Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-24
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the army. !.
Early in April, a detachment OF
ten republicans summoned seventy
Royalists to surrender, saying they
were surrounded by Americans; the
affrighted soldiers grounded their
arms and were marched TO La Ba-
| hia.
The royalists have collected a force
Of about 1900, & advanced 10 leagues
north of the river Grand. where
| ihey have halted for reinforcements.
and intend giving battle TO the re-
| publieans. A battle may therefore
| be expected abont this time-the Is
| sue Of which is by no means doubt
| full. rs the republicans will be able
to meet them with nearly an equal
force.
On the e9'h Of March. general
Ryen defeated the royaIists in ge-
neral action. at Suketukus. in the
interior, with immense slaughter
he had reduced % provinces, and his
prospects frightened daily. Ac
counts had reached st. Fernando
that the city Of Mexico was oecupi-
ed by the republicans. and the roya-
lists were submitting or flying in e
very part Of Mexico, where the re-
publican lcgions advanced.
The accounts now received leave
no doubt but that the royal authori-
ty will be destroyed in Mexico, and
the experiment is to be tried whe-
ther that people are capable of sup
porting republic. l feel no hest
tation in expressing my conviction
that they are not. But the revolu
ton will not be without its benefits.
II will be the means Of detaching the
new from the old world, and will
doubtless tend to destroy the preju-
dices and illiberality in that highly
favored country. Every friend to
Freedom and the progress of truth.
must then, rejoice at the prosperous
issue of the revolution in the pro-
vince of Mexico, and Americans a.
| hove all others. ought to give coun-
| tenance. aid and suceor to the reyo
IutiOnists.
In the name, and by the authority of
| the Junta of the state OF Texas,
and Of Don Jose Bernardo COuer-
res. Governor of said state.
A PROC AVIATION.
Freemen Of all Nations!
| The laws aud government OF
the state Of Texas, member OF the
republic Of t.exico. are such as to
destroy the barbarous and perverse
system which existed anterior to the
establishment Of the Republic, by
the Spanish patriots and their Ame-
,ican eo-adjutor in arms. They
invite the emigration of freemen OF
all nations who are DESTROYS of par
ticipating in the blessings which
republican form Of government is
calculated to extend to all men. and
are sure pledge of protection and
support. They are calculated to en-
courage agriculture and protect in
dnstry and enterprise, by permitting
the needful farmer. the useful me
chanic, the enterprising trader, and
the man OF science. TO free partici-
patton with the native citizen in the
full enjoyment of all the blessings &
advantages which our state affords.
The natural and political rights as
well as their civil liberty, shall re-
main inviolate-and every privilege
and immunity shall he extended to
them. as members of the republic,
and citizens of our common country.
Such are the laws which now
succeed the ancient tyranny which
destroyed TeXas.-Founded in jus
tice, they will ever be dear to free
men. and give strength and vigor to
the body polite, and afford encour-
agement and protection TO industry
and enterprise.
Hitherto the laws Of this state
have not only been unjust and un-
stable, but barbarous and unnatural.
Fair, open, and honest intercourse
with friendly and ncigliboring ma
ton. was prohibited under the Sc
verest penalties, and the whole com.
merce Of the country consisted in
smuggling, trade dangerous to the
smuggier and disgraceful to the
state that c0untenanced it. The
stranger who sought an asylum in