The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-01-16 00:00:00

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It is stated that information of in official netere
has been received, that the foreign adventurers
engaged iu the iusurrection in Mexico who had been
,Jukso with Mint, had oil been skof as incendiaries,
teeitore, invader, of theittrablic tranquillity of the
P{ovince, and the esercitia4 aideri and fomenters of
tritibellicin against the Soie}eign of Spain led the Ace
#lorities of Mexico. This is a terrible official alt.
nonnce. Knowing the character of the Spanish
Government, and the sanguinary disposition of int
instruments, we should feel no surprise at finding
the wholeiale butchery announced in this statement
to be true; but we should be glad to have further in-
formatipn on the official part of its character, namely,
how this intelligence sees communicated.. Excepting
the above information we have es yet nothing but the
repented statements in the Spanish Gazettes,. and the
comments of the Government Prints in this country,
to warrant the belief that MINA has been ansuccess.
If any such sanguinary event as the deliberate
massacre of so many stetsons as above mentioned has
"Ideally taken place, the motives for that Armlet-
'Rance and the 94'ishich will, no doubt, be made of
it in this country, wVI not require oar esposure.—
.The inhumanity of the proceeding, though one at
'which the fiend-like spirit of revenge might be sa•
patted to pause, will not be attempted to be palliated
biy the advocates and defenders of legitimacy. It will
te 16 from motives of humanity" that they will give
*e intelligence circulation. They will not" weep to
reeord end blush to give it in," bat exclaim "behold
the fate of those whosbetrobellion, who aid the People
oflooth America against their legitimate Sovereign,t he
icing °q v,' and Senor ORRANTIA, the most hot.
ohne uf% rodere conquerors." " British adven.
,corers," says a Morning Paper, " must be aware
at, whew once-embarked in an enterprise of this
future, their Government can lend them no aid.
=Ws may esteem their courage, and may pity
t Atfficelties in which peace at home has involv-
them, bet it is a desperate sward in a cause
;al their own to which they expose their lives." This
lu the doctrine, the hypocritical sympathy, that is
-expressed on a circumstance that will, in other bo-
soms, excite feelings of the strongest indignation.—
We believe the foreign Officers who accompanied
MINA were chiefly Frenchmen, whose bravery has
been mach enlarged upon. Whether foreign Go.
vernments may deem it their duty to concern them.
selves about the mamas-of their subjects by
Spanish Commander is South America, is a point
which we shall not discuss at present; bat
we think they may jest as well put asidiri face
of neutrality on such` an occasion, as send a fleet to
support the perpetrators of such butcheries, as inert's.
sistent with the 4aws of war as with the dictates of
humanity. Theist* of men taken with arms in these
hands against the existing Government may not be
doubtful. Bet unless in this instance the Govern.
meet of the Court of Madrid has, fortunately foil
Itself alone, obtained the paramount ascendency, who
shall say that the authority of FIIRDINAND is the
existing Government of Spanish America ? The Pk.i
trietic Governments• have it in their power amply ti;
singe their cause for suck a severity. The, royal
authority over gut revolted countries will: of be. re-
stored by such severities. The defeat-re limes
project • would certainly tend to Mord tile
emancipation of the Mexican Provinces, bat it
will have bet little effect on the germ! cause,,
which is too firmly established to be sinkok.by the
loss of so inconsiderable a force as..lbelfiyal Gm.
zellss tell 'as constituted the.whiste eftilltwe's
The story certainly assetbile.• a mere bloody' nod
disastrous appearancel, bfiettill it make *
nayt. One
,'lsere iti love with the nelitties end
,the triumpls of
legitimate authority, the. mercy •of Priests, or.
the freedom of Spanish Governments ! We seem to
reed the narratives of the first Spanish landfill
Into the territory of the hapless Moridatrma, Mtn
lice to hear them eulogised kT Britishpees, wile,ll4
in telling that the head of e 'friend
.44 libertg,
been struck off, and the Winn of its portizewomfit
tared, imprisoned, and ahoil 'Tits is indeed SW*
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