Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-08-21
~ From the Nashville Gszet:e.l s+,ay
PUTTING THE "GyvEsy ON SANTA =
ANNA.
An Incldsnt ofthe Te1an war.

| HrffA" % taTFF7fT F7fffTIN H1f HINI
The eloquent and graceful style in which
that heroic parsonage, General Don Antonio
Lopez de Santa Anna, has, on all suitable occa
sions talked Of making a,martyr Of himeelf, Tor
the sake oehis country, together with the ease
snd facility with which he has managed to elude
the pains and consequences Of the assumption
Of so interesting's character-t thus appropria-
ting al the glory without any inconvcniences Of
mar,yrdom-will undoubtedly constitute one Of
the most remarkable features Of the life of the
'.!,ero Of Tampico." Had he died as often as he
has expressed a resolution 10 do, SO, the nine
lives sppertaining to the feline species would
be sudden annihilation in comparison. But
luckily or uuluckiy, for himself and his people,
all his resolves upon death have been met by
counter incliuations to live, and SO thus far
upon every approach Of the king Of terrors. he
IIas ccnsrived to give him the go-bys Tic
world is beginning 70 suspect that tue vain'gio1
ricus Mevican IL not iaifsc ready and willing
TO shdffie Of this mortal coli, as he would have
them believe; in which opinion I fully coincide
-or rather the world comedies with me, as
hive long been dubios Of his courage. Having
had the honor to be present myself, when Santa
Anna was possessed ofone Of his deadly rcsolu.
tions. ] will endcavor TO describe briefly that
very affecting scene h.4,.T - t.,...,.55,
The writer served campaign, and pretty
long one, too, in the Texan revolutionary army
of 1896. The company TO which he wss at
tachec, IN conjunction with sno,her, had charge
Of Gen. Santa Anna during the latter part of
his imprisonment at Orszimbo. q short distance
above Columbia, on the Brsxos While we
we're there, ,he' srny took II into theiF heads
that in consequence Of tho many bloody mas.
sacres he had committed on their. friends, Santa
Anna deserved to be hanged. and they passed
resolution to that effect, and sent request to
Gen Rnsk that ne would cause him to be
brought 10 head quarters for the purpose Of be-
ing executed. The Gcseral, however, happen.
pencd to entertain different views from those Of
his intelligent cohorts, and refused 10 comply
with their wishes touching the life Of tho di.
siinguished captive but sent an order 10 shsve
him ironed and kept in close confnemeut The
order came in few days and neighborne
blacksmith aeon hammered oa, rude pair Of
gyver, with which TO put II into execution. "o
The senior officer being absent, the duty OF
experimenting the iron operation developed
upon our Captain, Dick Dawson, vino wss Sc.
cond in command. DawscR expressed some
embarrassment as to how the order should be
executed. as he was totally ignorant Of the Span.
ish language, and every other, under heaven,
save, the vernacular of the Cumberland noun
,ains. and being purely a man Of action, had new.
er much occasion fer even that, The captain.
however, was not the man 10 hesitate long About
sny thing in which his duty was concerned
he would have undertook 10 chain the very de.
vii had General Rusk ordered him. So, taking
his great baskethilsed sword under bis arm,
followed by The grim vissgcd son of Vulcsn, he
proceeded towards the quarters Of our iiustri.
GUS prisoner. Without puzzing his brain any
farther. he had fallen upon a plan peculiar to
himself, and that was. TO do the business in the
plainest, straightforward manner possible Ar.
irving at the door. they opened it without any
great show or ceremony, marched into the room,
where they found Santa Anna alone, sitting al
his table apparently too much absorbed in wri
ting to notice their entrance. Dawson tapped
him gently on the shoulder to sttract his atten-
tion, and Immediately commenced mani palatiug
the air with signs indicative TO the object Of ,his
visit. The General stared at him with vacant
as,onishneht. Meantime, the sturdy black
smith knelt upon the floor, and 'deposting hi,
'Jewelry" by hiss side, he laid his immense paw.
upon the delicate shsnks ofthe prisoner. Ssnts
Anna's attention was attracted to his feet where
the smith was, with great delbera,ion, arrang
log his irons. preparatory to fastening them on
lnstantly divining their attention, lie made ,
single, spring which placed him beyond .hei
immediate reach, and getting the table betwis
him % end them, snatched up . huge glass ink
stand, which he npurished around his head
swearing al The time, by every saint, in III,
Mexican calendar., that he would perish by 1
thousand deaths rather than submit TO such al
indignlyssps ,s1qsd !saas,K-- arts9oHe
Fas,uuately for SAINTS, ,Aupa, Col Almeu,e
who spoke IEnglish reuarkabfy we'll, sursess,
by ihe cnoiss. leapa 10 70 seet what tho matte
was. just as about half OF Dawson's swesa ba,
found its wsy from the scsbbsrd. Almonte beg
\ ged him 70 desis,, with which be instanty con,
piled, returpiug hi, sword to it, piece. Daw
I con told Almontc 10 eav IN Santa Anna that h