The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-28
WA,sisoroS, Jan. ao, lss7.


Genera! Iayisr-Mr. siidsH-Cspt SiidsH Maeksnzis--
Their Mosements-S Santa .anms- OH Zack and .4mpz
dia-.d piece of History.
In November, ls4s. from New Orleans to Mobile. no
less parsonage than John slidsll was passenger
board the steamer Fashion Although he made open
boast OF his place of destination and Of his visit
twas well known from the tenor Of his remarks that
he was charged with important business and that with
him rested in some degree the fan which was TO raise
the slumbering Ore Of into blaze He did not pro-
coed with the other passengers to Montgomery but 70
Pensacola, whence a national vessel conveyed him 70
Mexico. What there took place is a matter of history
By reference to his dispatches to the Secrstary OF
State 1t will be that no dwslt much On the state of
political parties in Mexico and predicted much that
to pass especially when he said that any offers for
peace our part would be laughed at and taken ss an
evidence Of our weakness or mbecity.
1t is not unknown that there is arm. and than
one, perhaps, in Vera Cruz to whom Santa Anna is
largely indebted for wsrliks stores, with the aid Of
which. in time: past he attained to power Therefore,
Santa Anna, thinking and with some reason that his ad.
vent would be the means of lquidatiug ell his psou.
Mr. sdell Of course had to pick up all the informa
ton within his reach which he properly communicated
The reason why the return Of Santa Anna would pro.
baby lead to psseei' given in the President. annual
with Psrsdes who had the os
and who would be driven from power by the "chioksn
hghter," at that time at Havana
The TACT il omitted, that Of Santa Anna vns
In this city last spring, who encouraged the admnists
ton to permit the entrance OF Santa Anna into Vera
| Cruz.
Capt Slidell Mackenzie, tho brothorto John slidell
and whose patronymc was changed some years since
| was despatched to Havana in, think, tho Truxton
which sailed from Norfolk Whether he there saw or
conversed with Santa Anna, does not appear from the
Presidents message; nor is it apparent. from the same
document, that Sidel Mackenzie went to Mstauoras
Sneog. there had conversation with General Tayler,
cod told him what Com Common intended to do should
Saua Anna leave the chicken fighting ground At Hava-
ma, tor the more extensive one Of Mexico Tho man
public letters from volunteers and few in this city
we among the number were made acquainted with
what was passing between the officers Of the govern
There no Eight the Rio 0rands between the
10th May and the goth Of septemberov four months
during which time more than a thousand volunteers
died Of disease General appears from letter
III possession from officer attached the engineer
corps Of the did not expect resistance
And General Taylor 10 his letter dated the 9th
OF November. says, with reference 10 the terms of
the srmisice at Monterey, the proposition on
tho part OF Ampuda. which had much TO do in deter
mining my course in the matter based ground
that government had proposed to his settle the
existing difficulties by negotiation which knew the
,se, without knowing the result which thon
he tGen Ampudia had no doubt would result iavoia-
bly,, the hole OF his people in favor Of
Pie TO this battle and about the lat Of September
the Union, the ofcial said that
o the Wen informed of Mexico that the better or
larger class OF Mexican CITIZENS disposed ace
od hailed the return OF calculated to pro
,tuce this result The President in December last
sVsu yet remains TO be whether good, On
I'll return OF Santa Anna will ensue! SO far there
toi from attaching blame To General lor the adI
MIS- ration should review its conduct In the matter.
not forgetting tho inactivity" Of four months during
whi, Vi policy" was in exercise.
In connection with the name OF Capt Mackenzie Il ed.
pears little remarkable that the Somers on which be
hung Young Spencer and the Truxton Ia which no
ed froL> Norfolk have recently been lost,