Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-26

on the nigh, Of the Goth February select pol
ton .. the National Guard made lis hrst essay
=, A commandments. The regiments known rs
N. "lndrpendence'' and "Hidalsc," The battalion
of"yic,oria. and part o;,he bodies OF M ina,
q, "Zapadoies," aud oil "Chalchiconula, uhae'
The orders OF Gen. d. Ma,lias Pena Rafragan,
proclaimed "plau," the details OF which we
give below.
The Government had Il, lis disposition 70 OPP
pose this revolutionary attempt, SUI troops u, 'he
ciladel, The Gin Permanent Infantry, !he ,luanion
~ paiaca. and those bodies OF The National
Guard no; in favor Of the Pronnnciomcro Gen.
cspalizo as commande;-n -chiei, was preparing
10 attack The revolutionary forces with column
~ Io;lO men He issued al once The following
The Csnsrai-,a Chez, appointed against The ias!r-
yeeionists 81 this Capital:
Companions in arms-A portion oil the Nalion'
al Guard has risen acains, the republic, al Inc We
nv moment when its fate is 10 b. decided on lhe
frontier Whilst our army encountered dangers,
treason and cowardice seek ascendancy IN pro-
claiming anarchy ny which 10 work perniclons
destiny ior Mexico Order has Just been re-es'a-
blished. and now disorder is proclaimed. Scarcely
is The monarchical faction overIhroWn, before II
again raises lis head. Il is necessary 10 reinforce
Vera Cruz, and these mscreanIs, who are AFRAID
to present themselves before the ioreign enemy,
have The audacily to provoke irair'cidai war
|, is our duty 10 slrangle The attempt IN its cradle,
and you are now exhorled 10 The discharse Oh your
duty by your sincere friend,
VALENTIN CANALlZo
Mexico, FEB 81, lS47.
We know no; The issue OF this revolutionary
attempt, bur inclinr 10 the opinion that II WIZ oe
all
cseded and that Gen. Salas is in power. lie
bounds his Statement! on reports al Tamplco Our
papers are not late enough to verify them nc
administration OF Farias has long been lo''ef-
ing and has in all probability succumoed.
The lstes, movement Of Santa Annas ioice II
indicated in a humber OF Ell Republican, Of me
25ih ult. II is published as very Important IL
IS leller from San Luis Poiosi dated February
2plh. whicn announces the receipt OF information
hy a captain who had Just arrived that 'the yam
kees"had abandoned Aqua Nueva, which point
they had fortified, reireaing upon Saltilo our
active Gen Santa Anna has cut oE their retreat
upon Monterey. by interposing between Monte
rev and Saitilo Gems. Minon and TorDeon.
A letter is published from Santa Anna, dated
The l7lh February, from San Salvador, al 10 o.
clock, A NJ In lhis he says That Gen TaJ ior
was 10 force al Aqua Nueva twenty leagues
seven or eight thousand troops, and viii more
than twenty pieces Of artillery. He announces
his own mention TO fght HIM on the 2lsl and
adds "By The Time this elter reaches you, there
will have heen great action fought, the resalt OF
which will be of incalculable consequence 10 Inc
country" He represents his own troops 10 DC
full OF enthusiasm.
In resafd 10 The advance ol Santa Anna we
find TWO letters dated from Matehuala, FEBRUARY
10Th. They announce that the army would move
IN The I2,h for Sallillo. Il postscript 10 one Of
the letters written the evening Of that day, adds
alorders had been issued for the whole army 10
move al Gaygh. The following morning, and
SANTA Anna with it. The reason for thus has
teoins the marcn, the writer says ne does mol
Know.
The success OF CanaIes in cutting of Iralns
~ supplies are chruaicled with INFINITE delight.
Tire Mexican army, i IS saic, are in great neea
oi them
\ le,er irom Cedrs dated The llh February,
is 10 the following effect
the arpy mas been organized BY dividing the
i3tautry into lhree bodies. The vanguard is I'M
der the command Of pacheco, The centre under
i.ombaitiui. ami The rear guard uncer Vasquez
Tn csyal,y follows under lis former orsanza-
non. The civision lron Tua is Incorporated al
ready in The rear guard, with lis artillery. Ac-
ceriins 10 all The reports The read is without wa
Ter. and the haciendas without inhabitants, since
they have gone of 10 The mountains and Carried
with them their goods. We are suffering IRON
,yphus. and have left The road scattered with the
sick. The loss BY this cause are incomparaoly
more than by deserlon BY which we have lost
bul lew.
The enemy, il appears, IS certifying al aqua
Nu5ra, and has secured The road Of The hio Grahae
/ may he his design 10 receive Us 10y inc
pas Of III Carnero, where we shall have 10 march
~ Jays without wafer, and then 10 hgh1.--
This is dreadful"
By The way Of Camargo we had Iumor on
Saturday last that Gen. Taylor had fallen upon
the forces of Santa Anna alter the later naa
marched Two days without water, and comInil'ed
great slaughter among them. VI. JARVIS, woo
mentioned the fumor to US, placed no commence
in il. and we did not repeat il. Ii may have grown
nn l5e teer,ss,,ke hinrni Mas i-urneo through
i,s consul al Havana Of The expedition OF Gen.
Scott upon Vera Cruz Troops were according
w ordered b. the Government 10 march al once
from The capita 10 Vera Cruz bui, is il chances,
The body designated for this duty, and which was
10 have moved on the 26h under CaDalizo and
La Vega, was involved 10 a great eYten, in the
revolt which broke oul The following day.
Vera Cruz has been fortified BY digging ditch
around it, and under The direction OF Gov. SOLO
families have abandoned The city and moved INTO
The interior.
ID. Antonio Vzcayno has been appointed Sec
rotary of War-Canalizo resuming an active MI
litary command.
The regimen, Of Jalisco is said to have desert
ed in body, md other signs Of military nsubor-
dnalion are mentioned in toe papers.
I'VE have no room Tor The "Plan for The Res'o-
ration OF The true Federaive Principles proclaim
ed by the Garrison and National Guard OF The
Capital of Mexico" published in The Picayune'
This Plan Is headed by long introductory pre-
ambe, in which The ineficency and incapacily
OF the administration OF Farias are SET forth
We give several articles as indicative OF the OBJ
jec,s of the Plan j
Article |. The authority Of tnose al present
invested with general legislative ana executive
power shall cease from this time forlh they hav-
ing forfeited national confidence.
ART 2 This cessation Of authority involves
no change in the actual existence oil the consli-
,u,ion of October Alb, 1891, which The nation has
adopted, nor in The organization oil The States
and the continuance II ;heir present powers; oui
il, contrary interpretations, any legislature shouio
oppose this plan, il snali be renewed, proceeding
10 maze new elections in conformity WIN The
provisions of The cons;uuion Of such State.
ART. l3 The Provisional Presiden, OF MeXi-
co, well deserving of Inc country, [dsaemer,to de
Ia yctria,l General of Division, D. Antonio Lo-
peg Santa Anna, is acknowledged as general-in-
chief Of The Mexican army.
Mexico. Feb 27, 1917 General.in-Chicf, Ma
las de la Pena Banagan,lo which are attach
ed The signatures OK al The reginenal oihceTs
Of the garrison.
TROOPS FOR MEXlCo.-Capt. Q. F. Ed
wards company ot Voluseurs al This place, (says
the Norfor,k Herald) has received orders TO get
ready Immediately 10 embark for Mexico. A
vessel, We learn, will be prepared 10 receive them
by he 9th inst.
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