Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-03
Irrea the New orlsans papers. May sol


By the arrival of the steamship Orxaba Capt Forbes
have received files Of papers FROM the city Of Mexic,
to the 18th and Vera Cruz to the eist inst
Gen. Santa Anna arrived on the evening Of the l4a
ns at San Augustin and made triumphsl entry int,
the capital on the l6h from the campaign Of the South
the Mexican journals grandioQuenty style his marcel
against Alvarez. and received with every demonstrs
ton OF JOY, such as Nominations bull fights fireworks
&c. The orders Tor all these festivities given by th
Governor Of the city of Mexico by which the people
officially commanded to croy themselves during the space
Tho city Of Pueb, had also Joined in these rcoicngs
and Fluctuations the happy Of his Serene High
ness were pouring In from all quarters The mitar!
Of Vera Cruz which city also rejoiced might
lily, says that the President had returned, alter trium
plant campaign In which he marched from victory Il
victory, &c.. &C. or all the journals sing tn,
tune and Il is impossible to gather anything from
them in relation to the real results Of the campaign
In reference the battle Peregrino in which SAINT,
Anna claims to have routed the forces Of Alvarez
respond mt Of the Delta says
We must confess are somewhat skeptical as &c
wh.ter any such battle Described took place
No such details follow the Of the battle vic
tors are wont to enumera,e. The despatch says thai
many killed, particularly on the part OF the enemy
and decisive is the defeat that Il would be impossi,,
for Alvarez hereafter to assemble force Of upper
tnce. Santa Anna had intended after his battle
Acapulco but did and gave that the
had laid waste the country and destroyed the
Of subsistence that 1t impossible carry
operations Tor the want Of provisions for both the men
ard animals Our conclusion the whole il that Santa
Anna caught Tartar been utterly defeated the OBJ
cct OF his trip South, aud has returned tn Mexico, whe
had chance to his defeat and retreat The pa
per battle of Peregrino has perhaps been manufactured
and should not be surprised future accounts should
that the ficts following tho retirement from AGA
pulco in quite different light This much is p.sitively
certain that Santa Anna his retired aud Withdrawn hi.
forces leaving Alvarez manage matters in Guerrero
he pleascs.
The same despatch, giving account Of the battle
the effect that Siuta Anna Is convinced that If the
reoes will him in the open field. they eas
determined their obedience TO their govern
ment, and that it E therefore, his ntcnon to con6ne the
its limits he has accordingly separated his
iuto three divisions and stationed them respectively
at Ayu,, about twenty 1--WE leagues from Acapulco, a,
Buena Nsta and AZ Tscpan the coast that they
be able operate from the centre and tanks upon the
Limited territory to which Alvarez has been reduced.
With these measures" says the official account, and
its own accord"
IL Santa Anna has not succeeded in quelling the
luton this document will show that he has not forgotten
how to cover his retreat.
conspiracy detected in the fort of San Juan d.
uua headed by two sergeants who got pronunc ia
their account, facilitate the fight OF Gen.
Avaos who is confined there The plot having been dis
covered Manuel Gonzalez OF the sergeants
demncd to death by court martial and shot the llth
Three criminals who had been condemned DEATH aud
who have been executed the 18th, par
doncd token of gratitude for the happy Of the
President from the southern campaign.
The Mexican steamer of Iturbidc, arrived Vera
Cruz from \. Orleans the lth inst, having made the
voyage in SO hours She took the first inor
the passage Of the Gidsden treaty.
The earthquake on the 9Th inst, to which alluded
in last summary Of from Mexico, also felt
slightly at Jilspl The town OF 0laca suffered most
veral edifces being badly injured
The Trait dUnion has been fined $500, and the
numbers oil that paper Of the 9Th seized for having pub.
shed item of Mexican dspeasing the Govern
ment.