The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-23
MEXICO, Oct. l6, lS47.

Fps DELrA. We yesterday had the melancholy and pain
fu duty to perform of following to the grave three Of the
GO @ Of Se ons n our w s ne ae Of
hood with the bright prospect before them Of being able
their panions in full Of glory and Of donors But
alas Lieut. Bacon, of the 9th infantry, Lieut. M 8.
cal s seep OF and
they shall not wake to glory again." their distant friends
e Of ho MOI e %
OF their countrys honor The former fell in the battle of
the two latter in Ge Of Mono del Rey Their
mains were followed TO the grave by one escort accom-
panied pam. BY long line of weeping friends who had knoWn
distinguish himself upon the bloody and sangunary battle
honor to their memories.
Since writing the above have just heard of the death OF
darhea. Capt IL had been in bad health since he left
vera cruz but persevered in the hope OF recovery al
The whole of Mexico is in state of the most unprece-
dentet anarchy and confusion. While their capital is in
the posse of their enemies their government and
dispersed instead of combining their energies and
sources against their enemy, they wrangng
among with the sevcres bitterness of feeling
who shall govern their own dscordant factions, and with
each the motto seems to be-" rule ruin" The military
and the civil authorities at Queetao arayed against
one another eech trying to acquire the ascendency while
at the time portion Of the Congress- rather the
S who are there are planning a and sohemng
up protest against his holding the presidential power.
Amonte we learn, has arrived ut Querearo, well
ceived by the army, and concocting plan
throw Pena Pena, and establish military president in
power but whether at his instance for the
thwartng both him and the President in their views Cen
Range has placed himself the head OF party and pro-
nonnced against Pena Pena and in favor Of Santa
In the face of the protests and pronnnciamenos there
order from the for the trial OF Santa Anna
by courtmara for the loss of the actions wherein he has
commanded, and particularly the loss of the capital.
We have intelligence to-day from Guadalajara which,
II be true, will shake this country in that il has
never been shaken before; and while eventually If per-
sisted in, must tend materially advance the prosperity
possible) II will be iraught with nconceivabe
Private letters received by Mexicans that the State
Congress of Guadaaara have issued Decree ing
that there shall be freedom of thought and opinion in
ters OF religion. If the torch of dssenson is lighted be-
tween the church and the State government, the
other, or probably both parties, will be consumed by the
coniiagraon Ii they should both be destroyed, then
the ebers there may be found coal that will kindle the
fire OF intelligence, which will lead them the paths OF
virtue and honesty and enable them shun the corrupt
and bghting influences which have controlled all their
uons aud sunk them low in the scale of nations Some
such is the only hope for the salvation of the
country.
have seen letter from San Luis Potosi, within few
days. which states that the only feeling prevailing there for
the loss oil the capital is that of Indifference The liberal
lists or moderate party, have carried the election in San
Luis Potosi.
We have advices from Pueba to-day to the 10TH They
state that the American reinforcements Acaete 10
miles distant but do inform what their numbers
or who IS in command of them We also learn by let
ers, that the Mexican forces continued to retire and dis
perse The COURIER who left the day after, says that they
entered Puebla the l2th and that Gen. Rea taking
up his line OF march, Colonel Childs out Of the forts