The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-25

o MS eAceliency the General in-chef Of the
United States Of America.
The commissioners. on the part of Mexico.
are:
General lIERRERA,
SoR. CONro, LAWYER,
General MORAY VILLAMiL,
SoK. ATRIsLAIN, Lawyer,
SoR. ARROYO, Secretary, formerly Secre-
,ary of Legation in the United states
Mr. TRIsr is Commissioner for the United
States.
What the peace prospect is, we cannot say.
Mr. Kendall thinks they are brighter. and as
signs the following reasons as likely to sway
Mexico.
l. Santa Anna is for peace.
,. The English Interests favor it.
,. American Gold, of which Santa Anna and
some cf his friends very fond
And on our side tro in huences will 90 far. he
says, TO bring abou peace. if il can be Sc
cured.
Government. desires it because lie wants peace
and because he believes his countrvmcn are
for il.
,. Mr.. TRIsr covets the distinction which a
settlement Of the the war would give him. Mr..
Kendall adds;
Opposed 10 these influences is a proud but
cowardiy set Of Mexican military demagogues
a band of lecchcs who have lost all cast but
still retain species of hold upon the people
and then there is the great body OF the people
themselves who know what they want, but who
are hood winked and led by the demagogues
santa Anna has no friends: but he has power
and that suits him Just as well-perhaps better
We subJoin the Manifesto OF Santa Anna, is
sued on the I'D of August, giving Mexican
view of the defeat before the CITY:
Translated for the L mon from the second and
corrected edition published in the "Diario."1
Manifesto Of the President Gd interim of The Re-
public and Generai-in-ohicf Of the Army Of the
Nation:
Tn critical and solemn occasions il is the duty
on the part of him who presides the Re-
public, 10 give publicity 10 events; and ! dis
charge this duty with pleasure. because frank
ness has at all times been the Characteristic of
my administration. The occurrences of the
18th and 10th are too well known, for they were
unfortunate, but it is proper for me TO review
them in order that they may not be misrcprc-
sented. well from spirit of detracton and
malevoence, as from errors resulting from
want of analysis in subjects of grave and tran
scendant importance.
The nation has witnessed the great, the extra
ordinary efforts, with which. during the space of
three months. | have labored for the defence of
the Capital which was about TO be surrendered.
defenceless, to the enemy. / have organized.
al.
900 men; have collected an immense Material
for this army; ! have fortified various lines in
order TO keep at distance from Mexico the raw
ages Of war; | have created resources in the
midst Of the state of abandonment in which the
government was left; and no fatigue, no labor
have ] omitted, in order that my country might
present herself with dignity and firmness in the
struggle TO which she has been so unjustiy pro-
voked.
In war, an accident circumstance appa-
rently the most insignificant-may Illustrate the
most skillfully devised combinations. glance
at the defences which caused to be construct
ed around the city, is sufficient to discover the
plan which | had proposed to myself The
troops which | had advanced. by one Of the
TANKS, supported by others posted en- eeheion.
were TO have made a concerted retrograde move
ment, which l commanded at the proper mo-
ment. a General, who commanded n strong
division of 5000 men and - pieces of artillery,
whose headquarters at the town Of San
Angel, was ordered by me on the 18th, at | |
o'clock in the morning, to fall back on the viii
lage Of Coyaocan in order to effect the concen-
traton of forces, in consequence of a demon
stration already made by the enemy, and for
the purpose Of exactly carrying out my plan of
operations But this general, forgetting that
there cannot be two commanders in the field of
battle, and that the execution of plan will not
admit Of comments which anuul or retard il,
suffered himself TO object TO the orders which
he had received and obedience and discipline,
SO indispensable in military movements, having
been banshed from among us, thus rendering il
necessary, in order TO avoid greater and immi-
nent evils, TO tolerate what il would be absurd to
approve of, suffered him in spite of myself to
Persevere in his purpose. and charge himself
with the whole responsibility of the consequent
ces. They were no less disastrous than they had
been obvious lie advanced motu propri3 Of
his own accord more than league to choose q
position from which TO meet the enemy, with
out acqusintin. me either of his movements OF
his intentions. His refusal to obey the Orde
sent him, was the first notice had of his temer
| ity; and soon afterwards the report of cannon
enabled me TO ascertain the position he hal Ia
ken, and appraised mo that action had com
menced. Although weighed down with thu
| prescntltnent oil what WAS 10 IOioN,
atcly placed myself ut the head of a splendi'
brigade of four thousand men aud five pieces o
artillery. | arrived at the moment when tn
enemy had cut off the Of the position OF tn
Inflated general by considerable force who's
operations then hardly able TO check, 10
was now nearly night.
| But observed, with the greatest grief, that th
position in question, was lsoatcd-that larg
irsvinc interviewed, aud ncighboring wood wa
occupied by the enemy; the troops under my i'm
mediate command could not advance by the on
ly road which existed, without being exposed
the same fate as the others; and single battery
which arrived late, was my only means Of al
tack. The firing having ceased, our brgad
took up their quarters in the town Of San An gel
for the rain fell in torrents, and to keep tn
troops in the field would have been equivalent
their being routed.
Previous to this, | ordered that my abide
camp, Col. Ramiro, should, taking as guide, tn
deputy, Don Jose Maria del Rio, who was &C
quaintsd with the ground, proceed to the hsa
Of the terrible ravine in front Of US, and alon
the skirt of a distant hill, and, making all hast
to the camp of the general referred to, order hir
to retire that night, without fail. with his infin
try and cavalry, to San Angel, by the only ros
that was left him, first spiking his cannon, If
wa, already impossible to save them This m
aid accomplished, and communicated my orie
between 10 and III at night; but instead of pun'
tuaIly obeying the order, the general hardly sa