The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-05
DAILY CRESCENT.
Mexican Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE cREscE,

| Gen Lanes Expedition Santa 4nna's Escape Peace
Pyospects-F1napcia1 Increment Gen Smith, &c.
| Cry OF MEXICO, Feb L. 1s48
Tomorrow morning at O'Clock person leaves here for
Vera Cruz, and will avail myself of the opportunity OF
sending of what has transpired since my last
Gen Lane returned to the city the 10th from eSedi
ton to Tehuaean OroZava, &c The object he had Ill view
the arrest of Santa Anna who he had been advised
the of Tehuacan He left this city with the Texans
and part of the LIST Dragons When at Pueba the next
day careful he that should not be known where he
going to, that he would not permit his guide to
leave the until the hour of starting Just before day
light the morning, they reached hacienda between
Amazoc and Teuacan, which Immediately taken pos
session Of and the horses and men put in large corral to
hide them from the view of by The inhabitants
kept under guard during the day. and two
who to the place not suffered TO depart Night
came and the General sangune that he not looked for
started with lis command to ehuacan high hope that he
wonld catch the General He had proceeded than
half the road without encounarng single individual when
short the road brought them in contact with four
Lanceros, whom they had made of than
coach drove up, the inmate of which quietly aghed and
presented passport from Gen. Smith AS much Gen.
Lane dked the idea of letting them CO. the faith of the
Government demanded that he should do Fearing that
of the party might return by by path and inform Santa
Anna OF his approach, Gen L.. hurried on with all speed
No sooner however had the carriage got out of sight than
the gentleman dismounted from it, and calling his guard
selected the fastest horse and the best and handing him
fifty dollars babe him ride for his life and tell Santa Anna
fly from Tebuacan. He arrived about twenty minutes before
md in than G,an Anna
his saddle and of-hs lady following quick The mules
could he bitcbed to e carrape In the mean time Cen
Lane advancing with all apdity, still fearing that advice
of his coming would precee him from with the
rage When he reached the place. the picque guard which,
in Santa Anna haste 10 leave had not been called in dis
charged his piece the advance and fell back where he
supposed his chief and soldiers wee but they had fled and
he barely escaped by back before troops had
rounded the house. The bird having flown, pursuit with
their jaded horses, deemed useless, and they dmounted
the of
had recently been Everything in the utmost
fusion. Clothing strewn all over the house-the bed
clothes tossed the floor if in the utmost fright
and the trunks openedtheir contents rumped If
hasty search had been made for article OF
clothing winch had been msaid on going TO bed III fact
everything wore the appearance OF confusion worse con-
founded In the kitchen the cook had just commenced to
kndle fire for the morning chocolate. Hanging up hard by
quarter OF mutton picked tuies ducks and chickens
and basket of fine vegetables all of which had been laid
the previous night All these things had little attraction for
our General He had the game that he was hunting
appetite was stranger to him. Disappointed and chagrined
he set himself down to study but noise in another room
amonised him that he must look to the effects left by the
ueves and after collecting everything together retained
uniform coat spy-gass and sash which he brought to
Gen Scott and turned the residue over TO the cade from
whom he has the receipt now Among other articles enume
ated are one hundred and entytwo dresses belonging to
Sonora Santa Anna The Acade present. and every one
questioned stated that notice of the approach of our troops
had only been given fx m;nutes before and that Santa
Anna had barely got ont of the town before the Americans
had surrounded tbe bouse
From Tehuacan the command went TO Orozava and from
there to oraovo norton of the country over which no
A,,oc,, f,o b,d over ,,ssea and which i ,o,rese,ta nc
ho;, MOS, ho,pt;f,1 A. tho FORMER ,oco ,,py onrd o
4ro no, o,+,rd ,nd a. tba I,ttor sorar,l ,,or;o,,
;a, L I'D ho soa time in th roo &c th
-, 800 laI III ooIii,d H. ,,1aJ
- - a. A.: - -, -, - tI D. H. 49, AZ
81 - = II a. 49,; 49, 7 49, , 49, LIrI;
w. o ~. IL. - ~ A., 49,, - - d. IL
~ ~ s e ON. "; W 80"
- ~ go, - 81 tt I'll l;,i "
' " " '".i'"'', A'e', "ie
nlnhie'Pi auoieS "ouu not iet tleh pay iof single
'iiihs ana wien 'ieS iteo oi'' ''e peopie oHo"eu ueih
WIN poe oi ae"9'4ec III one mana ana tslaSS IN Inc
o i"e hN' P"'e 'ey "eii' ~ was iidpa'' ana nom
~ et aiou'in' "iC' 'o"e'ea a'oe 'e tiouus' ~ ue
no0S Ee apaar' from whence returning 10 me cry tfey
le III Mi'i Pa's Oh gaeefo. nhde Col aeon ana aiter
running gn' succeeded IN khg seventeen or eighteen OF
i " '"hins severn, lisonefs Inc eAeui'foh through
t iS " nave Dec. iuh vi eAcehei'' anu 1ie Pian iof
ee caP'ufeoi santa Anna mastery one ne man OF The
gar say 'il, II Gen. Lane hal succetoeu ne "ond nave
'' si'a' 'itan anu 'iihNs "'l Iie shouiu IT.
cee an cTea of WhaI ne mas done mat paper feckons
nun m the tiaron OF the Mexican war
us mere te prospect OF peace looks pfshlef man ever
Inc Hster OF heaoh mas issued circular 10 the doVer-
no OF the different States announcing that treaty OF peace
ma ocen StgRea between the Two governments.
his and many other events that have recently anspred
mas sent up Inc peace STOCK 10 hgh rate OF premium
influential heNicans say that Peha peace policy VIII be
supported ny the congress- and many OF them aege that
ue reason The members DO not repair more promptly to Que
retao the hope they entertain that the Congress will adj
Joum TO tlIscy Speaking OF this, reminds me OF the
'tce for several DAYS previous 10 the arrival OF the MIN
scf circuar we had wfperng from the Mexican side OF
the house. that an amisce would be entered into between
Gen scott and Pela feha. Since then, Quijano and
Mora Neamil have been sent here TO arrange it. and
knowing Mexican says, they VIII request the withdrawal
OF the army to facubaya Miscoac San Angel &c whilst
the congress holds Its sessions here but do not think the
umor entitled to any great consideration An armed force
necessary to keep the city In quiet and 1t not likely that
aecah ofce would De peFhteu 10 come IN Tor at puf
pose.
After Santa Anna lett Iefuacan he started Tor OaJaca
oVenoF Oh that state ssue, decree torbdd!ng ms
entrance ana warning The people rom shetehg him. lie
'ooN le'use II Sfn'H 'o'h "ic poaes 'ha elae, rom
whence e@nefea'o paper says lie a,ifeSSed e'ei "
iea' asking 'o' ms passport ana III Wheh correspondent
"hes' lie mas urged upon n's ifeloS 10 Suplol ie anu
inc government o. feha Ieha' however nioDdoe tiiS