Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-12
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!"~rfant from Mexico.


jom G,a. Teuor- lisrican account 81 he AZ
tack s,on Col My, Sc. &c.
Rv The arriva. Yesterday 81 The schr. Miis,
c,ni Thompson, from Anton Lizardo, we have
la,c intelligence ct very exciting nature from
Nex;co We hare 4 letter tom our attentive COZ
,csnnn3en;. ,lalr on the 20ih ul,. containing
naws nj tn. most starting naiuie. as well as
files of Vera Cruz pare> /" ne la'e'' DATE re-
ceivel. The ncaS oi lae "a an o Sdna Anna,
,he hands OF his soldiers, needs confirmation;
but that there is ard has tccn e'eai exciiemen'
aqans, hun, there can he no Doubt
The most important ne"s-a'ier Inc IunioIed
assassination of Santa Annals that IN relation
10 The proceedings oil The Mexican Congress upon
the p-oiec; oil raising !oOoo00 b n.orsase u
,ale of church properly. The letter OF our COZ
,ssoonarnt which viii I've found below, aliudes 10
The debate and final votes on tins qneS'o", ~
= find . more full account in The l,'alio csi 10
h;orno ., Mexico OF The oh ult., which we copy
That paper says: ., l.; "a ho,,r. f,or,,ose
-, rho night OF the 7lh, and which consists In TAX
MO possession OF he property OF The clergy, mas
bsen adopted Last night The first article was
faaon,ed and as far as We ecollect reads as fol-
], lnws erhe government; is authorized 10 raise
$4,000 600 10 carry On The war against The Y.
States. giving mortgages on The property OF Inc
c,rov or selling Inc same, il necessary, 10 raise
the above sum.
"Tbe discussion of Art. commenced yes,er-
dav morning and lasted until o'clock m Inc al
tsInoon. when recess was taken unlil iocioch.
AT that hour statement was read from me /
c,rG General. Zone o the highest disnitalies OF The
church,) 10 opposition 10 tue PioJeci. oeno '.'
Cascr,a and Yanez Belrie supported his views;
Senores Berriel. Gamboa Rivera Lopez, and
I.acunza Y Pacheco took grounds against Art. J;
and Sencres Canas, Juarez, and the Secretaries
az State and Finance in favor o; It's passage -
After much discussion, il was carried by vo'e
nf55,o3l When. AT. was discussed, giving
eoyernmen: he power to sell the church property,
:-enor Otero spoke against II, and Senior CahaS
in favor. The vote resulted IN "a yeas ana %
NAYS. Alto o'clock, p. NJ, Congress adjourned
The debate drew forth no further li2ht-the great
argument OF ministers being that unless means
were placed al the command Of government, Inc
Vice President could not be responsible Tor the
safety OF the country, and that he was apprehen-
siye that without lands the arIny would be DIS
banded, and march upon The capital 10 lighi the
torch Of civil war
Wesee no account IN our mes, OF inc MeA-
jcan Congress having touched The mailer VI q
peace with The United States in any way. II
all the debates on the contrary, the most hoSl'e
feeling appears TO have been exhibited
A letter from San Luis states that early on Inc
morning OF The 25h December Santa Anna was
placed in possession Of dispatches sent oy zen.
'raylor 10 his Government. These Gocumenis
had been entrusted 10 Freuchman, who fell into
The hands OF Canaies. While defending himself,
or endeavoting 10 escape, ne was killed n. ia'
as is known Of these dispatches, says The Mex
lean writer, Gea. Taylor informs his Govern
ment that he was hen on his way 10 lula and
San Luis. by way OF Mae!mala, with an army
OF 400 men, and ,ha! ne was expecting rein
iorcement of four regiments Of volunteers which
he had ordered 10 Join him. This, a! course, is
an exaggera,ion.
Santa Anna in answer 10 the committee VINO
proceeded to San Luis 10 congratulate nun on MS
election 10 The Presidency, said that ne mad re-
sources sufficient, out oi his private means, 10
support The war for six months, and dismissed
his audience highly sraiifed with The lnioTma-
lion Six or eight months since he was COM
planning OF his poverty at Havana, and begging
the Mexican government for pension 10 supply
his URGENT wan,sl Singular man, this Santa
Anna
The Mexican government has raised La Vega
from the rank OF Colonel with The title oil Gene-
.al, TO ina, oil Rrsac,sr General, IN recomiense
for bis bravery in The action c. Resaca de i
Palma 4 motion has aso been made IN Con-
sress by Senior Godcy when was Carried, iop'e
sent Gen. La Vega with gold medal peaF'ng
The following Inscription, on one side " III
National Representation If 1915 on the reverse
ITO Gen LIZ Vega for h,s toaiGd ~ ne hsS","
dc Guerrero"
In the Indicator Of Vera Cruz OF hs i3h uli.,
Don Pedro VI. Herrera informs his companions
in arms that, al his urgent solicitation, The Co.
ernor of Puebla aas consented 10 assist he gar
risun ol Vera Cruz in lis present siraened siua-
ton with a subsidy OF 100000 from 20 10 Sd,
900 of il 10 Oe paid every month, and the hrsl *
mi,tance 10 be made in a fortnight.
3y The way OF San Luis we have The Mexican
accounts. undoubtedly, Of the recent attack upon
xhe rear guard Of Col. May, in The mountain pass
between Monte Morelos and Linares Ina com
municalion OF Santa Anna 10 the Secretary Il
War he says that ne has received the following
despatch from Don Francisco Paula de Moeos,
Governor Of New Leon, under date OF the 2Sn
December, 1876. We copy il entire
ain my official Communication vi Yesterday
informed your ExceIlency that one hundred and
seven Americans had proceeded through The de-
files OF Moreios. and occupied Galeana on The
9th. have now to inform your EScellency
that al O'clock on The morning OF the follow
ing day they ie>pmed their march IN the direc-
zion of Linares, through the defile OF Santa Rosa
The inhabitants cf San Pedro, however, irritaed
at the baldness @. the invaders, prepared 10 a.
tack Them on Inc march al one oil those points
which / am informed are calculated to repei,
with success, any enemy. Accordingly, they al
tackled them to-day, Al IL O'clock a. W., snoIl
distance IRON the village OF San PEDRO, having
only force of twenty five men and boys WIN
hardly any arms bu, s,oaes th,y succeeded i.ee-
siroyipo the whole party, as | am informed.
nave not We, received uii particulars, Du; eleven
Of the my, who Tetfeaied towards The town,
we're apprehended b. the inhabitants and these
forward, under proper guard 10 headquarters"
This is the Mexican version OF the affair. and
as we have stated above, we give i, entire.
The Governors Of the States of Zacalecas and
Durango, appear 10 be hostile TO Santa Anna,
and have refused 10 comply with his demand to
place all the ordinary and extraordinary Tcsour-
ces OF those States al his disposal. They allege
that his demands are contrary 10 Ire Constitution,
and tina, if they were tc comply with them, they
would leave their departments al the mercy oithe
enemy. The Governor of Zaca,ecas alludes 10
Santa Annals conduct in that State in 1885, THE
fine he sacked the city PRIOR TO his invasion OF
Texas. Two long documents have been address
cd 10 the General Gore nnient, OF which VIC may
give particulars hereafter, as also letter ol vindi-
cation of Santa Anna 10 the GoveTnoro OF Zacate-
cas-.
The papers are still filed with accounts of rob-
berries committed in The cities ard on the highways
Jawless bands o. desperadoes are pfUwing about
IN every direction, punderng every inlnS THAI
may CONE in their way.
The Mexican editors appear 10 be perfectly
well acquainted with every movement Of our
troops They give the number and position OF
Gen WOODS division with grea, cxaciness, ana
announce the arriya. of Gen. Taylor al Vic,o-
ria with prompness that shows that their spies
are ever on The alert.
One OF the writers d. San Luis describes &c.
neral review of The troops q. that city on the "a
ult. Ele says "lhey were well armed, equipped
and uniformed; il was pleasure 10 gaze upon
them, and they appeared as though il were I'M
possible to vanquish them" Ii can be done,
however.
We have already stated hat We see nothing in
the proceedings Of Congress that would indicate
.ha, that body had taken any notice OF cur over
lures for peace. Neither do any Of The papers
before US speak in any other than the most hos
tile terms. As our correspondent says in the
letter which follows this, both the Government
and the people appear 10 have made the issue
'.s.r o no sef"-tu ne or not = be and are de-
,srminrd 10 cnn,inu. The war NJ all hazarG>