. 1t is grieviuusly long anl H.
importance would mol insllIy US IA giving it
place in our columns even were itlrans.
lated To our bands.
The same div he addressed an Expo.
silon" 10 the Mexican Congress. IN some.
wha, the same strain as hi, letter To the
President. in which be tenders Ia Congress
his resignation. aud rnicats them Ia ac.
cepl it, lhr READER will at once detect
the point at winch he aim; fI II Congress
accept this resignation, declaring The office
of President nv lif,l vacant. ihea Pena
Pena', eaeteise nl Authority la. bsen all
along a usurpation, aud hi, rrm1yal al San
ia Anna lrum the command ol ibe arm,
Illegal and rod. These documents are
important berause lhry hiyr laul.lass been
suggested b. sma Anna's raIkaas al
q irfrlafa. WIN. baeArl by hirlss NJ d.s
affected officers may yet gtra'lY emhar
rl.s The l.lyrfnm nj. Santa Anna would
hardly have ysuufed upon 80 bid s'rahr
wilhuni assuTlarr 81 a stronger supper
than ii VS. supposed he could epmnani.
1'h. Arrn lri. n the ,hr 2lsl nj stys
iar . lhors nl lhe Geniu, Of L.hsay have
bscu orls.,I n pl lle cbln'rf.
ihr b.naint rngsnl urIaf IS arrn
isgird ia me Gtseinnf nl Nra Giur
iiAnar,a4eas ngfatruESr OF Vea. caua.
Orders No Us N0rfnbtr ~. ie4I
Nnper.on shall ha psfna,ed 10 land Ia
the Department d Nrn Cruz liom any pub
lac or private vessel b-lnnging 10 nr em.
pluyed by the Unred States a, lranspnH
unless said person br.ong, IN, is attached
10 nr ha. business with tue army or navy;
aud IN the latter case II must be- cl-afl,
establishes to The satisfaction uf tie com
manding officer of Vera Cruz previous tc
the debaiking. Persons WIN reside or
have legitimate business IN Mexico are ol
course. not included amongst those Who
are prohibited from landing.
By order If Col. u. WILSON;
B. A. ARTHUR. AlJt Isl Inf. and
A. &, Drplr'mrul OF Vera Cruz.
There has l.een ~ later new. received
at Vera Cruz direct lron the cliy Of Mexico.
The suhloined letters iunlsh the laies, m
telligsnee Of Gen. Bnllrr's and Gen Pat.
trrson's moscmrn's.
Especial Correspondence Of ,he Picaynnr. ]
NIRA CRuz, Nov. ~. I>t7.
A severe noriLer commenced herr at a
very early hour on the 18th and did NOT
abaie until las, night. Daring ~ cuniinu-
ance the icbatkallon 81 lruup. was suspend
ed. aud Gen. Butler In consequence cannot
leave so soon as be or finally puposrd.--
The landing OF the men has been resumed
10 day, aud his advance is Ia leave 0n
Tues1ay nc,t. the 22l, the main body iol.
lowing in Two days aier You will per.
ceiye by the letter, OF your correspondent,
writing from Jhlapi. that It was rrmore'
these that II lorcc ol 1910 mrn !, collecting
a. Odzaha, whn are brlhg drilled by an
officer who was liberated on parole at the
surrendered Vera Cruz We have simi.
lar reports here, bat II IS more iban likely
that this body will not be allowed q iarl"r'
nt Onzaba long. as Gen. Butler design.
taking the playe and ghrrisnning II on hi.
way up should the road 10 itprove pracli'
cable Ior wagons and artillery.
We have nothing later from the interior
in relation la the proceeding. of Congress
The beielprevais here that as soon a. the
new leycs oi troops, ol which those going
up under comm,nd Of Gen. Buller arc,
a