Foreign News: Mexico.--Capture Of Santa Anna

The schooner Water Witch, which sailed from Tampico, on the 26th uit. arrived at New Orleans, with papers up to the 22d uit. from Vera Cruz. The Minister of Exterior Relations, announced to Congress on the 17th January, the capture of Santa Anna. The Minister further informs the Government, that Santa Anna would be conducted to the fortress of Perote, to awail the dec ision of the Government. It appears that Santa Anna committed the most outrageous barbarities on the inhabitants of Puebla, killing, pillaging, and burning, unlil he was met by the Constitutional army, which defeated him. His army, before he committed depredations amounting to 12,000 men, being disgusted with his conduct, abandoned tlieir ranks, andjoined the Constitutional troops. The conflict, however, was not without blood shed, and several hundred were reported as killed on both sides. When Santa Anna was taken, he had scarcely o friend to accompany him. General Ampudia, Governor of Tobasco, was superseded by Martinez and ordered to Vera Cruz. He exonerated himself of having done any thing illegal or of resisting the popular will, and throws all the blame on Santa Anna's orders. Government had ordered all the properties of Santa Anna to be seized and confiscatecf. The general belief was that Santa Anna wtrald be condemned by the Government and execufecP. Public tranquility was re-established throughotit Mexico, and' ptiblic festivals had been ordered throughout the Repub}tc to cele-brate thé glorieus event of the downfall of the tyFant Santa Anna. Gavernment bas iseued orders for the disbtindonment ol .the nrmy, and invites the absent to retarn' and' resume thei'r occupationsv A passenger who came in the Water Witcfo reports that Santa Anna left Ferote, under a stron'g escort for the City of Mexico, on the 20th uTtïrnoi We have news from Vera Cruz to the Sist uit., received by the British steamship Tay, which arrived at Havana on the 5th inst. The fallen despot, Santa Anna, had not been tsent to Uie city"of Mexico, but was Btill a grisonerjn the Castle of Perote, wliere so many of his unfortunate Texan cnptives had lingered through long yenrs of misery, the victima of that "hopecontinuallydeferred, wliich maketh the heart sick !" The grand jury oppointed to try him were mnch incensed ngainst him, while the Executive gov.ernmem were desirous to spare his life, fee) ing a regret that he did not mannge to effect his escape from the country. His young wife and old friend, Señor Lázaro Villamill, were wiih him, partners in tribulation. A letter from Vera Cruz intímales a beÜef that he will not be put to death. It appeare thnt Señor Rejón, Snntn Anno's Foreign Secretary, had notyet been taken; it was not known where he wae - in concealment probnbly - Señor Hato, the Finance Minister, had got on board the Tay at Vera Cruz,in an assumed name,through the frienddlyagency oftheBritish Consul, as il is re - ported. All was tranquil in Mexico. H was stated that the Republic was to be devided into three great military departments - Arista to cnmmand the Northen; Paredes the Centre; aud another the Southern. The Siglo Diezey JVurtv of the 24th uit., states that Santa Anna had Fent a communication to the Chambers, begging a ptissport may be granted to him, when he would quit Ihe country forever. He ofFered to appoint an agent fully empowered to act for him in an invesiigation into any charges or claims which might be made on him- his property, real and personal, to be the guarantee of his good faith. - He urged in extenustion of what happened, the responsibility of his Ministers, &c. The grand jury, m necrel session of the 2Sd urt., took his coramunication into consideration. but had not yet made known any decisión thercon.