New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-02
MEXICO, Thursday, July 10, 1855.

wrote you few lines on the 10th instant in
respect 10 the revolt of the garrison a, Orizab,
and the probable retirement of Santa Anna.
Since that time nothing else has occurred worthy
of especial notice, with the exception of an at.
tempted revolt at the City of Pdebla.
Those that reyolted at Orzaba took So, 900
belonging to- the Government and have retired
to the mountains, the Government troops from
Vera CInz taking possession of the town. The
former will doubtless make one more of the
small isolated basds who wander about at the
expense Of Santa Amos iherents, or will join
some main body und one Of the yarons revo-
lutonary chief, thus giving an additional i'm
pulse to that movement.
The affair of Puebla was crushed by its being
early discovered. Seven Of the principals were
Immediately shot
We have nothing new from Michoa can, the
South, or Monterey; but none OF the revolution
lists have availed themselves of Santa Annals de-
cree, issued on his birthday, in favor Of those
who should submit; no. have they met in
either part with any reverses. After Santa
Annals expedition to MicboacaD, the Minister of
War was sent with money TO seduce the reyOlted,
and large force, in case OF need; he marched
to Ario; but when he got there every soul had
deserted the place, and he is now on his way
back to this city.
AS for Santa Anna himself, he il anxious to get
away, and his adherents are trembling for fear
he will go, becsuse they fear the consequences
TO themselves of his sbdication. Indeed, it
would expose most Of them TO severe, ii cot
We Inherited retaliation from the opposite party.
Letters are being published purpor,ing TO come
from the various points occupied by the reyolu-
tionists, with a design to animate his dropping
spirits, and to p'que his sorey wounded vanity
by saying that all is quiet aud as if 20 one could
detect an inconsistency; adding that these are
times in which great souls can act, asking if
the yalor, constdncy and perseverance he was
wont TO manifest under the greatest diff .ulties
have failed him now that they are so much
needed; asking also the questions, wha. will
become of the owners of property if he should
20 , and will he abandon his friends in the pres
ent extremity
The Universal on its part (cslled here the
paper of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. and
Santa Anns's chief instrument the editorials of
which are said b. every one t. be the orodqc.
tons Of Lis penn is discussing the question of
an organic law, sid in It's fulsone adulat.on of
Santa Anna, almost styles him a god. Tals
paper condemns al systems Of Government but
that of centralisn, aud objects to any other
patty or persons having Any thing to DO with the
making of this Law OF Constitution but Santa
Anna.
You viii recolleet thAt Santa Anna convened
his Council of State and prcsounded three qaes-
tions to them with directions to report, viz: Is
the present the proper time to give an organic
law Who shall make il and wha.form shall it
be of
The Council reported that the present, is the
proper time 10 make it; that Santa Aana las
power to make il, ba that he could cal in floo or
three persons from each department to aid him "a this