Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-25


| tirement.
The nation will knox one day what that was
which was called, without shame, the victory OF
Anooslura. il will know that il had brave soldiers,
WORTHY 10 rival in ardor and enthusiasm The best
of any army whatever; hat it had Intrepid Of
fcers who led hem gallantly 10 The combat-bul
iict Hhod M GeneraI rho kaer aom 10 n,okcsse 81
Mese c1le1,e,,t materials. The nation vii! know,
tina, if on those memorable fields, lfae and
splcndi, victory was no, achieved no one was 10
blame but him who was charged with leading the
forces because he did moi know how 10 do it
According 10 The order OF The attack, and with
knowledge OF The positions occupied ny The enc
nv, sneakins in accordance with the rules OF art,
we Ought 10 have been deealet We were mol, be-
cause lhc valor Of our troops overcame all the
disadvantages with which We had 10 struggle
The battle of Anaoslura was nothing hui Il dis-
connection 0. sublime individual deeds partial a.
lacks of The several corps who entered the action;
their chiefs led them according TO The divers po-
silions taken by The enemy, III consequence Of the
partial defeats which hc suilered-bui there was
no meihodica direction, no general regulated al
tack, no plan in which The efforts ol The troops, ac-
| cordins 10 their class. were combined that did or
| could produce victory. Gen. SAINT? Anna be.
lieYcs that is ieduccIoihef i2h;ins oil The troops
OF one and the Other party, wherever 'hey m c,
and however they choose; Gen. Santa Anna be-
| lievcs that battle is no more Than The shock Of
men, with much noise, shoals and shols, u see
who can Gc The most, each in his own waY; Gen.
Santa Anna cannot conceive how il happens
that 4 victory may be gained over ~ enemy Ivy
wsc and wrIl-calcuia,rd margurIts. Thus it
is that lie has every WLce been routed, ard lie a.
ways will bc unless he should have tie iorHnc 10
meet with one who has the same iiess with HIM
sell in relation 10 war. | believed then, and
believe now, that The army which had leii San
Luis might have remained al Buenl Vista, and
completed The great vol, which i! had nndeIla-
ken, OF destroying the enemy: many believe the
SAINT rs do. IL is aSe that there vas mol food
or wafer: there was every thing: myself sup
piled Cen Santa Anna advised lin repeated
IL Of what had al my isposilion-becyc', corn,
h5ur--whefr was. | Indicated 10 him Tie route
hy which liz could mu9e without embarrassment
To Sai.!o, without scarcity Of water, forage lor
The horses or provisions Tor Tie troops. had no!
less than seven hundred beevcS conime! in IN Gu
closure. all OF which shared with him as cprorin-
nily offered. Ills retirement was Inlustiabe,
and much more so. from The malneF ii which
he undertook il, in The mids, u The darkness .!
night, abandoning, without necessity, hundreds ni
The unhappy wounded, and in appearance much
nolc like fugitive DESTROYS oi couceains from
The enemy his defeat that he nigh: mol finish his
destruction. lhan that oil general who desired 10
take breathing Time, tut Tho could have obliged
any that attempted 10 impede Him 10 siTe way -
This is Ike o,y end hne cause o! my persecution
there is no other. Gen. Santa Anna properly
supposed that would rot dcsisl rom speaking
and telling the nation what had occurred on those
days, and he desired 10 prevent re. lie imrri-
scncd ne, and cnl ME al irom al communication.
Lie desired, Al The same time 10 deprive ne OF my
papers, 10 make my viItlicaiion ipro's.o'e; but
preserved them thanks 10 my foresight and will
answer, with dates, whatever charges they may
bring against me. II there is anything painlnl 10
Inc in this affair, il is that ] am withdrawn from
The front Of The enemy, and deprived Of the pTivi-
legc Of shedding my blood lor my country, 10
which owe all-my rank and ny subsistence.
This | feel nothing else. Mar be permitted
10 give ny feeble services, 10 pay, in some man
ner, this sacred debt will 90 il 10 mci my
country's esteem; and if | enjoy thai, Of no con.
sequence TO me is the haired OF my enemies
whom pity and despise. J. V. MlAON.
To throw all the light possible on The subject,
we quote The following sensible comments OF the
NJ o. Delta. lis revelations are amusing and ro-
mantle. Indeed, This Mexican campaign will
furnish the richest materials lor the pen Vi The
nnua!:-. ..,t hi.,or;nn.
aC.n n,;ncn, like all Mesicaus, writes better
,h,n 10 Gon,s: lie certainly make ont q s'renS
case against Santa Anna. We 10 mol wordcr
that lhe mob turned out Ia stone santa Anna on
his entrance into The capital after The general ci:-
culalion and perIsal IL this dema@csical ana ey-
coraine letter Of Minon. Minon gives his Tra-
sons for his ililule Oh The 32d AM Id 81 Feb
rualy; bu: We have heard other ana much strong.
erreasons, which tn. Mexicans abou. Sai!lo As
sign for his conduct on this occasion no less an
influence than love, that great master passion,
,.ho irrp
and hearts oil the greatest Warriors from Achilles
and Alexander down 10 Sergeant Pifcclay and
Corporal Drill. The gallant Mexican hell in with
a lovely damSe n! 4 lacoly near Saitllo who SO
fascinated him, that, like Antony in the arms of
Cleopatra, IL ioIco, ali bis military duties, aud
gave himself entirely up 10 the sol. da!'iancc OF
love. In This situation he was caught b. old
Jack, who acted lh- part Of Vulcan, in The al
feeling incident in the story Of The loves OF Mars
and Venus and very ciiectually surrounding the
Mexican, exposed hiu 10 the gaze oil the snceIng
world, and then released him 10 The punishment
which his own commander sought 10 inflict on
him. We give lie story as told BY the Mexicans
about Sailio, without ..ssumins any rtsponslbi'
lily therefor.
"Somc time ago, early in The history 81 this
war. we published 4 sketch Il Gen. alinon, writ
ten hy m intelligent Sranard, from which no
doubt our readers, as well as ourselves, were led
TO believe that The said General was very re-
doubtabIe warrior, who oniy wanted 4 favorable
occasion 10 devour Gen. Taylor and his whole
| army. But; alas! the visor OF ihs war did moi
come up 10 he spirit OF the maniicsso. Gen. Nj
non was rot The first Mexican who has deceived
rs into The belle. tina; he would iisht--'who keeps
the w.ri oil promise 10 the car, but breaks II y Inc
hope lie had a glorious opportunity ct sal''i-
To- and suffered himself, he cnlicei lh;o inacI.yi-
~ hy Mexican Deiiah; AM when he was
bro' CHI into action could nj stand 10! moment
the l.e Of Capt. Showers batteries any more ;han
lie could stard The artillery which Cupid launch
cd al him from the bright eyes Tia lwnsied, Ike
the Stars in he blue iirmameni, oal oil ie rebosa
ci The fair factory s!Il.
"Bu, Gen. a,inon expects 10 tnd up his re-
puialior upon the rnins o! Santa Anna's. This
looks very like kick him, Bill, he aas no friends
Well, in Mexico, this is all considered lar play
Santa Anna has pracl>ed il often 10 his defeated
enemies, and justice requires that The poisoned
chaIce should be commended 10 his lips
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