New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-23
AFTER FROM MEXICO.
EXPEDITION AGAINST TEHUACAN
Marrow Escape Of Santa Anna
OCCUPATION OF ORIZABA.
Establishment of nm American Govern
u,eut ~ Orignba
By pong Express to The Tribune.

/ The steamship New Orleans which arrived al
New Orleans on 18th inst brought news Of the highest
interest Since the battles Of Mexico scarcely
renee EQUALS in holiness and daring the mch Of the Sc
eret expedition against Tehuacan and orzsbs. The Pic
ANNE Of the 18th publishes several letters describing the
march N Tehuacan, which we condense as follows:
The detachment consisting OF $50 and Officers,
under the command Of Gen Lane. et Mexco ontAe Ism
ul, MAJ. Polk Col Hays and Capt Crittenden accompa
- cd H. Passing Chaco and RIO Fro the band took
circuitous route Pueblo where II arrived on The 2ls
There Is no considerable Mexican force now within nity
miles in any direction from that city The discontinue OF
the enemy during the see and inc enerseuc ana
f expecitica Of Col Lane while here, scaertd 10 me
winds the remnant ef tie Mexican army fes IS the only
man who 10 hold with him any portion Of me army
II il stated that he has his head quarters az Matam1ros
with force vaousy estimated at from 800 20 LOCO men,
aud has four pieces Of artillery
Leaving Puebla at dark the same day, the company
took the road 10 Vera cruz far as Analogue "here
Gen Lane took road entirely unknown 70 any one oul
himself and the guide. 10 was little better than NIUE
path over rocky hills and after forty mile march,
he troops arrived next morning 81 the hacienda Of
Santa Clara They then iuiormec that thelf
/ object was 10 take Santa Anna, who was then at
4 Tehuscan distant forty miles, with lo' men
In ord.r that the Mexican chleain might not Obtain
information OF the presence OF our troops IN TINS secoh
Of country the General ordered every Mexican IN the
hacienda and every found on the road during me lsy
10 be arrested and kept close until we left IN the evening
After leaving the hacienda AZ dark, they came upon
Marty o mounted Mexcans, with carnage, whose occu-
nant bore passport Gen. Smith 70 travel 10 Oziba
H. va. permited 10 pass with bic attendants The rosd
becoming rough after the troops projected more
slowly aud consequently dd not Teach ehlaean a. son
as they had expected. We copy me description OIL 'he'
, arrival from the PcayuRe's correspondent
Within sight or ten miles OF Tehuacsn the guide 70
csyed information that santa anna was Nlthou' ooot
a. hat pisee and had with him from to two hundred
men NTH renew ed hope every man now spurIed M
iaded steed and went quick enough unth
Sc ilss OF our goal where malt % about hall an hour
made and the plan Of attack and capture T
the General to his oihcefs. Inc party nOsn.so, ~ ~.
we're given to the stciest silence during me re-
mander Of the mach The order was ooeyso, you isS
depend for man had an intense anxiety 10 secure
Al dawn we were within half mile OF Tehuscan The
report solitary from the town and the rsPd pas
se Of Rhts 10 and the buildings next % u.s. gave
,u 81 n,eet,pg an enemy As the command
ceme 10 the entrance Of the towu, the Dragons and
syerv outlet was stopped. and the Rangers galoPed
ahead toward the Plaza with theiI slA
giepcing an eve on every side with the belief and
mini NAV saw the hope, that the enemy was on the
houseops The Rangers goio the plaza ana IN amonen
squads galloping through every street pu1 20
,ss to be found and few minutes We had the inoI
fcaton that tue great object Of our seateh ha
sd two hours before arrived and had taken The foa
70 Oslaea win s IN. 90 ,bs ,e.,denees on foreigners
and white hags suspended from the houses OF W
Mexicaus in every part Of the town, told that our 40
as learned that the Mexican, whose coach and escor
was stopped shortly after leaving the hacienda sent -
short route across the mountains one OF ~ %
On me Sn Had not been for thi. trescbsry n
4 sunrise would have been complete.
~ of Anuas beat military WARDROBE WIN u
vifss cothing fell the hands o. the Americans On
Of the be worth 500 The Ayuntai4 -rt
and principal inhsbitsnts Of the town expressed eeslf
for the permanent military occupation a tns lace
Leaving T-huscsn the "a the troops after frug
march Of several ssceude1 loity n01ntani 81
~ 4 came down on the valry o. OMAHA
" The AyuutEmieni3, the pfirc pei cefEyman am man
% Of The respectable Inhabitants net th- Command apoa
three miles the city ana after a. tl.if oHn rs4p.s
being informed O. shat the troop would want p9fo
went ahead 20 provide '0f them, and me fsmen1sff e
rornuapvrs The General arriving e. The gsss a."
III. kew. 81 the CITY 20 him 90 snfsrlnE es i,-ri
white "a d.spIa7.d every tclss ard TO- ~nrs ppr
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