Star.
London, England, 1822-04-11 00:00:00

MEXICO.

The Revolution in :Mexico; which ha's completely
established the independence of that vast Empire, is
already known. The Cortes of the Mexican Empire
was fixed tdassemble on the 21th of March la.t, in
order to deliberate on the ulterior plan to be adopted,
and, in the meantime, Comme! ce had been declared
free to all nations, and arbitrary Taxes abolished._
The Government is at present administered id the
name of FtIiDINAND VII. by a Provisional Junta, or
Regency., composed of five persons, of whom hurt-
Bine is President, and by a Convention of 36 ,If the
most distinguished individuals in the country. Pre-
vious to the commencement of the Revolution, a plan
had been formed by a number of leading men, with
ITURDIDE at their head, to throw off all dependence
On Spain, the principal basis of which wa., that a
It epublic did not suit the wants and circumstances
of New Spain, owing to the richness of the country,
the disparity of lot tunes, the number of titled cha-
racters, &c. This plan was communicated to Viceroy
APODACA, who himself conceived that it w as the only
one capable of reconciling all parties. The following
is a translation of some of the principal Articles of
this Project :
" The Government, of which the abject is to secure our sa.:
civil religion, and to establish the independence of the Mexican
Empire, is to take the title of Governing Junta of South America.

" The religion 'of N,:w Spain is, and shall be, Catholic Apos-
tolic and Roman, without tolerating any other.

" New Spain is indeprtilent of Ohl Spain, and of all other
Powers, even on this Continent.
" Its Government shall be Monarchical, moderated by this
rules of a Constitution which shall h.: found expedient for the
Kingdom.

" Ferdinand VII. shall be its Emperor; and if he should not
appear personally in Mexico within the time prescribed by the
Cortes fur taking the oath, there shall be named in his stead the
Infant "Don Carlos, Don Francisco de Paula, or such othericdi-
vidual of the reigning House as the Congress shall deem proper.
4, Until the Cortes can assemble, a Junta shall be established
which shall hasten this assemblage, and fulfil to the utmost this
project.

" The said Junta shall be composed of those whom an officla
letter of his Excellency the Viceroy shall name.

" Until Ferdinand VII. can arrive in Mexico and take the
oath, the Junta shall govern in the name of his Majesty, in vir-
tue of the oath of fidelity which the nation has taken to him ;
provided, however, that any orders given by the King may be
suspended until he shall have taken the said oath.
" If Ferdinand VII. shall not deign to come to Mexico, un-
til it shall be resolved whom fo Crown Emperor, the Junta 5h..11
govern in the name of the Nation.

The. Cortes shall immediately establish the Constitution of
the Mexican empire.
" All the inhabitants of Ncw Spain, without any distinction
of Europeans, Africans, or Indians, are citizens of this mo-
narchy, with an equal right to all stations, according to their
merit and virtue.
" The person and property of every citizen shall be respected
and protected by Government.
" The secular and regular Clergy shall be preserved in all
their power and pre-eminence.
" The Junta will take tare to preserve,*ll departments of die
state without sheen' oat, and all persons employed in political,
ecclesiastical, c vil or asi nary statiols, remalt as they are.
Thnae only shall be removed wl.-o manifest any unwillingness to
eater into this plan, substituting in their places those most distin-
guished for virtue and merit."
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