The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-23 00:00:00

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MEXICO.
By way of Charleston advice% hare been received
from Havannah to the 29th of October, which fur-
nish the latest intelligence of the state of Mexico.
Addresses had been presented to the Emperor Itur-
bide from various public bodies and districts of New
Spain, complaining in loud terms of the oppressions
experienced by the people under his government,
and upbraiding him with having violated his oaths
made in presence of the Congseas. Their tenour
may be sufficiently collected from the following re-
quisi t ions to Iturbide, which appear in the address
from the province of Santander. They beseech his
111 ajesty
I . To he pleased to order the immediate release ,f the
deputies to Congress !wrested on the 2tith of August. and all
those subsequent to that date.
" 2, That Congress meet at a place of their selecting, and
where they may deliberate wiih absolute freedom.
" 3. That the ivesent Ministry be deposed, and punished
arcurding to law.
•' 4. That all military tribunals of public safety be ex-
tinguished and suppressed, wherever they are already esta-
blished.
'• S. That e•ery individual in Mexico and the provinces,
imprisoned on suspicion, and in consequence of the circular
of the First Secretary of State, dsted on the 221 b of the said
month of At4,,ust, be liberated ; those who may be convicted
of any crime to be tried according to law, and by the compe-
tent tribunals ; and, lastly, that the fundamental laws adopted
for the time :wring be observed."
Some measures loaf at length been adopted at
Vera Cruz fiver gaining possession of the castle of St.
Juan de [Aim , for which purpose proposals, of
which the following is the substance, had been made
to Davila, the commander of the fortress, by the
Council of Vera Cruz :—That as he did not possess
powers from the Spanish Government, authorising
him to surrender that fortress, that he should never.
thcless abstain from hostilities, and preserve the
peace and harmony which ought naturally to subsist
between the two countries. They assure him in
this event, that Spaniards coming to settle in Mexico,
from the moment of their arrival, should enjoyall
the privileges and advantages of citizens, without
being subjected to the time, &c., prescribed by law
for other tiireigners. Spanish merchant vessels to
have ceriain exclusive privileges allowed them.—
That in the mean time no hostilities should be under-
taken on either side but that the fortress and the
city should continue the relations of amity. It was
also stipulated, that the Governor of \'era Crus,
should pay the expenses of the garrison while this
state of things continued ; it being understood that
the Commandant should obtain from interfering
with or exacting duties from all vessels entering the
Bay, including those of Spain. Spanish men of
war to be under the immediate controul of the Corn-
tuandant of the fortress. Vessels belonging to the
empire of Mexico to be allowed to enter the port
freely with their colours flying, and while in port
to be subject to the control of their own government
only. No change of commanders or introduction
of troops into the fortress to be allowed during the
continuance of this armistice.

These proposals were carried to the castle on the
Ilth of October, by a deputation from the Council
of Vera Cruz, and it was asserted that Davilla had
required three days to consider them. In the mean
time great preparations were making to attack the
castle, in the event of their not coming to terms;
and five regiments had been ordered down fur that,
purpose.