Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-05

since bis defeat at Cerro Gordo. II was written
on the 22d OF April from Orzaba:
OF THE COMMANDER IN. CHIEF, I
ORrzABA, April 22d, 1847. !
Most Excellent Sir--The night Of the 17th !
communicated 10 you, for the information OF his
Excelency the President Substitute, the attack
Of Gen. Scott upon the principal point OF Cerro
Gordo, and that he had been repulsed with nota
BILE loss. At present have the painful duty OF
informing you, with the same view, that that gen.
eral having repeated the attack OF daybreak the
following day with all his troops, consisting of
10000 men, succeeded in forcing the pass, after
a courageous struggle of three hours, in which
valor and desperate courage were displayed on
both sides.
had succeeded in assembling at Cerro Gordo
three thousand infantry, permanent and active,
Guard OF the State Of Puebla; but the latter were
not yet we'll acquainted with the use Of arms, and
their inexperience was fatal to US. There was
placed under the orders Of Gen. D. Valentin
permit him TO operate, and he retired to Jalapa
the moment the infantry began to yield.
The loss Of men which we suffered in so une.
quail a combat am unable yet to learn; because,
surrounded by the soldiers of Scott, found my.
self unexpectedly in imminent danger, and l
barely saved myself, with six of my aids who re.
NAMED at the moment by my side. passed the
night at the hacienda of Tusamapa, and learning
there the enemy was continuing his march upon
Jalapa, resolved to move to this city, where
arrived yesterday evening.
Ii appears that the enemy, improving his tri
umph and the establishment in which he finds the
people, designs to march upon the capitol; but
am taking measures to organize here respectable
force, in addition to that at present under The
command OF Gen. D. Antonio Leon, and can
assure the President Substitute that with some aid
from the neighboring States or the Supreme Gov.
eminent ITSELF | shall be able 10 harrass the rear
guard of the enemy with effect until his destruc.
ton is achieved. have already despatched or
ders to Gen. Canalizo that he protect with his
cavalry the fortress OF Perote, and 10 Gen. Gao.
ma that he place it in the best state Of defence
until can relieve him.
| cannot omit to express 10 your Excellency
my establishment at the apathy and selfshness Of
our citizens in the present critical circumstances;
and now deem it necessary. to save the country.
that the Supreme Powers OF the nation should
dictate severe and effective measures to enforce
compliance on The part Of every one with those
duties which society and the laws impose upon
him. II this is not done-if the nation does not
rise en- masse 10 defend its most sacred rights un.
Justly and barbarously trampled upon, infamy and
scorn, with the loss OF our nationality, will be the
results. For my part, shall spare no sacrifice
in behalf OF the country; my life and my blood,
my repose and my fortune are entirely consecra.
ted to it.
For the PRESENT. have established my head
quarters here, where shall receive the orders
which the Supreme Government may have occa
sion to transmit.
Accept assurances, &c. God and Liberty!
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
To the Minister OF War and Marine.
Santa Annals ipse dirit has already lost much
Of its power. But Notwithstanding the evident
dissatisfaction felt with him by his counrymen,
theSupreme Government has confirmed him in
the command Of the army by express orders
The necessity Of such an order indicates that his
authority had been severely shaken. The Repub.
licono scores Gen. Canaizo for his dsgraceful
flight; calls for court martial upon him, and ex,
presses the hope that the affair will not be got
over with, like the investigation into the fall of
Monterey. In that case, it will be recolected
that Santa Anna broke up the court martial which
was examining Ampndia's conduct
THE WAR.-The New Orleans Picayune
of the 18th, has the following speculations
on the termination of the war:
AS we anticipated, the return Of the twelve
months volunteers, who constituted so important
a part Of Gen. SCOTS army, has embarrassed his
plan of marching Immediately upon the city Of
Mexico. Maj. Gen. Patterson was to have gone
forward with the advance; but that officer is now
in this city. The two Tennessee, the Sd and
4th Illinois, the Georgia and Alabama regiments
have all left the army, thus rendering it below
a force with which 10 enter the capitol of a
populous State with safety. Gen. Scott will
push forward to Pueblo; but beyond this he will
scarcely 60 till reinforced, unless he be invited
there by the dissensions OF the enemy-in that
case he will be prompted more by the defenceless
state OF the city than by tie strength Of his own
column.
1t is the opinion OF officers just returned from
Mexco--and we may mention the name OF Gen.
Patterson in this connection-that the proba.
bllity oil conquering peace upon the plan oil
warfare hitherto pursued, is slender indeed. II
is thought by them that an army OF forty thou
sand, rank and file, should be in the field; that
captured cities should be put under the iurisdic,
ton OF American citizens; that the revenues oil
the State should be seized to defray the expenses
Of the war; that all the resources pertaining 10
the Government should be held as spoils of war;
and that the military authority set up by the
United States army should exercise all The pow.
ers Of taxation and legislation belonging to the
civil administration Of the country. This plan
embraces the idea of actual conquest and abso.
lutte jurisdiction, and is deemed the only feasible
one Of bringing the war to close.