The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-20
Very Interesting from MeIico-Where I
Santa Annas

The Mexican news which we publish to-day
is very interesting and curious, the peculiarly
significant feature of it being the sudden and
mysterious departure of Santa Anna from his
capital.
Where has his Serene Highness gone? What
for? When will he return, or will he return
at all? These were the exciting questions
which at the last accounts were agitating and
perplexing all parties in the city Of Mexico 1t
is reported, on the one hand, that the Dictator,
with detachment Of his army, had gone off to
hunt up those intractable rebels, Alvarez and
Morenos-that he had come up with the latter,
had defeated him and captured him /; and had
followed up this triumph by putting Alvarez
himself to fight. This news, however, is sup
posed to be equivalent to the Tartar report Of
the taking of Sebastopol; or, at best, but
ruse of Santa Anna to cover up some Interior
purpose best known to himself
Another report assigns as the cause of his
departure, his declining health. The city of
Mexico, although in deep, broad valley, is
still some seven thousand feet above the level
of the sea, and during the winter season is COM
paratively cold and damp. His Serene High
ness is said to be suffering from this cause, SUI
peradded to the cares of State" and that he
goes down to the te,res caientes, or hot lands Of
the southwestern departments, for the restoration
of his health, leaving, aa interim, sort ofregen-
cy behind him in charge Of the government.
Then again, it is conjectured that this move
ment of the old fox is but a device preparatory
to return to his capital, with coup d'ftat
abolishing the republic entirely, and formally
proclaiming the empire.
But there is another conjecture concerning
this my sterious journey of the Dictator, which,
it appears, was pretty generally credited by
intelligent men at Vera Cruz and Havana; and
it is tbis--that Santa Anna having secured all
the available funds of the Gadsden treaty, and
other loose odds and ends, has left his capital,
not for the purpose Of putting down Alvarez,
nor for the benefit of his health by a sojourn
near Acapulco, nor for an imperial coup d'ftat,
but for the deliberate and judicious ultimatum
of securing his head and his spois by timely
farewell to Mexico, and trip to Havana, pre-
paratory to summer visit with his interesting
family to the Crystal Palace Exhibition of
Paris.
Now we venture to say that this conjecture
is Just as likely to be confirmed as any other,
in reference to this my sterious affair. The
Mexican correspondence which we publish from
the New Orleans Delta, embraces some very
curious facts and circumstances tending to cor
rotorate the suspicion that this so.called
Saviour Of his Country" is now resolved to
save himself, ard is slipping off for "Cowes and
a market" A week or two will probably set
tie the question. Should it turn out by his
turning up in Havana or Jamaica, or some
other place, with his family and ship load Of
plunder, that he has abdicated, absconded, and
forever relinquished his rebellous subjects in
disgust, then we may count upon reaction in
Mexico of the very highest Importance to us,
and the balance OF power on this continent.
In any event, the crisis is fast approaching
when the issue must be between European
pIotectorate, or the absorption Of cur sister re-
public by the United States. II would not be
surprising il we were next to hear Of the Die
tator from Kingston or Havana 1t is evident
ly his best policy to pack up and pack off be-
fore his Gadsden spoils are exhausted. What
GIL opening s here for the Kinney expedition