The Hillsborough Recorder

Translated for the Charleston Courier.

Vera Cruz, Dec. 24.

Santa Anna succeeded in his first effort against Iturbide. After establishing his government as far as Alvarado and La Cotzalpa, and taking possession of the important post of King's Bridge, he sent out towards the country villages, through the persuasion of the deceitful Isbato, who promised him he would increase his party, but left him half way, after having uselessly fatigued the troops. Santa Anna, in consequence, retraced his steps to this place, and went to King's Bridge, where the news of his death had been spread. The troops of that post, glad to see their chief, went to Plain del Rio, twelve miles distant, with a view to attack the column of 300 grenadiers stationed there, and succeeded, almost without loss in taking them, and 150 more, distributed in small parties. Elated by that success, and believing that Echavarri had removed all his troops from Jalapa, they marched to that post, attacked it with 200 infantry and 400 cavalry; but they were met by the garrison of 500 men and a body of 500 who had just been detached from the regiment of Zelaya, and were defeated with great loss, in the streets.

Santa Anna came back to this place, to give a new impulse to the hopes of the people, leaving at King's Bridge, Guadalupe Victoria, who is continuing the operations of war against Iturbide.