The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-31
LATER FROM MEXICO.
PROBABLE DESTRUCTION OF SANTA
ANNA AND HIS ARMY
TRfEMPii OF .7LV,7REZ.
TRIUMPH OF .iLT.7REZ.
REVOLT OF SIERRA GORDA, UNDER
VEGA

REVOLT OF SIERRA GORDA, UNDER
VEGA
Correspondence of the NJ o. Bee.
NJ, xico, May 5, 1915.
"a suitable reuard lciH be paid to mhoersr
.riH furnish nescs of II VI. S. II. and his amy.
apply at the National Palace"
MsssRs EplroRs Such is he pacard post
ed up a few days ago, at the tour corners 1t the
prin cipal square. Yon perceive that do not
hesitate to take my aews tron the streets and
highways. In an opp e-siv- country like Akis,
we may of;en discover indications of public
sentiment from such pubficnt,ons. This pla
card, which was witty enough at The tim- would
be cruel now, for he pure and simple truth il
that Santa Anna's army has in all pr"ba-
bllitv been destroyed Since the 18th OF April,
not dispatch from the General, not letter
from the army, has been received Alvarez,
tier making frnt of resistance, and having
fallen back from position To position, from de HE
to DE- fie-afier having lur.d Santa Anna hey ond
the gorges of the mountains, has suddenly fal-
len upon his rear, aud placed Santa Anna s
army between the f rtiications Of Acapulco and
the impossible passage of the Pefegnio and Co.
qnlla
This is The sum and subsistence of what is
known. What has become of Santa Anna,
VOWS have been Sc lied, all his couriers inter-
copied without provisions, without heavy
| artillery, harras cd by the PIntoes on every side,
decimated by the climate, eaten up by the
I fevers which the early rains have engendered,
what has been the fate of the expedition? Sin
lister reports are in circulation Some say that
Santa Anna, after being twice repused from
Acapulco, has embarked on board a vessel and
disappeared; others declare that he has been
killed; and the news t,.day is that he Is a pri
soner in the hands Of Alvarez. All III Sc
rumors are probable 1t 10 certain that Alvarez
has placed the Mexican Crassus in a difficult
and dangerous position. 1t is hardly possible
that he will have a chance ~ captu!ate. Santa
Anna in the power of Alvarez can hope for no
mercy; aud every, thing leads to the belief that
the or e legged hero has fallen into the snare
laid for him by his artful antagonist.
q have just beer interrupted by the shock of
an earthquake, strong enough to excite some
apprehension and which listed Fifty seconds.
For three weeks the Cabinet has been with
out intelligence from the army. His Most
Serene Highness lefs precipitately, blindly bent
on the expedition, without providing Govern.
ment ad interim or de,egating his authority TO
others. At Council Of State, which proceed
ed his departure, Santa Anna took aeave of his
Ministers Three Of shem had the boldness TO
hint that he was neither immortal, nor invinci-
Bile, whereupon the hero flew into violent rage,
and threatened the ind screet interlocutors, with
expulsion. What.insolence for foolish mortals
to question the irresistible might Of this son Of
Jupiter Ammon. Santa Anna left in hurry
and now anarcy is the order of the day. The
Ministry have only the power of arrest and
Punishment but their signature alone is worth
less. There is a frightful vacuum in the treasury
and yesterday the pous Lares and the great
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from the Archbishop out of the funds of the
Church but the priests who are 50 lavish and
scapulares and Ts Dcums entertain a mortal
detestation Of an empty strong box. The mon
ey Of Mothe- Church is sacred, "Render into the
Lord what belongs to the Lord, and to Caesar
what belongs to Cesar" Such is their motto,
and so they refuse to loosen their purse strings.
From day TO day an explosion is looked for.
A movement in the Capitol has been talked of
for the last three days. The Ministry, in their
perplexity, wished to make little coup d'etat
by creating triumvirate consisting of Bonlla,
Lares, and another whose name has not trans
pired. But the officers Of the garrison declared
that they recognized no one save Santa Anna,
and that the proposed triumvirate would be
treated as rebels and insurgents The French
journal, lie Trait d. Union, was seized, and its
edition suppressed both in the mails and the
public officers, for having ventured delicately to
hint at his question of ministerial embarass
ment. lea n that the editors have been sen
fenced 10 pay heavy fine. The party in power
are insolvent enough, but the hour is approach
ing when these fanfaronnadcs will cease. Do
not be surprised if my next letter announces a
new revolution, Juan Ceballos the man for the
times; Mr.. Campo, however is highly popular.
The two together would concentrate The sup
port Of all the higher and more influential per
sons in the State. Augustin Ytu'bide, son of
the liberator, would receive the suffrages OF the
people but he is a sort of philosophic misan
thrope, leads secluding life, and cares too
little for power ever to aspire to il.
We have not learned here tine fate of the
brave Cendejas, and the talented Preto -
The overthrow Of Santa Anna would restore
tIrese distinguished citizens to the republican
party.
From the interior, secret correspondence
has been received, notifying the Democratic
leaders that everything is prepared. and that
the insurrection is ready to burst forth when
ever the signal is given. Vega has stirred up
Sierra Gordo; MazatlaD, Oajaca and Jaiscn
will follow the movement. The death or flight
of Santa Anna weud terminate, without a
shock, the miserable and lgnoninious posture of
affairs brought about by the dictator.
Santa Annals character has been strangely
misconceived abroad. ] shall, one of these
days, write you his history, that it may not
be said that stupidity and political faulty have
usurped the name of energy. 1t is high time
that the world should know that the great Neb.
is brute beast, and has been such
for many more than seven years.