The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-20 00:00:00

MEXECO.

By way of Charleston advises were received
yesterday from Havannah to the 29th of October,
which furnish the latest intelligence of the state
of Mexico. ,Addresses had been presented to
the Emperor Iturbide 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 pre-
sence of the Congress. Their tenour may be
sufficiently collected from the following requisi-
tions to lint-hide, which appear in the address
from the province of Santander. They beseech
his Majesty—
" 1. To be pleased to order the immediate release of the
Deputies to Congress arrested on the 26th of August, and all
those subsequent to that date.

" 2. That Congress meet at a place of their selecting, and
where they may deliberate with absolute freedom.
" 3. That the present Ministry be deposed, and punished
according to law.

"4. That all military tribunals of public safety he ex-
tinguished and suppressed, wherever they are already esta-
Wished.

" 5. That every individual in Mexico and the provinces,
imprisoned on suspicion, and in consequence of the circular of
the First Secretary of Statevdated on the 27th of the said month
of August, be liberated ; those who may be convicted of any
crime to be tried according to law, and by the competent tribu-
nals ; and, lastly, that the fundamental laws adopted for the
time being be observed."
Some measures had at length been adopted at Vera Cruz for
gaining possession of the castle of St. Juan de lilloa ; for which
purpose proposals, of which the following is the substance, had
been made to Davila, the commandant of the fortress, by the
Council of Vera Cruz :—That as he did not possess powers
from the Spanish Government, authorizing him to surrender
that fortress, that he should nevertheless abstain from hosti-
lities, and preserve' the peace and harmony which ought na-
turally 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 enjoy all the ad-
vantages of citizens, without being subjected to the time, &c.
prescribed by law for other foreigners. Spansh merchant
vessels to have certain exclusive privileges allowed them.—
That in the meantime no hostilities should be undertaken on
either side; but that the fortress and the city should continue
the relations of amity. It was also stipulated, that the Gover-
nor of Vera Cruz should pay the expences of the garrison while
this state of things continued,—it being understood that the
Commandant should abstain 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 con-
troul of the Commandant 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 con-
troul of their own government only. No change of com-
manders 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 11th Oct.,
by a deputation from the Council of Vera Cruz, and it was
asserted that Davila 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 tiveregi-
meats had been ordered down for that purpose.