The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-27 00:00:00

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Mexico, Nov. 13.—The convoy of silver which
was detained at Guertaro (90 leagues from Mexico)
is expected to arrive here to-morrow. It brings, ac-
cording to some, 1600 bars (800 cwt.), according to
others, only 600 (300 cwt.). We shall soon loam
which estimate is the more correct; but, in the man
time, we have received, from the different quarters
of the kingdom, letters, the forwarding of which
had been delayed until an opportunity offered
for their safe transmission. The accounts front
Guanaxuato (seventy-five leagues from 'Mexico)
reach to the 6th Instant, and state that the army
under C.:allege, composed of 4000 infantry and
900 cavalry„ was moving towards Zitacuarn, where
the principal corps of the insurgents is. The divsi-
sion of General Garcia Conde is also approaching,
after having inflicted many severe punishments is
%here, on the 10th of last month, the in-
surgent chief Aranda, and a female leader, were shot.
Other three dirisous of the Vice-Roy's !coops have
failed in taking the insurgent Garcia, who, with 600
horse, in the Province of Valladolid, laughs at all the
efforts made against him. The town of St. Miguel
the Grand, in the same Province, has been once more
laid under contribution, which is the case with every
place as soon as the troops of the Vice-Roy leave it.
In fine, no sort of security can be relied on in the
central provinces, and every thing is in a far worse
state than last year. It is only in New Galicia that
there is some degree of tranquillity, which is owing to
the activity of the troops in that Province, who have
been lot med into four divisiptis, each of which guards
a district. In the other Provinces, which are also
iess di-t tubed, the Government dreads a commotion,
iu consequence of the destitute state into n hich they
are thrown. Such is the deficiencies of supplies, that
even the wealthy classes of the inhabitants are glad
to dress themselves in hides. The points which new
give the greatest uneasiness are the Provinces of
Oaxaca and Puebla. The insurrection has become
general on the southern coast. Nine towns in Oaraca
have rebelled, and though 1000 men have been sent
against them, from the capital of the province, it is
thought they will not be easily reduced to submission,
and meanwhile that city remains withont defence.—
In Puebla (a city of 8,000 inhabitants, between
, Mexico and Vera Cruz) a slight commotion had before
' taken place; but this day an express has arrived with
intelligence that the whole road is infested with
parties of Insurgents, who have cut off a. detachment
of troops, and taken a courier from Vera Cruz,
charged with dispatches for this Government, and
who was was also the bearer of some topazes, ill.
teuded as a present from Mr. Cochrane Jolmistotio
to the deceased Archbishop. The Couriers have had
to change their route, and the troops which were
conducting prisoners to Veracrus, had to leave
them at Puebla and take to flight. It 13 known that
the.insurgent General Morelos is with a numerous
body in Mates', in the province of Oaxaca. Such
is the state of affairs. The difficulty of attending to
so many points, and the want of arms and money,
are circumstances which threaten disagreeablea conse-
quences, unless succours- arrive very quickly from
Spain:
VER t CRUZ, Nov. 18.—The British frigate Ifg-
perion is about to sail without money, for there is
none, nor will there he any for a longtime. So groat
a scarcity was never known before. Trade, the
working of the 'nines, and the labours of agriculture,
are all suspended. The communications are all in-
tercepted, the towns and treasuries 'plundered, and,
in fact, all is confusion and disorder. Several families
have already made preparations for emigrating, and all
would do it if they had the means. The insurrection
in the'centre of the kingdom continues the same as
ever, with only this difference, that the insurgents
are no longer routed as they were before, and the
Provinces of Puebla and Oaxaca have already begun
to produce innumerable parties. We know, that the
whole of the Southern Coast is in complete insurrec-
tion under the direction of Morelos, so that the ves-
sel which came-from Manilla could not enter Aca-
pulco. Troops from Spain are here anxiously ex-
pected, but, in my opinion, they will only serve to
augment the carnage which has already destroyed
20,000 human beings. The time of pacification is,
in consequent., past, having resorted to force only,
and force now cannot have the effect.