The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-23
Translated from the N. o. La Patria, sth inst

VERA CRUZ, August g lSi7
Since the departure of the steamer Massachusetts,
the 23d u other opportunity has occurred until the
present one for communicating with you, and will now
give you all the have been able TO ascertain.
The English minister's mail arrived here on the 3st ut
o @ m bnps TO the me
news: There 900 in the capital, OF which
10000 were regular troops and the rest OF the national
arrival in Mexico of General Valencia, from San Luis
Potosi, with $500 and SO pieces of artillery OF all
sizes. The actual number of pieces of artillery ready in
the capital amounts to IT. AS told you before, Brig
Gen. Lombardni is commander in chief of the army,
who without any merit at ALL without ever having been
in such situation to prove his worth, either as to
fourteen generals of division who at present in
Mexico According to the say, Santa Anna has procured
this selection, in order that Lombardni, mere autem
alton, may be the blind instrument OF his orders.
The government (or rather Santa Anna) have prohib
tied the publication OF all the papers of the capital except
the Diario Ofcal which is the only circulated in
step, because what he aims at is the establishment of
dictatorship and the press obsnately ressts it, giving
the public to understand the injurious effect which the
Mexican Napoleon" has their interests he has
found It necessary to give mortal blow to the liberty Of
the press.
The capital is real Babel-both ecsaltados and mode
RADIOS have lost their and neither nor the other
know what they want what is best Tor them. Both
parties accuse another being the cause OF the de-
porabe state of affairs in the republic The result OF all
this will be similar that OF the rabbits in the fable, who
while holly dsputiug as to whether they were grey
hounds or lurchers had their doubts solved by the
rival of the dogs who destroyed them.
make peace but the mysterious hero OF Angosu counts
without his hOst and does not pay attention to the coal
ition in the six northern States Poor country OF Goat
emotZin and MonteZuma! t.
By means Of the English commercial house of Man
ming Mackenzie the government receives $4,000 daily
until 100000 are made up which this house is TO deliver
for the consolidation of the English debt Moreover,
forced contribution OF $1 100000 has been imposed
the capital divided in sums according to the capital OF
the resdents said that from the manner in which
has been divided, not the third part of this contr
button will be realized.
Since the suppression of the press there have been
published in Mexico two sheets eulogizng Santa Anna,
and (of which enclose copy) which has for its
title in large golden letters the following
The happy appearanceof the 18th Of May, Of the pre-
sent gear"
Its sole object is the exolment OF Santa Anna eeva
ting him to apOgee, recompense for all the i'll he has
calls for dictatorship savatory for the
try. Also there has appeared here volume (Which
send) entitled " Tribute to Truth" In this book you
will see the lance of AmoZoc such was which is
ance' paints it. Santa Anna fled at Amozoc the same as
he did at Cero Gordo with his 900 horses, with troop
ers armed, or rather they made him walk pace with
only three discharges OF American artery all
perfectly that at the first fire he changed his posi-
on at the second his troops lost their order and at the
third they all fled in different directions Santa Anna
may say he made the Americans rum but it because
he was IN front and ran better than they could Truly
does the author of the Tribute Truth say that from
what has been seen at Ceno Gordo and Amozoc, ii APP
pears that instead of teaching the Mexican soldiers 10
tight he only enghtens them as to the of flying
in shameful disorder
Cen Scott was at Puebla on the 3oth, where he was
and Which, as we have heard had arrived at Perote
Ell JARoCHo.