The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-27 00:00:00

ITURBIDE.

The following narrative of the particulars at-
tending the fate of ITURBIDE, is extracted from
the Baltimore American. It differs in many ma-,
terial points from the accounts previously pub-
lished, and as it has been drawn up by one of
his suite, who was an eye-witness to the events
described, possesses, perhaps, superior claims to
authenticity

A SIMPLE BUT TRUE RELATION OF THE ARRIVAL OF
ITURBIDE AT MEXICO, AND OS THE MOTIVES WHICH
BROUGHT HIM FROM EUROPE.
Iturbide was called to London by many powerful reasons ;
and by the most important to the Mexican nation; believing
that his presence was the only means of uniting the many di.
vided opinions, and of organizing an army which could oppose
the invasion which Spain would probably attempt, as soon as
Ferdinand VII. would be re-established in the plentitude of
his power, by the assistance of France anti other nations. Itur-
bide was of this opinion, in.relation to the expected invasion,
and was desirous of assisting his country, even at the sacrifice'
of all that was dear to him—he did not hesitate a moment. He
sent for his family, then at Leghorn ; and in the meantime
busied himself in making the necessary preparations for his
voyage, such as procuring a vessel, borrowing money, seek-
ing for a fit person to conduct him to .slexico, and other
arragements.
As'soon as his family arrived, he placed his six eldest sons at
proper schools, and with his wife, his two youngest sons, two
chaplains, a nephew, two strangers (one of whom had before
been in his service in Mexico) and tour servants, he embarked
at Southampton, in the brig Spring, on the 11th of May last.
On the 12th of July, he arrived off the Bar of Soto Is
Marini, and was ignorant of the last determination of the
' Mexican Government respecting him, or in what light a com-
munication had been received, addressed by, him from London,
under date of the 13th of February, to the Mexican Congress,
offering 'his services as a simple military man, should the na-
tion deem them useful; and that, for the furtherance of this
object lie had departed from. Italy, in the month of November,
'1823. He accordingly caused Lieutenant Colonel Don Charles'
Beneski to go to ?Soto la Marina and obtain information,'
charging him particularly to, ascertain if General Don Felipe' 1
de In Garza was in that provioce, as he had left him at his de-1
parture. This General was the first who, while Iturbide wasl
Emperor in Mexico, proclaimed the Republic in the province
of Santander; but troops having marched against him, he aban-
doned those who had followed him, • and presented himself to
Iturbide, who pardoned him,. spared his life, and reinstated
him in his honours and employ. For this generous action, no
doubt, Iturhide thought that •Garza would be grateful, and
protect his landing and subsequent operations. But no .he
acted a different part.
Beneski returned on the morning of the 15th, without bay-
ing discovered how much Iturbide was in danger • but bring-
ing favourable information to Iturbide, which, ;tided to the
knowledge that Garza commanded in that quarter, made him
determined to land the same evening, being attended only by
this stranger. lie instructed the. other persons who remained
on board, attached to 'him, to hold themselves in readiness
to Mow as soon as they should be ordered so to do.—
They proceeded for the first town, where they were to take
Horses, and Beneski set about procuring them. Iturbide re-
mained in the boat near the river side with his face covered
to his nose with his handkerchiefa disguise which he used,
because he wished to present himself before Garza by sur.
prize, and until then not to be. recognized. This circumstance,
however, called the attention of the people, who were struck
with his appearance, and among thoie who drew near to.see him,
was a merchant of Doryngo, who knew him, = and recognized
him as he mounted on horseback. lie immediately, informed
the alcalde, who sent four soldiers, who followed Iturbide
to a small town culled Los Arroyos, where he intended to puss
the day, and.proceed by night to Soto la Marina. The soldiers
remained quiet and said nothingin his presence. Several-com-
munieations as to'whnt was going on had' been sent to Garza,and in the evening of the 16th, the General (Garza), with two
adjutants and eight soldiers, arrived at the place where Iturbide
was. They embraced each other, and after a secret confer.
ence, they all set out for the town of Soto la Marina, where
they arrived on the morning of the 17th. Iturbide and Beneski
were immediately put in prison, and at 12 o'clock that day, one
of Garza's adjutants came and announced to them the sentence
of death, agreeably to the decree of proscription which Congress
passed the very day .that they received and read his exposition
of the 13th of February. He inibrmed them that at three
o'clock that afternoon it would be executed. Iturbide requests
that three days should be allowed him to arrange.'ais family and
other concerns ; notwithstanding that before he left the brig lie
had made some dispositions, in the event of his dying before he
could join his friends.
As Garza, wished to save Iturbide's life, he set forth, that the
law which condemned him to death ought not to attaint him, if
lie were ignorant of its existence, and toereforeordered that they
should set out for Padilla, where the National Congress was as-
sembled ; confiding that this circumstance would be taken into
consideration. They therefore set out with an escort of about
100 militia (there.being no regular troops there) at three o'clock
in
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bad together frequent and long conferences, the object of which
no doubt was, that Garza should call a meeting of the officers,
put them under the command of Iturbide, and make a strong
harangue to the troops, exhorting them to follow the only per-
son who-could save the country and make them happy. l'hey
all agreed to this, and Garza returned to Soto la Marina with
the intention of making the necessary arrangements for the new
operations : but on his arrival there he received letters from-the
inhabitants, complaining and .disapproving of his conduct,
which determined hint to return immediately to the place where
Iturbide was.

Iturbicle had proceeded towards Padilla; and on his approach
to that city. sent an officer to the President of the Congress,
begging hint to call a meeting of that body, and soliciting him
in the name of his country to listen to the powerful reasons
which hail induced him to return to Mexico, assuring him of his
determination to obey the will.of the nation without any restric-
tion whatever. _ . .

...._.,
%Vhile waiting for an answer to this communication, • Garza
approached him, and said it would only he necessary for him to
enter as a prisoner until he could speak to the Congress. To
this Iturbide consented, anti at eight o'clock on the morning.of
the 10th they entered Padilla. Ile there was put under a guard
of 20 men and.an officer, and conducted to one of the first houses
of the town. Garza went to the Congress, where were assembled
the seven voters who then composed, that body. He dwelt with
much force on the reasons which ought to save Iturbide—stat-
ing, as the principnl one, that on coming ashore he knew
nothing of the decree, which was the only one against him,
and that he ought to be allowed to embark again with his faMily,
under the obligation 'of not returning to the territory of the. re-
public. But this body, composed, of men not the most en-
lightened, and only lately placed in such high stations, being
desirous, like Eros, to hand their names down to posterity,
would give no other decision but that he must die agreeably to
the act of Congress ; and this they resolved, Without being able
to answer the powerful arguments of Garza.
Obstinate, and determined not to listen to reason, they im-
periously ordered Garza to have him shot the same afternoon,
and he retired togive the necessary orders.
While Garza was addressing Congress, Iturbide was busied
in writing a third exposition to the General Congress of Mexico,
in which lie recapitulated the many services he had .rendered
the nation, since he hadproclainied theindependence at Yguala,
with a long examination of his public conduct, in which he
could not perceive whit atrocious crime lie had committed to
deserve the punishment .of death. This memorial was not
sent to Congress, and at five o'clock in the afternoon, the sen-
tence of death was intimated to Iturbide for the second time,
and that:it would be executed (as it really was) at six o'clock,
or after sunset.
To put this sentence into execution, 100 men from Soto la
Matina, and about 50. more who were in Padilla, were formed
on the public place, and a picquet of 20 men under an Adju-
tant conducted Iturbido to die place of execution. us he was
proceeded
taken from the house where' he was confined, he requested
that lie might be permitted to be seen by the people, and he
appeared to look eagerly around him.. lie asked how many
were to tire at him, and being informed four, said they were
few, and requested that three more might he added. He then
asked for the place where he was to be shot. There were no
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to tie hishands, and this he at first resisted, Until. -being hi;
formed that compliance. would be enforced if hd did not
wd
hngly grant it, he then permitted himself to be bound, and pr.
seeded to the place of execution. There; addressing himself le
the soldiers, he spoke to them -thus—;"'lllexicans, at tile reel
moment of dying I %commend you to love-Your country; and tO
observe ourholy religion—these will-conduct you to glory. I
die for having come to help ou, and di happy beeause
die among you. I die with ho .ynour, and note as a traitor.. That
stain, will not rest upon'my sons and their descendants. • I aru
no traitor. Be-sub Ordinate andobedientlo your chiefs in cxr•
outing what they and God • may command. I do not say this
from vanity, for I am far from being vain." Having Baia
this, he knelt down, and raising Ms voice, he said, " I Par'
don all my enemies with all my heart." Ile had hardly ut•
tered• these words, when the soldiers taking aim, discharged
vtheir muskets, and lturbide died His body was ten eon.
and
veyed to the same house where .he had been detainhed,
on the 20th buried in an uncovered church, even without the
ceremony of a coffin, as is customary.
His wife, and those who accompanied him, have been for,
ever expelled from the territory of the republic. A pension g
8,000 dollars has been granted to the first, and she has come to
the United States of North Amirica, from whence she in•
tends shortly to go to Colombia, where she is to enjoy be
pension.

DEFICIENCY OF THE SUPPLY• OF WATER AT
THE RECENT FIRES.

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Yesterday a Special meeting. of the Bridge
House Committee of the Corporation was held for the purpog
of inquiring and receiving evidence as to then cause of t N
he de&
--ciency of the supply of water experienced at te recent fires.
strangers were admitted during the investigation, and we are
therefore unable to give a full account of the proceedings; but
Little Bridge-street, took a very
from what has transpired, we learn that the most complete ed.
dente was received. More than forty firemen who attended
all the late fires were examined, together with the parish
officers, turncocks, and others. Afr.-Aldesman iVaithino,
who from his residence was well acquainted with the localiticls
and circumstances attending the fire in Fleet-street and that' in
—With respect to the latter plac it appeared that in one
instance an immediate supply was obtained; but that front the
were at considerable distances from gratings or galley'
circumstance of their being several large
holes at the ends of the streets, the water ran to waste a con•
siderable time, and could not be made use of until they were
each stopped up. In one or two instances the plugs, it appeared,
active part in the investigaton,.
dziliteogenetoli
took place, and were not readily found out. Considerable incon-
venience was sustained, and many exdiets, all taking up
great time, were necessarily resorted ton order to get the su, I,:
plies from them. In the Old Bailey, where one main runs, ;nd
some loss of time was sustained in getting the supply for the fire
at Messrs. IVilkinson's, it was found that in alacAthuni,-
ing the road the paviours had ignorantly covered up the Pl*l
the one place diminisltheed thselisoutsPrwlYhearretitllele9tfil
engines
altogether.
in
With respect to the fires in Leadenhall-street ant,
D"gatc, it appeared that the water discharged for the use 01
for they took place nearly at the same time, and both sir
were supplied from the same mains. We understand thaot,,t ',',
Committee, after very minute and laborious thatexaminatiofit f:1
the circumstances, came to an unanimous conclusion,.
,oart,
supplies of water were in every instance sufficient, and taa`.l.,
far as the IVater Companies were anicerned no blame s' .
imputable W them. The deficiency of the supplies arose frol, •
the imperfect we re-
nature of the parochial arrangements s
som_
spect to plugs and stations, as a general cause, and in ..e
instances the deficiency arose from causes purely accidental
_.
The Water Companies have nothing to do with directing.:ll.t;
the spots on which it is expedient that plugs shall be flx,rae vr'c,
will fix them wherever they are required.' It isz Ice,bel,lzeificeri
commended that the Common Council, or Wl"adds'
should see to new regulations in this respects and cause ,
tjonal plugs to be placed where they have been found r g f,
It is also in evidence as one point of great importance, that st
ditional fire-cocksl lolls toff
should be put down and the stat
It ,1 .
known. As it is, the firemen are compelled to run about, it 'le
for, am', all up the 1
---e-p-ugs, to hunt for materials to stop allot.
gratings, to seek for turncocks and stations, and to !„1
their time occupied in a number of details, whilst the fire g,"
t drawn 11
upon them ands preads horror around. The repor „vs'',
from the evidence taken before the Committee win Per-o-dicial
given to the public in the course of a few days in an •fof the
shape. At the private meetirat of the Common theCounci evi..
Ward of Farringdon held on- IVednestlay, mach ()S ti 11;
dence taken before the Bridge House Committee wflA e.arinte:
and they came to similar conclusions as to the surPl) v
being satisfatory, and the necessity of new regulau°ll3.
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LONGEVITY.—T'it're are at preSellt liv"10:
Garstang 25 persons, whose uitited fig
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.to 2000 years.
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ARKET, Nov. - price 424
Ships at Market. Ships sold 30":tki
lOA Newcastle . 101 - 94 to
I Sunderland - . I

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Antwerp
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Madrid
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(Whoa V5t Ell
Barcelona
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~51
Gibraltar .. ........... ° *
$1
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Leghorn ,4iii
Genoa 94:4---Venice, Ital. Lir. !!
Malta
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17'5' per os.
Palermo
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Lisbon
............. , 50

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ItioJaneiro ............................. '11„1
Dub1in............. 4ut.
.... 9f Cork ...... Pi ""

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Portugal Goltl,in Coin .................. L.O 9
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Foreign Gold, in Bars ....................
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On the 25th inst., at her mother's,
BIRTHS.
Nottingham the faty of Captain Polhill, of ' „wet.
goon Guang, of a daughter. geotheote
On the 25th inst., Mrs. Cruickshank,
Mecklenburgh-square, of a daughter.
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On the 23d inst., at Northtleet, by the otth ~
taker, hlajor J. Mr. Hutchison, to Charlott.iitacitlieauliktroo.
of Thomas Pitcher, Esq., of Grove C,ottage, . George,',..„baco
On the 25th inst., at Richmond, Surrek,n of Ip,,"abetS
Esq., of Great James-street, Itedford-r0w1,.;. to "_;":citor,
Hume, Esq., of Bilton Grange, Acorivickl!lii vo., ow
Anne, eldest daughter of William Smittt, "
East, or
Richmond. whornfiS Vott
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At St. James's, on the 24th inst., tate 0
London, to 91 iss Mary, daughter of the' s
Esq., of AVoodchurch, Kent. Ilagthorp,hee.ohonr, poearst,

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H. Campbell, Esq., merchant, ewcastle-100 $O,,
and
m'etornilyi
integrity,
and every qualification that renders a man 't‘
to society. ti I), Silti
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and only son of the late Sir John Hunter. I' Prl JalPl'll
jesty's C,onsul-General for Spain; and on the ~t 1 of f otsl
lowing, Louisa, his widow, the youngest datighte.r,°
Jamesti ~ Thomas, lion. East India Company's servuetirr, vfigi•
On Friday, the 26th inst. at his house in Breadbc° 00.
acre, Blr. B njan • Vt'l laic Ito in his 65th Y
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