The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-01-27
From the Washington Union.
INTERESTING.

l5st tSS54 IN 1 ENES lING. ;15fF
OF all the accounts which have been re.
ceive,i by the Mississippi steamer. the .f,l.
lowing extracts of a letter addressed 10 a
gentleman in this city by an intelligent oh.
server al The Havana are among the most
IN Interesting. We hasten to lay i, before our
reuders:
,ft HAVANA, JAN. H. IS47,. lg
"Sir: had The honor 10 address you on
the 9Th inst. 9acquainting YOU with The ar.
rival Of the steamer Mississippi from off
Vera Cruz. and that Santa Anna had been
elected BY the Congress, with only two
majority; that ,Campeachy had again de-
clared her neutrality; and was marching
on 10 the capital Merida with six Il, usa nd
troops, in order to bring her into the
measure; and that Guatamala had claimed
the state ofrobasco, and, in fact, up 10 the
isillmus of Darien, and was supporting her
claim with four thousand troops, under
General Care,a.
The British steamer is Just in, bringing
us dates from Vera Cruz TO the I'd instant,
and from the city Of Mexico TO the 3Ist
nl,imo; and from sources that can be re-.
lied on, have gathered the following in.
formation: That General San,a Anna wus
ut San Luis on the 26lh ul,mo, with re-
port said, twenty thousand troops, but in
fact only about fifteen thousand, and that
he talked Of marching on TO Sal,illo; ,ha,
The Congress was made up Of any thing bu,
the better part Of The community, and, in
fact, were compnsed Of what is called in
Mexico sans culottcS, who had nothing 10
lose, and Of course they were for war; that
Congress had agreed 10 a loan Of one mil
lion dollars. The clergy were opposed To
il, and it was thought even thai amount,
could not be obtained. II they succeeded
in obtaining this loan, it was 10 las. the war
for six months. Almonte had retired from
the war chair, and Caualizo had taken his
seat. who was thought 10 be pacific. The
wealthy citizens Of Mexico, and those who
have the means Of living, are for peace. but,
tor the moment, are compelled 10 close
their lips. Nevertheless they. by voting
for Herrera, showed their feelings on the
subject. The stepping aside Of Almon,e
al this moment means something that we
haye yet 10 learn.
The troops in Vera Cruz arc badly paid
and worse fed. numbering three thousand
five hundred. aud the castle about eleven
hundred. with provisions only for month
at time.
"Fhe information from Tampico, recciv.
ed at Vera Cruz By the last packet, in rela-
tlon to The conduct of our troops. had ca
ed The feelings before felt towards the vol.
nnteers by the Vera Cruzanos, and they
speak in The highest terms Of The Ameri.
can general for the measures he took to
secure private property and persons, and
that the excitement against the Americans
z. Vera Cruz was daily subsiding. Vera
Cruz was indignant against Santa Anna and
his government, which was manifested
by their late unanimous vote for Herrera.
"All the extra defence that has been
made about The walls Of Vera Cruz is, ,ha,
holes have been dug near together along
The wall. and pixies put into them and COW
cred over with prickly ears, so that in
marching up our troops would fall into
them: but we could soon lay plank over
them"