The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-08-28

kept over your house and upon all your
movements. Two days more. and
you would never have seen the United
States. Nothing saved you but the
forethought ofpaying your landlord, in
terpretor, &C., in advance, and leaving
your trunk, which put the police of
their guard. Two days after you LET,
the city, an express was sent 200 miles
to Gen. Garay, commander of the
guard, describing your person, and or
dering your arrestiffound on the road
all the passes from the city were also
set with spies 1t is said that Mr.
Black was forced 10 leave the city on
suspicion Of aiding your escape; and
Mr.. Voss, of the firm of Hargous &
Brothers, barely escaped arrest on the
same suspicion. 1t was not believed
you had left until the notice Of our ar
rival in New Orleans reached here, and
a reward of $500 was offered for you
up to that time. Since then, copies OF
the Sun have been seized, containing
articles favoring the occupation Of Mex
leo; and the paper has been prohibited
by the following notice posted in all
the streets:
NATIONAL PALACE, July %.
Any person, Mexican or foreigner.
who shall, after this date, be found hav.
ing in his possession a copy of a jour.
nal called the New York Sun, publish
ed in New York, United States--a
paper filled with the foulest lies and the
most atrocious designs towards Mexi
co-wlI be punished asa traitor. God
and liberty.
(SignedJ SANTA ANNA.
| God only knows what is to be ths
end. | thought the crisis OF misery
was reached weeks ago, but it only
seems beginning. The distress Of the
peaceable poor isawfuI in the extreme.
They must rob or starve, for there is
nothing for them to do, and no charity
to protect them. Every thing is at the
mercy Of the military. They nave
barricaded all the streets with sand
bags, and every day or two pretend
that Scott is advancing on the city, in
order to create more confusion, and
get a better chance 70 plunder. I'm
mense quantities Of paving stones have
been carried to the tops of the houses,
to hurl on the heads of the Yankees
when they come, if they should ever
come. 1t is said that the English Min
lister is making every effort to bring the
Americans to terms Of peace; but all
Mexicans who have anything to sell to
the American army are glad to have
the war kept up, as it helps their bust.
ness. Another trial has been made to
cast some cannon, but it failed on ac.
count of the charcoal l-such is the re-
portland all further attempts are aban-
donsd. Santa Anna is still here
President, or rather, tyrant--for he
rules with absolute sway. He has
quarrelled with Gen. Alvarez because
Alvaeoz would not submit to be COM
manded by Canalizo, who is rufiian.
without character or influence. Aiva.
rez has gone back with his troops, re-
ported $4,000, in consequence Of the
quarrel; which has made Santa Anna
perfectly savage. Several Americans
ale still in the Santiago prison, though
they were to be sent off several days
ago. Some of them, it is said, have
died from the cruelties practised on
them. The priest Of whom wrote, as
running off with 100000, has returned
TO the city; he had on y taken the mon
ey away to secure it.
An lrishman, wi:han American wife
which Of course makes him an Amerl
can here, who keeps the largest livery
stables in Mexico--or rather an estab
lishment where the citizens have their
horses kept-has been robbed by San
ia Anna of more than 800 horses
They were seized by and for the SOL
diers, without word ofexplanation or
a dollar Of pay. In consequence Of the
duty being taken off from specie, an
immense quantiry is being exchanged
for United States drafts and treasury
notes, by which profit Of Is per cent.
is made. The Barings have an agent
in the speculation, and will clear mil.
lions if the war continues as all that
can be possibly worked at the mines
will be hurried out of the country in
consequence of the no duty. 1t is be-
lieved here that Santa Anna will keep
up the war spirit until Scott arrives,
and perhaps offer him another battle,
and then, if defeated, (as he of course
will be-, he will conclude a treaty Of
peace, signing anything the Americans
ask, even to blank, in consideration
of the three millions, which he will
| pocket and then leave for Europe. He