Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1847-05-28
FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO,
PROSPECTS OF MORE FIGHTING

PROSPECTS OF MORE FIGHTING
The " o. Pcayune has papers, drought bv liza
way of Tampico) from the city of Mexico to The
18th of April five days later than papers previops
Iy received. We copy below from it:
We look first for news from Santa Anna. AMI
we find him engaged, with the utmost diIigep,s
at Orfzaba, raising troops. He shows as the ~
tiers will say, incredible energy in repairing n.
losses he has sustained and ere this is no doubt,
the head OF an army very considerable in numbers
however inferior in discipline. He is, moreove,
according to the papers, granting permits 10 one
rilIa bands. Being straitened forfunds he is said
to have imposed upon Orizaba a loan of Sl6O0O
We give a translation of the first letter We bavo
seen of Santa Anna since his defeat at Cerro Gov
do. 1t was written on the 22d of April from
Orizaba:
Below we copy portion OF this letter:
It appears that the enemy, improving his fri.
umph, and the astonishment in which he finds IN,
PEOPLE, designs to march upon the capital; but
am taking measures to organize here respecla
bic force in addition to that at present under The
command of Gen. ID. Antonio Leon, and can as.
sure the President Substitute, that with some aid
from the neighboring States or the Supreme Co.
vernment itself, shall be able to harrass the rear
puard of the enemy with effect until his des,ruc.
ton is achieved. Ihave already dispatched orders
to Gen. Canalizo that he protect with his cavalry
the fortress of PerOte and TO Gen. Caona that he
place it in the best state OF defence until can TO-
lieve him.
cannot omit TO express to your Exceencv
my establishment at the apathy and selhshness OF
our citizens in the present critical circumstances
and now deem il necessary, 10 save the country,
that the Supreme Powers OF the nation should dc
tate severe and effective measures to enforce CON-
plance on the part of every one with those duties
which society and the laws impose upon him. If
this is not done-if the nation does not rise
JndsSe to defend its most sacred rights, unIustly
and barbarously trampled uPon intauy and scorn
with the loss of our nationality will be the results
For nv part shall spare sacrifice in behalf OF
the country my life, my blood, my rePose and
my fortune are entirely consecrated to It.
For the present have established my head
quarters here, where l shall receive the orders
which the Supreme Government may have occa-
sion TO transmit. Accept assurance, &c.
God and Liberty
ANTONIO LoPEz DE SANTA Anna.
a short letter which Santa Anna wrote the
same day to President Anaya, is hardly worth
publishing. He begs him not 10 despair, not to
make a treaty with the enemy, and to defend the
Capital He bcgs most pjteously tor some mo-
ney.
contains the first letter, defends the National
Guard from the reproach therein cast upon il Of
the loss OF Cerro Gordo Santa Annals ipSs DIRT
has already lost much of its power. Bmt notwh-
standing the evident dissatisfaction felt with him
by his countrymen, the Supreme Government has
confirmed MIN IN OF TIE Uy cA-
press orders. The necessity of such an order in
Dictates that his authority had been severely shaken
Each step in the march of Gen. Scott was
chronced in the papers of the Capital, and the
excuses ofhis troops were greatly magnhed and
denounced.
The press is loud in its depnnciations of the
proprietors of haciendas who are selling grain TO
Gen. Scott, from which we infer that he does no,
lack supplies
Congress, having conferred very ample pow
ers upon the President Substitute to provide for
the existing emergency in the affairs OF the coun-
try, was occupying itself with constitutional ques
tons. The President shows good deal more
apathy than is acceptable to the editors of Ell Re-
publicni,o. They appeal to him 10 arouse him
self and call forth tie energies of the nation 10
and infamous any course other than war and
long ,cGr. Those who suspected Of more
pcaceable views are denounced in measured
terms.
4 Yankee" was arrested on the Goth, having
presented himself TO the President TO confer with
him upon the propriety of peace but in no athorI-
zed capacity. No clue is given as to VIII" the
man is. He is negotiating = on his own hook.
Letters had been received in the capital from
San Luis Porosi, announcing that the Governorot
the State had promulgated decree that every
citizen should take up arms, and that the enthnsI'
assn to defend themselves was very great There
about lonr thousand troops OF the army OF
the North then in TIE city. Gen. Taylor, they
supposed, to move upon them from Sat!O
about the Ist of May.