The Sun. — London, England, 1812-09-08 00:00:00

SPANISH COLONIES. (Continued from our Paper of Yesterday.) Allende was sent to Queretaro, one of\ the Jnost Considerable towns iii; the kingdom .of where he recruited a greet number .of partizans. Tile Spaniards peiceived that there was something in agitation ainong*the Creoles,_ and their suspi cions fell upon the Mayor or Corregidor of the tor rY. Information was sent to . _,*ome of the Acu crdo, or. Corporation, which was at that time split into two parties. Those who received it concealed it from therest, and advised the Spaniards of Que retar6 to act, with respect to the Corregidor, as those of the capital had with the Viceroy. The Corregidor was accordingly seized, and sent to :Mexico. This second instance of insubordination, and contempt of the law—this trampling upon all au thority in the person of a magistrate who proved to be innocent of the crime imputed to him, fur nished a neW . pretenee to the Chiefs Of the insur rection for instigating the Creoles • against that handful of Spaniards who considered themselves superior to all established authority. Venegas was now arrived at Veta Cruz, and the report of his bringing new honours for the enemies of the late Viceroy,,Yturrigararay, inflamed the whole Creole population. Hidalgo and his asso dates, indignant at this fresh outrage, and dread ing the. discovery ,of, 'their plan, -determined to _hasten its execution. , • , slortly afterwards., An inquest ,Wlll be held - on the..body this day: . . rOn the 17th of September, 1810., the vicar as sembled the Indians to a sermon, the drift of which was to point out the tyranny of the Europeans, the state to which the treachery - of the Spaniards had br): 1 1:ht the Perri - Isola, and the danger of being delivered up to the French or the English, who would assuredly extirpate the holy" CathOlic re• legion. "Nothing could more strongly affect the minds of the poor Indikuis. 'lgnorance, is_ a soil where • superstition strikes deep and the showv rites of Catholicism, together with the Visible objects of its worship, have so completely Secured the af fections of the American Indians, that they submit to be impticiily governed at the nod of a priest. Hidalgo ended his disconrse with callinghis Indians 'to .arms • and to arias they flew wide, incredible fury. Allende uppe.;:red: at the side of Hidalgo, and they led the mob to the toiwn of St. Miguel el Grande, where the houSei of the' Spaniards were pillaged. No sooner was the insurrection at Do l6res known 7 than the mass' of the inhabitants of the extensive kingdom of Mechoacan acknowledg ed'the authority of Hidalgo. Three regiments of of veterans joined his standard, the towns of Sala rnanca and Valladolid fell into his hands. Where ever he appeared, crowds of Indians flocked to'his army. The wealthy town of Guanaxuato, in the vicinity of which lay the richest mine of Mexico; supplied hint with live pillions of dollars. The insurgents' . possesscd every thing but, discipline and good leaderS. • . . • Meanwhile Veaeg - as, who bad now taken pos session of his command at Mexico, was not want ing to him Self. He secured the town of Quere taro, which may be - considered as the key to Mexico. lie awedinto submission the Creoles of the • capital by forming a camp with his , troops without the walls. The Governors of St. Lu.s Potosis, aiid Guadalaxara armed the militiaof the country,;- and even the wealthy. Creoles of the principal towns supported the cause of the__ Spa fniards, in . Order to avoid suspicion. - The inSurgentS, instead of falling hemediately upon Mciico, marched to Valladolid, which they entered on'the 30th of October, amidst the shouts of the Indian and Creole population. The greatest - marks OfliOnOur were bestowed anon 'Hidalgo by the corporations of the town, and a million and a half of dollars Were emptied into ,his military chest from the Royal Treasury. Two regiments of ve , teran cavalry joined hitn"at this - place. The -pro inct of Guadalaxara and the city of Zacatecas were Aso' at - his devotion. His army being' ttow extremely huge, he flattered himself that the ViCe roy would nut hazard an actiOn,, and-that the ca •pital contained.• such a number of disaffected as 'would oblige him to surrender it as 'soOn . aS , the insurgents came in sight. In this belief he march ed to Toluca, while the troops 'of the Viceroy fell ,back on Lerma. While Hidalgo, was advancingtowards Mexico, anothercOrps pushed through AjUsco t,o Cuerna haca, to take posSession of the neighbouring part of the coast of the Pacific Oecan. The main body of the 'Vice-royal troops' had gone Jo . ° far to the Borth, and nothing was,,knoWn'of it in the capital. Mexico was in imminent danger. , The populace and a considerable part of the higher classes hated the Spaniards. Venegas had hut a handful of men on ~rl;am he could rely. In this critical moment he resorted to an expedient which, however enlous it may appear in our eyts,. was , assuredly the only thin 3 that saved . him. He applied to the • Aretibishop and the Inquisition fora sentence .of excommunication against Hidalgo, and all his troops and abettors. The Mexicans were-struck with terror ; and, the whole town remained quiet as if every inhabitant had. been put in shackles. But the dreadful sentence made no impression in the insurgent camp, Where Hidalgo, himself a , "priest, easily persuaded his Indians that the . ex communication would fall upon the Archbishop. g.-The army had now' advanced to the mount of las Crnzes, a few miles - frOin - Mexico, where a divi sion of the Spanish troops defended the pass. The insurgents dispersed - them without difliculty and presented themselves before the "capital. • But Hidalgo wanted decision. He 'summoned the town when 'he should have' stormed, it. The summons was answered with contempt, and the next morning, his troops were seen retiring with out any farther cdort. Hidalgo's natural moderathm and horror . of bloodshed were reported,to be the, causes of this • apparent timidity. It is well known that he alleviat ed the evils of war as much'as possible, and that he ,spmetimes ordered the artillery to fire upon his ;troops, When be had no.-other means to prevent pillage and devastation. His summons to the Viceroy is said to have been very moderate; for he declared that his only desire was to sees Tilde:esta blished for the goVernment of the kingdom ; and that it was his intention to send immediate sup plies of money to the Peninsula.. That Hidalgo's proposals were calculated to conciliate the public •Ipitiion, We are at liberty to conjecture, from the care which the Viceroy employed to conceal them from - the inhabitants of Mexico. The,true cause Of Hidalgo's retreat;lrowever, was the information he received of the advantages which the - main corps Of the Vice-royal troops had gained in' his rear. General Callejds; who . commanded them, had taken . the town 41)61th-es, where the revolution began, mid - masat:red all the inhabitants.... in, dalgO wanted:skill to secure hisretreat, and watCh the movements of the Spaniards ; and he was. obliged to fall back in confusion. Callkias luct the insurgents at. Acplco, and completely defeated them. lie then directed his march to Guanax nato, which he entered on the 25th of November,. taking a dreadful revenge on the inhabitants.- Another corps of Spaniards, under General Cruz, entered the town of Irapurato, repeating the same cruelties and horrors. - :• The catastrophe of Hidalgo was now at hand. 'lie had just reached the Provincias Internas with a considerable body of forces, which still follow ed his fortunes, when the Governor of that part of the kingdom offered him his alliance. Hidalgo and .his companions trusted to his faith, and in cautiously presented themselves for a conference, when they were seized, and immediately put to death, as if the Spaniards wemdfraid of having them rescued out of their hands. - The insurrection however was far from being terminated by the death of its - authors. The whole Creole and Indian population had now risen and for Med detaChed corps in,every part of the king dom. The system of guerrillas has been adopted by the Mexican insurgents, who improve every hour in boldness and dexterity. There are even large organized corps commanded by more skilful leaders thanHidalgo. One Rayon, a lawyer, had • established an insurgent government at Zitaquaro. When that town . was in danger of falling into the Viceroy's hands, Rayon and his partizans made good their escape, and joined another numerous hand of insurgents under the priest, Morelos.— This chief haS lately obtained considerable advan tages it 'lvould be an endless task -to trace the actual state of the country from the confused and . partial accounts of the Viceroy, the only of ficial information which is allowed to react' Eu rope. Suffice it to say, that, according' to the last letters from Mexico, all the roads from the interior .were occupied within a few days march of the capital, the fate of which depended on the re sistance of an inco4derable body of troops, which, as its losses could not be . supplied, must . finally perish by the effects of it own,victories,- . - Trade was at a stand; and the mines were totally abandoned, with the exception of one which an insurgent chief had been working for eight or ten months, and 'with the produce . of 'which he had . been able to support his army. Several persons of the first rank had quitted the city, and gone over to the insurgents ;" from which it was 'na turally conducted that the chances of ultimate success began to appear in their favour. (To be continued.) • [FROM THE DUBLIN JOURNAL.] .We understand that a Petition, of which the following is a copy, has been resolved upon by a Committee, named by the Grand Jury and prin cipal Inhabitants of the County of Fermanagh ;and that copies thereof have been sent into the va rious parishes of that truly loyal and respectable county for the signature of the Protestant inha bitants : _ " .To the Right Hon. the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses of the United Kingdom ,of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled. " The inunt)le Petition of the Grand Jury, Freeholders, and Protestant Inhltbitauts, whose names are hereunto subscribed, of the County of Ferniagh, in Ireland " Sneweth-_--That your Petitioners have learn ed, that numerous Petitions have been presented to your Honourable House from the Roman Catholics of Ireland,' . praying an unconditional repeal of all those Statutes which impose on them disabilities of any kind 'whatsoever, and that your Honourable House has entered ;nto a Resolution to take the state of the said Ro man Catholics of Ireland into your serious consi deration. " That your' Petitioners have also learned, that. certain of the Protestants of Ireland, have pre sented Petitions to your Hon.. House, praying, that such unqualified repeal may meet the .sup port of the Legislature, in consequence of which your Petitioners feel it their duty. to, come for ward; that their silence may not be construed into an approbation of opinions to which they have not assented. . " That your Petitismers do equally with them profess sentiments of kindness and regard to their noman Catholic P,rethren, suitable to the inti macy of their connection as subjects of ,the,, same Government, and inhabitants of the same county; but that your Petitioners cannot lose sight of that caution with which the wisdom 'Of their , ancestors in this country thoughtit necessary to guard that Governmeat againscany foreign influence or in terference whatsoever. _ " That your Petitioners do not pretend to point out the modes by 'which at the prese.st. day an equal„ security againSt the recurrence of - such danger may be obtained, nor do .they presume to set limits to' that .conciliating policy, with which the liberality of the Legiskture may seek to gra tify the wisheS and strengthen the attachment of any classes of his Majesty's subjects ; but that your Petitioners beg "leave, wi*h every confidence in the wisdom of Parliament; humbly to express their hope, that any acts which may be thOUght advisable for the relief of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, may be accompanied with such mea surts of - salutary caution, as shall to your Ho nourable House appear fully adequate to the se curity -of the Protestant Establishment in Church and State. And your Petitioners, &c." • MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORTS COAL MARKET, SEPT. 7. Ships at Marict. Shitts sold. Price. 31 Newcastle .. . 25 .. . 435. 9d. to 533. - 6d• 3 Sunderland . . . . 3 . . . 445. Od. to 465. sd. 1 Stane Coal . . . . 1 . . . 635. Od. to —s. 04%, PREFERMENTS. ' 'The Rev. G. Vatibrigli, LL.B. to the office 'of, one of the King's Preacherships, in Lancashire, vacant by the death of the late Rev. Humphrey ,Shuttleworth, A.M.—The Rev. P. Gell, M.A. of Matlock, Derbyshire, to be DOmestic Char lain to Lord ViscoutieGalway.—The Rev. H. DesVoeux, A. to be-Domestic Chaplainto the Earl of Uxbridge.. • . BIRTH. - Early on Saturday morning, in Dover,-street, the Lady of George Hait Dyke, Esq. of a Son. _ . , . .. - MAKRIED. . ' On Theiday last, Mr. ,Henry Bromley, 'of Highgate-grov e ' to Miss And Savers, eldest daughter of Mr. George Sayers,!of South-street, C'hichester, . * .• On Wednesday last, at Stepney, Mr. Thomas Ainger -Loaf of Mile-End, to Miss Martha Swan, daughter of. Charlei Swan; 'Esq. of Fenclittectreet. On the sth. inst. at:riamp,4tead Church, John White, Es1:1- of Greaulstreet, Soho, to, Eliza, third daughter of Z. Dorb:o Esq. of Hampstead-heatii. : - - • , - DIET). the 4th lust. in Witupole-streel., in the 92d year of hif age, Richard Hale, Esq. of C;)(iicate, in the County of Hq;l3. 04.1: rilitay last, Mr. Jame, riox, of Darturouth-street, Vest tnitister. • Oir:Saturda, Newington-green. The same morning, in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, Louisar _ . , wife of Frederick .5. Pigott, Esq. On Sunday last, in the year of Lis age, Alexander/ fourth son of Robert-Barclay,. Esq. of Bury-lull, Surrey. On the (3tli inst. in Clitford-street, the infant sun. of Au' gustus Eliott Fuller, Esq. ' • • • PtucE OF STOC Bank Stuck, shut Navy 5 per.Ccint. 91i 92 Irish 5 per Ceut. 4 par Cent. shut 3 per Cent. ited. shut 3 per Cent, Cans. Bank L. Ann. India, Stock, :KS YESTERDAY. ' ; I• India Bonds, 6s; is. dis. Exciieq. Dill s, 34d. per dalr .par, Is..p . r. Ditto, 31d. per day, 4s. ss. pr. Omniuni, 6i 9 8 pr. Imperial 3 per Cent. Ditto Ana. Con's. for 9th Oct. 61 60if HIGH WX.CE.It AT LONDON BRIDGE: TO-MORRO W° *9rlli,rlr,, 12 minutes after 4. I Evening, 37 minutes after 4 ENGL.'*.ND 'The weather, for the last fortnight, haying proved favourable for the wheat harvest, the chief part of that corn within the eastern and littne counties has been safely housed, or stacked. The corn in the midland awl ndi thern districts is found so much backwarder that little even was cut before the beginning of last week. Where the Wheat stood up a fair reap, the shz..kves prove heavy, and the grain of good quali-: ty ; but where they have. been laid, on rich soils, so that the weeds have grown luxuriantly through them', which is, too much the case with the hus bandry in most of the midland counties, the ear, is light, and the sample must of course be,in feri. or. The barley and out crops improved so consi derably within the last month as to promise now a full average crop. Pease are also great crops hi most districts, and s 9 are deans, but the latter are found fir to cut but in very few places. The produce of potatoes is every where abun dant.. The hop plantations of Sussex . and Farnham have rallied so much as to promise' half a crop - ; but in Kent they . continue generally unpromising. The second crops , of clover and grass are heavy,, and,. if a favourable time continues; for making them, a reduction of the' market prices will natu rally follow. • Smithfield has been well supplied through the month, and on terms favoara.ble to the butchers. Lean beasts, particularly bred Scots, conti nue dear ; :but sheep are foundunich lower at most fairs. , • Thewool markets, both for Jong and short fleeces, are better, UPPER WARD OF CLYDESDALE. We have had no injurious Windi in this month, and the rains, though frequent, have been mode rate ; so that the weather may be described . RS haling beep; upon the 'whole, mild and favoura ble. In thiS case the crops have slowly advanced towards maturity, and although the work is not as• Yet begun, there are sundry fieldi of bark!) , and wheat, and even smile early - oats, sofUlly ripened,. as to be ready for'shearing; indeed some spots : might have, with - out any loss, been cut ere now; but it would seem the owners wish to. have the. grain very completely matured. The harvest will not, however, be general tor two or three weeks. • To give some idea of our crops, we may notice ,. that there seems to be a greater weight of grain on the ground in the upper diStrict of the Clyde, particularly above the Falls, than in either the Midland or Lower Wards, and that, the harvest will be nearly, but not quite so early in the former as in the latter. This, we believe, is a' singular circumstance. It was, however, only froth the public roads that we: had an opportunity •of seeing the crops in the lower districts in the county, which view might be partial, buf which reached to sundry nelds exhibiting the appearance of :a poor soil, and an imperfect cultivation. Although the pasture grass cOntinucs abundant; and there be a plentiful supply of . fodder, cattle of all sorts can be purchased at a reduced 'price, :fat as well 'as lean ; the beef, however continues at 9d. per lb. but is expected to be cheaper soon. — Potatoes. are still ls. the peck,, of twenty -eight pounds. Meal, for which there - is little demand, 3s. 2d. per peck. Quartern loaf Is. Bd. The farmers are employed in pulling their lint„ and taking it to the water; and those who have bog or meadow hay are busy in getting it win nowed, for which the weather is very favour able. near Lanark, Aug. 31, 1812 The accounts from every part of the kingdom speak of the luxuriance of the harvest, and in many places it is completely housed, the effect of which has been felt at Sherborne, by.a reduction_ of 4d. in the peck loaf, this week, and a similar depres sion is expected in the beginning of .the ensuing 'eek. Theist c.; September this year has' notafforded its usual sport. Several of Our'be'st shots have re turned with empty bags and loaded powder-horns, after toiling for hours over stubble land, which formerly used to afford them many a.fine-ffenged covey. And at one,of our principal eaach-offices, where. scores of braces andleashes weie wont to be crowded, only one solitary brace had appeared on the two first clays .of this season I—Batit He rald. • A Correspondent writes from theisle of Wight, that there is now growing at the-parsonage-house of Shanklin, a myrtle, of the broad-leaved' kind, whose extraordinary dimensions afford a strong evidence of the mildness of the climate. 'lts fo liage covers the whole front of the }rouse, which is lofty and spacious. Some of the larger branches were lopped off not lourago, on account of their too exuberant growth, and timber was applied to many useful purposes : it was found to bear a con siderable resemblance to mahogany. Mela?zcholy Catastrophe —OA the morning of the 27th of August, fourteen' men, belonging to Conway; went out in a small fkiat to finish the loading of a flat lyik, near Ormshead, bound with pavement flags for Liverpool. After having ac complished theiriwork, they left the vessel about ten at night, and began to row town'rds Con - wl y; in a short while, their cries were hard as if in great darer, 'but the vessel being aground no ssistance could be rendered tbein. The cries' of distrcss 'continued until one lolayell was uttered, after which there was universal silence. Next . morning the boat was found, full of water and drifted 'up the river. Seven hats, two jackets, and waistcoat,, were found on the water's edge; but none of, the bOdies have been washed' ash Ore— . is filled with lamentation'. Ten of the men have left large families.' tleven widows were unfortumitely made, and thirtylfi,re children left fatherless. Subscriptions for their relief have been set on foot, and the people, touched with their sufferings, have been extremely liberal.— (North 'Wales daiette.) • LONDON :•Pritlted by THOMAS WOOD, of 1`0.33, Maiden-lane, Covent-garden; ' and POliAled by W1j.T...1,VM ARNIIGER SCitIPP,S, ~ : i,.)otti Molton-street, ilrosverinr-, , quare., At the-Suu (rues, No. 112, Stnuad, where , Advertisements , Order s _f or the Pa p er, Letters for the Editor,. &&. (past paid), 4iiast be u.ddresied.. - . LONDON MARKETS, &c... RETURN OF VrPiIEA By Messrs. CHrLn all,l Incßilintortiy front ) 23 Quartt‹s' :It i6cs cd. 4 2, Tat i;Ss .. i7s cd• at 1565, atISSSOd . at 1545 4XI 1 at 153 - oct • at ; i2S .od at £s3i cktt • at 149 s ' at t4tis td • at ;47s od at i . 4":s, cxt. 1' IN I+,l/.1._fl K 7 E : A VE, %IA LP AS, Meal Weighers, kug. 24, M Aug. 29. at I;9s od t$S at l .3"s'o<l at 136 0 d at r 3 5 of at r•^ s 4s od at us u. oil at z 3 is o 4 at tj9 at 129 s A at •121 is oQ —126 s at 125 s od at ito od 7 - at up: od - at 122 S tfrj 773 IS; at 12os cat 8 7 at tt6, od —Average 1365. s4.t. • than last Return.• • .• at )45s od ----at 1445.,0d.. — , ---atr73...; cd. at:l4zi cd • at Los od t t 4og od. Total .4274- Qo.rters . Is. oiit. lower 210 '2.32 7 8 3' 139 . • A I:ETORIC OF FLOUR, From Aug. 22, to Aug. 28.--From the C'ocket-Office. Sacks. s. 'd. ' Sacks.- • s. ~. Sacks. 's. d. IS ---- 1250 T. 26s —IL7 01 • 35 --- ' 31 4 4 I 1172 ——. l . 110 0 1 250 —7--. i C 6 0 a 65 --113 0 2`:t 119 ol' 374 — 71 1 5 °I lo —ll2 a 967 --113 oi 12 —fie go 'I otal—t3,4i9 Sacks.—Average 1591. sad. per Sack. id. lower than last return. ' Corm' nspector's 'Return.—Thursday, Sept. 3. Wilt. per lb: 271 os to 401 tos Beans 83s od to 89$ od Bader, per qr. 7ts od to 72s Rye Oss 94 to 725 od Oats 6zs od t o 7o s od Nag Sos dto s od SEEDS. Red Clover (Foreign) - . 765. to 98s. cwt. Ditto Englith_ -- - 6oS. —3. to toys. White ditto - - - 7os. to '47: , . do. Rye-Grass • - - - 4os. to 6os. quarter. 'Turnip, White ; - . 125. od. to 16s. bush. Red and Green ' - - its. od. to PBs. White Mustard Seed - its. od. to :Bs. od. Brown ditto - - zos. od. to 245. od. do. Carraway seeds '. - 655. od. to 7os. od Coriander do. .. - 355. cd. to 4os. inque Foin . - *- sos. od. to t o s. per qr. Tretbil - ' - - * Los. os. to 565. per cwt. Canary - ' ' - -9" s. to 985. bd. per qr. Oil Cake at the NIB]. 171. 17.5. per thousa.:d. PRICE OF HUMS. NEW. ZAGS. New POCK lETS. Kent, 41. os. to 81. os. Kent, 6!. 0). to 1 if, of. CLlSsek, 3L foS. to 61. os. Sussex, 51. os. so cl. os. Essex, 3i. los. to 71. • os. l'arilharn, tol.os. [vizi. oS. Duty, :i2,0001. NEWQATE AND LEADENHALL NiAIZKE'FS. • By the Carcase. Peef - 3s. 8.1. to Ss. 03. I.Veal 4s.'Bd. to 6s, 4d. Mutton , 4s. 4d.. to Ss. 6,1. J ; fork 63. od. to 7s.od. Lamb • - 4s. 8d„ to 6s. PRICE of - LEA'fHEIt (per lb.) at'LEADENI-IA LL. Butts, so to- 561 b. each 2.4 d. to zseL Ditto, 56 to 661 b. each z6d. to 27d. Merchants' Backs, - - z3d. to zcit. Dressing 1 - lideS; - - - tgd. to roil. Fine Coach Hides, , - zod. to azd Crop Rides, *JS .to 46;5. for cutting - ttziktl. to zoid. Ditto, 45 to solb. . 2,1‘1. to 2,.t. Cal I SkiilS, 30 tO 401 b. 23(1., 20 33d.. per lb. Ditto, so - to 701 b. 384.: to 4sd. per lb. Ditto, lo to Sall). 33d. to -44 d. per lb.- Snlii Seals (Greenland) 345. od: to . 363. od. per lb. Large ditto, ►zos. to tlios. per dozen. - 345. to 624. per Jilt to. 'tanned liorSeliides . 19c1.. to ezd. RAW fiDP,S. Best Heifers & Steers,(persi.) Ordinary is rod to as. txt: 2S 80 to 3,, at Market Clat t7s -on. each Middlings 2S eta to 2i 6:11 Eng.llor4e I4s od. to issoch • Shearlings - 24,1. to —ti. Limb Skins . 14. to Abel. PRICE OF St. James's Market fs._ Clare Market Ss. ml. t.riiitechap. Market Ss. oa. per stone of alb. TALLOW. Town Tallow 86s. off. —a. Yellow Russia 843. 7 - i s, White do. ad. —s. ad. Soap do. od. fcs. Average .price SS. od. Itching Stull'Os. oct Ditto rough 435. od. 455. G raves 2os. at. Good Drrgs 9s. od. tied, to4s.—Curd, togs. 965. _ Yellow Soap, 905.---Mul Palm Price of Candies per dozen, 13$. od.--Mould cqs . oci. St. f ANIE„S's HAY MARKET, Sritr 7; Flay, 31. ToS. od. to 51. Lis. ad.—Aver. 41. t 23. 6d: Straw, 21. Bs. od. to 21. 173. od.-4.Yer. 21. 64, WRITECHAPP.I.. HAY MARKET. Hay 41. 4s: to 51. tss. od.--Aver. 51 os. od. SWAN/ 21. cos. od. toil. 16s. od.—Aver. 21 13S. 7d. Clover 71. os. od. to 81. os. od.—Aver. 71. tos.