Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-09-23

nary exerions which he had used TO raise aud
equip an army of more than 10000 men. and
provide supplies for lhem and To construct lines
OF fonlficalion. His plan of defence. he says,
was evident from glance al the works con.
s,ructed, and a, the disposition of his troops
but in war, an accident apparently Insignificant
may Illustrate the most skIlful combinaiono.--
On the lelh at | O'clock In the morning. he
ordered general who commanded a division
of 5000 men and "a pieces Of arlillery, to fall
back or the village of Coyacan. for the purpose
Of effecllng concentration Of forces in conse-
quence of movement OF the enemy. But this
general. forgetting that there could not he two
commanders in field of baule, undertook To
object 10 the order; and, instead of falling back
advanced and the first news ,ha. he (Sana
Anna) had of this unfortunate movement was
the report of cannon, showing lha, engege-
ment had commenced. With fatal present.
men, of the consequences, he Immediately
placed himself al the head of brilliant brig
ade Of four thousand men and five pieces of ar
ullery, and proceeded TO the support of the gen
era, bu, arrived TOO late. The enemy had in
terposed his force between them; and night
coming on, and the rain falling in torrents, he
was compelled TO retire He. however, sent
an order by an aid dde-camp to the refractory
by the only road which was then left him. bur,
instead of obeying this order, the general sen,
him " ord that what he wanted was more troops;
that he had beaten the enemy and put hlm o
flighl, and had granted promotions in conse-
quence of the victory
| The next day at dawn, Santa Anna says, ho
made another effort TO proceed 10 The surpoIs
of the erring general. (whose name he does nos
n:euiion.) bu. had hardly put himself in moiion
when The enemy made his attack, and IN ten
minutes the general was rouIed. The coass-
q'vnces of this, he says, were terrible. The
enemy could, by rapid movement, reach the
capital before it was possible for him TO sEccor
! il, or might fall with the whole body Of his
troops upon part Of the Mexican army An
engagement did take place between their
positive advanced corps, and Santa Anna says
hat his exerlions cost The enemy not huie
blood, and that he sue ceeded IN placing himself
| in position 10 save The capital !, but, upon re-
ceislng communication from Gen. Scott pro-
posing an armlstice, he concluded 10 accede to
H. He then touches upon The proprey OF an
armisIlce in the abstract. and concludes by say
ing that If the present armlsiice does not
result in peace, The war can be renewed. He
is siIll he says, the head of Icspecia-
BILE body OF troops, and he nation will support
Hm i'll maintaining It's honor. Al the same
time, he threatens 10 punish factions and sedl-
lious opposition 10 the supreme authority.
ANOTHER ACcoUNT---BY AN AMERICAN OFFICER.
Tacubaya, lin full view of the City of Mexico.
! August "A, IS47. !
The army left Puebla on the 9Th Of this month,
and, after few days march, reached AyO,la,
Immediately on The margiu OF The valley of Mex
leo. Between this place and the Guy, abou,
four miles distant, we knew there was strong
fortified position, called ST. Pinon it is small
isolated moan,aIn surrounded by waller, on one
side of the principal causeways lending 10 The
city. After spending day or two in recon-
noite ring this place. and which it would have
caused greal loss Of life TO have taken, II wa.
Us scerlained tha, there was practicable road
south of Lake Chalco. The General deter
. mined TO take this route, and put the army IN
. NOTION leaving our division TO watch the ene-
nv in our rear The march was dreadful
7 one, il beiu. the rainy season. The road was.
in many places, where ii passes al The loot ot
n the mountains and on the margin OF the lake or
narrow causeway, nearly covered with waller,
. and excessively muddy; al Others II was over
J. rocky spaces OF The mountains, aud IN places
i entirely obsrucled by huge rocks, rolled down
j. by the enemy bul nothing seemed TO damp
r. The afdor of the army--all obstacles vanished
: before them. In TWO or three days. wien The
whole army was in motion, they could be seen
h from the front, stretched out over distance Of
: seven or eigh, miles. On the 9Th, the Genet
r al reached small town called San Augusin,
; abou, twelve miles south of the city, ,he lead
" ing DIVISION having arrived there The day before.
! Gen. Worth had placed his picket, IN advance
. for lhe arrival OF the General lie o.ei ei ho
!, whole division To advance, and taAs possession
n of hacienda, within striking distance OF a
5 strongly fortified place called San Anronia, and
also ha, accommodating parties should be pressed
! forward still in advance, The parry Was sup
5 ported by squadron Of cavalry and a battalion
y OF infantry. IN passing 10 The front, found
o that Troop which had been placed picket
n had gone forward and J came Up wish il, it
Q made a turn in The road which broughI u IN inIi
view OF .he enemy's battery, which opened
upon ihem The frst fire Killed Cap; 1hnsn-
= ION, mangling his body in the most hoITd man
Il ner The ball. sixteen p"under. afterwards
d struck the road, and literally covered me with