Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-05-29
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nights in successon and last night The men were aroused
twice by the approach of Mexcon Early this morning our
gallant Capt WALKER started give them battle, and
had nice little skirmish, killing four Of the enemy by the
time my informant le and he represents Walker long way
ahead of the Of the first brush, following them up.
guess the enemy will find that they have got hold Of the
wrong chap before Capt. w. has done with them.
JALApA, MAY IL, 1915 o'clock r. M
Since the digenca went out to-day for Vera Cruz
another dlgencia has in from the city of Mexico full
of passengers and bringing Of little Importance
Among the passengers Mr.. Kennedy who, after being
badly treated here about the rso April driven to the
city Of Mexico.
All the passengers say that at the capital there Go
vernment, order, responsblty-al anarchy. |
Anaya still President pro tem but bad neither influence
nor authority. President is to be elected the 5th
Of the present monh-the tenth chief magistrate this dis
tracted country has had within the last eighteen months
canno. stop to cout them all up but such il the fact
is stated that The propositions made by England some
months since to offer her intervention in settling the difficult
ties between Mexico and the United States have recently
been taken up by the Mexican Congress- and after warm
discussion which Of the members said that the whole
affair but another attempt Of the monarchss upon the
sacred liberties of the Mexican Republic, the motion to
consider them lost by vote Of "A TO 3d. From this IL
would that the present Congress determined to shut
every door against all proposals of honorable peace
Santa Anna has sent letter to Congress from onzaba
He states that he has thousand men, and that his
force rapidly increasing and moreover that all are burn
ing the Americans again. lie wants money to
carry his operations but Congress has not seen M to vote
him copperone probably being that it has not
only who has been spoken of in Mexico candidate
for the Presidency aud he very bad odor with the mass
Thew still doing little in the of fortiiying the
city Of Mexico, but spanard informs me that all the OBJ
structons they far could be kicked with
the foot The city had been placed under Martial law, and
the drest anticipated The citizens had all
been called upon 10 take up in the defence but
unfortunately nneentbs of them had arms TO take up
Nor there any at the capital other than few
small and indifferent pieces
There is certainly party, and an Influential one, IN Mexi-
which begins to talk Of peace and where four weeks since
they did not dare breathe their sentiments they now come
out openly and themselves Still the is far
from popular The peace party is composed OF the more
honest and intelligent property holders the merchants and
perhaps the cergyto these opposed the military, who
have all sgraced themselves and all the demagogues among
the lawyers II the priests could he made certain that they
would hold their rich benefces secure they would
probably be all in favor of peace.
On the approach of the Americans Is said that Congress-
with all the archives of the Republic, will to the city
Of Morelia. OF all my is verbal, not paper
having come through.
P. Sill o'clock, night-Just my express was
starting was fortunate enough to get hold Of the following
hurried translation Of proclamation, which has been printed
in Spanish, and addressed by Gen. Scot, the Mexcans,
have no peruse it. but those who have think will
have weight and influence with the Mexicans
HEADauARrERs ARMY,
i JALAr., MAY H. ls47.
The Generain chief Of The Armies the United States of
i america TO Me Herican Nation
Il MeNcanS
adopted in consequence by your Government make du
y address you-to show you truths of which you gno
rant because they have been cmnay concealed from you
do ask you trust my words though he who has
falsifed them has right confidence but to Judge
these truths hy facts within the and knowledge of you all
Whatever may have been the origin of this which my
country itself forced to undertake by emediabe causes
which learn unknown the greaterpa of the Mexican
on regard necessity suchis always both beige
and and justice il not forgotten both sides
dispute each believing them its own You have proc
of this truth well ourselves for in Mexico, in th
United States there have existed and do exist two opposite
parties desiring the peace, the other But Govern
have sacred duties from which they cannot depart
often duties impose national reasons silence
and sometimes dispeasng the majority Of those
who from views purely personal individual, make oppos
ton. To this Government cannot pay any regard, expect
ing the nation to place in the confidence mered by
gistracy Of their election.
Reasons of high policy and Continental mercan interest
precptaed in spite of the circumspecion of the Ca
net of Washington, which, adenty desiring to terminate It's
differences with Mexico, spared resource compatible with
honor and dignity to arrive at desirable end aud when
ndulsng The atsrng hopes Of accomplishing its
by frank explanations and reasonings addressed to the
judgment and prudence Of the vuous and patriotic Govern
Of Gen. ID. j. Herrera the misfortune least looked for
dspeed this pleasant hope, and at the time blocked up
every which could lead honorable settlement be-
tween the two nations The Government discarded the
national interests well those Of Continental America, and
elected preference foreign influences the opposed
those interests and the fatal TO the future of Mexican Ii
bery and Of the republican SYSTEM which the United States
nifty itself imposed upon the necessity Of not onga
Of which the monerchica party taking violent advantage,
for be lost; and acted with the prompt
and decision necessary in urgent to avoid there
by complication of interests which might render cla
tons difficult and involved.
Again in the Of civil the Government Of Pare
des overihrown. We could not but hope this would
prove fortunate event. and that whatever other Admna
ton might represent the Government it would be less delud
ed, well patriotic and prudent, il looked to the
common good, weighing probabilities it, own strength and
and especially the general opinion to the nevi
table results of national We deceived, perhaps
you Mexicans also deceived in Judging Of the true in
entons Of Gen. Santa Anna who you recalled, and whom
our Government permitted to return.
From this condition Of things the Mexican nation has
what have been the resusresus amcnted by all and by
sincerely for appreciate ais DUE the vaor and noble
determination Of the unoriunates who 90 battle i'll led
governed and almost invariably outraged by deceit
perfdy
We have witnessed with astonishment-and cannot be
taxed with paraty for lamening-that the heroic deport
ment OF the garrison Of Vera Cruz, in its valiant Defence
aspeed by the General who had Just been defeated and
to shameful flight by force far inferior that which he
manded at Buena Vista that this General rewading the in
surgents and promoters of civil in Mexico, heaped out
rage those who hadenguary distinguished themselves by
resistance beyond what could be expected and Of admirable
decision.
Finally the bloody OF Cerro Gordo has shown the
Mexican nation what it may reasonably expect, if il longer
continues blind to the true situation in which has been placed
by Generals whom has distinguished and in whom
| it has most confded
The hardest heart would be moved grief in conempai-
ing the battle fields Of Mexico after the last srug
OLE Those Generals whom the nation has without service