The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-19

bainbrige, Esq. commander arrived at this
port on Tuesday morning from Charles
ton.
bruary ID, 1911.
The looked for event has takcE place.
The american En,hire has declared itself
.tree--the whole country except the province
OF Peubla and Oaxaca. is in revolt-rhey
no longer style themselves SPANIARps but
AMERICANS. At the head of this insurrec-
ton is priest (; he is the Curate of Dolores
and is generalissimo of their troops his
head quarters are at Gauanxuato, about
two hundred andtwenty miles from the city
of Mexico.
A party headed by priest. entered St.
Antonio about the first of January, confined
Governor Salcedo. ana all the officers and
citizens who are natives ofO Spain, which
has been done throughout all the Kingdom.
A captain Saens, was sent from st. Antonio
10 Nacogdoches his orders were to act in
the same manner he issued a proclama
ton to the Inhabitants giving them permis-
sion to go out and in the country--he has
since returned to St Antonio. They have
hoerated all the American prisoners at St.
Antonio, Trinity and Nacogdoches.
Extract of a letter from Nacogdoches re-
ceived by last mail
y, Az present we are no more Spaniards in
this Quarter. =. The insurrection has become
general throughout the Kingdom of Mexico.
even in this part. On the 22d uItimo the
troops at ST, Antonio. - raised en- nasse. &
arrested Governor Salcedoi Governor Her.
rera aud all the European Spaniards that
were to be found there A company of
troops were immediately dispatched for
this place, who arrived a few DAYS since. 81
arrested the officer commanding here. who
is native of Old Spain. The general
plan is fndefendence. and the expulsion of
the Europeans from the country
A Creole priest of the name of Don Miguel
Hiduigo, of great talents and learning, is at the
head and has taken the title of generalissimo.-
he mas several generals ander him who are dis.
persed IN different directions, to subdue & take
possession OF the country, In fact with very
few exceptions, they meet with no res,s.
lance. Even the troops of the old government
have revolted. Senior Cordero, who was much
esteemed by his troops and the people in gene
raj was oenvered by his own men to the COM
manding officer Of the insurgents when he was
going to attack them
GFrom the above letters and those published
Anew days since in the Moniteur, and from the
information of several gentlemen from Natcbi-
toches, 1T appears that Notwithstanding the revo-
lutionary army was beaten on the 9TH, 9th and
24th November, they are not dismayed. but nm
the contrary establishing independence through
out the whole kingdom. The most important
point tor the patriots, is the independence of the
internal provinces, as the contiguity of these tn
the u. S. will enable them to procure such sun.
Plies, &c as they may stand in need of-A Cor
resbondent.1
The Mdssdehusetts Election has eyentuated
more favorably than we had expected.-From
the very great exertions of the federal party
ana the unusual efforts made to poison the pub.
lie mind, great federal gain was anticipa ed
me people, however, it seems have duly appre.
GATED the motives of the disorganizers, & have
reelected the patriotic Governor Ge,yy and
Lieut.. Gov G,ay.
The following dolefll lament of the Reperto.
ry, the most violent federal print in Boston,
winch aas supported Mr.. Qpincy's project Tor a
separation of the union with all ITS might. is ex
tracted for the amusement of our readers. who
VIII probably agree with us, that that party
ought not to be entrusted with power. which its
warmest supporters declare to be so depiora-
bly, deficient in political knowledge &c political
zeal:"
notwithstanding the very favorable appear
ance OF the returns in our last from the counties
OF Suffolk & Essex, those which have been since.
received convince US, that although federalism
Will have gained considerably, yet the reforma.
tion will net be sufficiently extensive TO Change
the character of the Executive. We presume
therefore our readers generally will not be pratt
Jte1 10 nave our columns hlcd tn returns ,xphen
there as no probability that they vii Gary more than
from a thousand to fifteen hundred throughout the
state from last April
The federal party are not yet goaded from
their fatal and lncompreheHsible letharey In
stead OF their having exerted themselves, night
ana dayto make their political opponents undo,
stand the conduct of our rulers, and the abiect
and miserable situation to which we are redu-
ced, there are not ten in a hundred of the fede-
ralists themselves who understand C rrectlv
why and how our country is in its wretched ST.
tuatlon 1t will be in the power of the federal
lists to revolutionize the state and the whsle u
mon, whenever they possess tvuo qualities of spAsc
they are nov depio, ably deficient POLITICAL know-
ledge and political zeal. We have now month
to prepare the minds of the people for the cleo
ton oflegislators. 1t our party are not de I'd
corpse, without life or sense, much, very much
may be done"
In one respect the Republicans have gained
in the election of Republican Senator'S from
Bristol county, which, if, the Republicans sue.
coed IN ths ensuing Representative Election, en-.
sures the election ofa Republican Senator 10
Congress, in the place of Mr.. Pickering, whose
term OF service has expired, and whose letters
appear to have been literally thrown away on
his constituents NAT. Int
BALTIMORE, April IL.
London papers state proposal of France
to lend the United States twenty-five sail
of the line and ten frigates to .fght Great
Britain that Foster, (the. new envoy is