The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-25 00:00:00

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MEXII

The latest news from Bleak°, received in Havan-
nah, up to the 21st ult states the arrival on the 11th
Nov. of the Spanish ships of war Asia, 64 guns, and
Diamante frigate, L out Vera Cruz, after 17 days' pas-
sage, having on board his excellency Apodaca, Count
del Venito, the Ex-Viceroy of Mexico, and his family,
with a great number of other passengers, and specie
and valuables to the amount of eighteen millions of
dollars ; the Asia brought four millions of dollars.—
Wes Cratz bad been cvacnated, and garrisoned by the
Independents ; but the Governor, Don Jose Davilay,
Marisa de Campo, had retreated into the Castle of.
Sr. Juan de Ulna, with between three and 400 men,
having previously disarmed the inhabitants of Vera
Cruz. He was determined to defend the fortress, un-
til be had orders -from Madrid how to act. The King's
late Lieutenant, Saint Anna, now in the Independent
Service, was daily expected there with 700 men from
Orizaba. With this trifling exception, the kingdom
of Mexico, with its annual revenue of six millions
of dollars, are lost to Spain. The Governor of the Ha-
vaanah was preparing an expedition of 400 men to
send to the relief of Don Jose Davilay. The late new
Viceroy of Mexico died, it is supposed by poison, a
few days after lie had signed the Treaty in the Villa
Cordova, with the Independent Chief Yturbide. He
had only arrived there about two months from Old
Spain, in the Asia. It was expected that Yturbide
would be immediately elected Emperor of Mexico.—
In the King's service, he was Colonel of the regiment
Valladolid ; there being- an insurrection in Acapulco,
in February last, the Viceroy sent him with a full
force to quell it, but, on his arrival, he and all the
troops declared against the King. Acapulco had de-
clared its;independency, and two Spanish frigates were,
by the latest accounts, lying there, having declared
for the new Government of M. siva.
The Independents appear to be in quiet possession
of the whole of Costa Firma. Carthagena had been
given up on terms honourable to the Spanish army, and
Torres, the Ex-Governor, had arrived, with his Garri-
son, at St. Jago de Cuba.
The coast of Cuba, and neighbouring seas, had been
very much infested with pirates. The United States
brig Enterprise hail captared four of these marauders,
and re-captured their prize, the ship Lucie, of New
York ; the former had been carried to New York, and
the latter sent into the Ilavannah. His Majesty's ship
Parthian, Captain Lloyd, arrived there from Omoa and
Troxillo, on the 17th of November, and was to proceed
to .Jamaica the day after the Ontario sailed.
In Havannah, we are informed, things appeared in a
very klooeny way. Trade was perfectly at a stand, each
Mall being afraid to entrust his nearest relations with
Li. sentiments ; all appeared hushed to foreboding
stillness. An insurrection of the negroes was pro-
jo ► ted, headed by stmt. priests ; it was discovered,
hi-met-or, early in November, just in time to prevent a
recurrence of the St. Domingo scenes of butchery.
There are three political 'parties in Havannals—the
Cubanese, who want independence and a republic ; the
second are friends of the present system ; the third
are for the old regime. 'nine parties are kept in awe
by the mulattoes and blacks, who form nearly two-
tt.irds of the population.