The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-07 00:00:00

sOCDII AMERICA,

CADIZ, AUG.

We have just received very interesting accounts of what is pass.
ing in Yucatan, relative to the prohibition of trading with the ila
vannah, in consequence of an order issued by the Mexican Govern-
it eat. The province of Yucatan is a peninsula, washed on the
east by the Oulf of Ousnajos. On this side its extent is 130 leagues,
and it reaches almost as far as the island of Cozumel. Towards the
north it is surrounded by the sea from the above-mentioned MK

as far as the Mexican territory. The extent of this pointillist,
in the interior, is 120 leagues from east to west, and 38 from
nort'l to south Its boundaries are. the province of Verapae,
that of Tahargue, and of Vera Cruz, and it is separated from this last
only by hilly and desert tracts, which the traveller can hardly pass
through. In the interior the country is at once arid, moist, and
stony. It is watered only by one river, called Lagorloa. In thi.
province there are no mines. Fruits are rare foe want of water, and
the inhabitants can support themselves by supplying vessels with
cordage, a species of traffic for which they are indebted to the Spa-
niards, and by some other manufactures, the produce of which they
sell at the Ilavannah. Since the Revolution of Mexico, in 1810,
they endeavoured to co itinue this commerce till the time when San.
Lana went to govern them in 1824, as a State belonging to the
Mexican Colifedendiun. At this time all communication with
countiics subject to their legitimate Sovereign was forbidden
to the inhabitants of Yucatan. This prohibition deprived them
of the only resource width relieved their poverty, and gave
rise to the quarrels which took place between Yucatan and
Campeachy, which shut up its post against all commerce with the
Ilavannah. Being reduced to the moat dreadful misery, the inha-
bitants of Yucatan endeavoured to continue, by means of Sisal,
their commercial connexion with the Ilavannah. by sending their
manufactures into that island. The merchandise which they re-
ceived in exchange filled the inhabitants with joy. Sisal is a pretty
contedent roadstead, placed very favourably on the coast of Yuca-
tan, so as to p ••rmit the commerce with the Have:malt, without the
Governmei t of Campeachy being able to prevent it.

It is a year since the quarrel first took place between the tw,t
pa, t. et, and it has so much exasperated the people, that the ot.l/
reason of their eon:inuing quiet ha, been, that Santana has ktpt
peace by giving them hope' that Colombia being about to invade
the island, that invasion would naturally restore its connexion with
the Continent of America. But the people of Yucatan, being now
informed of the respectable land and sea forces at the Ilavannah,
and of the impotence of the Colombians, do not allow themselves
any longer to be lulled asleep by false hopes, and Santana can no
longer restrain the people, who are determined to opeit the port of
Sisal to the Spaniards, and to join with them ; for they have no wish
but to sea the Government restored under which they formerly lived
happy.
We have just received several letters assuring us of the truth of
the.? statements. "%V are on the point," say the inhabitanst, "of
declaring open war against the republicans of Campeachy, and pre-
p trailer)s are already made on bolt sides. If we judge from the
hatred which animates the two people, the war will be blcoly and
obstinate. There is no di übt that the anti.r.:pub'c an p. rty will
triumph, for it hax suffered too many vex ttions, and has to:defend
the fie is of its commerce, from which alone it derives it. ruhatat•
eller. Woe be to every government which reduces the peollf to
the cruellest misery, anti forces them to have recourse to arms
to free themselves front w) deplorah'e a sate.