The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-12
INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE
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dated Anton Lizarjo the Goth ultmo containing
Of most startling nature II fles Of Vera u
PAPERS up 10 the latest date received Tha news OF The
&C nhrma on but that there is and has been excite
m mt against him there can be no doubt.
The most important newsletter the rumored assassina
ton OF Santa Anna Is that in relation to the proceedings
Of the Mexican Congress tie project Of raising
SIS 900 by morg sale Of church property The
letter OF our correspondent which will be found below
alludes to the debate and ua this question, but
we ind more full account In the Dd,io del Gotieo Of
Mexico OF the 9TH uit which we copy.
We ace no account, In our files, of the Mexican Con.
gress having touched theimattsr of peace with the
United States in any way In all the debates, on the
exhibited
letter from San Luis states that early on the
morning of the 25th December, Santa Anna was placed
Ia POSSESSION Of dispatches sent by Gen. Taylor to b
government. These documents had been entrusted to
nchman, who fell into the hands Of Canales While
deiening hmself, or endeavoring to escape, he was
killed As far known Of these dispatches, says the
nexicsn writer, &c eral Tay lor informs his govern.
men that he then his way TO Tua AMI San
Luis; by way OF Matemaa, with an army OF "a 900 men,
apd that he was expecting reinforcement Of four reg
OF volunteers which no had ordered to JOIN him.
This, CT course. il an eXsggeration
Santa Anna in answ er TO the committee who proce led
ed to San Luis to congratulate him his election TO
the Presidency said that he had resources sufficient out
ofhis private means support the war for six months
an dismissed his audience highly grausd with the in
formation. Six eight months since he was complain.
ing OF his at Havana AMI begging the Mexicsn
government for pension to supply HIS urgent wants!
Sing uiar man. this Santa Anna.
The Mexc an government has raised La Vega from the
rank Of Colonel with the title Of General to that of Br.
gnder Gene in recompense for his bravery in the
ton of Ressca de la Palma. motion has also been
made in Congress- by Senior G0doy, which was carried
present GSu La Vega with gold medal bearing the
sentation Of 1896" the reverse To Gen. La Vega for
his conduct at the Resaca de Guerrero"
In the Indicator of Vera Cruz of the l3th ult Don Pc
dro NJ Herrera informs his companions in that, al
his urgent solicitation, tho Governor of Pueba has
strsitened situation with subsidy of 800 COO from 20 to
$s5 of TO be paid every month, and the first remit
lance 10 be made in a fortnight
BY the way Of San Luis have the Mexican &C
counts undoubtedly OF the recent attack the
guard of Col May in the mountain pass between Monte
Moreos and Linares In communication Of Santa An
the Secretary Of War he says that he he's received
the following despatch from Don Francisco Paula de Mo
eos Governor Of New Leon under date Of the 2s.h De
! cember, 1916 We copy it entire:-
"In my official commune alton Of esterday nforne'
your ExcsIency that one hundred and seven American
had through the dees Of Morelos and occu
pied Galeana on the 27th. | have to inform you
Excelency that at o'clock on the morning Of tho fol
lowing day they resumed their march in the direction
Lnares, through the dehlesof Santa Rosa. The nhabi
Of San Pedro, however irrated at the bodness
the invaders, prepared to attack them the march a
OF those points which, am informed calculated
to repel, with success any enemy, Accordingly they
sttscked them to-day, at o'clock, A. NJ short dis
lance from the village Of San Pedro having only forcs
oitwenty five and boys With hardly any arms
stones they succeeded in destroying the whole party
as am informed have not yet received full partcu
lars but of the enemy. who retreaed towards
town. were spprehended by the inhabitants, aud these
ns 1 S to S sr na IS
have stated above, we give It entire.
The Governors of the States Of Zscatscas AMI Duran
60 appear be hostile to Santa Anna and have refused
comply with his demand to place all the ordinary AMI
extraordinary Of those States at his disposal
they aege that his demands contrary to the Cons
tn ton and that IL they were comply with them they
would leave their Departments at the Of the enc
my The Governor Of Zacatecas aludes to Santa Anna
conduct in that State in 1885, at the time he sacked thu
city, prior to his invasion Of Texas. Two long docu
have been addressed to the general
| of which may give particulars hereafter also
letter of yindcaton of Santa ANNA to the Governor
| Zacst,cas
The Mexican editors appear to DO perfectly we'll &C
qusinted with every movement Of our troops The
give the number and position Of oen Wools division
vita great eSactness and announce the arrival Of Ger
Taylor at Victoria, with pomptness that shows the
| their spies on the alert
One OF the writer's at San Luis describes general re
view of the troops at that city the % ult He
they we'll armed. equipped and uniformed, It wa
| pleasure to gaze upon them, and they appeared q
though it were impossible to vanquish them" II can
| done. however
proceedings Of Congress that would indicate that ths
body had taken any notice OF our Over'ures for peace
other t,an the mos, no title terms As our
says, in the letter which follows this, both the govern
aent aud the people appear to have made the issus
ser"to be or not 10 be- and are determined to
tinue the war ut all hazards.
Above we have given all the for which We en-
I'd room day For n,s letter We as
attentive pei usG contains OF grave in
port and as also shows the writer 10 bo OF
server, aid wsllpversed in Mexican eff irs We hsv
touched apou some Of the topics which he has
In bis letter. but this Will not take away from
interest.
u. 3. SQUADRON, ArTor LrLARpo, Jan 90
There ia report st Vera Cruz that ths opposition
Santa Anna to the recent decree OF Congress- for tn
sale Of church properly has provoked the vengeance
none Of the circumstances attending this legged on
break which of course requires conf tion to be ia
plicty relied upon. There are many circumstance
er which render quite likely that such has bee
The tate Of Santa Anna
Congress, after long and stormy session. on the d
ed he frat q n hill whioh had bee
init oduced on the 7th, authorizing the government
raise by the hypo,hecaton sale Of csrta
goods Of the church This project was violently oppose
in Congress and out OF Congress- and represented
nothing less than scheme TO close the churches,
pend divine worship, and sarve the priesthood aud III
inmates Of tho converts. 1t was defended the SCOT
Of imperious necessity, as being the only means b
which could be raised to save the country fror
denatona aton the from extinction and the
churches from being des scrated II was said that unle
the army at Ban LUIS Potosi could be guaranteed speed
relief md succor, by the passing OF this thu
ight they would dsbsnd the face of the enemy
and march Mexico to suovet the government Tn
first article was passed BY vote OF 50 to 81 Th que
lion upon selling the church property appears 10 hav
been taken separately and TO have encountered sron
opposition, as the vote was A to 80 Among the 81
ponents Of the were Gsmboa, Otero, facbec'
and other leading The project emanated from ii
government, the bill supported by the minister
nus hs clo.ea o.
every indication Of mourning and OF resistance has bee
svinced by those who support the religious estais
ments. The government have addressed to he soldie
a circular, in which tho most stringent measures al
authorized for preserving order and enforcing the deere
Santa Anna declared his opposition to the bill lie pr
badly thought that his personal popularity with Il
army, aided by promises contributions from his prva
purse, would enable him to maintain his ASCENDING
with the sodi rs that he would enlist the support Of u
clergy, and last and perhaps not least, 6nd popul
Of quarrel with the present Congress and the ain
ntraon Of Comes Faras If he had sppeased the arm
and out the avowed champion VI the church,
authority in Mexico would have been paramt unt III
once firmly possessed Of power he would have ma
peace. II ne has been assassinated report has It,
inclined to think there is little prospect OF peace exec
with the suojugaton Of the whole country The Mexic
Congress and the Mexican press every where make n
the issue" Ser ser" Tho administration oil q
country is In the hands OF who have nothing 10 10
by the msortunes Of their country and the INV is CO
Quoted by generals who hail defeat, as afordii
them the best opportunity Of filling their pockets wi
the public funds
II is now generally believed In Vera Cruz that an
tsck will be made upon that place, but no reint1rc
ments have been recently introduced here are ADO
1000 men in the castle and 1900 regular soldiers in 4
town, besides the militia national guard, who may
down at 1000 see b. an Official statement u
sharno IT, Nsx yhola If