Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-09

to his pretensions, he prevailed on Congress
t. postpone the counting of votes until
January, lS4S, and in the meantime ban
ished or imprisoned all those opposing his
schemes, and established a-severe censorship
OF the press. During the course of the year
he carried on secret negotiations with Scott
and iTrist, the American Commissioner,
with questionable sincerity, and certainly
with no result. He organized an army of
thirty thousand men for the defense of the
CAP Iital. The battles of Contreras and Chu-
rubusco followed august 10 and 20. 1S47),
aud the next day an armistice, proposed by
General Scott, was accepted by him, which
suspended hostilities till September s. The
battle of Molina. del Rey was fought Sep
tember g.; and on September l6, lS47, the
city of Mexico was captured, having previ-
ously been evacuated by the officers of the
Government. Santa Anna now resigned
the executive chair to Penaly Pena, who
lad been constitutionally elected his
successor, and, though he despaired of sue
cessfully resisting the party of peace in
Mexico, he made last effort to retrieve his
reputation by the siege of Puebla; but he
was attacked by General Lane at Huamat-
Ian and forced to retire from the place,
which was now relieved. In the middle of
January, 1S4S, an attempt was made to sur
prise him in Tehuacan, where he was lurk-
ing, but failed; and about February l, San
ia Anna informed the Minister of Wara and
the American Commander-in-C Chief that he
desired to leave Mexico. and '.seek an asy-
lum on a foreign sod, where he might pass
his last days in that tranquility which he
could never find in the land of his BIRTH"
The desired permission was granted, and
on April 8, 1S4S, he took passage from La
Antigua to Jamaica. In that island he re-
fmained several years but the anarchical
condition of Mexico under the Presidencies
| of Herrera and Arista turned mems eyes
once more upon him, and returning to
Mexico in 1858, he was received with
great enthusiasm. He was appointed Presi-
dent for one year, after which time he was
to call constituent Congress; but he
fomented a new revolution by which he
was declared President for life, with power
to appoint his successor and the title of
Most Serene Highness. He began to rule
with despotic authority, and the revolution
of Ayutia followed, led by General Alvarez.
After a struggle OF two years Santa Anna,
finding himself without resources, since he
had spent the ten millions of the Gadsden
treaty, signed his conditional abdication,
and sailed august 16, 1859 from Vera
Cruz for Havana. He afterwards went to
Turbaco, Venezuela, for two years, and has
since resided in the Island of st. Thomas.
On the advent of Maximilan in Mexico he
embraced the cause of the usurper, belev-
ing, as he declared, that MaXimilian could
restore peace to the country. He was dis
appointed, however, in his hopes, and per-
haps bis expectations; for he soon aban-
doned Mexico and the cause, and returned
to st. Thomas. Here he ever after resided.
When MIR. Seward was in the West Indies
he visited Santa Anna and had
long conversation with him. Soon
after, OH the 1lth of May, 1856, he arrived
in New York, and subsequently took up
his residence on Staten Island. He then
commenced intriguing with both liberal
and imperial authorities. Minister Rom
ero repelled his advances, while nothing
ever came of his overtures to the imperi-
alists. In the meantime the General be-
came involved in several law suits, to get
rid OF which, it is reported, he was COM
PEELED to pay large sums of money. He
continued residing on Staten Island until
| few weeks ago, when it was suddenly an
nounced that, he had departed for Mexico.
Next came his pronunciamento, and then
his arrival at Vera Cruz and expulsion by
the commander of the United States steam
er Tacony. finally ending with his forcible
abduction from the steamer Virginia. then
lying in the port of Sisal, by the liberal
fOro