New-York tribune., 1867-07-15

3" Tbiie ON her VOYAGE to- and after her arrival
the port of ss N Mexico ana tn , INC uhe rg al T h
distance Of than marine league fo @ 'ne c1is.
of Mexcoi that Is to say, upon e santa Anna we're
therefore, acts Of piracy i,srs ~ - was meTcbant
Naphegyi that at least inc ag AZ or near sisa
under the flag OF the United states tnat Senor santa
Anna being passenger was aySV by agents Of f6e
There is NOT the least ground for the pretense that the
vjriia Was i'm naval commission, that SenOr Santa
Anna was prisoner OF To the united stes al nsii
The new Allegation that the Virginia lay outside Of hexi
can inrisdctG willie al sisal viii be made subject Of
Reseryins tiat question for the present, proceed TO
state The transaction az sal II appears from eXplana-
toTv documents As soon the Virginia left free
from The convoy Of the Tacony by Scnoi santa Annas
choice and under his own directions, she made her way
not TO New York but to the port OF sisal Arriving there
and coming anchor on the lth OF June sehOI santa
Anna dispatched from the steamer Virginia TO General
Martin Peraga Governor OF fueatan at Merida the capl
ta of that state, letter by the hands OF Mexican Col
one Tiario MendeZ IN which letter SehOr Santa Anna
declared that Colonel Mendez knew what had happened
TO him in front OF Vera Cruz and would tell the Governor
All about Together with the same letter he transmit
ted written reports OF those proceedings containing an IN
dgnant complaint against commander Roe senqr santa
Anna proceeded 10 SAY in the letter. II do not
get back to Vera Cruz in steamer or merchant
vessel shall remain some time III Havana ana whether
in that city Vera Cruz, shall be 1T your service.
With this letter Santa Anna also transmitted copy OF
revolutionary address to the people OF the sate OF IL
catan which his way to Vera Cruz he had sent ashore
be circulated there. and he invited the Govern0r
70 give publicity TO that paper TINS procanaton ho %
the issued a Vera Cruz was hostile tn ana subyersYe
Of the Republican oyermen OF Mexico on thelth june
SenOr Vidal, secretary 0 santa Anna, wrote on p0tu ol
the Virginia. III front Of Sisal letter to Cen IaDOada
before named, Of the Maximlan or socaled Imperial
army at Vera CTn2 In this letter SehOr Ndal su lnht
the passengers who embarked in that vessel (wch pas
sengers are supposed to hc dlsloyal MeMGas hhd eA
pressed SeuOr Santa Anna the general dissatisfaction
the inhabitants Of Vera Cruz then IN the possession Oh
the Maximan party, and that he himself on ql!.%hS my
the wharf there geved to see tears shed ny ora sol
dcT assumed be MaNimilans soldiers annoy ed at me
fragrant disrespcct shown 10 senior SANTA Anna Iht te
garrison, well as the nhabants OF thc citl mus pc III
despair easy to understand TO those who had Witnessed
the spontaneous manifestations o. entasl IN 'sl IN
sympathy. senOr VIDAL proceedod III s'e @ lev
ter to say that while he reflected upon
the decided Intention Of General IaDoa9a & ana m vnpa y
Cruz and while he reflected that the aills OF McAco
could have no other favorable solution tna Ina tt Tu hi
Santa Anna had proposed To eVe Dy meS & U mn M
self rs their leader, with the influence MS name anu s
gift of command, he Sen9r VIDAL was peLsuage 10 xe @
General TabOaUa 10 ask him to tel sth0r santa ail
frankly, without the less OF momct we s.uatio az
turn and if that could be done Whe'ner e"r 30 49,
Anna might expect better success ln te leaIo VI s
undertaking. Sclor Vidal proceeded to say that ne
thought indispensable to remind General lS1oSu nn
his party. that they ought mol 10 permit tIc
military forces 20 be delivered up 10 thcr enemies .
ing the Republican besicglng army pealIhg III % ts
those enemies do not know how 10 pardon nor
promises; and that ne DeSieg9d iol'SS MU bai the
sacrificed as hey should De ulsiihie" NV hd
safest way, IN fact the only way was th"t Nlon . l.
been pointed ont to General Iaboada by scoi santa
Anna. That IL was Senor santa anna h,on.l"n @ w ~
return 10 Vera Cruz without delay III war STEAMER ~!
me reliant steamer. lie advised General laDOana 20 Ie
this notice serve as eldc 20 nm ~, w ,bv sefor
affairs Seor Vidal proceeded thef 70 ASH WY 81 Se.ua ,
S.lut
;,t ~ Tie Sfb and gth as he expected 10 have been
senior Vidal wrote the same llth uI june on b9aIu
ON TaIIor Erarish Consul in Vera Ciu7 hut which
by its terms TO he inteuCed ur Cen laootla, ~
Snci santa Anna 10 proceed from sa 10 Havana TO see
what kind Of aid direct or moral, Tie tatMI 1eheiao o
Cuba wond furnish him. with TINS lcitcI Sthut Nln"
r,nsnitied card to lee delivered 10 Gen. Mauzaio, the
Captau-G Geuer;tl of Havana. SthOi Nll PluC'tutu 10
ask the spanish Consul dclyT an inc!osed card to
Gen MauzaBo aud request hlin 10 "sCtl lno tsioHl
tous OF those WHO capable or aiding MN. III thty
were ready and could do any good tEc S,OI santa Anna
would soon return 20 tue fIOnt OF ea tiA SthOi lu
went IN 10 say that al must have known that SthOr SANTA
Annals arrival Vera Cruz was not only olpoite ana
efhcacious but necessary and mdispensanic ne pro
ceeded To say may obtain permission loI Sehoi SdAa
Anna 10 remain in Cuba for "a month not ne
would be obliged to 60 back To 81 Thomas. "A. M
there that seor Santa Anna was ready TO leave Vera
Cruz and raise the siege by gaining bcnaNlacs over 10
and then 20 20 the aid Of the brave men eanlug te AaA
milan army WHO were s,rugEng LOT Or '.' u, - 4, mn To
fortunately scIor santa Anna should Rot bo uhuesl"ou
Scnor Vidal went ou 10 say; Gun resent ''iS a.. '',
Yer, Cruz rot finding seHor santa AnhAH party mere
might fall into the hands 81 some Uhlitu oi1cs aion
and suffer al the indiGnites which thdt hahoh the
United Stnt,~ . Etapug upon Ssuor santa Anna ana Ms
party" That that party were taking an prtehuohs ~
t.ai and were cruising about but as there had been two
stormy nights. the vessels might have passed
each other without discovery. That IN snch an
.y.rt the eyuected vessel should nave afflNch,
aud tie troops board Of 1t should Nrh to iald tn
tie Spanish Consul would put the ith na,,aIi m IN ~ we m
castle of san Juan aud the Tencn in the ciy t tIo re
turu of SeHor santa Anna when hc coud Ihltl lA,lh
into country TO shun The maiades pee4i 20 he ,e
failure expedition they would not ohy iose va.
cost Of the expected vessel which was os,I s-yV Vns
na, Vtis went ON 10 raw that ON tho night of
lie sth and OH the Virginia was Tor more tha Two hours
behind the castle san Juan, frOm midnight ul htcI4
'n win tbc light aud lgnalf that had been agreed
Upon an the GaleauIa Shoals That the noise made by
blowing of steam aud other movements must nave Dcth
r,lf.l al "a.
come to the place agreed oni We did every thng We
lie closed with saying that It the letter. not to be
suffered out Of the correspondents possession,
though his name was not put upon IL for fear OF rng
the loss OF his situation. .
the 18th Of June being the same day on which u IS
alleged by Mr. Napnegyl that the Nlrahla was boarded
at ssa Santa Anna wrote letter on board OF the
Virginia, which le addressed 10 Gen Matmas Matthias Peraza,
fo his rs letter forwarded by col Acndez aud presumed
that it then in the hands Of his correspondent Gen
Peraza together with the documents u contained. Senor
Santa then proceeded to was awaiting your
answer when col Medina, the military commander NJ
this port pfesented himself 10 on board ard Informed
me that yOu invited me 10 land Immediately began 10
get ready accept invitation and commenced by
shaving myself the captain Of the vessel Capt Deaken
informed tha could not land as his orders from the
commander uf the American steamer Commander
Roej were, that / might land neutral ground, but
could have preteXt 10 set foot on Mexican territory
This caused alteration between Col Medina and the
captain Of the Virginia" FINALLY the cap
tam yielded ana was allowed to dsenbaIk' not how
ever, without protest" Oy Capt Deakenl.
Senior Santa Anna proceeds In his letter to Gen Pcraza:
NOW am at your disposal, aud hope shall soon
you. this commander (rneanng Medina) has promised
me could. wish my good intentions may give happy
result: and do not think Mr.. Salazar MOrequi Will be
mid 20 reject my generous mediation Tor the com
pete establishment Of in this State of iueaan.
But II hc persists in obstinate resistance, an old vet
places himself under your orders 10 be sent wher
ever you think he be Of the greatest service to the
nation"
There seems TO question the authenticity OF
these letters II authenthc they prove that at the port
Just beyond II, Gen Santa Anna was In command OF
of Mexico which he had prepared within and conducted
the shores of the United States 10 Vera Cruz III yo
relations Of amity and friendship, and also, 80 far
US the sphere Of moral Influences Is concerned,
within the relations OF allies. They prove also that al
-ILlN Non.