The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-16 00:00:00

MEXICO.

By way of New York we received yesterday
the Mexican Paper called El Sol, containing accounts to the
11th of July, three days later in date than the last series of
journals, of which we gave a summary in Monday's Paper,
which extended only down to the Bth. It cannot, of course,
be supposed that they should throw any light on the move-
ments or fate of Iturbide, who, according to an apparently
authentic statement, received by way of Havannah, did not
disembark in the Mexican territory till the IGth. It is well
known to those acquainted with the position and resources
of the immense territory subject to the Mexican Govern-
ment, that though its eastern and western frontier stretches
along the two great oceans to a great extent, it lies on either
side few good ports. Vera Cruz, Tampico, Alvarado, and
Soto la Marina, are the only places on Its Atlantic coast into
which at vessel of any size could enter. On the side of the
Pacific, it is supplied chiefly with the better ports of Acapulco
and San Bias. The Government of Mexico, therefore, being
apprehensive of the arrival of the ex-Emperor as an usurper,
had only to place a force on which they could rely, on s few
points of its maritime frontier. That the friends of Iturbide
in Guadalaxara intended to reserve for him a place of landing
on the west is evident, from the fact, that in opposition to the
remonstrance of the General Executive, the Governor of that
state appointed Garcia commander of the port of San Bias.—
It was the advancement of so suspicious alt individual—a re-
lative
of the ex-Emperor—to a . place of such trust, that first
excited the jealousy of the Mexican Executive, and led to the
expedition of General Bravo against the faCtious authori-
ties of Guadalaxara. That expedition ended in the deposition
of the Governor anti military commander of that state, and in
the overthrow of the small rebel force headed by Garcia'
and Baron Bocernherg, Iturbide's chief? supporters in that
querter • It would be rather a singular circumstance, if
after the defeatte x.E
aendcant;iel capture of
should have oofone
his Garcia
the west, the
d and the command of the army conferred on
opened
him, by another Garcia in the east. The papers before us
supply us with little information on the internal state of
in edition to that which was contained in our
t of Monday ; but from a paragraph under the
head
Guadalaxara, it would upper that Garcia, though
stdefeated:lteaey,
ttecjoin t
luoef nra d taken prisoner on the 23d of June, had not
been executed on the let of July. It is even said that the
inhabitants in the neighbourhood of 'Topic, where he was
cap, tured had transmitted a petition to General Bravo, so-
liming the preservation of his life. The General, it is add-
ed, returned an absolute refusal to this application. If the
accounts in this paragraph, or in the official dispatches of Ge-
neral Bravo, can be at all relied upon, the factious force in the
west is entirely subdued, and the strong holds of Iturbide's
influence in Guadalaxara, Guanajata, and Valladolid are now
in complete possession of the friends and supporters of the
existing Government. The General was to leave Guadalaxara
on the 7th or the Ilth of July. "It is almost incredible," adds
a letter quoted in El So!, " how much good he has done in so
short a time. After freeing our city from the horrors of civil
war, and all its consequent calamities, he has established
order, and rectified opinion which had been industriously this.
led. His conciliating spirit, his frank and amiable manners,
have produced greater results than could have been ex-
pected ; and it' we are soon to enjoy peace and security, we
shall owe these blessings to General Bravo." It would he ra-
ther a singular circumstance if, after this defeat of Iturbide's
partisans in the west, he should be received with favour in
another quarter. In the mean time, the Congress and Execu-
tive of Mexico seemed to manifest no alarm. The former body
proceeds in its deliberations with all the calmness of a season of
peace and security, and the Government is receiving from the
provinces such reports as the following :—" Oajaca, July 2.
The clouds which hung over us, have been dissipated. Our
provincial Congress has acted with an energy which merits ge-
neral approbation, and the disaffected see public opinion declar-
ing ageinst them." We observe in the proceedings of Congress
on the Oth July, a rather interesting discussion on a project
presented by a Mr. Binnon, to supply as much quicksilver from
the soil of Mexico as would be sufficient to work the mines,
without any foreign importation, provided importation was
prohibited. The projector engaged, that if he did not find
a sufficient quantity of the metal within a specified time, he
would surrender all the advantages of his contract, and his
machinery into the bargain, for the benefit of the nation. This
project Wits favourably reported on by a commission, and its
conditions, thus amended, were accepted. "As soon as the
projector shall produce as much quicksilver as the mines of the
Republic shall require, and shall prove the same to the satis-
faction of the Government, the introduction of foreign mercury
shall be prohibited." In the „umbers of El Sol which lie be-
fore us we observe a well-wtitten theatrical critique, and some
philosophical articles.-4 Times.)

TRADE WITH MEXICO.
Copy of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Mexico, dated
IGth of June:—
" This Government has issued, under date of the 9th of
June, and published yesterday, the following decree :--
" • 1. The Executive Power will give letters of marque to
Mexican subjects, and to strangers.
" 4 2. The execution of this decree will, for the present, be
governed by the regulations contained in the Spanish Law No.
4. Bth chap. Gth book, of the newest compilation of Castile,
with the sth, Bth, and Bth, as far as they are compatible with
our present laws; and greater precautions may be taken with
regard to strangers.
14 3. A new regulation of the letters of marque will be corn.
piled as early as possible, and laid before Congress for its ap-
probation.'"

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MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.
ENGLAND.
Monday, Sept. 20, LONDON. Nos. 1,8, 14, 16. 22,
2334, 293, 3013.
Comma. N 0.4.20, 72, 102, 219, 311.
3811, 423, 509, 510, 521,
583.
Tuesday, - 21, LoNnom. Nos. 33, 42, 266, 309.
Cot:writs% No.:. 127, 151, 167, 179,
184, 199, 383, 532, 544,
551.
Wednesday, 22, LoynoN. Nos. 2, 12, 235.
COUNTRY. Nos. 84, 'l5, 314, 414,
• 440, 442, 478, 548, 661.
Thursday, 23, LoNnow. Noi. 82, 142, 150, 214,
481. House Coin. Fent.
Sch. at 11.
COUNTRY. Nos. 153, 178, 243, 269.
--24, Losi)ox• • • •
Cootr:x;oriNt:c.. Nos. 53, 2:16,
•28i1.
-25, L
COUNTRY. Nos. 412, 492.
IRELAND.
Monday, Sept. 20, CORK. No. 67.

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