Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-11-24
LATER
MEXICO!!!
Correspondence Of the Missouri Republican.
Cry OF MEXICO, National Palace, }
q .tnier IL lSll.

October II, lS4I.
The military despots and denagogues
who have SO lorg Frustrated the energies
Of this republic, and made vassals of its
people, are lowering around the present
seat Of government, like vultures over a
dead carcass. They are exercising suiii-
cient Influence TO keep everything in a
state Of anarchy. Their voice is still for
war. Not that they are anxious to ieop-
afdize either their comfort or their lives,
but solely as the means BY which they
can iasten themselves upon the treasury
O! The nation, aud obtain the means o! live
lihood. without labor. The army OF Mex.
leo "nce anui4ila ed, and prospects of
peace and returning prosperity of,he coun-
Try m-;h', viii. some small degree Of con-
ticeuce, 5slooked forw . I'd 10.
A most strange state o, things exists in
sPsyrl 20 Santa Anna. He Las been or
deres, .or trial before q court martial upon
charges of the most benous character.-
1t is not only al.edged against him that he
abandoned the city on the night of the
18th September last with his army, in a
most cowardly manner, leaving the city
without projections; but, that previous to
his leaving, be robbed the treasury de-
partment of all bonds and every other
species of available means. And TO cast
Oft all suspicion from himself, he then or
dered that the prison OF the Accordada be
opened. and its convicts let loose upon
this communly. This was done. And
on Gen. auittIlan's entering the main pla-
Ia, the Palace was found filed with these
convicted felons, who were committing
every species of depreciation and destruc-
lion, not Only upon The public records, but
the furniture aud other property in and
about this immense edifice. The hall OF
the House of Representatives. was enter,
ed BY them, It's chandeliers broken in a
thousand pieces, the rich tapestry torn
from the windows and s,rewed abou, the
floor, and the residue of the splendid fur
niture mutil4ted, if not entirely destroyed.
AS to Santa Annals first robbing the
treasury, previous 10 his dastardly and
disreputabl- flight from the city, can on
Iy say this: That Col. Bolton, Lieut.. Gov
ernor, reported officially to the Governor,
Maj. Gen. Qni'man, few days ago, tha,
he had Information, OF the most unques-
toned character, 20 sustain this charge
And that Santa Annals acuolnplices in the
preparation Of this outrage upon his own
government were, the chief Clerk of the
Treasury Department and the steward Of
| Gen. Tornel.
l.aser--Arrival Of the New Orleans
From the Picayune Of the 9Th inst
| The steamship N. Orleans, Capt. Aud,
arrived on Friday morning. having lett
Vera Cruz on the st inst.
Gen. Lane entered Peubla on the 18th
ult., with 1000 men and six pieces Of ar
iti'lery--so says despatch Of Santa Anita.
The latter could effect nothing against him
in the Pinal,
A letter from an English house, dated
Puebla. Oct. 20, has been received at Ve-
ra Cruz, frem which our correspondent
makes the following extract:
PUEBLA, Oct. 20, lS47.
However, we may soon have
our communication open, for 800 Amer
leans left yesterday with eight pieces of
artillery, and entered Atlisco, as we un,
derstand, with very slight resistance.
| This will make our State Government
remove TO distance, and carry along
with it the guerriilas, which have been
doing somnch injury. They all (guerril-
las) care from distance-the population
in our immediate neighborhood never hav.
ing shown any great disposition to take
up arms in this present war"
The principal part Of the force recent
y under Santa Anna is understood TO have
msrclled for Qneretaro. Being entirely
Iunprovided for, they subsist by rapine and
plumber.
Gen. Patterson's command has moi left
Vera Cruz. His advance was to have
left on the 18th ult.] twill be composed
of at least 5000 men; the Texan Rangers
tgo up with them.
Gen. Smith had been appointed Govern
or Of the city Of Mexico.
Gen. Qnitman, Gen. Shields, Capt. Phil
Kearney. Captains Davis, c. NJ. Clay,
Heady and Danley, and Maj. Borand,