New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-27
Later from Mexico.

From the Picayune Extra 18th
By the way OF Tsmpco we have accounts from
the city OF Mexico to the 9th February These are
fourteen days later than any papers from that city we
have seen
On ths night Of the Goth February select portion of
the National Guard made lis irst essay at oHnreta-
melto 49,
The Government had At Its disposition TO oppose this
revolutionary attempt 900 troops In the citadel the 9th
permanent Infantry the squadron OF Psjaca ana those
bodies OF the National Guard not In favor oil tns pro
preparing 20 attack the Revolutionary forces WIN
column of 1000 men.
We know not the issue Of this revolutionary attempt,
but incline to the opinion thstit will be successful Mr.
Kendall writes that II has succeeded and that Gen Sslss
10 In power. He POUNDS his statement on reports al
Tampco Our papers are not late enough to verify
them The administration Of Fsrias has long been tot
teripg and has in all probability succumbed
The latest movement Of Santa Annas force Is lndl-
Gated Ia number of r. RtpnbtcdnO OF the 18th UT II
10 published as very important Ii is letter from san
Luis Potosi dated Feb 20 which the receipt
of information by Captain who had just arrived that
the Yankees had abandoned Aqua NuevS, which point
they had fortified retreating upon ssiuo Our active
Gen Santa Anna has cut Cd their retreat upon Monte
rev. by nterposing between Monterey and Ssto, Gems
Mnon and Torrejon" -
letter is published from Santa Anna dated the 18th
February, from San Salvador at 10 o'clock a. M. BY
this he says that Gen Taylor was in force Al Aqua Nue.
va-twenty leagues distsn-snd preparing for general
action. with seven eight thousand troops and with
moro than twenty pieces OF artillery.
2st and adds BY the time this letter reaches you.
there will have been great action fought the result OF
which will be OF incacusole consequence to the coun
try He represents his own troops to be full OF entnu'
sissm.
In regard to the advance Of Santa Anna we fnd two
letters dated from Ma,ehuas February 10. They an
that the army would move on the IAN for sal
tillo postscript Of the letters written the
evening OF day adds that orders had been Issued Tor
the whole army to move at daylight the following morn
ing and Santa Anua with IT, The reason TOR thus hast
enng the march, the writer says be does not now.
The OF cansles in cutting OF trains of supplies
Ia chronioled with intimate delight The Mexican army,
IL 10 said are Ia great need Of them
letter from Cedra dated the llth February s to the
following effect
The army has been organized by dividing the infantry
lnts bodies The vanguard is under the commsnd
OF Psehco, the center under Lombardini and the rear
guard under Vszquez. The cavalry follows under it,
former organization The division from Tua Ia incor.
ported already in tho guard with ito artillery
According TO all the reports the road Is without water
and the haciendas without inhabitants since they have
gone OF to the mountains and carried with thsm their
goods
We are suffering from typhus and have left tne road
scattered with the sick The losses by this cause are In
comparsoly more than By deseruon oy which VIC cave
| lost butfew.
The enemy II appears, Is terrifying at Aqua Nueva
and has secured The road OF the Rio Grande may be
his design receive oy the pass of El Carnero where
We shall have to march Two days without water and
then 10 night Us. This il dreadful
The Mexican Government has learned through its
consul al havana OF Tue cApcoton OF zen ccott upon
Vera Cruz. TrooPs were accordingly ordered BY the
Government to march at from the Capital to Vers
Cruz but u chances the body designated for thil
duty and which 10 nova on the goth under Canal
70 And La ygA was involved 10 a great sxEsnt in the
revolt which broke out the following day.
Vera Cruz has been fortsd by digging ditch around
H. ana under the direction Of Gov Soto families har
abandoned the city and moved into the interior.
D. Antonio Vizcsyno has been appointed Secretary o
I War-canalizo resurng active military command
Tao regiment o. jaisco Il said % have deserted In
body, sad Other slsus Of military insuborins.ion are
usnnonsd N tas pspHSS