Washington telegraph., 1848-05-03
From flr N o Della

1 iisf "a Gtafral SdHtl lima VI llaiIgaa-Hs
1pPfraHrs. aai Reception u our OHerrs.-
Sea5ra Saafu iHHa-.Hsf appearance and
Hiaasfs.- RsadiHa si the Drifa oH fis Hrenei
RsEalHtion 10 GsH NaHiH iHa.-= The GafT,
uiifas Dfsffisfs
NHN GRu4, April ,, ISIS.
The Propeller Massachusetts, arrived yesterday
muming from your city, bHBgiar dates Of the 9Th
ut, aud Nathan Clifford, Attorney General
Minister fienip0teatiafy from the 4. ;, Govern.
ment to Mexico Alr e leaves this evening az.
cemranitd by Maj Stewart, faynasisf, and IS.
cor,cd to the city Of McXia1 by a company Of the
Louisiana Mounted Volunteers under Capt. Far.
child Information was reserved htre on Sataf.
day, the Ii INST, that Gen, Santa Anna had ar.
rived that day, with hs lady aud daughter, at
hls hacienda Al Antigua, % miles from hero, es.
eofied by Iapl riIEhmaut .1f the l.ght Artillery,
nisttiet Of Columbia aud Maryland Regiment
with 30 mrn, aud Santa Annas anrefs, number.
ing 100 Atten o'eloek yesterday, your humble
servant, with three olhefs, proceeded 10 pay our
RESPECTS, SC. Aituf riding At a last pace for i've
houfsi We arrived al the fyef Antigua, Al which
place We entered naHoR path aud continued
our pace through the ehaeAHal until Wo arrived
al a small village, aud wsfc informed the one ap.
Ras.ia was halga Ne then swan ouf horses
ever the Hyct, aud rode 10 the only brick h3usa n
the place. aud found on cur entrance, the Seaaa
santa Anna smoking a seeanlp. We were miro.
duced BY Capt I1lghman. scnafa santa Anna
was very plainly aud simply dressed ia figured
muslin, siih sry shaHt sieuyes She W0fe ~ Of.
namsnis af ahy kind, except a very small watch
and costly chain. She Is very handsome, ol a
light complexion. aud evidently no more than %
YsaFs Of age. The General. being atllhe tinle Ia
baJ, could moi b. disturbed 50 we had 10 remain
until four o'clock the hour appointed Tor his ap
peafance.
AsWe had 10 wait an hour. We enjoyed the in-
term BY walking through the village, Not a
house bat was filled with GuaInlIcfos aud all
armed with swords, shaped like carving knife.
pn frIufn the neneal Ras up and dressed he
received us with much courtesy. aud said he re-
ctiycd mofc kindness aud attention, from the
Amofieans IN Adversely. than from his own ooun-
tymen. lie was dressed IN a brown linen irook
coat with pants, ycsi, and neck cloth, and a
pair VI poll shed boo,s-thr one on the cofk.lcg
was a tight IT. Capt I'lshman rcad the article
in the Delta, which eaHled along Of the feyo.
luton Ia rlTs, which was Immediately translated
By Lieutenant present The General merely
shook be- head, and made no comments. ilo j.
very anxious 10 leave the country, and inquired II
we had observed a hug At the mouth Of the nycr
which Is TO take him to Jamaica. Being answer.
ed Ia the negative, he presented MS hs gold snuff.
box. We helped Ourselves shook hands with HIM
aud his lady, hi the same time presented ber a
bolus,, wishing them pleasant passage, &C. we
mounted 10 return home
Capt I'lghman had written TO Col Wilson,
asking advice relative 10 the manner In which he
should act toward, the large force Of Guerrilleros
at Antigua. Capt I. has received note from
Maj Ia Mote, A. A. A.G. treating the matter
in very light and indiilcrn, manner
Gcn Scott ncNpecicd TO arrive hers tomorrow.
| am informed be- isio leave on the Massachusetts
for your city Col Wilson, Capt Windcr, aud
some lew others, leil thi, morning 10 pay Gen.
Santa Anna yst. ES.lacut john smith, Of
Capt Whites Company Of Louisiana Infantry,
who deserted few days ago, with seven mcn,
were brought TO this place yesterday, aud are
now confined in the Castle. They will be tired IN
a few days There was ball tight here yrslcT.
day, the oxen being tame. / am informed It was
net worth looking at The MtAicaus arc getting
quite saucy. and II things continue 20 much long.
or, the dsyl won't stand their insolencc. The
mai By the propeller Washington was turned over
10 the Mexican Postmaster Afterwards hc rc-
fused to pay the U. postage on the letters d