The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
.anta Anaa,s Defence.

We suppose this chieftain is entirely over
thrown in Mexico. Whether he will rise again
il is difficult for Americans to determine. Evil
IDENTIFY, he is struggling to recover lost ground.
His defence is deliberately and well written, and
calculated TO make an impression upon his conn
trymen. The concluding part of it We give,
though we suppose most persons will set down
the dragon story to spirit of romance;
The audacity of some of the enemy's dra-
goons went so far as TO cross at full gallop
the column which was marching from Por-
tales to Candelaria, and they reached the
parapets Of this point, where being recog-
nized they were fred upon, and all killed
except one officer who was made prisoner
This officer declared at that moment with a
good deal Of candor, that, "having under.
stood from one of our prisoners that in that
troop was Gen. Santa Anna, he had formed
the resolution with the men who were will
ing to follow him, to reach him and take his
life, as if they succeeded they would ACQUIRE
glory, and if they failed they would die with
honor. As soon as | was informed of the
declaration, | ordered that the prisoner should
be treated with consideration, and declared
that, far from being offended at his boldness,
| admitted his valor and paid him the hon.
age due to him.
At o'clock in the morning Of the fol-
lowing day everything was prepared for the
combat in spite Of the bad condition into
which We had been placed by the previous
Occurrences, but as at II o'clock received
at the causeway Of La Vega a despatch
from Gen. Scott, in which he proPosd the
armistiee which is already known to the ma
ton, copy of which | annex marked No.
1, and which | accepted instantly on &C
count of our desperate situation, as will ap-
pear by No. 2.
The calamitous events at Paderna and
the convent Of Churubusco, the loss of one
half Of our best artillery, Of 50 many can
non and muskets, and finally the loss Of
more than one third Of the army, had caused
such dismay that il the enemy had renewed
his attack, as | expected, he would most as
suredly have occupied the city without much
resistance. This conviction made me consid-
er as an interposition of Providence this un-
expected occurrence, which came to change
the situation in which we were, which il
effectually did. Who will deny that on
the Sth Of September the army of the enemy
escaped most fortunately from being des
troyed Alas but for the cowaIdice of
some Of our soldiers, but for the selfishness
of so many citizens, what different aspect
would the Republic present at this mo-
ment
No one will say that the conferences
which took place with the commissioner Of
the United States were Prejudicial to the in
terests Of the nation. Having been made
public, they have already manifested to the
world the extravagant and unjust preten-
SONS Of that Government, which, abusing
It's prePOnderance or good fortune and our
wished to humiliate us and to
deprive US Of one half of our territory
But, as in the acceptance of the armistice,
motives have been attributed to me injurious
to my reputation, can no longer keep Sc
cret what, in those days, it would have been
treason in me to publish.
As in the annexed report, previously re-
ferred to, will be found the events subse-
quent to the armistics. | conclude for the
present. adding copies Of the correspondence
which preceded resumption Of hostilities,
marked Nos. 3 and f.