Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-20

manifesto, reply Mr. Folks message on Mexican affairs
There also report that the old intrguers work.
and that spain join France and England in
reference in Mexican affairs. The may be proper
state, purely of Mexican origin From all can learn the
amcabe feeling appears to exist towards the part
of all the representatives Of foreign Governments and the
only sociude entertained is to what must be the neva
Bile result consummated soon possible
The publication Of the decree authorizing the hypoheca
and sale of church properly every where received
with riots which easily suppressed by the
interference of the military. 1t does not appear ha any
thing has been done towards realizing dollar from This source
there additional every day for entertaining the
belief that little nothing Of the church property will ever
find its way into the general treasury.
The from the army San Luis is interesting far
assured that Santa Anna has le hat city with the
ha Monterey, although
his ultimate destination is much speculated upon His
sources appear to have been of the meager kind
At Vera Cruz the of things very much as was
when last The authorities busy in issuing pro-
carnations announcing the threatened attack and issuing
some preventive ORDERS among the most unpaaable of
which forbddng the masquerade the carnival There
many however, who regard the threatened invasion with
Incredibly There five thousand in the city of Vera
Cruz and thousand the casethee thousand these
belong to the National Guard and oeraby well discpn
ed and supplied with The National Guard the State
is, the contrary, organized and is destitute of
The Governor Of Vera Cruz has gone superintend in
the fertilization of the pass Of Puene Naciona and
company of artillery and field pieces have already been
dered there. Of six thousand be
aed Jalapa under Gen CANALlzo Gen. FLIsoLA being
the second in command Gen. La VEGA is to march to Vera
Cruz
The Forward arrived the 9th instant, and landed Senior
ATocHA under flag Of truce, with dispatches from the
eminent of the United States. He proceeded Mexico i'm
mediaey The mob raised scruples about allowing
him proceed but he finally dismissed on his way with
out opposition
had forgotten mention that Gen. Valencia has left the
army in disgust and, under pretence of Sickness fingers
his hacienda He is, however, suspected of designs
vert the Government
| UNITED STATES SQUADRON, Fen. 20, lS47.
Seven days later from San Luis Potos has been
| received-as late as the 7th instant.
Gen. Santa Anna had advanced as far as Matehuala on
his way to Satllo Nothing had occurred but as the
Government had failed to furnish him with under
circumstances urgent he is represented surrounded
with misery" The following of his march from
the pen Of officer and quoted in the Indicator reliable
authority
''n the critical position Of army, with regard to its
mplacabe enemies honorable except
advance without supplies capture them from the immense
sorehouses OF the enemy Salo and Monterey, and to
live the country The glory and honor is to be
i
not say that traitors To-day the bgades have
begun their march, and Saturday there departed TO- 900
infantry, 500 horse, and 400 artillery which, united the
forces already advanced, will swell the whole body of the
army to $4,000 infantry, 5000 cavalry and 400 artillery
with 20 pieces of heavy caber three "a three 1885,
twelve 2 and two mortas of nine inches there also
seven hundred mules and twenty wagons of munitions
aone without counting the equpages, pchests abso
luey more than is set down We go try fortune
since any thing would be less evil than die Of hunger
and complete nacon besides being called traitors by those
who really such. If do march without than
twelve days provisions for the troops and half months pay
for the officers, will live upon the country and the plum
der OF the enemy, that they will not furnish with
any supplies This resolution heroic and will always
| fer honor"
Dates from lula of the 3lst January that General
Urea left the night previous for Santa Barbara and Romero
with all the cavalry from Cuidad Victoria Urea ordered
to watch the movements Of the enemy far Tampco and
Monterey for which service the cavalry will remain under
his orders lie takes only FIVE days supplies socoos) and
five days ra,ions. An officer writing says "Las night
an order received expedite march, but how can
the order be carried into effect while there mules Of
burden, especially for the park Of cannon"
Santa Anna has negotiated with certain commercial houses
of San Luis, for drafts and loan the of 80 O0O
drawing Mexico and Vera Cruz and pedgng all his pro-
perry security He has paid this within month to
the Commissay General by whom it has been dsbursed for
the subsistence and clothing of the troops In this way he
has been enabled to make his movement on Monterey
Ventura Mora, who declared for a dictatorship at Ma
zaan having plead the insgaton of Santa Anna, the latter
addressed communication the Secretary of War; formal
epeng the charge, and accusing Gen. Ventura Mora of
calumnous faehood II very plain that Santa Anna
suspected and narrowly watched His delay al San Luis
been mpateny denounced in Mexico and every who
reads the long and elaborate deences which time
to time been put forth San Luis, the concu
that the breach is widening the Government and
Santa Anna. The Mazaan doubtless in
tended to feel the pulse Of the country has been support
but openly denounced by several of the States and Santa
Anna, prudeny conforming to the present Of opinion
still his defence throw additional opprobum
on the Government.
proposition has been made in Congress to transfer the
seat Of government from Mexico to Celaya by the 9th Of
March, which, after discussion was referred to the com
mttee constitutional points
The military commandment Of Vera Cruz has issued gene
raj order to issue provisions aons kind to all the Off
who desire it. there absolute want Of money TO
furnish them for the supply of their tables In stating
the troops intown and castle 6000 exceeded the number
by than thousand. The number Of regulars was
however, stated correctly 800, the town having 800
The Of the National Guard Probably more Of the
National Guard will be called in and located the city
the walls they be fed The defences of this place
appear combine great strength and great weakness Of
the facility with which the city may be carried will de-
pend upon the points attacked We to-day told that there
900 at Alvarado-half Of them regulars Guns